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Today’s quote was originally going to be “Stay true to who you are” but I couldn’t verify the attribution and it reminded me of a quote that I know the attribution for… even if he is a fictional character.
Today’s quote is from Lucien LaCroix.
Lucien LaCroix is a fictional character from the Canadian TV series Forever Knight, played by Nigel Bennett. He’s a centuries-old vampire and the character who continually tries to convince Nick Knight to stop fighting his vampire nature and embrace who he really is. In Toronto, LaCroix doubles as a late-night radio host known as the Nightcrawler.LaCroix is the senior vampire in Toronto, having been turned to vampirism when he was a Roman general a couple thousand years ago. He is the antagonist to Nick Knight, an 800 year old vampire who is trying to cure himself of vampirism with the help of a Toronto pathologist who is also a love interest. Nick Knight is trying to atone for his 8 centuries of blood sucking and murder by becoming a Toronto police officer and he uses his vampire super powers to fight crime. Of course, due to a severe sun allergy he only works the night shift. I know its cheesy and it gets even cheesier.
It was one of my favourite shows back in the day. As Nick Knight tried to make things right by seeking redemption by helping people while searching for a cure to be human again, Lucien LaCroix is always trying to tempt him back to the dark ways of the vampire.
Lucien LaCroix once said…
“You cannot deny what you are.”
LaCroix is talking about Nick’s vampire nature and is encouraging him to embrace it. To give up his quest for redemption and give in to his evil impulses. And to feed on humans again.
But Nick isn’t interested. He is determined to return to what he was. To be human again. To embrace love and connection. He chooses to embrace who he believes he really is. Not the monster but the human underneath.
And that is where it gets interesting because LaCroix is technically right. You cannot deny who you are.
But the important question is who gets to decide who you are? Are you defined by your past? By your mistakes? By your worst moments? By things other people have said about you?
Or are you allowed to decide that you are going to be something different? Nick’s answer is basically, Yes, this is what I have been for a long time. But it isn’t what I have to be now.
And that is where the power lies. In our choice to decide what we are. We all have things we might wish were different. Maybe its a bad habit (hopefully not drinking human blood). Maybe it is a mistake made years ago. Maybe it is something we did that we are not proud of.
Accepting all these things as they are doesn’t mean surrendering to it. You can say, yes, that is unfortunately part of my story but that doesn’t mean it is my future destiny.
Accepting who you are may be the first step in changing who you are.
So here’s the question:
Is there a part of yourself that you don’t like that you believe you cannot deny? What would happen if you acknowledge it and decide it is time to change?
And if you haven’t watched Forever Knight before… check it out. It is cheesy but it is a fun show with a non-Hollywood… well I won’t spoil it.
That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.
