As shadows close in, he is once again reminded that the road ahead will be anything but paved with sunshine and laughter. The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people. For you may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. Because all of old, and nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter; try again, fail again. Fail better.
