mouth down-turned into a frightfully disillusioned smile: he doesn’t sound angry, just incredibly tired.
❝ ——————- …. Wh — Dad?❞ ❝ ….. D— … Dad – what do you mean?❞ ❝….. I’m sorry – I didn’t mean to upset you — …❞ ❝ I just don’t know wh – ….❞ ❝ I have no idea what I did to … ❞ ❝ ——- ❞ ❝ …………….. ❞ ❝ ……………………… ❞
The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, confrontation with cheerfulness, and trial with humility.
But ——- [ ∂ιѕαρρσιηтмєηт ] ?
That’s the hardest burden to bear; it is knowing that you are not good enough. Inherently not good enough.
It’s knowing that there is absolutely nothing you can do to redeem yourself — it is knowing that despite all efforts, attempts, monumental amounts of energy put forth in a cause or situation — you cannot change the opinion of those who mean the most to you. That’s what disappointment means.
❝……….. Dad, I have no idea what I did to … to disappoint you — … ❞ ❝…. And I’m sorry!❞ ❝ …. — Just tell me what I did wrong, and I’ll fix it — ! ❞ ❝ I promise … !❞
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