Invictus (Unconquerable)

Titled after a poem of the same name, it's no wonder that the movie Invictus highlights the role of literature to inspire and to influence man for the better.

Even the background for when the poem was written is inspiring.

The poem was written by William Ernest Henley. "At the age of 12, Henley became a victim of tuberculosis of the bone. A few years later the disease progressed to his foot, and physicians announced that the only way to save his life was to amputate directly below the knee. In 1867 he would successfully pass the Oxford local examination as a senior student. In 1875 he wrote the "Invictus" poem from a hospital bed. Despite his disability, he survived with one foot intact and led an active life until the age of 53.

Really inspiring stuff and so is the movie.

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Now I remember why both these songs pop into my head now and then nowadays... Hady's I'll Never Leave and the cover of Kings of Leon - Use Somebody... Heard these songs for the first time when I watched the finals of Singapore Idol.

Anyway, came across this nice song from the movie:

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I've forgotten what's it like.