“Persistence is the path to success.” (Charles Chaplin)

“Persistence is the path to success.” (Charles Chaplin) Sometimes we feel like there is no one on the right path. Therefore, we should not despair when the journey is difficult, it is a sign that we are on the right path. It is in the darkness that we best see the stars that can light our way, and it is also in the most difficult and unexpected moments that we become aware of our vulnerabilities, our weaknesses, the mistakes we are making, the poorly supported certainties that we adopt as dogmas and, ultimately, our tiny smallness in the world. “It’s one thing to think you’re on the right path, it’s another thing to think your path is the only one...” (Paulo Coelho, writer) We all struggle to find the right path in life, but it’s not always easy to know what it is or where it will take us. In the end, it is the people in our lives who give us the direction and drive to move forward. We must all be aware that the emotional part is half the battle to facing anything. But sometimes, or almost always, we don't know if we are on the right path? And what are the right paths in this life, and if the crossing rope is always weak? “When we least expect it, life presents us with a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at a time like this, it is not worth pretending that nothing has happened or saying that we are not ready yet. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back” (Paulo Coelho, writer.) At certain times, we all have a tendency to want to follow safe paths, where we don't think too much, and where the essential thing is to appear to be in the right place. We forget that the right path is usually silent, perhaps that is why many give up, look around and see no applause, no company, no smiles from the crowd, and turn back, preferring the illusion of the collective to the truth of solitude. Being alone can be the best way to escape the disguised loneliness that so many live in. As the writer George Bernard Shaw said: “Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”