In life, we don’t always win. Sometimes we lose, sometimes we fall down. And like what Nick said in the video, sometimes we don’t have the strength to get back up. And I wouldn’t say that I’m the type of person that is easily discouraged by challenges, however, sometimes, it's hard to find the reason to get back up. Because there are some circumstances where our efforts are simply not enough. And then there will come a time that we’ll get tired of even trying and just give up. But this speech, this particular statement, gives me courage in life to keep on trying. Because I just realized that he’s right. If I fail, and I give up, there will be no chance of me ever getting up. 

     Thus, henceforth, I’m not going to give up trying until I’m back on my feet again. Time doesn’t wait for anyone, so I won’t waste it on lying down because I gave up on trying. Because as long as I’m alive, there’s still hope. And no matter how hard it is to get back up, there will always be a chance for me to get back in life. Because if other people can do it, then why can’t I?

This was the line that caused me to freeze up on the spot. 
Of course, I'm exaggerating, but these few words really stuck onto me, and I knew very well the reason why.

When I was a child, I was bursting with confidence and beaming with joy. I was someone who strived for perfection, yet never let it get to her when she made a mistake. Someone who surrounded herself with people she loved and loved her back, someone who would make memories she would cherish for the rest of her life, and someone who believed she could take on the biggest heights, as long as she was with her friends. In other words, someone who was happy with the way she was.

Of course, things don't stay the same forever, right? Those that loved her moved away, and those that stayed stopped talking to her. Of course, some people were simply meant to drift apart and remain as eternal memories, but not always at once. She lost her support, and the heights she once dreamed of felt like mountains she couldn't climb. 

So she began to hate herself.

The moral is, a lot of people put me down when I was younger, and eventually, I lost the essence of who I was. So I began to change myself for the approval of others just like Nick did. And like him, they didn't stick, because I never felt like myself when I only acted this way for the sake of others. When Nick told the audience that there are some things you just can't control, I found it hard to accept, but to be honest, it was the truth.

 
I accepted this a long time ago. But I've only been reminded of it again now. So, to finish this off, the choice I made then was to keep on going.

And that will still apply to me now.

This line struck me the most. We live in a judgmental society, where you can never please anybody. If you're always changing yourself based on what people say about you, then you'll completely lose yourself. How will I apply this lesson in my life? Well, I've realized that this is my life to live. If I'm constantly worried about what other people think, I will never get to where I need to go in life. I may have to do things that don't always satisfy people's expectations of me. And that's completely fine because I can only focus on building and finding myself if I stop appealing to other's thoughts and opinions.

The final seconds of the speech really hit me hard. He talks about how he found his strength in Jesus Christ and how every single one of us can find strength in whatever we find it in. He said that it wasn't the end for anyone of us. There's still hope to get back up. We can finish in our own time and take things slow if we wanted to. It astounds me how lots of people give up that easily without finding ways of getting back up. I've fallen many times in the past and gotten back up no. I try and try and guess what? I succeed in the end and get back up strong. Take your time in trying to find your way.

This is the line that struck me the most, probably not only me but a few others who have experienced being in this kind of situation.

As someone who grew up not caring about what people actually think of me, I live carelessly in life without minding people's judgement as to what they see me. I thought that just hearing or knowing their judgement would cause unnecessary uneasiness that would make me feel bad about myself.

I made sure to have a mindset full of positivity, to avoid negative thoughts that may cause harm and just live life the fullest and enjoy it while I still can.

In conclusion, just live life carelessly and never mind the people who cast judgement, as long as I live as myself without plastering a mask to face people then nothing more matters.

This is the part of the speech that struck me the most because it kind of applies to me as well. I see myself sometimes as a failure because I tend to do things wrong most of the time. The words that were said in this quote was a part of the mindset that inspired me to keep going. Although there are times I want to give up and end all the pressure and stress, I don't want to give up just because there are uncontrollable obstacles in my way, I would take those obstacles head on and learn from them to keep going. I would like to strive and reach the top, to become one of the best. 

You have yourself and everyone you love. We can't expect to receive love from everyone when I, myself can't love everyone. I'm contented with receiving love from those who I love. Not everyone can like you, you will always have one person you'll hate and there will be someone who'll hate you for no reason. If that's the case, it's not something you can't change, you just have to accept it. Always live confidently. Cultivate your interests, improve your own charms, that way you will slowly start to find yourself. And then I learned that we all have our own lives to live. You don't live to be accepted by others and you don't have to listen to what they say, that you need to change this, you need to change that, all you have to do is to be the best version of yourself and accept what you have because that's what makes you unique.

I thought life will be full of happiness when I was a kid. Some problems strike me as a kid of course. But those problems aren’t that big/deep. But now the “life” is full of ups and downs.. does “challenges” that we face every day at home, at school, to our friends, or family, etc. Does problems aren’t easy to be resolved especially when it's about family or mental health. That’s why we need God to help us find the answers to our problems. We can communicate with God by praying, reading the bible, or attending church. In “Isaiah 41:10 says “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” In this verse, it says that we shouldn’t be afraid of doing our decisions because God is with me/us. He will help us by strengthening us or guide us to the path that the Lord wants us to walk to. We just need to pray and believe and wait for his sign or message.

This line right here, out of all the other lessons I could've chosen, this made me feel as if I was exposed, it felt as if someone was slowly creeping their way inside my mind and that thought scares me.

Everyone has days where they feel like they're at the bottom of the ocean, no matter how hard they scream, it feels impossible, and yet if someone were to tell them they still have a chance to rise to the surface, to relieve themselves of this constricting feeling, they'd take it, wouldn't they?

That is exactly how I feel whenever I can't do something right, even after I've tried a hundred times. It's easy to forget that we can't be good at everything we try, we have flaws. You're not perfect and I'm not perfect either, but to just have someone whisper those simple words give me joy. Why? Because to me, it doesn't matter if the chances are close to zero, if you say I have hope, then there is hope. All I need to do is keep moving forward.

 
   Life, as we know it by experience, tend to tear us down at times when we may feel like we aren't enough. With no cynical means, people often find themselves in situations in which they're caught under the thumb of societal pressure, no matter what facets in our life is in play. 

    But this only happens once we give people the power to pressure us. Bear in mind that people condemn you for your entirely human and normal mistakes too fast, but too slow to self reflect. Nick's motivational speech lended a different perspective i've been shrugging off ever since. 

    People's satisfaction does not equate my worth, nor does their dissatisfaction. It was never my job to please everyone in my life just for the mere fear of being judged. 

It's as if you're in the body of a dead man if you don't have a purpose in life. We learn to do what we believe we are best at and use it to fulfill our purpose in this world. We establish visions, ambitions, and values as we grow from a kid to an adult, at each step of the stool. But who are we as human beings if we don't have a real purpose?

Is it the endpoint of the cycle for us to go through the phases of life and then face death? Living brings us many experiences, but the point of living, in my opinion, is to enjoy every experience we have. How can we accomplish our purpose and appreciate what the world has to offer if we are concerned about what others think of us while the hourglass ticks away, not knowing that it’ll stop at any moment?

I learned as a student that I am capable of doing a variety of tasks very well, yet I sometimes question what my purpose is. My mentality has always been so negative recently that it affects how I see other people and myself. I don't push forward with what I want to do because of the fear of judgment. However, since I want to live a purposeful life, so I'll start by doing things that make me happy, regardless of whether people conflict with what I want to do or not.

This quote is quite simple yet has deep and meaningful meaning to it. 

If I try 100 times and fail 100 times, I will never know if I would get it right on my 101st but If I fail and give up, I know that I'd regret it and I'd rather take my chances on trying until I achieve what I wanted. I choose to not give up on anything I wanted to do and to achieve because, in the end, it's going to be worth it, relieving, and a closer step to my dreams. Sometimes in life, there would be situations where It seems there is only one option and that is to give up, but it's just really you that is making up those choices. Remember, you're the main character of this story, you are the producer of your own movie, why put a limiter on things you can do just because you think you can't do it? If you believe that there is only one option, then there will always BE one option. No one can tell you what you can and can't do, don't let anyone put a limiter on you, and don't put a limiter on yourself. You can do anything with the grace of God if you just believe in yourself and believe you can achieve anything.