The journey has been long and wearied. Giving up seems natural, inevitable. Most people would agree that I have tried. I have endured pains and indignation. I have suffered more reverses than most humans. My legs are weak and unable to carry me further on the journey. I lie face down. I cannot dare to look up. Now my hands are ready to be thrown up in surrender. For my options are limited. The future looks bleak. I am down and out. May be, not completely out.
I am at a crossroad. Which should I choose? Should I give up? That seems easy. Or, should I go on? Now, that is really tough. But wait a minute! Is the battle really between pain and no pain? Or, is it between what is easy and what is tough? I think, arrayed in battle are the forces of success and of failure. All along, I have always wanted to succeed at something. I have always desired to live my life to its fullest potentials. But now, I am confused.
Yet, I must decide what I want out of life. I must choose between success or failure. To choose success means to get up again and give it another shot, and another shot... How many more shots I cannot say. If I knew I would endure. But, to do otherwise is to accept failure. For a moment, I will get a respite from the wearied journey. But, thereafter, life begins to ebb out of me. I will live for nothing. Then, I can forget about writing my name on the sand of time. Oh, what a calamity that would be!
Then, my choice is made. I choose success; so, I must persevere. I must go on!
God bless you sir! This has really touched me, cos I'm at the verge of making some important decisions, they'll cost me much but the end results would be invaluable. I have a friend that would always say to me "any road without a road block does not lead to an important destination". If Joseph knew what he would have to pass through to fulfil his dream maybe he would have given up. For me failure is not an option, good things don't come easy so I must press on even though the road is rough.
ReplyDeleteA wise man once said "tough times never last, but tough people do". I choose to keep pressing on. I choose to stay on top. I refuse to quit. Winners don't quit and quitters never win!
ReplyDeleteThere is no going back,i know the road to success is rough and i am ready to press on,no going back.Someone said "Anyone who wakes up and finds himself in success has not been asleep".
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