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3. When Giving Up Becomes
the Only Way to Move Forward
There are times
when the only way to make progress is to let go of what you’re pursuing. For
instance, if you set a goal to pursue a marital relationship with someone and
eventually find out that that person got happily married to someone else, the
right thing to do is to give up. You should face your new reality, get over the
heartbreak in due course and move on too. You definitely shouldn’t anticipate
that something will go wrong with their union and stay hopeful about your goal
to marry that person. Inasmuch as it is clear to you that the person you loved
did not love you enough to choose you, the best thing you can ever do for
yourself is to give up and move on. In fact, if you truly loved that person,
you should settle your grievances with them, sincerely hope they experience the
best in their new relationship and move on with your own happy life.
4. When What You Are Pursuing Is Taking More from You than It Will Give
You
There is a cost for
everything. Even the free things in life were already paid for by someone or
something –be it a human being, nature, inter-system interactions or if you
believe, an external supreme being. Naturally, we pursue goals that we know
will either gratify us or contribute positively to the lives of other people. So,
if you are pursuing a goal and you subsequently find it so demanding that the
cost of achieving it (in terms of efforts required, finances involved, impact
on your welfare, resources needed to stay driven, etc.) will eventually be more
than the fulfilment you will derive from it, you may have to give up on it.
Even if your goal will benefit the whole of mankind, as long as you are not
able to make the kind of sacrifice that is required or you find out that the
accomplishment will not be worth your losses eventually, the best thing to do
may be to give up and maybe transfer the idea or goal to someone else.
Finally, there are more than 7 billion people here on
earth today and I have always believed that quite a lot of us receive similar, exactly
the same or parts of the same kinds of ideas at the same or different times in
during our lifetimes. Consequently, after writing this post, I decided to find
out what other people think about giving up sometimes and I have chosen to
share the links to their opinions too. Some of their thoughts are in sync with
mine but others are unique.
Disclaimer:
While sharing these links does not mean that I
absolutely agree with the writers or endorse their suggestions, I believe they
are shreds of evidence that I am not the only person who thinks there are times
when it is okay to give up. In fact, I suspect that a lot more people believe
so. These three are just a few of those who have decided to share their thoughts
on the issue publicly on online platforms.
Please, see the links in the bulleted list below.
Till you read from me again, keep seeking solutions to
the problems in Africa and remain strategic in your deliberations and
contemplations!
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