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With my experience in life, going through teenage years, Adolescense and adulthood, I would say that as a human being it is okay to give up especially when we notice that it could lead to a dead end. Sometimes, not everything is worth fighting for, there are certain things to consider whenever you engage in activities that would define you, your career or your perspective in life.
People are affected by whatever they engage in but sometimes you have to consider your mental health, strength, stress level involved in dealing with the people around you, balancing your lifestyle and work life etc. for some people it has worked perfectly well because they choose to live a life that does not have to prove to anyone that you have to kill yourself to be able to live up to a task. Although, I would not encourage anyone to give up on life just because they had a major setback but it is okay to sit back for a while, strategise and think about how to move forward.
Take for instance, the economic situation in Nigeria where people have to fend for themselves by hustling daily and providing for their families, it has become a necessity for humans that you must work and work to be able to afford even the basic lifestyle as things are so expensive. Hence, giving up is not an option if truly you want to succeed careerwise. There are certain times in life that I had given up in several aspects such as relationships, friends, career parts and so on.
I remember back in my secondary school I had always wanted to be in a science class. I had the hope of becoming a doctor, pharmacist, nurse or medical lab scientist but along the line I discovered that my mental capability for studying scientific course was below part, so I had to rethink it and consider a path that defined my future to this moment. I opted for art class because I was so good in English language and art related courses to the point that I studied English for my first degree and for my second degree. So far so good, this decision has shaped my life and I have never regretted it for once in my adulthood. I have never seen myself regretting the choice of not been a science student or that I did not become a medical doctor because it would have been stressful and might have been unsuccessful in that field.
One thing about failure is that it emotionally drains you as a person and gives you a mental stress that can bring you down totally but when you fight back it goes to show that it was worth it and not damning as it may seem. Failure has helped me grow in ways that I cannot imagine because I tend to learn lessons which I see as feedback from what I could not achieve the first, second or third time. I remember when I was writing my thesis, I encountered difficulties to the extent that I wanted to give up but this was a situation that if I give up, it would tamper with my future ambitions. When I submitted my chapter two to my supervisor it got canceled three consecutive times.
It was so disastrous because I ensured that I did everything properly in accordance to the regulations of the school but my supervisor kept turning it down by making enormous corrections. After the third rejection it took me 4 weeks to get my acts together and submit something tangible again and this time I had learned lessons from the three times I was rejected, so the fourth time was a success.
Also, with my experience on the Hive blockchain there are many times you would want to give up on blogging because you would feel like you have written something tangible but at the end you might not even get curated for it. But despite all of these, I strive to put content out there that reflect and relate with my personal experiences and the experiences of others. Although hive has been a means to grow and to earn on the platform but as an individual I believe I deserve more. I chose not to give up on hive because it's a platform that has serve to enlighten my knowledge of crypto and blogging. so far so good no knowledge is lost despite not getting sufficient rewards.
In conclusion, giving up is a choice that human beings should take when things go south and when they choose to fight back it is okay to do so regardless of the situation but I believe that both giving up and striving to be better go hand in hand as they are a necessity to find happiness in whatever you are doing.
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