Post by Adam Knite on Apr 23, 2009 17:03:38 GMT -6
..:: Being at peace, it’s when you no longer have the attachments to something that causes you stress or pain. It’s being able to relax and enjoy everything around you without the stress of everyday life. No worrying about your financial situation, no checking on the economy every week, everything that once caused you to worry is nothing more than a lie experience.
Being at peace. Some find it easier than others, some people can just throw the shackles down and forget there was ever a problem in their life, nothing bringing them down, floating in the clouds enjoying the scenery. They’re at peace because they didn’t allow their attachments either physical or mental to bind them. What they have is something everybody wants, to have no cares in the world. And no time to worry about what could happen in the future. They are free from the worldly bonds and can enjoy life, and what comes afterwards, not harboring one regret.
Being at peace. Some can’t be at peace, the strings that bind them down to this earth is too much for them, they are attached they need something, they have to have something or more of something otherwise they focus on it, desire it, crave it…. Can’t let it go. Whatever “it” might be. Life doesn’t hold peace for them, it only holds torture because they can’t look forward and see that things can be better, all you have to do is believe and try::..
{The scene opens up in complete darkness, it feels like there should be more, as if something is missing, but we stay shaded with only a blank screen before you. Through the darkness comes a voice that speaks softly and is just generally quite. The voice is clearly that of Adam Knite’s as his words come through the dark fog without the distractions of light or other sounds.}
You’d think Ace would be a happy man, considering he talks about it so much. How he has the perfect wife, how he has the perfect child, and how he just genuinely enjoys life.. yet we all know it’s a show. Everybody who has ever been around Ace, knows he’s a bitter self righteous tight wad who refuses to loosen up. The man is still try to shake the notion that he’s not as good as Steve Awesome, instead of just letting it roll of his back and enjoying his title and accepting the fact that he’ll always be known as “Steve Awesome partner” he wants to let it control him, always putting himself in a tough situation where he can’t lose, or else he’ll be put back into that category again.
He should be happy, he should be enjoying everything that surrounds him, but he just can’t let himself be content. He’s gotten his gold that he loves so much, he’s got some measure of fame that he so desired and he’s even married psycho mom and had a child with her. Is that not what he’s always wanted, is that not everything he’s ever claimed to want? Then why is he so full of hate, so full of scorn for everybody around him? Because he’s not content.
See Ace is a person who views life through the grass is always greener creed. Somebody always has it better, somebody is always getting more breaks or seems happier. That’s why he can’t be happy with winning the world title, because now that he’s won it he’s too afraid of losing it. He’s been consumed by the things that he views as important, and he can’t look at his life and say to himself “you know what, I have it pretty good” no, he has to look at his life, realize how miserable he is and then try and run down somebody else’s way of living, just because he wants to make himself feel better about his choices.
He holds onto the past, clutches it close to his chest like a security blanket, thinking if he dwells in it long enough, if he does enough more that he could make it go away…. But life doesn’t work that way, nothing works that way. What has happened has happened. You can rectify your mistakes and turn them around or make them better… but you still never get rid of them, they are still there. I say just let it go, let the past stay in the past, and look toward what’s coming up next and how you can make that best for you.
I’ve been through hell and back in my career, there have been so many things that have transpired that made my faith in this world waiver, yet I keep going. I try and make things better, I try to live for the moment and not keep looking behind me at every turn.
{The faint sound of a what can only be described as some sort of cloth rustling together can be heard as Adam pauses. Adam waits for the sound to stop as he can be heard taking a deep breath before continuing.}
Ace, do you understand what the Revolution was about yet? Have you gotten it through your dense skull what exactly it is that we tried to accomplish? We were hoping people like you would step up, would lead nCw into the fight and would be a beacon of hope for this company. We all agreed that we would do everything we could to turn ourselves into a greater evil than anything nCw had ever seen, forcing the masses to rise up and fight against it. You know what… we failed. No scratch that… The Revolution didn’t fail.. the members of nCw who we thought would rise up in protection of her failed.
We all (every member of the Revolution) made a pact to each other, we were at peace with this mission of ours. We knew we were setting yourselves up as martyrs, we knew that we would be looked down on as traitors and scum for what we did after it was over, but we were prepared, we were happy knowing that our sacrifice was for the greater good of nCw. The people like you, forced us to change that plan. Everybody sat back and just assumed somebody else would take care of the Revolution problem, everybody just let the next person in line have their shot at bringing the Revolution down. You bunch of sheep just continue to graze and ignore the danger that was in front of you, so we took over the company, we got Kelly to join our cause and threatened your very existence. Why? Because that what it took to get you sheep moving, that’s what it took to finally get the masses to take up arms and fight us.
Finally… nCw was putting up a fight, and now that time is coming to an end. Either your team of Resistance members will finally put on the fight of their lives and save this company…. or we’ll have to take over and throw the trash like you out. My Revolution guys are ready to be struck down, they are fully prepared to face what would become of them if Team nCw wins, just like I’m prepared. It doesn’t matter if I win that belt from you, it doesn’t matter if you get your wish and kill me in that ring…. It only matters that we were here, that we made a difference, and with that we are content.
{Adam lets out a small, faint laugh. He stops and thinks to himself as the we are still surrounded by the darkness. Adam begins again, but this time with a little more contempt in his voice as the words begin coming again.}
Are you content with your life Ace? If you were gone tomorrow would there be anything holding you down? Don’t try and lie and say there isn’t, because everybody knows the answer already. Your hate and loathing is what ties you here Ace. You hate the fact that me, somebody you view as a lesser being, has taken your precious gold away from you so many times. You hate the fact that you seemingly have everything I want… a wife, a child, and the world title, yet I don’t care about you in the slightest, and you loathe always being compared to Steve Awesome, and hate knowing every time somebody says Awesome was the better of the Smokin Ace’s combo, it’s true.
Step away from the materials of this world Ace, and set yourself free. Life is not always about being the best, and it’s not always about the call of winning. It’s about the ride, what’s the point in taking the roller coaster if you don’t plan on having any fun? I enjoy this world and all the breaks I’ve been given, I know what’s important and I keep my eyes focused on that. Wrestling is my passion, but it isn’t my life, I love it… but it doesn’t have my heart. There are too many things more important in this life than championships and accolades. I can see that.. normal people can see that, not Ace... all he wants is that gold all he craves is my head on a platter, and what will he get for his selfish views? Heart break.
{Adam stops for a moment as the sound of a kiss is heard from the darkness. Adam sighs and begins speaking yet again.}
What's weird is I never knew my words could have such an influence on some guys life. I say some things about him and he goes out and gets wasted at a bar, does the fact somebody thinks less of you hurt that bad? Are you so self centered that one insult drives you to the bottle? First he takes everything I say and just repeats it to me, he uses my catch phrases and after I accuse him of not caring about his family he goes out and proves it by cheating on his wife.... nice job. Were your intentions to make yourself look like a moronic ass? Because that's the first time I've ever seen you get something right if they were.
What are you going to do if I tell you you're ugly? Get plastic surgery? What if I said it was cool to jump off a bridge, are you going to go do that? Maybe I should tell you, you're a good world champion? No, I don't think even my suggesting that would help you there. In one night you proved everything I said about you was true, you proved you didn't give a damn about your family, you proved that you only think about yourself, and you proved that your a pathetic... worthless... piece of ****! This is nCw, this is where the big boys play, if you want to throw a hissy fit and whine because I called you out on your pathetic lifestyle then go do it in the girl scouts, because it doesn't fly here. Act like you have an ounce of dignity in your body for a change in your worthless life, or go do us all a favor and take my jumping off a bridge suggestion... it'd put all of us out of our misery if you did.
Nobody cares about you, and you just proved you were nothing but a joke. Congrats on a job well done. You've never been able to defend a title in nCw, you've never managed to defeat me in a meaningful match, but by all means... make yourself a bigger laughing stock, sounds like a good strategy to me.
I don't need anything else in my life Ace, unlike you Ace, I can allow myself to be happy. That's why I've never hated you Ace, that's why I've never concerned myself with you or what you tried to do, because I pittied you. You're a sad man who lives in this shell you've built around yourself. You tell lies until even you begin to believe them, you try and convince yourself that you're happy when you're obviously a bitter loser. You're a thirty something old man who acts like an emotional teenager because his mommy wouldn't buy him the CD he wanted. Grow up, and start being a ****ing man for once in your life.
If I lose to you on Sunday Ace, then so be it, at least I was afforded the opportunity to wrestle on the biggest stage, during the biggest show. At least I had my chance, something many others can’t say. That title you have strapped around your waist may mean the whole world to you Ace, but it doesn’t really matter to me, it’s not the thing that I cherish in this life. Do I want that belt? Of course. I’d be an idiot if I said I didn’t, but I’m not going to let it consume me, not like it has you. It won’t blind my eyes from seeing what really matters in life.
I'd be completely content, if I were taken away one morning without warning, I’d be ready to go with no worries left on this Earth…. But even I have to admit I hope that is a lot later, because no matter what happens, even if I never become nCw champion………
{The darkness is suddenly broken as small lights feels the room where Adam has been sitting this whole time. The light shows him standing above his bed looking down at the figure curled up in the blankets, which is obviously the silhouette of Kelly Fox. Adam takes the back of his hand and brushes her cheek as he smiles. Kelly rolls over away from Adam as he looks down at her.}
….....I’m already in heaven.
{fade to.... umm back to black}
Being at peace. Some find it easier than others, some people can just throw the shackles down and forget there was ever a problem in their life, nothing bringing them down, floating in the clouds enjoying the scenery. They’re at peace because they didn’t allow their attachments either physical or mental to bind them. What they have is something everybody wants, to have no cares in the world. And no time to worry about what could happen in the future. They are free from the worldly bonds and can enjoy life, and what comes afterwards, not harboring one regret.
Being at peace. Some can’t be at peace, the strings that bind them down to this earth is too much for them, they are attached they need something, they have to have something or more of something otherwise they focus on it, desire it, crave it…. Can’t let it go. Whatever “it” might be. Life doesn’t hold peace for them, it only holds torture because they can’t look forward and see that things can be better, all you have to do is believe and try::..
{The scene opens up in complete darkness, it feels like there should be more, as if something is missing, but we stay shaded with only a blank screen before you. Through the darkness comes a voice that speaks softly and is just generally quite. The voice is clearly that of Adam Knite’s as his words come through the dark fog without the distractions of light or other sounds.}
You’d think Ace would be a happy man, considering he talks about it so much. How he has the perfect wife, how he has the perfect child, and how he just genuinely enjoys life.. yet we all know it’s a show. Everybody who has ever been around Ace, knows he’s a bitter self righteous tight wad who refuses to loosen up. The man is still try to shake the notion that he’s not as good as Steve Awesome, instead of just letting it roll of his back and enjoying his title and accepting the fact that he’ll always be known as “Steve Awesome partner” he wants to let it control him, always putting himself in a tough situation where he can’t lose, or else he’ll be put back into that category again.
He should be happy, he should be enjoying everything that surrounds him, but he just can’t let himself be content. He’s gotten his gold that he loves so much, he’s got some measure of fame that he so desired and he’s even married psycho mom and had a child with her. Is that not what he’s always wanted, is that not everything he’s ever claimed to want? Then why is he so full of hate, so full of scorn for everybody around him? Because he’s not content.
See Ace is a person who views life through the grass is always greener creed. Somebody always has it better, somebody is always getting more breaks or seems happier. That’s why he can’t be happy with winning the world title, because now that he’s won it he’s too afraid of losing it. He’s been consumed by the things that he views as important, and he can’t look at his life and say to himself “you know what, I have it pretty good” no, he has to look at his life, realize how miserable he is and then try and run down somebody else’s way of living, just because he wants to make himself feel better about his choices.
He holds onto the past, clutches it close to his chest like a security blanket, thinking if he dwells in it long enough, if he does enough more that he could make it go away…. But life doesn’t work that way, nothing works that way. What has happened has happened. You can rectify your mistakes and turn them around or make them better… but you still never get rid of them, they are still there. I say just let it go, let the past stay in the past, and look toward what’s coming up next and how you can make that best for you.
I’ve been through hell and back in my career, there have been so many things that have transpired that made my faith in this world waiver, yet I keep going. I try and make things better, I try to live for the moment and not keep looking behind me at every turn.
{The faint sound of a what can only be described as some sort of cloth rustling together can be heard as Adam pauses. Adam waits for the sound to stop as he can be heard taking a deep breath before continuing.}
Ace, do you understand what the Revolution was about yet? Have you gotten it through your dense skull what exactly it is that we tried to accomplish? We were hoping people like you would step up, would lead nCw into the fight and would be a beacon of hope for this company. We all agreed that we would do everything we could to turn ourselves into a greater evil than anything nCw had ever seen, forcing the masses to rise up and fight against it. You know what… we failed. No scratch that… The Revolution didn’t fail.. the members of nCw who we thought would rise up in protection of her failed.
We all (every member of the Revolution) made a pact to each other, we were at peace with this mission of ours. We knew we were setting yourselves up as martyrs, we knew that we would be looked down on as traitors and scum for what we did after it was over, but we were prepared, we were happy knowing that our sacrifice was for the greater good of nCw. The people like you, forced us to change that plan. Everybody sat back and just assumed somebody else would take care of the Revolution problem, everybody just let the next person in line have their shot at bringing the Revolution down. You bunch of sheep just continue to graze and ignore the danger that was in front of you, so we took over the company, we got Kelly to join our cause and threatened your very existence. Why? Because that what it took to get you sheep moving, that’s what it took to finally get the masses to take up arms and fight us.
Finally… nCw was putting up a fight, and now that time is coming to an end. Either your team of Resistance members will finally put on the fight of their lives and save this company…. or we’ll have to take over and throw the trash like you out. My Revolution guys are ready to be struck down, they are fully prepared to face what would become of them if Team nCw wins, just like I’m prepared. It doesn’t matter if I win that belt from you, it doesn’t matter if you get your wish and kill me in that ring…. It only matters that we were here, that we made a difference, and with that we are content.
{Adam lets out a small, faint laugh. He stops and thinks to himself as the we are still surrounded by the darkness. Adam begins again, but this time with a little more contempt in his voice as the words begin coming again.}
Are you content with your life Ace? If you were gone tomorrow would there be anything holding you down? Don’t try and lie and say there isn’t, because everybody knows the answer already. Your hate and loathing is what ties you here Ace. You hate the fact that me, somebody you view as a lesser being, has taken your precious gold away from you so many times. You hate the fact that you seemingly have everything I want… a wife, a child, and the world title, yet I don’t care about you in the slightest, and you loathe always being compared to Steve Awesome, and hate knowing every time somebody says Awesome was the better of the Smokin Ace’s combo, it’s true.
Step away from the materials of this world Ace, and set yourself free. Life is not always about being the best, and it’s not always about the call of winning. It’s about the ride, what’s the point in taking the roller coaster if you don’t plan on having any fun? I enjoy this world and all the breaks I’ve been given, I know what’s important and I keep my eyes focused on that. Wrestling is my passion, but it isn’t my life, I love it… but it doesn’t have my heart. There are too many things more important in this life than championships and accolades. I can see that.. normal people can see that, not Ace... all he wants is that gold all he craves is my head on a platter, and what will he get for his selfish views? Heart break.
{Adam stops for a moment as the sound of a kiss is heard from the darkness. Adam sighs and begins speaking yet again.}
What's weird is I never knew my words could have such an influence on some guys life. I say some things about him and he goes out and gets wasted at a bar, does the fact somebody thinks less of you hurt that bad? Are you so self centered that one insult drives you to the bottle? First he takes everything I say and just repeats it to me, he uses my catch phrases and after I accuse him of not caring about his family he goes out and proves it by cheating on his wife.... nice job. Were your intentions to make yourself look like a moronic ass? Because that's the first time I've ever seen you get something right if they were.
What are you going to do if I tell you you're ugly? Get plastic surgery? What if I said it was cool to jump off a bridge, are you going to go do that? Maybe I should tell you, you're a good world champion? No, I don't think even my suggesting that would help you there. In one night you proved everything I said about you was true, you proved you didn't give a damn about your family, you proved that you only think about yourself, and you proved that your a pathetic... worthless... piece of ****! This is nCw, this is where the big boys play, if you want to throw a hissy fit and whine because I called you out on your pathetic lifestyle then go do it in the girl scouts, because it doesn't fly here. Act like you have an ounce of dignity in your body for a change in your worthless life, or go do us all a favor and take my jumping off a bridge suggestion... it'd put all of us out of our misery if you did.
Nobody cares about you, and you just proved you were nothing but a joke. Congrats on a job well done. You've never been able to defend a title in nCw, you've never managed to defeat me in a meaningful match, but by all means... make yourself a bigger laughing stock, sounds like a good strategy to me.
I don't need anything else in my life Ace, unlike you Ace, I can allow myself to be happy. That's why I've never hated you Ace, that's why I've never concerned myself with you or what you tried to do, because I pittied you. You're a sad man who lives in this shell you've built around yourself. You tell lies until even you begin to believe them, you try and convince yourself that you're happy when you're obviously a bitter loser. You're a thirty something old man who acts like an emotional teenager because his mommy wouldn't buy him the CD he wanted. Grow up, and start being a ****ing man for once in your life.
If I lose to you on Sunday Ace, then so be it, at least I was afforded the opportunity to wrestle on the biggest stage, during the biggest show. At least I had my chance, something many others can’t say. That title you have strapped around your waist may mean the whole world to you Ace, but it doesn’t really matter to me, it’s not the thing that I cherish in this life. Do I want that belt? Of course. I’d be an idiot if I said I didn’t, but I’m not going to let it consume me, not like it has you. It won’t blind my eyes from seeing what really matters in life.
I'd be completely content, if I were taken away one morning without warning, I’d be ready to go with no worries left on this Earth…. But even I have to admit I hope that is a lot later, because no matter what happens, even if I never become nCw champion………
{The darkness is suddenly broken as small lights feels the room where Adam has been sitting this whole time. The light shows him standing above his bed looking down at the figure curled up in the blankets, which is obviously the silhouette of Kelly Fox. Adam takes the back of his hand and brushes her cheek as he smiles. Kelly rolls over away from Adam as he looks down at her.}
….....I’m already in heaven.
{fade to.... umm back to black}