Try again!

"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the actions steps,"

-Confucius

 

Ladies and gentlemen, we live in a day where giving up is becoming far too common, especially for the youth and the rising generation.  A lot of us are very blessed to live where we live, to have what we have, and so on.  Due to this, giving up on something has had smaller consequences.  Our children, as well as ourselves, have to overcome this problem before we are put into a position where we have no other choice. 

 

Now when looking at a dream, something that in some cases may not be demanding but instead merely a desire, it can be so easy to quit.  This is largely due to the fact that the only consequence may be self-disappointment.  We start getting thoughts in our heads thinking that it is okay to give up because it is only going to hurt ourselves and no one else.  Now although this may be true, it could easily be argued that emotional self-inflicted pain is by far more destructive.  Why don't we look around in our own communities and listen to the suicide rates continue to rise.  We, as a world, have enough diversity and peer pressure that this problem is already rising.  The last thing we need is to lose characteristics in life such a self-determination and self-discipline.

 

How can we do this?  Lets be the example, for our children and our peers.  When things don't go right, let us step back and take a new approach instead of just quitting.  I hope that I myself can become a better example for those who may be watching, and it is my prayer that you will strive to do the same. 

 

"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination."

-Jimmy Dean