What is it to be strong?

What is it to be strong??

What is meant by the term you are strong or I am strong does it mean your able to take on a lot that's thrown at you and stay positive is that what being strong really is being able to take on challenges your either put into or forced into, but does being strong mean one forgets how to be vulnerable, or should I say is not allowed to be vulnerable..

Why is it when we associate someone as strong minded or strong hearted we forget that sometimes those same people break and become the ones that need another to be strong for them just for that one moment they need us instead of us needing them, why is it we forget that no matter how much of a hard exterior one puts up even they need love and care from another they also somewhat need help or guidance some sort of direction from another, we tend to call them weak at this point and start to rethink about the image we had about them...

Is it not normal for everyone to have their good days and bad? Why is it when we have our bad days they're remembered and held onto more than our good days, why is when you do something bad it sticks to you for the rest of your life no matter how much good you do after? Why is it this world and the people living in it are so judgmental, why don't we stop to think that we once also were in that same place, why is it we point a finger at someone yet fail to acknowledge the three pointing back at us, at that exact point we feel like were right we ask questions and jump to conclusions without thinking how we felt when it wAs happening to us...

We then still turn around and expect that same person to be 'strong' only because that's the exterior we've always seen and have gotton used to... I'd describe someone to be strong if they could have their bad days aswell as good but were able To pick themselves up after and carry on with their life, if they were able to see their mistake and act upon on it, be their for those who needed them but at the same time not forget they need to be strong for themselves to, someone who knew how to deal with situations in a calm manner and resolve them in a sensible attitude... To me strong is being sensible with the decisions we take for ourselves and others, for me strong is someone who despite the bad in life is able to keep a positive mind and carry on in a calm manner...


To me strong is my mum...