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Life Isn't Easy

But it wouldn't be life if it was.

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Life Isn't Easy
Mackenzie Vining Original

Life isn’t easy; it never has been and it never will be. People resent it, but what they don’t realize is everything they wouldn’t have if it weren’t for hardships they’ve gone through.

If everything that came to you in life was easy, you would never learn anything, never really fully appreciate anything.

Think of it this way.

If you never fell off your bicycle, would you have ever learned to get back up?

If you never failed, would you have ever tried harder? Would you ever reach your full potential?

If you were never told no, would you appreciate every yes?

If you never got an F, would you have tried for that A?

If it weren't for the million heartbreaks before, would you have ever found that one truly special person?

If it weren't for the group of mean girls in high school, would you be as strong as you are today?

If it weren't for that rejection letter, would you have worked as hard to get where you are now?

You are going to be pushed to the brink of despair. You are going to fail over and over again. You are going to lose a lot. But don't worry. Because every time you're pushed, every time you fail, every time you lose, you are that much closer. Closer to what, you ask? Well, I can't give it away. That would be too easy.

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