There is still time

 Take a deep breath, fill your chest. Bring courage to your heart. Everything is not over yet. There is so much of the story left to unfold. Wait.
  
 You are not in as bad a situation as you think you are. You are not the most miserable person in this world. There are those who suffer even more than you, and they too will one day conquer the world. You will see it all with your own eyes, then you will understand.
  
 Are you running late? Are you sure? How so? It could very well be that those who are ahead of you now, one day you will surpass them by far. You yourself don't know what awaits you. When they walk, you will run. When they run, you will leap. When they leap, you will fly. One must learn to fly; learn to fly before you soar. Don't try to fly before learning—you'll stumble and fall.
  
 Don't give up. That's easy. Everyone can do that. This is precisely why not everyone can go very far. Good things take time. Take your time.
  
 Are you suffering greatly today? Is everyone hurting you deeply? Does everything seem meaningless? Is everything crumbling piece by piece?
  
 Nothing more—just hold onto yourself. Watch, learn, fight. One day you will feel that if today had not come into your life, you could never have learned so much, never have known people, would have been afraid to stand face-to-face with storms. Not everyone has the good fortune to face adversity. Not everyone can learn from danger either. People learn to laugh through their tears.
  
 For many, life moves along an easy path. Walking along, when suddenly hard times arrive one day, they are completely thrown off course. If you don't believe it, wait—you will see it all. Rest assured, on that day you won't be thrown off, you will be able to turn around and stand firm... solely because of today.
  
 Hard times will come. There's no avoiding this. But one can learn to survive difficult times. Do just that. Make use of opportunity. In human life, opportunity comes disguised as adversity.
 Cry out loud, break things. Let the sky crash down on your head, let the ground slip away from under your feet, but don't give up. Those who win don't run away at the first signs of trouble, don't curl up and sit idle. Life isn't easy for them either. They persist, they keep fighting with all their strength. This alone makes all the difference. Keep at it—one day it will be yours too.
  
 Is it happening slowly? So be it! If you give up, then everything won't happen quickly anyway, will it? People can win even while losing, if they persist. People can lose even while winning, if they give up. There are countless examples. Turn the pages of history—you will see.
  
 How will you glimpse good times without fighting against bad ones? If you give up out of fear and exhaustion, that's where all possibilities die! At least see it through to the end. Despair will surround you, you will be wounded, bloodied, but you won't die, will you? Life isn't that fragile.
  
 Even if your path is different from others, don't be uncertain. Paths can indeed be different. A different path doesn't necessarily mean the wrong path, does it? Time will reveal everything. Trust in time, keep trying. Keep your intentions pure—that's all it takes.
  
 You too have much to accomplish. You too deserve honor. People will one day regard you with respect. For that day, wait with patience, enduring blows, gritting your teeth. You will see—after all these dark nights, days filled with light will surely come one day.