Journal #11 Aphorism

A popular aphorism that I think is very insightful is one by a Mr. Robert F. Kennedy. He stated that "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." ("Robert Francis Kennedy Quotes.") This makes a compelling argument almost on how you should also strive for the best even if you know it is possible you will fail. Just because there is a chance that you might not reach your goal doesn't mean you need to totally get rid of the goal all together. This is a problem many people have in there life, not just teenagers either. Grown men and women have a lot of problems with giving up on there goals because the make excuses to why they can't do it such as; I am too busy, can't leave/ do this with my family and kids, not enough money, or not enough connections. These are things that hold a lot of older men and women back in their lives. The hardest part for teenagers is that they are worried about people seeing them fail. Nothing is more important to a teenager than their reputation. This causes many people to give up on their dreams and put them on the back burner because they are scared of failure and make excuses. This states that the only way you can be great is if you take the chance of failing greatly. If you do not ever take the chances in life that might change it, yes you will stop your chance of getting hurt, but you will never experience something great. As much things hold us back because we don't want to get hurt, sometimes we need to get hurt so we can remember when times are good. Bad time tend to make the good ones seem even better. These bad times are hard to get through but you have to get through them or life you leave you behind because it won't stop. You must take chances at failure so that you can possibly get something completely great out of it.


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