Strive

            In the video Mr. Rollins says “sometimes your great ambitions will be momentarily stymied afforded and marginalized by people who are luckier.” I took this and thought about it and I thought about what it means. I believe it means not all of us come from the same thing. Not all of us come from wealth. We are all different and we all must work in a different way. Some people who come from money still must work to be successful. “Some of the greatest Americans, thinkers, artists, architects, politicians, and other movers, shakers, creators all over the world have come from very meager beginnings.” Mr. Rollins says this because I think he wants us to see that not everyone starts off with a lot. He tells us that some of greatest Americans didn’t come from a lot at the beginning and that they had to work to get to where they are today. “Just because you come from nothing you must not let that be something that holds you back.” When he says this in the video I think of something positive. I think about how many people did come from nothing but they are now successful. He begins to say that some people don’t know the value of things because it just gets handed to them. When I heard that I thought that is not always true. Some people who come from very wealthy families don’t always flaunt what they have. Yes, there are people out there who do but not all. He starts to separate people by what they have and don’t have and in my opinion I personally do not think that is right. There are different people in this world but everyone has had to work for what they want like I have said multiple times. He starts to make it seem like if you got it then you got it and there’s no in between. Everyone can be successful but not everyone wants to work to get there. If you want something you work for it and in the end, you will be rewarded with the outcome. When Mr. Rollins was younger he was sexually assaulted. He eventually suffered from depression and later on had to take medication for it. I think the reason Mr. Rollins is talking to us is because he dose not want us to give up on anything. He had to learn not to give up on things he wanted just because of his past. Mr. Rollins wants us to strive for what we want so we can get to where we want to be like he did himself.