A bend in the road is not the end of the road, unless you fail to make the turn.
The quote isn't literally talking about roads, but about life's vicissitudes that people encounter when making certain important decisions. As we grow older, many people realize how challenging it is to live daily, battling with one issue after another. Along the way, people give up, some turn back and return to the point where they started, only a few make the turn to the end of the road, and sometimes the results at those ends aren't promised.
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Failure in this journey of life only comes when you give up trying. No one knows from where their blessing would come; daily they only take the risk, hoping that behind the turn is a glorious future that awaits them. A lot of people have failed and remained fallen on the ground, refusing to stand back on their feet, because in their falling state is a comfort that aligns with their desire for a pleasurable life.
Many people with great potential fell without discovering the extent to which they could be a blessing to a wider generation. I know they fought a good fight, but unfortunately they couldn't hold on until the end. Some were scared of failure, but it is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default. While you live, make the turn at the bend of the road, not minding what lies behind or ahead. Someone out there wants exactly the kind of person you are, complete with all the flaws and failings you come with.
