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The Endless: Poem Analysis

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¨DON’T CRY BECAUSE IT IS OVER, SMILE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED.¨ -Dr Seuss Don’t think about whatever happened is over, think about how wonderful it was when it happened. When you think about how fun or exciting that thing was, then you will be more happy. Don’t always think of everything being bad when it is over, be happy that you at least experienced it. ¨TURN YOUR FACE TO THE SUN AND LET THE SHADOWS FALL BEHIND YOU.¨ -Maori proverb Look toward the future and put your past behind you. When you think of the future, you won’t be sad or mad, you will be happy. When you think about something bad in the past, look toward the future and let the past be the past. ¨EVER TRIED. EVER FAILED. NO MATTER. TRY AGAIN. FAIL AGAIN. FAIL BETTER.¨ -Samuel …show more content…

If you find something about someone they are not good at then they will believe their entire life that they are not good at anything and think the are “dumb”. Remember that at some things that person will be better than you at. ¨SUCCESS IS THE ABILITY TO GO FROM ONE FAILURE TO ANOTHER WITH NO LOSS IN ENTHUSIASM.¨ -Winston Churchill In order to reach success you must go through many failures without ever-changing your mind or getting sad. If you get sad and give up you will have achieved nothing, if you keep going and success will come to you. You continuing without giving up will only make things better. ¨AIM FOR THE MOON. IF YOU MISS, YOU MAY HIT A STAR.¨ -Clement Stone Aim to get something and if you don’t get it, no matter. It can open more opportunities and things will get better. You can’t always think that if you work really hard to get something and don’t get it, then other things will pop up. ¨WALKING WITH A FRIEND IN THE DARK IS BETTER THAN WALKING ALONE IN THE LIGHT.¨ -Helen Keller Having a friend with you if you are poor is better than being rich and having no friends. Friends are some of the most important things to have. Even though walking through the dark is worse than walking in the light, it is better to do it with a friend than being all

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