Life is like a piece of clay. It is up to you what you want to sculpt it into. Some people are born into already beautiful sculpted pieces of clay, others are given the tools to sculpt, though there are few in the world who have dried out clay that seems impossible to mold. These people’s lives are already set up for tragedy as soon as they enter this world. For some, they call these situations fate. They believe that there is no way out. They are wrong. There is no point in your life that you can’t control. Abraham Lincoln and Joe Hoyal proved this. These two men never gave up no matter how difficult the situation they were in. They always kept following their dreams. These two men inspire me and have encouraged me to keep on following my dreams.
Abraham Lincoln was a hard worker that never stopped, even when the situation seemed impossible. He once said, “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” It was hard for him to grow up in a small, one room log cabin and with no mom at the age of nine. His childhood was hard. It was also hard for the Lincoln family to afford living in Hardin County, Kentucky making them move to Perry County, Indiana to allow them to make ends meet. Later, Lincoln realized how he could make a difference in the world and he got involved in politics. In 1858, Lincoln ran against Stephen A. Douglas for Senator. He lost that election, but he now had a national reputation that won him the Republican nomination for President in 1860, and he won the presidency. Even though Abe lived a challenging childhood he still had faith to keep going. He was not the only person like this. Joe Hoyal also never gave up hope for a new start.
“Anything worth doing is worth doing your best.” This is a common thing that Joe Hoyal would say to others and to himself to remember that if you are going to do anything at life, you better do it to the best of your abilities or don’t do it all. Just like Abe, Joe kept going no matter how hard things got. His dad died when he was only seven. His mom then had to care for two young boys as a single parent. She also had little money since she did not work, and Joe would even work some small jobs around the neighborhood to bring some money to his family. This family soon moved from Chicago, Illinois to San Diego, California so that they could be closer to family. Joe later saw how much love was shared through teaching and wanted to give back to others. So he went to college to study to become a teacher, though he barley had enough money to make it through. He was able to work multiple jobs through out college. Though he had some rough times in his childhood, he never stopped believing that he could do something better.
Even though I didn’t have struggles with my childhood, I still lost hope sometimes when it came to following my heart and my dreams. There have been times where my dreams seem impossible to fulfill because of the situation in my life, but these two people have inspired me to keep going no matter how hard things get. I know that I can do anything if I set my mind to it. Everyone should listen to the message in these two men’s lives. They taught us all that no matter how dried up are clay pieces are they is always a chance to put water on them and that anything is possible. That no matter how dry things get, if you have faith you can get through anything.
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