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It bothers me to see people in constant struggle with their bad situation and circumstances surrounding them. But what’s more heartbreaking is the fact that despite their situations, they feel so comfortable in their situation. It’s probably a cliché for me to say when there is no hope, there is no life. But think about it.
I was reading news on a blog about a 14 year old who committed suicide. Now this got me thinking. Yes she was in a difficult situation but was suicide the only option? Should suicide be an option? Suicide is the ultimate result of loss of hope. Hope is a word which is easy to say but hard to get when really in need of it. From the spiritual point of view, God is the only source of hope. Hope gives peace.
But you relentlessly refuse to settle for anything but the best. Having hope that one day you will get there. I noticed that for each complain of failure someone gives, there was an exact situation like that which another person used to get his testimony.
The difference between a successful person and a failure is that despite the fact the all give stories, one gives testimony while the other gives complaints trying to get sympathizers. A friend of mine was in the hospital, he suffered a slip disc. I noticed that everyone came in and went out, even his family. But he was the only one to remain on the sick bed. People are moving, even your sympathizers are working hard never to be in your situation. Never allow people sympathize over your pathetic story of failure. Stand up, refuse defeat and settle for nothing but success.
By Nwoko Alexandre