I Have A Voice

I saw The King's Speech tonight. It was an amazing movie, let me tell you. I was able to relate to King George VI in a number of ways.


I know what it feels like to try your hardest at something and not get any better.


I know what it feels like to be blamed for something that is out of your control.


I know what it feels like to have someone angry at you for something that is out of your control.


I know what it feels like to have people give up on you.


I know what it feels like to be pressured to improve, when improvement simply will not come overnight.


I know what it feels like to want to be "fixed," but healing seems a miracle far away.


I know what it feels like to feel afraid of the future.


I know what it feels like to be persecuted against because of an illness.


I know what it feels like.... to finally find your voice.


There were many quotes from the movie which made me laugh out loud, but this quote, not funny, was my favorite from the whole movie:


King George VI: [Logue is sitting on the coronation throne] Get up! Y-you can’t sit there! GET UP!
Lionel Logue: Why not? It’s a chair.
King George VI: T-that… that is Saint Edward’s chair.
Lionel Logue: People have carved their names on it.
King George VI: L-listen to me… listen to me!
Lionel Logue: Why should I waste my time listening to you?
King George VI: Because I have a voice!
Lionel Logue: …yes, you do



I've been in the same scenario, different circumstances. I have felt frustrated because the depression took over me. And I lost my voice. Dylan lost his voice. People said in their own way, after losing hope and giving up, "Why should I waste my time listening to you?" 


And Dylan, the one behind the illness, finally spoke up. Dylan has found his voice.


King George VI continued to give speeches after his breakthrough. But he always needed Logue by his side to help him. Because although he had found his voice, his speech impediment was always there, but he was stronger in the end. 


While I have found my voice, I still have some muck to work through. I know, that like King George VI, I will be stronger in the end. Because I have a voice.