Determination

SparkPeople Translation
People that quit because of failure are being shortsighted. It’s not their fault. They’ve bought into the popular idea that failure and success are opposite ends of the scale. You either achieve one or the other. This kind of thinking ignores the fact that they can actually be part of the same, longer-term process. A process that eventually, inevitably, results in triumph. Failure is just another step closer to your goal. Edison knew that every time one of his lightbulb prototypes blew up, he was that much closer to success than to ultimate failure. He knew that if he had enough failures (and he had thousands), that he would reach the right answer. And in the end, he is famous for that one right answer and his failures may well have never existed. So don’t give up on your dreams. You never know when you might hit on that right answer.

My Interpretation
It is so tempting to give up, isn't it? "Why bother?", we say, "It's too hard, I'm not strong enough, I'll never make it." It is hard. No one ever promised that this walk would be easy or smooth, especially when we do it alone. It's time to grow up and realize that it is only with the Lord's help and guidance that we can come out as pure gold from a whole lot of tarnish and rust. We all fail sometimes. Never let anyone convince you that there is perfection in any other human being. There is only One who can claim that title and He is the One to be worshiped and praised. We're all a work in progress and our failures prove that at least we're trying. Keep going on; the trip is well worth the prize.