The harder you fall.
For more than a year, I have been trying to change my life, my way of living, seeing things, and reacting. For example when when a person says something mean to me, I use to have to witty things to say to reply to them, I didn't shy away from responding to a fight and all that. Nowadays I just let it go, why?
Because my life has been transformed, and the life I now lead is no longer my own. Does it make it easier? No. But, will I give up? No.
Is it guaranteed that I will be completely successful on this journey? Probably so, but it is a process.
Some days, I will be tempted to give up; other times, someone will be rude to me; life situations will arise that will test my faith; and there will be times when nothing makes sense.
There will come a time when I want to throw everything out. Life can be cruel, with terrible situations, unfair people, and unjust outcomes.
The life quotes we have are for official purposes and do not apply to everyday life. In fact, the more you push, the harder it becomes.
It should have been "the more effort you put, the easier it gets," but we fail to account for the diminishing returns that come with constant pushing. We fail to realize that every time we show up, we expend energy, effort, and resilience, which gradually drains us when we do not win.
The concept of effort and consistency does not ensure results.
You just get luckier the more you try.
We can do everything right and still fail, and outcomes like this are what deliver the ultimate knockout to anyone who is putting effort into whatever journey they are on. The harder you push yourself, the more likely you are to fall.
For example, I saw a video of a frog that fell into a ditch. The frog began to make its way out of the ditch, but just as it was about to emerge, it slipped and fell back into the ditch.
For starters, the frog worked hard to reach that "near-success" point, and failures on the verge of breakthrough are among the most difficult types of failures. Why? You can not believe you gave it your all and still failed. You showed up, gave it everything you had, and were only a few inches away from making it, but you never did.
Living in the disbelief of "near-success" depletes the oxygen in your lungs.
I mean, you would wonder what else you could give to make it. I mean, if all of you wasn't enough to make it, then what else do you need to make it?
Of course, it is difficult to approach life with a negative mindset.
I mean, we all start with a winning mindset, believing in ourselves and the value we represent, but do these parameters suddenly remove the forces of unforeseen circumstances?
Life is made up of both lower and higher forces.
Sometimes we have a greater advantage, and sometimes we do not. Most of the time, we win because life aligns with us; it feels like a dream and we can not believe how fortunate we are, but it can also feel like a curse; everything works against us, including the things in which we place our last hopes.
"Win, no matter what" that's the quote?
Winning is the endgame for everyone on this journey, but even the distances we have covered do not make the journey easier.
The universe is not inclined to work in accordance with our emotions and sentiments, which is why anger, frustration, tears, and pain do not alleviate our challenges or solve our problems. The harder, smarter, or wiser you are, your falls or failures can be loud, hard, and unbelievable.
Life can feel like a curse, especially when you feel like you are constantly jinxed.
It just shows how unpredictable and cruel the universe can be. The sad part is that you can not let it go. Crypto is one of those ventures that can be wild. You can be making life-changing money one moment and thinking about quitting the next.
Years of experience are not always sufficient. When there is too much at stake, experiences tend to disappear. However, the reality of failure does not mean that we should give up trying.
People die in airplane accidents, but this does not mean that air travel will cease to exist. The fact that we do not come out of life alive does not mean we should not live it. Unfortunately we experience diminishing returns the more we try and fail. You may never make it, not in terms of money, but life generally, it's just a reality that's possible with everyone.
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I remember someone saying "life is a series of consecutive sadness, stopped from time to time by few happiness events"
Well that person might be right based on their personal experiences. For some people it can be other way round. For me it's been sad experience with events of laughter and fulfillment as well.
Yeah I guess it just depends on where you born and who are your parents... If you born woman in Afghanistan meh... If you are Trump son that's an other story
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Oh yeah, sounds about right!
I think you are right to be prepared for failure, even when everything is aligned for good results. So much is in our control, and the rest is out of our control. We definitely control how we react when things go poorly or try to.
Exactly. Sometimes it feels like you're prepared, but there are factors of unforeseen circumstances that can make or mar you.. I have come to see failure differently, and it's taken a lot of life lessons for me to do so.
Life isn't fair and sometimes, you are lucky or unlucky. You can't control it sometimes, and you have to do the most with what you have. I think those that can continue on despite the failures will be rewarded eventually though
Yeah. I think somehow we wish there were many other things without our power that we wished we could control. I agree with you, we cannot fail all the time when we preserve.
What you wrote isn’t just a retelling of an experience, it’s a real reflection of an inner struggle between the desire to keep going and the harsh, unforgiving reality.
Yes, that's always what most of my posts entails.
I learn of the law of diminishing return when we were taught Utility
..thats satisfaction in economics..the more of a thing I have the more I should feel satisfied but you see that reverse is now the case, for instance we can think money is everything once you have it in abundance your life is settled and so we admire the so rich and wealthy folks .... but then you realise that now you have money even more than enough but still you still not satisfied...
My point is that true peace and satisfaction comes from Know God and the peace he offers which they world do not have ( basking in their possession and wealth.....
I have been in many instances were the more i try getting out of trouble I got even more deeper in a mess than I was, well this is life and we learn everyday .... as long as there is life there is hope ...let's remain hopeful for the best no matter what .....
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Life isn't fair, it really is difficult for the majority. Therein lies the problem expect nothing, work to the best of your ability, be kind to all. Walk away from things that upset you.
I think perfect lives, if they existed, would be pretty boring. Of course, one has to define what perfect means. For someone could be exactly that: a troubled life full of adventures at the end of which you had plenty of experiences, some good, many of them bad, during which you both win and lose some battles. Some with yourself.