Augustus Waters. Where to begin?
We all have problems. Problems are part of life. But what really matters is the way we handle them (or not). Augustus defeated cancer. He did not let his illness become him. Not during, and most certainly, not after. We always go around saying that life is too short and that we should not waste time. I guess that for Augustus, cancer was the big eye-opener. He loves life. One of the many things that I like about Augustus is that he doesn't take himself too seriously. The title of this post is a quote from him. Gus explains that he uses cigarettes as a metaphor: "You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing." This quote says a lot about Gus' character. He doesn't challenge cancer. He challenges death by trusting himself enough to take the reins of his own life. And I think that people that challenge themselves and take chances - those are who we ought to look up to.
