Behind Every Smile Is a Battle: Why I Refuse to Give Up
I’ve heard those words before. Too often, actually.
“Try harder.”
“Stop complaining, just keep going.”
“Don’t give up, keep pushing.”
Funny, isn’t it? The ones who say that have no idea what I’m really going through.
They don’t see the prayers whispered late at night.
They don’t know how many times I’ve started over after failing.
They only see the surface.
They don’t know about the small wounds I cover by myself every night.
Sometimes, I wonder too,
“When will I finally win?”
But I’ve come to realize something — this journey isn’t just about winning or losing. It’s about who keeps going even when they’re tired. About who keeps standing even after falling again and again. About who chooses silence when mocked, and keeps walking even with shaking legs.
Am I tired? Yes.
But I know I can’t stop.
I’ve realized that life always has a direction. No matter how exhausted I am, no matter how broken I feel, I’ll keep walking — even if I have to crawl to get there.
I’ve made a promise.
To myself.
To the people I love.
I promised… this time, I will win.
No matter how hard it gets, no matter how painful it might be — I will keep going.
This isn’t just about ambition.
This is about responsibility.
It’s about a promise — my promise. As a man. As the youngest son in my family.
I will give everything I have.
I won’t stop.
Not because I’m strong, but because I don’t have any other choice.
Because I know there are people behind me who believe I can make it.
Because I know that if I give up now — all those promises will just become empty words.
I don’t want to be empty words.
I don’t want to be another broken promise.
I’ve been underestimated too many times.
I’ve been told I “don’t try hard enough,” as if everything I’ve done was never enough for the eyes of others.
But this time is different.
This isn’t about them.
This is about me.
About the promise I planted deep in my heart — slowly growing into a determination they’ll never understand.
I’ve promised myself that this time, I will win.
Not to show off.
But so I can finally say to myself:
“I did it. Not because of luck. But because I never gave up.”
I’ll keep walking.
Even if I fall.
Even if it hurts.
Even if they laugh at me.
I’ll keep walking.
This is a promise.
And I’m not breaking it.
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