The meaning of this quote is in two parts – our attitude to failures and finding the courage to fight amidst the hardest challenges. Although they seem separate, this two tie together well to provide a cumulative meaning to this quote and its influence on our motivation. Ultimately, the purpose of this quote like most is to motivate us into action.
I Have Experienced Many Terrible Things In Life: This quote is all about overthinking and making a mountain out of a molehill. This is one of the most famous quotes by Mark Twain which talks about the importance of perspective, our own narratives and identifying things as they are. Although it is never easy for us to identify this source of pain, each of us needs to find a way to create the best life we can. Not that it is a responsibility or anything, but isn’t it a beautiful thing to be able to?
I don’t believe in taking right decisions: A fabulous inspirational quote by Ratan Tata talks about decisions in life and how we sometimes can get hung up in the notion of perfection. No decision will ever be perfect, we will always have something or the other to lose. The main point to remember in decision-making is the affordable loss. And most times, we don’t consider time lost in making decisions.
Don’t read success stories: This is one of my favourite quotes from Abdul Kalam. It talks about the value of these failure stories that gives us so much more than inspiration. I don’t deny the value of inspiration. In fact, I’m one of the biggest fans of anything that inspires us. However, this quote talks about the value and inspiration in failure stories too. The success stories tell us that something is possible. It makes us dream, feel inspired and find the motivation to do something about these dreams or thoughts.
The failure stories are about caution, being realistic and recognising that some of the success stories may not be as realistic as they sound. The success stories we hear tend to ignore some of the hardships people have gone through. These stories create an impression that success might be easy. The failure stories however are more valuable because they show where we can go wrong and what we can do about it. We don’t need to repeat the same mistakes as others. We can learn from these mistakes and learn to become better and protect ourselves from some failures.
A beautiful quote by William Penn to define and defend doing the right thing. This is often the most challenging and sad thing that the good people don’t always have the courage to do the right thing. The simplest reason might be confidence, but the other complex reasons include social ostracisation and a sense of belonging.