WE MAY FAIL , BUT WE WON'T QUIT!!!!!!!!

“Winners never quit and quitters never win”………This is the mantra I always keep in my mind and frequently brush up whenever I feel I cannot accomplish something. There were indeed a zillion times when I felt it was better to quit and be done with it. And sometimes I have done that too………….QUIT. JUST LIKE THAT. But the regret and guilt that follows  thinking the situation could have had an alternate ending is just unbearable.

We often quit in the fear of committing mistakes or the ones already committed. Or when you feel as if you cannot do it anymore. Worse , when you get terribly disheartened because you got rejected or you were not successful in whatever you were trying to do. I just asked my dad once out of curiosity , “ Do you regret about anything you have done till now?”. He was mum for a few moments and then replied….”Actually no. If you are talking about the mistakes , I would have NEVER LEARNT if I didn’t commit them. If there is something I regret about , they are the ones I quit half-way”……..

I’m a helpless victim of stage panic. And this year I was chosen to speak about women empowerment representing my school.(Oh!...the horror of it…:D). If it was two years back , I would have obviously quit and turned my back to the opportunity. But this time , I didn’t feel like doing it. I decided to face the challenge with open arms. And finally the “D-day” arrived. I was hyperventilating , my hands had gone cold , my vision had blurred. So far , my opponents were doing excellently and as my call grew closer , I began to take deep breaths to calm myself. And at last my turn came , my number was called. I stood up and I could hear the thumping of my heartbeat in my ears. But still I put up on a brave air and went near the mic. I could feel a number of eyes looking up at me with “let’s – see-what-she –got” looks. Everything seemed to have frozen. I thought for myself-“ I can EITHER QUIT or BAG THIS UP EFFORTLESSLY. Ultimately  the choice falls upon me”….I took a deep breath and opened my eyes. Suddenly everything was clear and focused. And what happened after that , I really don’t know. After I was finished thunderous applause greeted me and I felt good. REAL GOOD.

No, you are mistaken if you think I bagged the prize home. My number was 4 in the list. But it didn’t matter for me anymore.  I DID IT . I COULD HAVE QUIT EASILY , I COULD HAVE SAID “NO”-BUT I DID IT. And truly , that’s what mattered for me.

When people say they don’t have a choice or hope , they are terribly mistaken. Everyone got a choice – UNTIL THEY DECIDE TO QUIT. You may fail , you may break into thousand pieces , but giving up should not be your option. Be ready to fight it till your last breath. The minute you feel giving up , think of the reason why you held on so long. You always have another choice , even after  you fail – if you don’t quit. You just move on to the next level. If Walt Disney , Lionel Messi , David Beckham , Michael Jordan , J.K Rowling , Eminem and Steve Jobs had decided to quit because they got rejected or they had tasted the bitterness of failure , we never would have known these legends. Whenever you are about to quit , just remember…”PAIN is temporary , but QUITTING lasts forever”….

As they say……..”DO or DIE is an old concept , DO it BEFORE you die is new..:D :D….”