When a reddit user posted a story
about being laughed at for falling
while lifting weights at the gym,
Arnold Schwarzenegger showed up
in the comments to offer support by
saying he was proud of him, because
even though he fell, at least he was
falling in the right direction. Source
From GovSchwarzenegger: Someone told me about this. I hope I’m not too late here, I’m
traveling, but I wanted to chime in.
I always say don’t be afraid of failure, because how far can you really
fall? You found out – to the ground. It’s right there. Now you know it
isn’t anything that should scare you.
You should be proud that you weren’t afraid- not embarrassed that you
failed. You could have made excuses not to walk into the door, but you
didn’t. You knew it would be hard, and it would be uncomfortable, and it
might be awkward – and you did it anyway. That’s courage.
I’m proud of you.
The last guy I rooted for broke a world record in the deadlift. You have
more in common with him than you think.
First, he started out lifting just the bar, too (when you look at him,
he may have been 3 months old at that point). Second, imagine his
courage. He walked up to that bar in front of a big audience and
television cameras, knowing that not only had he never lifted that much
before – NO ONE on earth had – and it was highly likely he would
completely fail. You may not think about it this way, but you showed
that courage, on a smaller level.
Finally, I’m rooting for you, too. You took the first step and you fell,
but at least you fell in the right direction, so get back up and take
the next step. Keep moving forward.
JK Rowling: Suddenly, light started shining through the window!
J.R.R. Tolkien: The window, which hanged on the wall, softly letting its curtains dance around the room, suddenly brought a bright light into the house.
Douglass Adams: Quite unexpectedly, light shined through the window in the room, which was less surprising when you think about the fact that’s what windows are for.
Lemony Snicket: Light shined through the window abruptly.
abruptly, usually means unexpected, or sudden. For instance, if your mother picked you up from school after telling you twice about doing that, it would not be abruptly. However, if someone were to tell you your house burned down and your parents were dead without telling you to sit down first, it would very much be called, abruptly.
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