Quitters. I definitely don't respect anyone who gives up. I don't know. It's just how I feel about things. If you start something, by all means you should finish. Allowing yourself to be defeated is the worst thing you can do. Quitting is equivalent to dying in my book. Why would you start something if you're going to just give up? Why waste your time? I don't understand quitters and I never will. It's not like a simple relay race in school. As a matter of fact, scratch that - you're still as wack if you quit that.
I am from a family of quitters. A father who quit on fatherhood before giving it a shot. To make it so bad, he quit twice. My brother dropped out of school and so did my sister. I'm not sure if Chris graduated. Given how much he's been and jail on and off, I'd say that he dropped out as well. Dropping out is quitting and I seriously don't like quitters. I don't care how hard things get or how far your ultimate goal may seem - quitting isn't acceptable to me. Good thing I'm no one to answer to. I don't respect any of them because they gave up.
You're a double loser if you quit something you had to pay for to do. You're a triple loser if you quit because something gets hard. I'd be so upset if my child came to me telling me they want to quit piano lessons or something. Seriously? No, I can't deal with it. That's just lame. I don't know, eh? My opinion matters nothing, though.
I will say there are some acceptable times when you bow out and take the loss. When you can't afford to continue what you're doing. Like college is costly and if you can't afford it then you have the right to move on. Another 'acceptable reason' is if what you're doing is hurting you. Like something physically hurting you. Say if you're playing a sport and you keep getting injured. You have the right to protect yourself. Last but not least, if a better opportunity comes around. Who works at McDonalds when you can go to Burger King and be a manager. Quit that wack job and move up.
Don't be a quitter.
I am from a family of quitters. A father who quit on fatherhood before giving it a shot. To make it so bad, he quit twice. My brother dropped out of school and so did my sister. I'm not sure if Chris graduated. Given how much he's been and jail on and off, I'd say that he dropped out as well. Dropping out is quitting and I seriously don't like quitters. I don't care how hard things get or how far your ultimate goal may seem - quitting isn't acceptable to me. Good thing I'm no one to answer to. I don't respect any of them because they gave up.
You're a double loser if you quit something you had to pay for to do. You're a triple loser if you quit because something gets hard. I'd be so upset if my child came to me telling me they want to quit piano lessons or something. Seriously? No, I can't deal with it. That's just lame. I don't know, eh? My opinion matters nothing, though.
I will say there are some acceptable times when you bow out and take the loss. When you can't afford to continue what you're doing. Like college is costly and if you can't afford it then you have the right to move on. Another 'acceptable reason' is if what you're doing is hurting you. Like something physically hurting you. Say if you're playing a sport and you keep getting injured. You have the right to protect yourself. Last but not least, if a better opportunity comes around. Who works at McDonalds when you can go to Burger King and be a manager. Quit that wack job and move up.
Don't be a quitter.
3 comments:
Preach!
I fall guilty to wanting to quit on shit all the time [sadly]. I don't know if it's my lack of motivation or what but I don't like quitting on something I've started either.
If you fall, get the fuck up and try again.
Nice post.
I know what you mean. I hate when people quit in the middle of a word racer or literati game. you've done that before, btw.
I quit piano lessons when I was 8. Hated going to practice.
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I regret it, too.
- shrugs
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