Someone Asked Me Once...

Someone asked me once, "Would you have still tried even if you knew it would not work?"

I said, "It's like this--a championship game for basketball. Two seconds left on the shot block. My team is down by just a point. I have the ball and I'm open for a jump shot. Should I take the shot or not? If I make it, we win and celebrate. If I don't, we lose and go home crying. I guess I'll still take that shot; and, just in case I miss that shot, I'd still cry. But, it feels a lot less painful knowing that at least I tried."