the pursuit of happiness

You know it amazes me what a person can endure but yet still have the faith to see the brighter side of things. That no matter what may go wrong, a person can still stand and say "I will not give up, I will not fade quietly into the night!" When everything in reality is telling you that something important in your life might be over or might never of gotten started at all, a person has the character and strength not to throw that towel into the ring of life. After all are we not a society that roots for the underdog? Somewhere deep inside we all root for that team to come back from 30 points in the 4th quarter and we all secretly hope that the guy gets the girl at the end of a tear jerking movie.

So then why do some people, sometimes myself included, tell others to give up while you are still ahead. But then I wonder... are we ever really ahead? Do we ever really have the upper hand in life or are we always the underdog? Some give up on the ones they love or the life they dream, but to give up is only to give in... to give in to what everyone else expects you do to. Whatever you do, dont conform to what others think is right for you, because only you know what is right for you.

If hanging on to the one you love when all odds are against you is right then so be it; if bouncing from job to job until you find something that is meaningful is what drives you then continue to do so; if moving to another country in pursuit of a happier life is all you dream about then make that dream a reality; and if you choose to go out on a limb for that one in a hundred longshot then go ahead and place the bet.

If it weren't for our hopes and dreams then we are nothing but robots going through the everyday motions of life. For those that continue to go after their dreams, then I commend you and for those that might be apprehensive about doing the same then I urge you. I urge you to follow your dreams and go after the God given right for the pursuit of happiness!!