*"Dear Trevor,
After careful review, we cannot offer you admittance to our University."*
As my brain processes each word typed onto this piece of paper, my spirits hit the ground faster than a rocket launched into Israel.
Funny isn't it?
I spend 17 years of my life being told by my parents I am the smartest, cutest, most handsome boy in all of God's green earth.
Here I am, starting to believe them.
I've spent the past two days driving myself to the edge, "What if I spent one more hour studying, one more day practicing, one more month preparing?"
These "what ifs" have the power to drive someone far away from their true self.
I soon found myself with two options.
Option number one: I can drive myself crazy thinking about every opportunity missed.
Option number two: I can prove them wrong.
So I decided to give them their own denial letter:
*"Dear fortunate fool,
After careful thought, I am writing today to thank you. Due to your denial, I will now be working twice as hard to prove you wrong. I will treat everyday as though someone was working twice as hard to take it away from me. I look forward to the day I am asked, 'What has driven you to become the most successful man in the world.' And I will respond, 'I was told I was not good enough, and that just would not do.'
Sincerely yours,
A fortunate denial"*
Jan 27, 2015
Jan 27, 2015 at 11:28 PM UTC
*"Dear Trevor,
After careful review, we cannot offer you admittance to our University."*
As my brain processes each word typed onto this piece of paper, my spirits hit the ground faster than a rocket launched into Israel.
Funny isn't it?
I spend 17 years of my life being told by my parents I am the smartest, cutest, most handsome boy in all of God's green earth.
Here I am, starting to believe them.
I've spent the past two days driving myself to the edge, "What if I spent one more hour studying, one more day practicing, one more month preparing?"
These "what ifs" have the power to drive someone far away from their true self.
I soon found myself with two options.
Option number one: I can drive myself crazy thinking about every opportunity missed.
Option number two: I can prove them wrong.
So I decided to give them their own denial letter:
*"Dear fortunate fool,
After careful thought, I am writing today to thank you. Due to your denial, I will now be working twice as hard to prove you wrong. I will treat everyday as though someone was working twice as hard to take it away from me. I look forward to the day I am asked, 'What has driven you to become the most successful man in the world.' And I will respond, 'I was told I was not good enough, and that just would not do.'
Sincerely yours,
A fortunate denial"*
**** the system.
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