The Man Who Think He Can Reaction

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“The Man Who Thinks He Can” by Walter D. Wintle concludes with the statement, “But soon or late the man who wins/Is the one who thinks he can” (15-16). This poem expresses that the reader should believe in themselves. I found this poem to be very relative to the way I live and the way I am encouraged to experience life. The main purpose in all of our lives is to help others, and in order to do that, we must first be able to succeed in our own lives. These lines are especially influential to me because I recognize it as modern parallel to my favorite bible passage, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phillipians 4:13). Whenever I am discouraged and am anticipating failure, my dad tells me, “Those who think they can, and those who think they can’t are both right.” During tough times throughout my life, I first think to myself that I will never be able to move past them. I never overcome obstacles until I begin to think differently. Recently, as a result of quotes like this, and especially the passage from Phillipians, I have had a much more positive outlook on life. This is because whenever something rough is thrown at me in life, I think to myself that I can overcome it, and I eventually am able to do this. After the death of a close friend of mine, I never thought I would be able to move on. However, I saw that many of my friends also needed much help. The only thing I wanted more than my friend back was to help my friends through that time. My main goal was to relieve and aid my friends. The only way I could accomplish that was to first help myself. I was able to move past that tragedy by telling myself I know I can overcome this because I need to help my friends. I miss my friend terribly, but soon or late the man who wins is the one who thinks he

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