In life, we set goals, hope/work to achieve them and look forward to the day our dreams come true. But life is not a bed of roses and we encounter difficulties along the way. So there's the dilemma; should you keep working through the pain? And how long should you? Getting answers to these questions will go a long way in determining your philosophy in life.

The best movies don't portray our favorite characters succeed immediately. Many times, they go through various periods of being hurt and broken. They go through the deepest of valleys and what do we do? We cheer them on and hope that they succeed in their mission.

There's always this tiny little bit of ourselves that tends to see itself in our favorite actors. We resonate with the "underdog spirit" they possess and that's why we root for them to succeed against all odds. But the story shouldn't end there; this "underdog spirit" shouldn't be left to the movies alone.

When we set out to achieve things in reality, we are faced with series of setbacks in form of discouragements or lack. The initial zeal we set out with quickly starts to fade away and we begin to lose faith. Sometimes we sit and cry our hearts out, sometimes we pack our bags and head back home. Many times we do not carry through with our plans.

Then sometime later, we set out on another journey only to repeat our previous actions.

Imagine this was the current plot of a movie you were seeing, what would your reaction be?

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