Sisu definition: an emphatic persistence and perseverance – plus the willingness to live life to the fullest.
My friend has cancer. A liver
tumour causes him chronic, severe pain and pressure. He told me how hard it is
to live in constant pain. It’s difficult to sleep, and yet he doesn’t have the strength
to stay awake because the pain relievers makes him so exhausted. And it doesn’t
matter if he sits or stands – there’s no comfortable position for him.
But my friend fights this
cancer, even though he’s under constant care. He had to accept his situation
and give his life over to his doctor’s hands – to have the courage to ask for
help. Near the end of his care programme, a large part of his liver was
removed, leaving only a small part left to live with. Soon after his care was
completed, he started feeling better. His doctors couldn’t remove all of the
cancer because it was so widely spread, and gave him half a year to live – one
year, max.
Well, he was still alive and
fighting half a year after doctors thought he would be dead. He didn’t let
cancer control his life. He accepted the pain. He accepted that in time, his
doctors would increase the pain medicine’s dosage so much that he could no
longer drive a car. And he accepted that each increase in dosage meant that he
had even less time to live his life with meaning.
If you can’t change the
situations in your life, accept that. Ask for help. Change what you can, but
accept the things that are not possible for you to change.
My friend is unstoppable. He
wants to live even though he knows he doesn’t have much time. He wants to help
other people, especially his friends. He says that even as his death grows
closer, he will never give up.
In these rare moments when we
realise we’re not immortal and we’re truly going to die one day, we often start
to see our lives in a different light. We prioritise things differently when these
situations arise and give us pause. Sometimes we need another person in our
lives or an accident to make us stop and think about how we live our lives.
But you don’t need to wait for
life’s crises – you can prioritise important things in your life at any time.
Taking time to reflect on your life is a very important task, and everyone
should make time for life planning regularly. Some people set goals and
priorities frequently, while others do it only when there are no other options.
Anyone can be unstoppable by
taking control of their life. You are unstoppable when you are the master of
your own life. An unstoppable person lives a healthy life style. The
unstoppable you loves life, lives for the moment and has dreams. The
unstoppable you sets goals and gets closer to your dreams milestone by
milestone. Being unstoppable is about failing, being sorry and learning from
mistakes. The unstoppable you accepts your own limits and is realistic. Being
unstoppable is about having strength, keeping life in balance and possessing what
we Finns call “sisu” – an emphatic persistence and perseverance – plus the
willingness to live life to the fullest.
Ilkka O. Lavas
unstoppable entrepreneur
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