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But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it’s better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you’re fighting for.
It is possible to avoid pain? Yes, but you’ll never learn anything. Is it possible to know something without ever having experiencing it? Yes, but it will never truly be part of you.
Being human means having doubts and yet still continuing on your path.
When I had nothing more to lose, I was given everything. When I ceased to be who I am, I found myself. When I experienced humiliation and yet kept on walking, I understood that I was free to choose my destiny.
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I don’t regret the painful times; I bare my scars as if they were medals.
When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back.
When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.
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The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.
Don’t listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people’s failures.
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