“People aren't overcome by situations or outside forces; defeat invades from within”
~ Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, page 92
Maybe not always true but certainly often true, especially depending on how you define defeat. Giving up is certainly one of the fastest ways to fail at something. If we don’t despair, at least there is always a chance because we can always try something else, try to find a different way forward even if it’s not exactly the one we had planned from the start.
It reminds me of when our family watches the figure skating competitions during the Winter Olympics. Mom always comments that she’s so impressed at how, even when the skaters fall, they all get up again and bravely finish what they started—some of them, even with a smile. They might not get the medal, but at least they didn’t waste the experience. That’s the kind of spirit I want to have, to always be able to pick myself up again and keep going with a smile.
Even though persistence does not always lead to success, giving up will always lead to failure.
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