Aphorism related to Joseph Campbell

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." - Napoleon Bonaparte

I believe that this aphorism relates to Joseph Campbell's theory of the hero's journey for one specific reason. Recall that a hero encounters many challenges throughout the story, and which he eventually overcomes. Some hero's believe that these obstacles put ahead of them are impossible to surpass. An example is young Luke Skywalker. In the first part of the Episode 4 Luke feels trapped in the jurisdiction of his uncle, but after his death, with sadness in his heart, he overcomes this obstacle. In this particular case we can see how impossible belongs to the dictionary of fools because Luke proved that nothing was that hard to overcome, and that he could in fact escape that tedious life he disliked so much. I also believe that there is always a master that teaches his pupil how to surpass his/her difficulties. In the case of Skywalker, Ben Kenobi is that master. He is trying to teach Luke that there is a way out his uncle if he learns the force. 

Aphorism in my Life

After reading a few quotes from www.brainyquote.com I chose a quote from the magnificent Napoleon Bonaparte. I chose it because it related with my life and because he is one of my favourite historical characters. This is what he says "Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." These quote relates to my life because many people think that it is impossible for me to achieve my dreams and goals in life. They are constantly teasing about this, like for example in PE the other day they said this, "You are never achieving your Oscar dream; it is just impossible." "What are you going to do if acting doesn't work which is probably what is going to happen." I get very angry of course, but I ignore them. I don't believe that anything in life is impossible. I believe that if you work hard for what you want you will achieve it. I see this every day. People say that it is impossible to get a 4 in this teacher's class, but I achieved it or someone else did as well. People say that the exam is going to be impossible. If you study and work hard to achieve a good grade it will probably not be as hard as you thought. That is how this quote relates to my life. Nothing is impossible in life if you work for it.