Do you believe that we can do everything if we want to

United States
March 27, 2007 2:06pm CST
Most of the time people say that if you want to do something from your heart and do hard work you can do anything successfuly. Personally I am not sure about this. I guess everything is not for everybody. What is your opinion about this?
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
27 Mar 07
That would be great in theory, I wanted a job last week, I could do it, I spent quality time researching the job, buying new clothes for the interview, I really really wanted that job, I was enthusiastic, gave 110% and in my heart I knew that job was for me. But did I get it? NO, I didn't say the right words and didn't score enough points! There are a lot of things from the heart I'd love to achieve but just ain't possible! Is it any wonder why I have a pessimistic viewpoint on life!
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• United States
27 Mar 07
Hey wolfie, don't be pessimistic. It happens, this is life. May not we get everything that we want but it is important to be always optimistic in life.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
27 Mar 07
it's what people call mind power. they use that line to boost their confidence that if they work harder, everything they dream about and think of will come to reality one day. as for me, i don't expect too much. i dream, i hope, and i wish. i do and give my best to have them for real. if i don't succeed, i try harder again and harder. but i know when to stop. if it's not meant for me, it's not meant for me. so, i should just drop that thought and move on. there are still better things to do in life. we can't get anything and everything we want to. you are right.... everything is not for everybody.
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• United States
27 Mar 07
We should always try our best for something to achieve if we want that. You are right, it is also important to know that when to stop trying.
@patootie (3592)
8 Apr 07
I wouldn't have thought it's possible to do everything you want to do .. I would give my right arm to climb Chomolungma .. but I know it can never happen .. I'm now too old, always been too asthmatic, and too disabled to ever make it to base camp never mind the top of the mountain ..
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@patrice7 (1191)
• United States
12 Apr 07
well i think that its all in the mind. i think that if a person really pursues a thing and really really perseveres then he can achieve what he wants, well of course with God's blessings. i also think that being able to know oneself and know what one really wants helps to achieve a goal easily.. well in my opinion its mind over matter. one can conquer anything as long as he put his mind and his will over it.
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@bufu2u (445)
• China
12 Apr 07
I do not think so.because there are a lot of rule and princle.they will limit our action.and we shall follow this limition.
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@kurtbiewald (2625)
• United States
27 Mar 07
nope not everything many many things are possible though if you want to live to 200 or grow to 8 feet tall, its not likely I used to look at like most things were possible Now I find it useful to prune the tree of possibilities, and see whats left of the tree. Then just go pick those things. If ya go crazy and can't do Math, you can't be an Astrophysicist
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
27 Mar 07
haha! you have a point there kurtbiewald. it's true. not all things are possible. but atleast we get to dream about it. the important thing is that we know when to hold on and when to let go.
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
27 Mar 07
No I agree with you I do not believe in it either. Yes you can try but it does not mean that you will succeed I think if it is ment to be it will be but if it isn't then it isn't. And that is Life.
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@freesoul (3021)
• Egypt
27 Mar 07
this is one of the things people say and bothers me, actually no one do it themselves but they keep saying it to you! It doesn't motivate the youngsters , it frustrates them when they try and fail, humans are not alike, each has different abilities and talents and physical, psychologically and intellectual points of strength and weaknesses, it's just that sometimes we are not aware of what we are capable of, but if we tried and failed and knew it's not for us; then there must be other things that we are good at and better doing it instead of wasting our time and energy.
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@AskAlly (3625)
• Canada
3 Apr 07
There are some things I know I could not do. For instance I could not work in a pediatrics ward with sick children. I feel that I a too sensitive for that type of work. I would be in tears all the time. I think the difference for me would be if, for some unforseen circumstance I HAD to do it. Well then I would force myself, but I still don't think I would be very good at it. I think we all have our talents, and we should not waste those. The tasks that are set before us to reach our goals should be the things that we work hard for and do from our hearts.
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
27 Mar 07
I think that everything that we do comes from our inner desires. I think we will eventually obtain anything if we really want it bad enough and work for it. The test is "How bad do we reallly want it"
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@CatEyes (2448)
• United States
4 Apr 07
I believe that in a lot of cases one can achieve most things that aspire for, but....we all have our limitations and life dictates otherwise. IE; to be in the world Olympics when one is paralyzed would be stupid.
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• Canada
4 Apr 07
I am not sure I agree with this entirely but I do believe that you will accomplish more if you are willing to believe in yourself and work hard for what you are looking for . You will never get anywhere with the attitude that you just can't do it , or by finding other excuses . Working hard will always take your farther in life and even if you try and don't succeed , at least you can say you tried and it was not for you , but in the long run you have nothing to lose .
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@yanjiaren (9031)
27 Mar 07
I try to believe that pigs can fly out of deeparation lol..then if i can find that i go half way then it is good..i have to aim high to at least see over the fence if you get my drift lol.l.though many times i fall down like humpty dumpty..i still try lol..
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@crackhead (1826)
• India
4 Apr 07
Not all the things. most of the things can be accomplished. Not only hard work pays we need a little bit of luck also. I have seen some people who does things at ease and they don't have any bigger goals. They are most of the times lucky and that won't be the case all the time. Though you have that will power to do things not every thing is possible most of the things are possible.
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• United States
13 May 07
There will always be things that are beyond our reach. But, striving to reach the stars is something that requires determination. Determination helps us to reach our goals. Accepting that we will not always be able to do this is important to remember. But, if we sit on our backsides and to not attempt to achieve our dreams/goals, we are cheating ourselves.
@maribea (2366)
• Italy
12 Apr 07
well it depends on the thing we want to do...we cannot be all theoretical physics or we cannot win the marathon but there is a fact and it is this...a strong will can do miracles and can help us do what nobody could believe...this is a truth...imagine how many things we can do only for love reasons...wonderful things...imagine how injured people can still have a good life and be dancers or politician and so on...imagine how a little woman could do such a great amount of good without having a bill...I mean, Madre Teresa di Calcutta....Saint Theresa of Calcutta, I don't know how you call her in English...imagine how a single man could change the whole history...I think about Jesus Christ's words and life...we can either believe or not but we count our yeard after His birthdate!!!and so on
• India
13 Apr 07
hardwork has always paid me. i believe theres no shortcut for hardwork. i always try try till i succeed. nothing is impossible it may be difficult, and moreso we dont loose we only give up trying
@millu4u (21)
• India
13 May 07
Not every thing is possible,b'coz if every thing was possible i would have become the worlds most richest man in the world.Ofcourse trying to become one is no wrong.
• Finland
13 May 07
You can't be best of something even with lot of practising without talent, but you can surely learn basic of everything if you just practise and you can also be good at something, but not the best.
@yan_i24 (258)
• Philippines
21 May 07
Yeah, you are very correct. Though a person is so eager about what he/she wants, he/she still have to consider the hard hurdles and limitations along the way. Nobody penetrated all limitations that blocked along the person's way.