Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Best effort

Success is oft beyond our reach. Even with all of our best efforts, we cannot seem to grab hold of it. Yet, giving up should not even be an option.

A lifetime might not be long enough to see one's dreams come true. We need only do what we can. Whatever else is entirely out of our hands.

Keep pressing forward, and you will see progress. It may not all come up roses, but a few buds will bloom. And that makes it all worth the while.

When all has been given, no more can reasonably be expected. Then, it is time to rest. Do not worry about that which you can do nothing about.

Those who hold back will bear the shame. Who is to say whether just a bit more effort would have been sufficient? They will never really know.

Continue to try until your last day has come and gone. Then, there will be nothing to find fault with.  Any further complaints will fall on deaf ears.

4 comments:

  1. Yeah, I can stand by this. I seem to be doing it. Lord knows.

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    1. We do what we can. It is one thing to put all of your energy into something. However, the outcome is not really in our hands.

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  2. All we can do is do our best and hope for the best. We only are defeated when our spirit is broken, giving our best till our last day is our best and only hope.

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    1. The spirit is intact so long as we are still fighting. Once the energy goes, it is the beginning of the end. I would rather give out than to ever give in.

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