falling-short

To many people fall short of their goals because they mistakenly believe that losing is just another comfortable place to sit.

There are the girls we love, the men we look up to, the tenderness, the friendships, the opportunities, the pleasures! But the fact remains that you must touch your reward with clean hands, lest it turn to dead leaves, to thorns, in your grasp.

Virtues should not be seen as a medium to please others, else, they'll always fall short. They should, first, be a medium of self-edification.