@brianchen4540

2 years ago

Keshi unwraps his bandages because he’s done fighting. He tells his coach that “it hurts too much”, having to repeatedly struggle and endure the onslaught within the ring. And when he’s ready to throw in the towel to retreat to the comfort and safety of his companion, he is abandoned, left alone, despite assurance that “I’ll always be there for you”. In a world so dynamic, where everything and everyone is constantly changing, it often happens that two individuals who once strived for the same goal, end up on different paths, for different reasons. Keshi had the full support of his coach, but only when he dedicated his life to fighting in the ring. And at the end of the day, when we decide to prioritize ourselves, we may find the consequences to be to lose the ones we once felt dear. Perhaps it was that very passion he exuded in the pursuit of fighting for his dreams that attracted others to stay. But what he realized he wanted was someone who could support him even during his lows, yet not everyone is willing to do that. So he rewraps his bandages and hides his scars, jumping back into the fray of this cruel world, to take on the next challenge and return to the original track. To continue the fight despite the pain he harbors, knowing that there is only himself to lean on. … But can we truly draw a conclusion from only one side of perspectives? As coach admits with sorrowful eyes, “sometimes it hurts just to watch over you”. We may never know, but he may have understood the pain Keshi endured, and realized his presence only served as a burden that catalyzed the suffering. Perhaps their separation was the best and only course of action he could possibly take, having no choice.

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