Whether it is quitting life, love, jobs, school, etc., why give up? When I say quit, I understand that people fall out of love and/or find better jobs; but what makes it get to the point that quitting is better than compromising.
I wonder is it that life has gotten so hard that you find it easier to end your life than to struggle and keep going. If you still love someone wholeheartedly, is walking away from that kind of love easier than regret. Are work and school so trying and unimportant that it would be easier to just be without income or uneducated.
Excuse me for my seemingly high-and-mighty attitude but I am in no way looking down at those who prefer to stop, however, I am optimistic so it tends to boggle my mind. So much so that the continuous use of the word "quit" is starting to darken my mood. Nonetheless, those that choose not to continue is what I opted to say instead of, you know, that word.
People have said that walking away and letting go is one of the hardest things that there is to do, but personally, I think hanging in there and trying to find a solution amidst the roadblocks is actually harder. Maybe in extreme cases that may hold some validity, but in the ones described above I think the more difficult task is to find a reason to say yes and take actions to make that yes worthwhile.
Historically speaking, we are a nation of not giving up. Just look at the attacks of September 11 or the ever-lasting aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, these are clear examples of catastrophic events intended or presumed to break spirits. However, they are also distinct occurrences of resilience where people of this country, and of those cities impacted, chose to not - dare I say it - quit. Situations that brought people together instead of tearing them apart.
Life. Life is hard. There is no simpler way to put it. It is only consistent in the fact that you never know where it will take you; it can take you up, down and all-around. It will test you beyond your limits. If it were easy and mundane it would be boring.
So even when things seem to have hit rock-bottom, one shouldn't get discouraged, instead encouraged because you can only go up from there.
Equally, love and life are challenging with the exception that in love there is a partnership that can make all the difference instead of facing-off alone. In the event that two people still love each other, there is still a reason to courageously crusade through the less-than-pleasant moments. A relationship can become as stubborn and complicated as Christmas tree lights after being in the attic for 11 months out of a year; but just like those lights, with patience and persistence, they eventually become untangled and radiant once again.
Therefore, problems in relationships are going to arise. It's inevitable. But with trust, love and communication, those problems will only bring about opportunities to find solutions that work for those two individuals. If we look at our elders that are fortunate enough to still be together after 30 plus years, it has definitely not come easy. The difference is they chose to let their love be more powerful than that of any outside factor, which often-times it is the contrary, which is why at times devoted couples give up.
In the famous words of Mark Twain, "The man that does not read good books has no advantage over the man that can't read them." I find no good reason to senselessly opt to stop educating one's self because ignorance really isn't bliss. And that's all I have to say about that.
So when the days that nothing seems to be going right and freeing yourself of life and the responsibilities, obligations and or additional spin-offs that come with it seems like the best route to take, remember this: you can't stop the storms from coming, but you can either choose to let them affect you or learn to dance in the rain.
And if my random thoughts can't help, just watch the video below as it seems to lift my spirits at times.
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