Inspiring Stories: DO NOT GIVE UP - HAVE HOPE

The following is an inspiring true story of Alex W. Miller a writer who worked at The Walt Disney Company. He was the one who wrote a children's book titled "Beyond The River":

For most people, graduation is a very exciting day - the culmination of many years of hard work. But the graduation ... no.

I remember a weekend two years ago. Family and friends come from different countries to see us walking on the stage. But like everyone in angkatanku, I see the economic situation went from bad to worse. Our graduates who have a degree, but the prospects are very limited. Many applications are not accepted my job and I know the next day, when I rent a house which had expired, I will no longer have a place called home.

You know that feeling when you wake up and just overwhelmed by fear? The fear of something that you can not control - a sense of failure continues to haunt you hope that everything is happening so far only a bad dream? Feelings that occur continuously in my life. A day like a week, a week like a month, and months of what seemed like endless misery. And make the most frustrating part is I do not care how many times I tried, I like not making any progress.

So what do I do to keep my sanity? I write. Write the words in each page to make everything look a little more obvious - a little brighter. The article gave me hope. And if you really want something ... sometimes a bit of hope is that you need!

I channel their frustration into a children's book. Beyond The River is an epic story of a small fish that refuses to give in realizing his dreams.

And then one day, without having a degree in writing or contacts and relationships in the world of writing - only with hard work and perseverance - I was offered a publishing contract for my first book! After that, slowly everything started falling into place. I was offered a contract for the second book. Then, a few months later, I called in an interview with The Walt Disney Company and was hired after that.

"Do not give up". Even if everything looks bleak right now, do not give up. Two years ago I was curled up in my car eating cold soup. Everything has changed. If you work hard, give time, and do not give up, everything will always be better. Often our dreams are just upstream of the river ... What we need is the courage to push ourselves to the other side.

(sumber : http://www.lovevirtue.com)