Don't Give Up, No Matter What

We it seems like things just aren't going your way, take time to read this poem...

Langston Hughes' Mother to Son

Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor --
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now --
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

Did you know that even grown-ups can get things wrong? Yep, it’s true! No matter how much we may want to deny it, at times in life we can be wrong. Why am I telling you this? Just to let you know that you’re not alone. When things happen, when we make decisions that we are not happy with, there are only two things to do. Learn from our mistakes and move forward.

Everyone and I mean everyone has a time when things just don’t seem to be going right. Whether we are fighting with our parents or friends. Whether we are struggling at school or work. Whether we just don’t know what the heck is wrong. We all have times when things just don’t go right. But it is then that you must realize that you cannot and should not give up.

Remember that there is someone who believes in you ALL the time, and that is God. When it feels like your parents don't understand you, your friends are not listening, and your back is against the wall. Remember, even for Jesus Christ, life has not always been a crystal stair. Don't give up! Don't let go!