Short days by Sarah Manguso

In this reading paragraph 6 really speaks to me. The author writes "That's the trouble with the idea of success: it mutuates hope into hardness". This line is something I think a lot of people can relate to when it comes to success. Nothing ever comes easy and one common thing a lot of people say that I know is to always have hope. Sometimes hope is hard to have in certain situations, some people tend to want to give up because of frustration. One lesson I've learned though experience is hope is hard but to get what you want and whatever you already have takes a lot of hard work and dedication to slot of things in life. Things in life can be hard to get by whether it school, work, personal life etc. Sometimes success can seem close and suddenly more things come up that are in the way of that success. Sometimes it even seems impossible to hope you're going to get through it but it's another lesson in life to figure out. Somehow there is always a way. Success can be difficult but the determination and strength of one person is what pulls you closer to the success and eventually you do succeed if you don't give up. Out of this whole reading, this paragraph has a strong meaning to me because I can relate to it so well and it really is a meaning to life that's the truth. The author speaks a lot of truth in this reading and I find it to be very interesting to lots of readings I have read so far.