Running the Distance of Life

As I was running today, a very interesting thought dawned upon me.  I realized that life is not actually much different from distance running, but in fact incredibly similar to it. In order to achieve personal success and satisfaction it doesn't matter what others have to say; it only matters how much will make you happy. In life we begin running when were born, the beginning is easy, but eventually it gets harder. In order to achieve personal success there are certain guidelines that I believe one must follow. When you get tired, you must push yourself to keep going. When you are exhausted you must push yourself once again to keep going. When you feel like quitting, you must AGAIN force yourself to keep going. The time that we can stop to enjoy our success is not when we've been worn out, or beat up, but instead when we, ourselves, decide it is time to stop and that we are truly happy with how far we've come. Now, we can't say that breaks aren't allowed, because breaks are necessary to keep oneself going, but in life and in running, we should never stop just because we want to quit. Personal success varies from person to person, be it becoming a manager at giant, having four kids, or becoming president of the United states, but in the end of the day we all have goals and they are all of equal importance. Whether we get hurt, or dragged down at any moment by people or events, we need to quickly lift ourselves back up and keep going through life and do whatever we must to achieve our personal goals and success, if we ever want to be truly happy.