Ik kwam dit gedicht tegen op het internet, een gedicht in het engels maar met zo’n diepe gedachtengang dat je wel door wilt blijven werken aan jouw eigen passie.
Don’t Quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow—
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit—
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
Auteur: Onbekend
Geef niet op, ga door ook al lijkt het dat je je doel niet gaat halen. Dus hier nog een quote die vrij algemeen bekend is:
Quiters don’t Win, Winners don’t Quit
Je zorgt zelf voor je succes, dus Don’t Quit
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