Zindagi na milegi dobara!! Never stop trying!!

Do you feel like trying some things but never gather courage due to fear of failure?? This fear constantly refrains us from taking chances towards our dreams.

In my opinion, “never trying” is worse than failing. This applies to every aspect of life to include things ranging from sports to relationships to even school. If you never try, then you will never know. Giving up before beginning is rooted in fear, and it is not healthy to live that way. I know that this is a lot easier said than done, but in life we must take chances. We must take chances even at the risk of failure. 

Thinking back, there have been several instances in my life where I never tried out of fear of failing. While I do not necessarily regret my decisions, I do wonder what would have happened if I would have taken that risk or chance. Since being in college, I have realized that I cannot continue to live my life in fear. Never trying is always worse than failing. If you fail at something, it becomes a life lesson you can apply to future situations. 

Even though most people know that it is better to try and fail than to never try at all, they still refuse to take chances. Why is that? According to an article written by knoji.com, “Generally, people give up because they feel that no matter how hard they try, they can’t get these simple things that drive every creature on earth, or that if they do get them, it wasn’t worth the effort.” I am sure everyone has given up on something, whether it be big or small, just because that didn’t feel like doing it anymore. It is human nature to take the path of least effort. This is something that is programmed into our subconscious. This does not mean that we are all inherently lazy, but just that we have a limited amount of effort that we can put towards something. We automatically exert the minimum amount of effort possible in a given situation and once we reach our max, we cannot move past that. This is what leads to giving up in certain situations. We just try to exert too much attention and effort onto something that we cannot. 

Another thing that ties into giving up is learned helplessness. This means that after repeated failures of something, subjects tend to lose all hope and not try at all. This can apply to our lives because if someone constantly fails at something, it is very easy for them to give up future attempts even though it may be possible to succeed. In some cases, we must overcome that self-doubt and risk it all anyways. 

To some, failure is not an option, but honestly, it is better to fail than to never try!!