Why Hard Work Doesn’t Exist

One weird way to handle failure and succeed in the future.

Khadejah
ILLUMINATION
Published in
3 min readAug 20, 2023

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I didn’t make it.

As my eyes panned over the list three times, I couldn’t find my name. I stood there in awe. I cried for hours when I got home.

I didn’t make my high school wind ensemble. I played alto saxophone ever since the 6th grade.

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Khadejah
ILLUMINATION

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