The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows: A beautiful quote from the movie Rocky! It evokes the reality of the world and dares I say the naivety of planning. The world is a real place that has many challenges and unknowns. If you or I expect it to be a certain way, we’re bound to be disappointed. We have to find a way to make a mark amidst these rainy days as well. In this article, we will talk about the meaning of this quote, the power of persistence and to keep fighting.
The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows meaning
This is a tough love sort of quote. Timing will never be pefect. We have to create our opportunities. It will not be kind to us and wait till we prepare to face the opportunity. There will be challenges and limitations that we didn’t expect. Life is unfair, it is going to give us a blow when we least expect it. That’s the central meaning of – the world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. There will be challenges, but what we do about them is going to make all the difference.
Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!
The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows Quote
It is not about How Hard You Hit, But It is about How many times You Can Get Hit and Keep Moving Forward
Each difficulty has the potential to make us feel that the world is a nasty place. Maybe it is. But you can define and choose your world. Find a way out of it into a new one that you desire. It won’t be easy, but if you give up – that will be your reality. We are responsible for the versions of reality that we create. This quote pushes us to reach within and understand what this reality means to us.
Hurting is not all bad – it can be good too. Hurt doesn’t mean that it is the end of the road for us. instead, the struggle is a sign of progress. We ought to keep moving forward. Ultimately, giving up is the final failure. Each failure is feedback and an opportunity to move forward.
References:
Rocky Balboa Movie
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love the way you use movies to get across your point. A movie buff myself…was drawn to read your posts because of the movie titles…nice idea :) all the best.
Thank you Preethi :). It feels great to hear such supportive words. Humbled :) .
I am a movie buff too, for a long time I was very inclined to write the movie reviews.. Do let me know if there is any movie dialogues which you think might fit well with the theme here, would be more than happy to make a writing on a few of those :)
Vinay the parameters of success today have a lot to do with frustration of many-don’t you think?
That’s a very profound thought Indu. I think you are absolutely right!
Sometimes I feel that at a particular point we are living someone else’s thought of a dream, maybe the society, parents or friends or any bit!
The frustration of many. I love the way you have put it Indu :)
Vinay … Bhai hum toh totally inspired ho gaye hai yeh post read karke .. well jotted …
Thank you Aziz Bhai.. It’s a great compliment to hear :)
Inspiring indeed..Even I do agree to the above lines…
Thanks Harsha! Yes, I have always been a huge fan of this dialogue, manages to shake me awake every single time :)
Awesome line dude…One of my favourite…:)
Thank you Vivek :). It certainly is one heck of a line! So appropriate in so many situations