Study (Work) hard…because you CAN!
Most of my life, I was told to “work hard” or “study hard” because “I should.” It will help me get better grades. As a result, I’ll get into a better school and if I graduate from a decent school, I’ll get a good job. So, why do we need a good job? Obviously, it’s because we earn more from it & then have a more comfortable life. If my parents said to me as a child, “Work hard and you’ll have a ‘comfortable life.’” I’d probably ask “really?” and press them on “how it does?”
However, after a number of years of fighting the constant preaching of “you must” or “you should,” I’ve simply realized “I can.” Why do kids rebel? It’s because they “can.” Why do children not listen to their parents? It’s because if the parent doesn’t scold them, they “CAN” get away with it. Why do we do many things in life? It’s because we CAN…
So, when you finally realize in life (it may not be as a middle school student, but it CAN be…), you’ll WANT to work hard because you CAN! Honestly, you CAN also NOT work hard. It’s an answer a lot of cynical kids ask me after I tell them they “CAN” do it. However, you might as well “die” because you’re wasting a lot of air and water if you honestly don’t want to work hard. The more depressed will say then “I’ll just die.” However, I’d reply very quickly: …just remember one good time in life where you laughed so hard that your stomach hurt! Remember a time where you literally got a tingly feeling in your stomach or felt your heart drop because you saw a girl or boy you thought was absolutely gorgeous. Remember the moment of something incredibly tasty in your mouth? Well, it would be a waste of all those years and times, if you decided to just end it…you have many more chances for all of this again and again. You CAN do it!
I love Rob Schneider’s quote “You can do it!” from above! It’s so true…
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