It's not a shame to give up
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Not to sound too ((inspirationally)) vibe, but this is something that I've been thinking about.
I think the saying 'Never give up' somehow makes us feel shame to give up when we feel like we want to give up. Not only that particular saying but also the way it is portrayed in the society that giving up is for losers.
I actually think it is okay to give up. That means we already did our best and acknowledged all of our efforts, but despite all that, things are not going our way, so it is time to give it up.
Especially when we pursue a goal that is hard to reach in our reality, and when pursuing that makes us unhappy, I think it is worth giving it up. If pursuing the goal makes us unhappy, then what is the point? For me, as cliche as it sounds, life is a journey, and what we do on this journey should make us happy.
We probably will spend most of our time in the journey, than in the destination/goal itself. Just as an example, it is like when we want to have a good mark in our class, we probably spend hours, days, if not weeks to study to get a good mark. And when we reach the goal, the good mark, we probably will feel it for...10 minutes. 'Oh yes all that hard work paid off, I got a good mark, yeay'. Then we will forget about it and chase our other goals.
So if in reaching our goals we feel miserable, is it really the life that we want? I think the journey to reach the goal should worth living, and makes us happy, instead of feeling miserable.
Maybe we should also evaluate again why we refuse to give up. Do we still work on this goal and not wanting to give it up because we genuinely want it or is it because we are worried about what everybody will think about us giving up on this goal? If it is because we still want it and want to work on it, we can go on. But if we don't give up just because we are worried about what others think about us, maybe we should drop that. Our life is more than what people think.
Giving up is fine. Maybe we change, maybe we don't want it anymore. Maybe we already tried all we can, and it is time to open a new chapter for new things. Maybe we are just tired, and it is also fine. Maybe we are dreary in it, and we want to treat ourselves better.
It is our own life, so be it going strong with our goal or be it dropping it, it is up to us and it is all okay. As long as we are being honest to ourselves.
It is not a shame to give up..
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