Of course life may hold more disappointment and disillusionment,
but getting to do the things you want to do, with joy, is one of the very reasons we were born.
So don't be afraid of the adults who scold you for walking away from what you don't want to do.
They simply don't yet know what else you might turn out to be better at.
— Hwang Sok-yong —
I saw this image going around on Facebook and tracked down the original..
As I was reading it, Pushkin's poem suddenly came to mind.
If by life you are deceived,
Don't be dismal, don't be wild.
In the day of grief, be mild
Merry days will come, believe.
Heart is living in tomorrow;
Present is dejected here.
In a moment, passes sorrow;
What has passed will be more dear.
— Pushkin —
