You can turn around and forget about it, but should you? There are times when we’re on the wrong track and, whether we like it or not, we must face it and pivot. But there are also times when we’re on the right track and it’s seemingly endless, not getting us anywhere.
You may pause and evaluate. After how far you’ve come, how much have you acquired and/or accomplished? Furthermore, how important is it to you to get where you are going, sooner or later? Are you, perhaps, significantly close to your aspirations at last? Are your chances promising and, if they aren’t, are they worth taking anyway?
Have you ever looked back to when you were striving for something but, for one reason or another, you quit and then mourned what could have been had you kept going, regretting not having done so? And for what? What was in place of what would have instead been determined and devoted action toward a mark in the distance? You might not even remember what filled up your days. It might have merely been filler.
When you don’t see results quickly, it can indeed be discouraging. But not more disappointing than looking back to 5 or 10 years that passed without anything of much or any consequence at all. You are not getting that back. You can’t turn back time. So when the road is long, and it gets tiring, boring even, think of the future you and whether or not you’re doing them a solid that they would be grateful for.
Grand feats don’t normally occur overnight. And this is even more the case when it comes to making the “impossible” possible. Your wildest dreams come true. Reaching your highest ideal. Or being an underdog that still dares to look forward to better. You can certainly chase after speedy returns, being pragmatic and “realistic”, but is that all you’d trade your life for?
If there is something that you greatly, profoundly, and strongly care about, something that you’re miserable without pursuing, you should go for it as much as you can afford or to the measure that satisfies you.
Getting lucky along the way isn’t guaranteed. Getting a ride, finding a shortcut, having fair weather, enjoying a scenic route, being on an open street, or even encountering cute animals around. None of this can be counted on. And while it would be nice, in the instances that they do happen, you must keep going regardless.
If it matters, don’t stop.
