What is Important When You Face a Setback

Hello, this is Maru.

Today, I will talk about
what is important when you face a setback.

What kind of stories do you like?

Seeing someone experience setbacks or failures,
carrying deep emotional wounds,
and then clawing their way back up
is truly moving, isn't it?

Conversely,

if a story was about someone who
never faced a single setback since birth and lived happily ever after,

I think most people
wouldn't be interested in reading it.

A story of smooth sailing is not interesting.

It just ends with, "That's nice."

However, when it comes to our own lives,
we desperately crave
that latter type of story.

We choose the safe path to avoid failure,
we look for the right answer to avoid making mistakes,
we face the same direction as everyone else,
and we keep searching for a path that is safe.

And,
every time we choose the safe path, we lose sight of ourselves,
and our story turns into something
monotonous and boring.

A story really gets exciting
after a setback, doesn't it?


When you do your best at what you can do now,
people will appear to cheer you on, saying, "Go for it!"

If you keep thinking about what will make the people around you happy,
collaborators will appear.

By joining forces,
you will be able to overcome
higher walls than ever before.

See?
It's getting much more interesting.

Of course,
you don't want events that stab you in the heart,
and you should definitely avoid
situations that put your life in danger.

But a setback is not the end of everything;
rather, that is where
the highlight of your life story begins.

When I could only
imagine a story of despair,
the world in front of me was shrouded in darkness.

At such times, I couldn't think of a future filled with hope,
but I was able to turn
today into an interesting story.

What could happen today to make it interesting?
Who could you meet to make it interesting?
What could you do to make it interesting?

Please try thinking of just one thing.

As you repeat that,
your mindset will gradually begin to shift.

What started as just today became until tomorrow,
until tomorrow became the day after,
and the day after became a week,
until I was able to start thinking about
a future that seemed like it could be fun.

Many great people, too,
have achieved success after experiencing setbacks.

From here, let's try rewriting this
into your own favorite success story ♪

It's okay to change your life to be more interesting ♪

Believing that you have that power within yourself,
let's move forward.

Thank you for reading
until the end.

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it would be a great encouragement for the future!