The Brick Walls

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people.

- The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

And occasionally, such quotes jump out from their typeface to strike a figurative gong in my head that reverberates for a few moments. I find myself questioning if I had tried hard enough, if I could have done more, and if I should have tried even harder, to accomplish my pursuit.

But as I turn the page to another chapter which tells of a different story, the transient period of introspection and reflection comes to pass, and the mind re-engages with the plot once more, relegating any residual thoughts to a forgotten chamber situated at a secluded part of my mind.