All Changes Are For The Better
English 101
October 3, 2013
All Changes Are For The Better
Thomas Edison once said, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” It is a valuable saying and imparts great wisdom. People do not see a chance to succeed because it looks like tiresome work. In other words, a person prefers bright and shiny conditions for achieving a goal, and in most cases overlooks a really good opportunity. When I think about it, it reminds me of a time in my life when I was witness to the powerful meaning of this quote.
During life people are looking for the best conditions for themselves. People solve their problems and try to find the most advantageous decisions. People like to make excuses, thinking that they are not able to do something. They think that it is going to take too much time, but time goes constantly. If they started a task now, in one year they will be closer to their goal. My mother told me a story of losing opportunity to make a career ladder. By the time she got a social degree in college she was pregnant with me, and my mother decided to stop her education and stay at home like a housewife. Later she bewailed the lost chance to see herself in a work environment. It happened because it looked hard and boring. In this case she found easiest decision by closing a door to an opportunity. Edison wanted to say in this quote that only with time and work these overalls may be a beautiful dress.
With this quote the author may have wanted to encourage people to be more brave, strong, and be ready for changes for better life. Edison sent the message do not be afraid of doing something new, even if it seems extremely hard. Everybody likes to stay in front of their TV and feel comfortable, but it isn’t everything that we need. Let’s take an example how people suddenly change their destiny to come to another country. For the first time this opportunity looks like an impossible task and heavy toil. It was so
October 3, 2013
All Changes Are For The Better
Thomas Edison once said, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” It is a valuable saying and imparts great wisdom. People do not see a chance to succeed because it looks like tiresome work. In other words, a person prefers bright and shiny conditions for achieving a goal, and in most cases overlooks a really good opportunity. When I think about it, it reminds me of a time in my life when I was witness to the powerful meaning of this quote.
During life people are looking for the best conditions for themselves. People solve their problems and try to find the most advantageous decisions. People like to make excuses, thinking that they are not able to do something. They think that it is going to take too much time, but time goes constantly. If they started a task now, in one year they will be closer to their goal. My mother told me a story of losing opportunity to make a career ladder. By the time she got a social degree in college she was pregnant with me, and my mother decided to stop her education and stay at home like a housewife. Later she bewailed the lost chance to see herself in a work environment. It happened because it looked hard and boring. In this case she found easiest decision by closing a door to an opportunity. Edison wanted to say in this quote that only with time and work these overalls may be a beautiful dress.
With this quote the author may have wanted to encourage people to be more brave, strong, and be ready for changes for better life. Edison sent the message do not be afraid of doing something new, even if it seems extremely hard. Everybody likes to stay in front of their TV and feel comfortable, but it isn’t everything that we need. Let’s take an example how people suddenly change their destiny to come to another country. For the first time this opportunity looks like an impossible task and heavy toil. It was so