The Reason Behind Failing

I have already seen, watched and read a lot of success stories and if there's one thing in common that they have in reaching success, it is because they keep on going. They never give up.

On the other hand, I also have seen fair share of stories about failure. And that happens because they lose hope and gave up.

I know, it is easy to say to keep on going but in reality, it is so much harder to do especially if we experience to be in a losing streak. When things we planned didn't go accordingly and when we think that the whole universe is teaming up to prevent us from accomplishing something.

There are times that we might think that life is unfair but you know what, I will still argue that it is fair. Life us unfair to me, life is unfair to you, life is unfair to others, life is unfair to all of us. Therefore, life is fair.

What I'm trying to say is that all the things I mentioned above, it can happen, it is happening and it has happened to all of us. We might not experience the same level of challenges but the thing is, all of us are facing our own battles but what separates those successful from unsuccessful is because successful people just keep on going while there are some who gave up and so they end up losing.

I once heard this quote somewhere saying how we can live for days without food and water, and how we can even live for a few minutes without oxygen. But we can't live a single second without hope.

You see, hope is so vital in our everyday lives because the moment we lose it, how in the world can we actually live?

Hope

Hope is about out desire for a certain thing to happen. Desire on the other hand is our strong feeling of wanting something to happen.

Hope can be really a strong factor that can keep us going. Because as long as we desire that something to happen, we will be motivated to work hard for it and to go for it no matter how difficult it is.

Let's take Abraham as an example of someone who never lose hope. God promised him that he will be the father of many nations. On that time, that seems impossible because he is already old and his wife is barren. Yet he never lose hope no matter how long does it take. And 25 years after, Isaac was born and the promise of God the he will be the father of many nations was fulfilled.

On the other hand, here's a situation that I can give as an example.

Perhaps, you're in a game of volleyball. Whoever wins 2 sets first will win in the match. Let's assume you're already on the 3rd set. The opponent is already on their match point and you have a 7pts difference. That seems pretty hopeless right? The score gap is kind of huge, one mistake and the opponent will win. On this kind of situation, players must've lose hope already thinking that whatever they do, they can't catch up with the score of their opponent. Then, if they lose the burning passion to win, the tiredness can also add up to what they are feeling and that can lead them into thinking to accept defeat even though the match hasn't ended yet.

When that thing happen, when we lose hope and accept defeat even though the game hasn't end yet, then we really are losers. On that kind of situation, it is really hard to hold on to the tiny bit of hope that we can see and it is much easier to accept defeat but that doesn't mean that winning is impossible.

The chances might be tiny but not losing hope and our fighting spirit will make a huge difference. I hope that the picture that I am trying to portray is clear to you. What I am saying is that as long as we still hold a chance, do not let go of it. Do not lose hope.

The opponent might still end up winning in the game but as long as you know that you fight with all your might till the end, then you can still consider yourself a winner for not giving up. After all, if we don't give up and we learn something, we didn't really lost.

What matters after that match is that we keep on going, we train harder, we prepare for the next match, and even if we still end up on the same situation, we don't lose hope and we don't give up no matter what.

Take note that the moment you lose hope, you already lose. So if you don't want to be a failure, never lose hope. As simple as that.

It's all about hope because as long as we have hope, as long as we have that desire to do something, that will trigger our burning passion to keep going.

With that, no matter how cliché these lines are, I'm gonna leave you with these words:

• Don't lose hope.

• Never give up!

As long as you are learning something, you are not a loser. Make those learning as your strength and make that as an stepping stone for you to reach your success.

Stay hopeful! I'm rooting for you! :)