Each person on this planet has had a period when the world is against him/her: a period that feels like everything has been shut down and it is you against the world. It is like going through a dark tunnel. There was light and life prior to entry but upon entry into the tunnel, everything becomes difficult. There seems to be little or no result for your efforts. During this process (cause it's a process), do you give up, get angry with the world and God?
Just hold on.
The truth of the matter is, for every valuable article, enterprise or result, three has to be a refining process that is mostly unpleasant. Left to the human will, everything in life should be smooth and easy but this goes against the realities of life. For everyone who is successful, they have a story to yellow how difficult it was at a point in their lives, but they did not give up or give in. There had been times when even those close to us served as a conduit for discouragement such that if care is not administered, we'd find ourselves in ruins and regrets. The aged do not regret what they are doing but that which they failed to do when they had the opportunity to do so. Understand the power of making sound decisions, not quick ones in your journey of life.
Truth is, no one has ever risen above the level of his/her thought life. You have a choice to remain positive through trying times or be overwhelmed by the storm of life. Keeping it positive implies a mindset that refuses to be beaten.
Failing does not make anyone a failure but a refusal to rise after failing turns one into a failure.
There is a difference between growing up and growing old. You could be 19, lie on your bed or laze around for a year and turn twenty there after. You have become 20years old. A cheerful outlook is a function of an active mindset. It’s true that there is always light at the end of the tunnel but if you refuse to move forward, you will never access the light at the other end.