Problems Can Mean Answers

When someone is given a chance, it can also mean that they have been given an opportunity. To improve and to do better. A quote by Duke Ellington captures this meaning with a quote so meaningful, “A problem is a chance for you to do your best”. Ellington’s quote means that after failing, you always have a chance to get back up and try again. It means that you don’t always get one go around something. Meaning that there is more time to do something right. This quote is more of a powerful statement, as opposed to just a quote or saying. Over time, you will realize that there is a chance to do better, or do your best even if it doesn’t feel right.

Over the years, I have had to learn and go through many problems. They may be my fault, or not. I have yet to come to a problem that has occurred that couldn’t be turned around with an opportunity. Just the other day, there was a friend of mine who ran into a problem, perhaps a misunderstanding. They talked and now there is an opportunity for a friendship that is wide open. She could be one of her best friends for the rest of her life. Not knowing is going to happen while in most problems. Sometimes it could just be a mistake between one or two people that just may need some help navigating the situation. I can think back to so many problems I have run into, basically they fall onto one another. One thing leads to another, it can be good or bad.

During anything that you do in life, no matter the circumstances, there is always a time to reflect as well. I think that Ellington’s quote also means a sort of reflection. When there is a problem, it is a chance to do your best. Reflecting can be a big part of that, realizing a mistake or anything like that calls for reflection. It might not always be about you, but even to reflect on other’s behavior, is not always a bad thing. I’ve found that it can be the best way to turn something into something else, perhaps a bad into a good. Sometimes it can also mean that something is off with say, a friendship, it might not be you. That’s why it is good to reflect. Sometimes, when I’m feeling like I need to reflect, I take out a notebook, a write down some things to improve on, some things that could be fixed too. I encourage some to try out this mechanism, even just attempt to create something small, that could mean a whole lot.

The last thing I want to express is that sometimes, you won’t see the good in things, even in people. Occasionally, there will be a time when there is something that you won’t like, and you won’t know it until revising the situation. There is time to do things good, and if you don’t do it correctly the first time, so what. My point is, there is time for learning in every good or bad situation. Don’t believe that if something happens for the first time, that it will be the last time. There’s always room to try again and be a better version of you.

“Night sky” by YLev is licensed under CC BY 2.0