“Loss does not make you weak. The decision to give up after it does.”
— Tomyris Tomyris
Tomyris lost her son in a war against Cyrus the Great, ruler of the largest empire in history. Instead of mourning and surrendering, she gathered her army and crushed the Persians.
In 530 BC, Cyrus the Great killed my son through deception, luring his army into a trap with wine. When I found out, my world collapsed. I could have retreated, made peace, kept what was left. But I knew: if I give up now, my son died for nothing. I led my people into battle and destroyed the army that the entire world feared. If you are standing before a loss that feels unbearable, do not give up. Not because it will be easy. But because giving up means betraying everything you have already been through. Your pain is real, but so is your strength. The question is not whether you will survive this, it is what you will do with the fire it leaves behind.