When Rabindranath Tagore states “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water” he is suggesting that if you’re just standing there. This means you are not going to achieve anything in life. The author’s claim through this quote is that achieving something significant takes work and by being lazy and not achieving anything then you can’t get anywhere. This quote relates to the subject of extreme sports because extreme sports is about doing something and achieving goals. I agree with this quote because what it is saying is true that you can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. You have to put effort towards your goals to be able to achieve them. What Rabindranath Tagore means and why I agree to …show more content…
My example is when my classroom Skyped Jordan Romero which he climb the world famous Mountains and climb Mount Everest at age 13. He said “it takes time to achieve your goal, by achieving it you have to put in work.” While this is not exactly what he said, he is reflecting the quote. He went climbing little mountains, little by little, then he climbed Mt. Everest. This evidence of what Jordan Romero says supports the quote because he put in work. He practice small so he can go big and that is how he achieved his goal to climb Mt. Everest. I agree with the quote because I take it as a inspiration. It is something that everyone can relate to when they are working towards something. A personal experience that I have is when I ran across the freeway with my friends to get at a certain place which was a risky situation and I risked my life. This personal experience relates to the quote because if I didn’t try, I wouldn't make it to the place i had to go. Another less risky situation was when I wanted to improve my English grade, I had to put forth effort and go to Ms. Love’s class 6th period to work on my
If someone wants to succeed in life and stay recognized by superiors, then he or she ought to appear hardworking. A person begins with setting goals. There are two categories, the first, “be” goals and the second, “do” goals. In other words, ask yourself, "What to be?" or "What to achieve?" Four categories of goals consist of wealth, health, relationships, and self-fulfillment which equal success. Working diligently to finish a task demonstrates how to live a successful life. Given these points, Thomas Edison, Helen Keller and Harriet Tubman, all exceptional achievers, found that prosperity undoubtedly comes along for everyone who perseveres.
There are many inspiring quotes in, "I Beat the Odds" by Michael Oher, but one especially stood out to me. In the beginning of the book, Michael discuss his life in Hurt Village and describes how hard his life was he says, "The odds are stacked against you, but you can't let that be an excuse, you have too much to promise to let the odds beat you. It can be done. I beat the odds"(13). This quote made it really clear to me that I shouldn't let someone break me apart or tell me what I can and cannot do because of how I might look, this quote tells me that I can do anything I set my mind into doing. I will also apply this to my life by not making excuses if I can't do something, I will use this knowledge by doing anything that is a challenge,
Any goal in life is achieved through ambition, fueled by determination, desire and hard work. Ambition maybe a driving force to success or to a pit of failure, the path chosen by an individual determines the end. Remember that any goal to be fulfilled needs desire, desire that strives to do good or greedy desire that is selfish. Also the actions that contribute to our ‘hard work’ need to be morally and ethically right to enjoy the sweet success. However, when the desire and determination is stronger than conscience, many tend to fail often reach or don’t reach what they strived for, leaving them emotionally or even physically dead. The inner lying consequence of ambition is clearly stated by Napoleon, he quotes “Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principals which direct them”. The undesirable consequence of ambition can be observed in the lives of the protagonists of ‘The Great Gatsby and Macbeth. This describes the direction in which ambition is driven could change the end result, it is simply based on the individual itself rather than the dream they seek to achieve. Therefore, the strong drive of ambition helps the seeker attain their goal but greedy desires and wrong paths taken eventually lead to downfall.
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts”
“Take action! When we do not take action, our potentiality becomes the soil that houses the seeds of our regret”(Maraboli). In order to accomplish one’s goals, Maraboli emphasizes the importance of taking initiative. Without the actions to follow up, dreams and ambition turn into wasted potential. From Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the protagonist, Hamlet, has a purpose to avenge his father’s death.
The inspiring memoir, Discovering Wes Moore, written by Wes Moore teaches the reader many life lessons, which are included in the themes of the memoir. This first example of Wes Moore’s life teachings is “But hard work and putting in the effort to be good at something matters” (Moore 142). This quote from Wes Moore is important to me because when I work hard and put in my best effort I succeed immensely. When I read this fragment of Discovering Wes Moore, I am reminded that everything that I do, whether it is academic studies, dance, soccer, or piano, it should be done with my best exertion. If you are diligent with your work and doing your best, you will succeed and achieve greatness throughout life. One connection I have with this statement
that if they reach a goal that seems so hard to accomplish, that they will get their
He achieved so many of his dreams and lead his life in a such a magnificent way. To me his statement speaks the truth. To lead your life in the best way possible for you, is to pursue and achieve your dreams first. By doing this, you can lead your life doing what you love and living in the way you want. No one wants to live their life not pursuing something.
Analyzing that phrase you can assume that those individuals who have mastered in what they specify , whether its sports or academically related , have made many mistakes along the way. You should not be afraid of failure , as it helps one learn from past mistakes. Being able to recover from failure shows how dedicated
A week before the test our teacher gave us a heads up on when the test was going to be. In my mind, I thought the test would be a multiple choice test and that the questions would be similar to the ones went in class. So, as the weekend approached, believing I had the test covered, I went on with being reckless on the weekend. However, it turns out that what I thought was the time of my life ended up biting me in the rear end.
One reason why Emerson’s quote illustrates a valid idea is that taking risks can lead to success. Often, taking a risk is just the jump one needs to reach his or her goal. Many successful individuals have followed this concept to success, such as the founder of the radio website Pandora, Tim Westergreen. As stated by Forbes.com, when Westergreen’s company was just starting up, it suddenly ran short on money. At the risk of falling even further into debt, Westergreen took a risk to defer the salaries of his employees. Nonetheless, Pandora was able to get back onto its feet, and has become a great success as one of the most popular music websites. Another example of an accomplishment that stemmed from taking risks is Christina McHale’s experience. As stated by Forbes.com, the now-professional tennis player quit traditional school to become homeschooled in order to focus on her dream of playing tennis. Even though her chances of entering a top university were uncertain with a homeschooled diploma, McHale was eventually able to become a great tennis player and has even competed in the 20...
“The desired performance or achievement that we gain in our work is known as success”
This was the lesson I learnt from my father, an unceasing learner and a person who would never give up no matter how many and how difficult the obstacles may be. Having understood from him that success is a moving target, the years of my life with my family have inculcated in me a desire to achieve perfection.
We finish what we start. This was the motto that kept me going during the strenuous training period for a marathon. But prior to that, I must confess, I wasn’t an athlete. I was never interested in playing sports, except for recreational badminton. During gym class, I would walk three quarters of the time when it time for the dreaded mile run. I preferred staying indoors and sitting on the couch and watch movies. The first time I had heard about a marathon training program, called Dreamfar, in my school, I thought to myself, what kind of crazy person would want to run a marathon? Never did I realize, eight months later, I would be that crazy person.
I believe that hard work is the real treasure of a person because without hard work we cannot achieve our dreams and goals in life. No one can achieve success without doing hard work. It starts when we stop looking for alternatives or shortcuts towards success. We need to remember that there are no short cuts to success. Hard work, complimented with an intense desire to struggle and to achieve success is the only sure way of reaching success that you have always wanted. Hard work is one of the secret for us to be successful in life. Laziness and sluggishness makes one’s life a curse and only hard work can make your life a blessing. We cannot work hard if we don’t have goals. The meaning of goal according to Wikipedia is a desired result of a