On the other hand the school of hard knocks is much more enlightening than yet another diploma sourced from a class room filled with theories best enacted on life's avenues of self discovery where reality taps us on the shoulder to instil some measure of understanding, that living life to the fullest requires each of us to face our fears met in dark alleys filled with threats that can destroy us, or grow our self confidence sufficiently to repulse any thought that we cannot conquer the challenges facing us.
down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. ~ Raymond Chandler
Stepping out on life's highways includes the prospect of falling time, after time bruising the ego with some reluctance to rise, and face the next challenge obliging us never to cry into our beer knowing that feeling bitter, and angry is no substitute for learning that experience is a brutal teacher, determined to equip us with all that we will ever need to confront our fear of failure.
“Hell was what you made it.” ― Charles Bukowski, Pulp
Here lies the challenge for every human person, to accept life's invitation to live life as if it will end today, or remain a prisoner of fear existing in a state of comfort supported by thoughts of what might have been, should we step outside our door to discover all that life has in store for us when making the effort to make life worth our time.
“I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.” ― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
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