Do we ask enough of life?

@Pose123 (21635)
Canada
August 17, 2009 6:33pm CST
Many of us have heard the poem,'I bargained with life for a penny', indeed Napoleon Hill quoted it his best seller, 'Think and grow rich'. Do you feel that most people settle for too little? At we trying hard enough or do most of us give up too easy?
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@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
23 Sep 09
Hey, Yea I think that sometimes we ask for too much out of life, and I think that most people actually settle for too much. But others, they some most of the time settling for too little, and that is a mistake too. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
23 Sep 09
Hi EliteUser, I can see that you've thought this out well. Thank you for sharing. Blessings.
• India
19 Aug 09
Well, many would think that I give up too easy or that I am not capable enough for tougher competitions, well, personally I think I am too docile for cut-throat competitiveness, I lack aggression but when I understood my shortcomings, I could prioritize my life better. I could sit and talk to myself and chalk out things so that, right now its very clear to me as to which is most important and has to be achieved and which can be relegated to the back burner. Most people I see around me want everything from life, they want money, fame, career, house, cars, expensive education for children, spending power, rocking social life and so on, I don’t think that’s feasible without paying any cost at all. The cost they pay is in terms of mental stress, less time with family and physical discomfiture and unhealthiness. I feel that I am better off without these added and unnecessary baggage so maybe many will say that I have not lived my life to the fullest or have not drunk from the cup of life to the lees, but to me, it is not how much we ask of life but how much we can actually handle without losing ourselves, that’s more important.
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
19 Aug 09
Hi sudiptacallingu, Thank you for your comment. I know what you mean by cut-throat competitiveness and I don't think that it's necessary or good for anyone. My thoughts are that people must believe in themselves and their abilities. Blessings.
@Mirita (2668)
• United States
19 Aug 09
Well, I really believe that we give up too quickly when things don't go quiet our way. We should never give up because that is how we find out about our talents.
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
19 Aug 09
Hi Mirita, Thanks for your comment and I agree that we often give up too easy. Young people especially, must be taught to believe in themselves. Blessings.
@lynettebyc (2416)
• China
18 Aug 09
I ask more but i'm easy to quit half way. I want to learn more things and get better life, and then i go to study makeup, quit several months later, then Germany, and now accounting. I'm feeling liking quit again. I just don't know how to keep myself focused on one thing.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
18 Aug 09
Hi lynettebyc, Maybe you have not found what you really want to do with your life as yet.Give more thought to that, are there certain things that you are better at than others? What are the things that you enjoy doing? I am now retired but as a young man I know that accounting would never be for me, I wanted to work with people. I've always felt that there is a place for everyone, so don't be too hard on yourself and never force yourself to do something that you have no interest in. You will find that right place for you. Take care my friend. Blessings.
@bing28 (3795)
• Philippines
18 Aug 09
Sometimes we settle for less as we are afraid we can't make it if we settle for more. We lack confidence maybe or unprepared. Others believed however when you got the chance to settle for more do it, in case you failed for sure you'll have half of it. Even me Pose I hardly settle for more.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
18 Aug 09
Hi bing, There are a great many like you my friend. A lot of us discover later in life that we could have had much more. That is why I always encourage young people to believe in themselves and follow their dreams. Thank you for commenting. Blessings.
@cindyhxf (1446)
• China
18 Aug 09
it is hard to get enough in life.no enough if people try hard to get more,just feel it is enought and life always give us suprise.
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
18 Aug 09
Hi cindyhxf, Thank you for your comment. Blessings.