LOL, I took a look at a couple of answers and barely saw lines of poetry. Most of the people answered this one with song lyrics, so I'll just go with the flow.
There are a couple of lyrics that I really like because their meaning is deep or reminds me of a particular thing, but I think that there is no song that makes me more thoughtful than this one:
Would you lose everything you ever had planned?Would sit down again and play another hand?
Would you risk everything for the chance of being alone?
In the pressure find grace or would you come undone?
That's how legends are made. At least that's what they say.
We say goodbye, but never let go
We live, we die 'cause we can't save every soul
Gotta take every chance to show that you're the kind of man who
Will never look back, never look down and never let go.
Yup, from the movie
The Guardian. I was never able to watch the entire movie and frankly, even though it seems quite a good movie, I don't have patience to watch it. The song is quite catchy, though (and I'm not saying this because it is Bryan Adams who sings it) and when I first really payed attention to the lyrics, I caught myself in thoughts.
First of all, I want to make it clear that I never considered myself a legend, so ignore the "that's how legends are made". In this specific case I consider "legend" not as being a person who is known and "worshiped" by everybody. For me, a person considered a "legend" is the one who did something remarkable, even if not for the others. In this context, I understand "legend" as a synonym for "a hero" (not necessarily considered a hero by the masses). I consider my father a "legend", for an instance.
Okay, so what's up with all this lecture?
Well, from my point of view, this song is all about the sacrifices that one can yield for the good of other people.
I wonder how far can one person go for the sake of the other people..?
How willing are people to risk everything for the sake of someone else?
I do think I know the third line well enough to say that I wouldn't mind risking a friendship that lasted for years, for an instance, for the sake of another person's well-being, even if that meant for me being alone in the end. Of course, I'm not the kind of person who would give up my boyfriend only because someone else likes him. At the same time, that doesn't necessarily mean that I don't value friendship.
Not only friendship. Seeing my life as it is, with all those trips and stuff, not rarely I have to leave my house and my family behind and go on by myself. Ok, maybe I'm not alone in the song's context, but you can't say that it isn't lonely to travel by yourself for a greater good (...which is bringing money for my family's well-being).
Maybe I'm missing the point here.
Anyway, I really saw my own self in this song. Maybe not in the context it was meant for, but in my own "life context".