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“Trying to seem calm and struggling to smile
a life, silently
keeps living me.”
― Suman Pokhrel

“My life is devoted to pulling me underground
yet, I stand strong on my battleground
determined I am
not to let my life defeat my pride.”
― Sanu Sharma

“No one would look at the seams that held me together and guess that they were scars.”
― Sarah Gailey, The Echo Wife

“There’s a beauty in struggle,â€� Neela had once said. “As awful as it may sound at first. It’s the friction that creates fire. It creates bonds stronger than steel. It pushes people—it forces people—together. If life were so perfect, there would be no reason or purpose at all. If there was no conflict, there’d be no journey. Without a mountain, there’d be no climb. That’s the beauty of it. Azure, do you know what I mean?”
― Steven Seril, The Destroyer of Worlds: An Answer to Every Question

“Without struggles, there would be no striving to be better, to overcome, to acquire the skills and strength to evolve as people. These are struggles that make us beautiful. Without difficulty, without suffering, no one would be on the path to self-actualization.”
― Todd Perelmuter

“It's a struggle, life. Everyone is struggling with something. It's why we've got to be kind to each other, even when it's really fuckin' hard. You just don't know. You can't tell by looking. You can't tell by looking.”
― Juno Dawson, Stay Another Day

“Just like a ship at sea, our lives can encounter rough waters. But with the right crew, we can weather any storm.”
― Jeff Ocaya

“Ada had always believed that her mother, in rebuilding the house only three miles from where it had once been, had kept her world piteously small, but maybe what mattered, Ada thought as she gazed at it now, was not how big or how small her mother's world was, but that her mother had managed to keep it at all. It must have been no trifling thing to carve out a space of her own, to protect it and hold within it the people she loved.”
― Cristina Henríquez, The Great Divide

“And you made me understand that
The real triumph lay
Not in being born a princess
But in struggles
Which had the power to transform
Even the steel into silverâ€�”
― Neelam Saxena Chandra, LAYERS OF FLICKERING LIGHTS

“Steeper the climb, sweeter the vista.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Honor He Wrote: 100 Sonnets For Humans Not Vegetables

“The Strugglers"

He was born on a Friday. And it was raining that day. He still does not know whether the Gods were happy or sad at his arriving on earth.

He saw the world. He saw sadness. He saw misery. He saw the struggle of his dad and mom. They both struggled to give a good life to their children.

He started becoming serious in life. He started winning awards in academics and in quiz competitions to begin with. Then he tried essay competitions and debates. His sole aim was to win awards to make his parents feel proud of him.

He wanted to become an IAS officer to make his family (uncles, aunts, cousins) feel proud of him. He came to Delhi to prepare for the Civil Services. He thought he will do a job and not be dependent on his parents, and still clear the Civil Services. It did not happen. He lost out on becoming a Civil Servant of the people.

He tried a few odds jobs. He eventually became a Teacher, Poet, and Writer.

His inspirations to writing - his Mom who manages to write Poetry even now along with her struggles of life, Sylvia Plath, Maya Angelou, Franz Kafka, Roald Dahl, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Ernest Hemingway, and all the other poets, artists, writers, and strugglers in Life.”
― Avijeet Das

“You don't know the background story of resilience, struggles and strength of beautiful and outgoing women. All you see is what is showcased.”
― Germany Kent

“No Struggle No Life (The Sonnet)

Ain't no life without struggle,
Ain't no heart without heartbreak.
Ain't no destination without the journey,
Ain't no courage without some dread.
Ain't no clarity without some confusion,
Ain't no serenity without suffering.
Ain't no contentment without disappointment,
Ain't no resilience without failing.
Ain't no mindfulness without mindlessness,
Ain't no uplift without some devastation.
Ain't no knowledge without ignorance,
Ain't no salvation without self-annihilation.
Ain't no I without the Us, without the We.
Ain't no We, unless the norm is nonbinary.”
― Abhijit Naskar, High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination

“There is no obstacle more formidable than the mind.”
― A.J. Garces

“There was a time, when I came to Delhi from my hometown and I have survived on Parle G biscuits for the whole day.”
― Avijeet Das

“Adversity is not a roadblock, but a detour. It's up to us to find a new path forward.”
― Jeff Ocaya

“Success is not just about reaching the destination, but about the journey through the ups and downs. It's up to us to enjoy the ride.”
― Jeff Ocaya

“The path to success is not a walk in the park, but a climb up the mountain. It's up to us to keep pushing higher.”
― Jeff Ocaya

“The journey to success is not about avoiding rough seas, but about learning to surf through the waves.”
― Jeff Ocaya

“When the winds of change blow, it's up to us to adjust our sails and keep moving forward.”
― Jeff Ocaya

“The Edge by Stewart Stafford

Hanging on the jagged edge,
Taunted to plunge in the deep,
Surfing wild on stormy winds,
Cold sweat at pain's brief sweep.

Nestled in some whirling gusts,
Gooseflesh skin from chilly hands,
A mask for a mimicry ball,
An everyman's muddled land.

Rising from some inner call,
Not a fugazi in Kismet's window.
The path still fogged from sight,
I climb higher, to touch the rainbow.

© Stewart Stafford, 2023. All rights reserved.”
― Stewart Stafford

“When I stand in front of my students and tell my students to never give up their passion to chase dreams in life, I speak with conviction and purpose. And I try to live up to my words. And that's why I am here to struggle for my passion. I am here to keep believing in myself and keep trying to achieve my dreams in life. Live your dreams. Breathe your dreams. Never give up on your dreams.”
― Avijeet Das

“Sweat today, savor tomorrow!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“A thousand such voices are always crying aloud in Oxford Street. All are tense, all are real, all are urged out of their speakers by the pressure of making a living, finding a bed, somehow keeping afloat on the bounding, careless, remorseless tide of the street. And even a moralist, who is, one must suppose, since he can spend the afternoon dreaming, a man with a balance in the bank—even a moralist must allow that this gaudy, bustling, vulgar street reminds us that life is a struggle; that all building is perishable; that all display is vanity; from which we may conclude . . .”
― Virginia Woolf, The London Scene: Six Essays on London Life

“You just try to get through the day. The small stuff—waiting on a bus, eating, having a simple conversation—is too much to bear, and you fight to make it through the next minute without screaming. You look around at people going about their day—smiling, laughing, having meaningless encounters and conversations as if living was effortless, and you curse yourself and your mind and you wonder if someday things will get easier, and you become terrified of what will happen if they don’t.”
― Scott Gordon, Head Fake

“Toby’s pain, cut with his guilt and sorrow, raced in my veins as if I’d shot up with it, finally overwhelming me and knocking me out.”
― Scott Gordon, Head Fake

“We are all walking one fire road or another, be it paved by relational upheaval or financial upheaval, physical or emotional or the general inconveniences of life. But when you and I come along with a posture of peace, or with gentle and kind words, or with an offer of prayer or a hug, or with anything that looks and acts like Jesus, it is as though we have used a fire extinguisher - the flames that burned hot settle down.”
― Kim Phuc Phan Thi, Fire Road: The Napalm Girl’s Journey through the Horrors of War to Faith, Forgiveness, and Peace

“True care is proactive, not reactive. Not everyone struggling can find the strength to ask for help. Sometimes, it’s up to you, the helper, to notice and step in. You don’t need permission to be someone’s light in their darkest moments, sometimes, you just have to shine. Not every struggle comes with a cry for help. When someone is drowning in silence, it’s up to you to throw the lifeline they’re too afraid to request. Sometimes, it’s up to you to hear what isn’t being said.”
― Carson Anekeya

“I see men and women walking down roads
going about their days and nights

they have found meaning in
doing things that they had not planned in their lives

their lives may not be flashy
they may not go to lavish parties

but their lives have a deeper meaning and purpose for them and their loved ones

traveling on the roads of life,
they have not yet given up the fight!”
― Avijeet Das

“How can I be made so broken?”
― J Brian Long