This I Believe
by Donovan Howell
I believe that you should not give up just because you are “stumbling on something”. Everybody has a point in their life where things are hard, don’t give up! If everyone gave up because they came across a “bump in the road”, where would the world be?
One time, not long ago, everything was going great, life that is, and all of the sudden we have 5 or 6 huge projects worth a lot of points and they were all due within a week or so of each other! If I would have given up not a single project would have gotten done and I would have failed 8th grade.
I think giving up is like saying “I couldn’t care less about what I’m doing”. For some this might be true, but everyone has something special and if they give up they are never going to find that special trait!
When I was a child my mother told me that if I gave up I might as well go nowhere. I didn’t understand what she meant. Now, I fully understand what she meant and live by it daily.
Think about it, you are being bullied at school, you go to the counselor and tell them. They tell you to face the problem on your own first. So you do but it becomes worse and you give up! You just buckled to the bad guy and he is going to continue his “dirty work”!
I remember when my parents split up. I thought my world was over! I didn’t feel the same, and still don’t. I was going to give up and not care about anything. If I would have done that who knows who/what I would be today. Yea sure, I’m not perfect but if I would have said the heck with everything I would definitely not be where I am today!
My whole message and what I want you to get out of this is, never give in/up. Keep pushing forward and strive for the best! What lies ahead may not be the greatest, but how would you know if you weren’t there?
One time, not long ago, everything was going great, life that is, and all of the sudden we have 5 or 6 huge projects worth a lot of points and they were all due within a week or so of each other! If I would have given up not a single project would have gotten done and I would have failed 8th grade.
I think giving up is like saying “I couldn’t care less about what I’m doing”. For some this might be true, but everyone has something special and if they give up they are never going to find that special trait!
When I was a child my mother told me that if I gave up I might as well go nowhere. I didn’t understand what she meant. Now, I fully understand what she meant and live by it daily.
Think about it, you are being bullied at school, you go to the counselor and tell them. They tell you to face the problem on your own first. So you do but it becomes worse and you give up! You just buckled to the bad guy and he is going to continue his “dirty work”!
I remember when my parents split up. I thought my world was over! I didn’t feel the same, and still don’t. I was going to give up and not care about anything. If I would have done that who knows who/what I would be today. Yea sure, I’m not perfect but if I would have said the heck with everything I would definitely not be where I am today!
My whole message and what I want you to get out of this is, never give in/up. Keep pushing forward and strive for the best! What lies ahead may not be the greatest, but how would you know if you weren’t there?