There are many situations in life that will not give you the results you desire. Most of your dreams will die on dry ground. Determination often only results in wasted energy and  frustrated efforts.

All of the positive thought in the world is not magically going to convert a situation to your favor. You cannot force life, nor can you charm it or coerce it to do things your way. Most likely life, whatever it is, has no interest in your personal goals and fantasies.

There is a good possibility that if life does have a purpose, it is for it’s own sake and not for yours. If you swim in the sea and swim against the tide with a positive attitude, do you think the tide might change direction just to please you?

If you go to the casino with $50, put it on the roulette wheel and pray really hard, do you think that miraculously, you will win? And if you don’t win and determine to never, never give up, do you think that eventually, you will come out as a winner… I think not!

Do you really believe that each little human on this planet is so powerful and so important that if they want something, all they have to do is nag and eventually, that thing called life will give it to them?

When you swim in the sea, if you swim with the current, you will probably enjoy the ride with a minimum of effort. If you want to swim against the current and fight life with a blind and unyielding attitude, it is doubtful that you will enjoy the ride. You will waste a lot of energy and possibly even drown – dammit!

Perhaps, the best you can hope for is to spot opportunities when you surrender and ride with the tide of life.