Today’s post is courtesy of The ALearningaDay Challenge. We have 11 participants who are going all out on daily blogging, daily book reading, and daily exercise. I’m sure I’ll get down to putting together an index of all their blogs soon. But, for a taste, do check out The Book Bytes Project. With 14-15 book snippets every day, it’s an example of ‘inspiration guaranteed.’
Today’s blog post is a re-blog from Shweta, one of the regulars in the ALearningaDay community.
Just Do It
I just spent an entire weekend with my one-year old nephew. The sweetheart is just learning to walk, and keeps waddling around the house, falling with a loud thump every few minutes. He is also beginning to say his first words and calls everyone ‘appa’ (or father).
Besides serving as an unhappy reminder that I’m growing old, the little tyke reminded me of how important it is to just believe. If babies ever pondered over how difficult learning a language is, they would never get around to mastering one (as they all do).
Sometimes, the walls around me are simply the ones I create. The most interesting people around me are those who have stretched the limits of what is considered possible. I find that most Americans around me grow up with this attitude—they do not let themselves be limited by their perceptions of their abilities, but keep moving towards their goals. It’s an attribute that inspires awe. For it is better to fail than to never have tried at all…
My favorite quip here is “If babies ever pondered over how difficult learning a language is, they would never get around to mastering one (as they all do).”
A very nice reminder the next time I find excuses to weasel out of learning something new.
A Learning a Day 