When best is not good enough

Sometimes, hard work doesn't pay off.

You can grind for hours, stress for days; straining and pushing yourself to the limit. You can work non-stop without any rest until you get physically, mentally and emotionally tired. You become drained of all the energy you could fight with.

However, all these drops of blood and sweat do not guarantee a good return. In fact, in some cases, nothing is given for your effort. You can try as hard as you can, do everything that you can come up with and give it your all. Despite of everything that you've done, you might still fail. Accomplishing nothing, getting nothing, succeeding at nothing.

All the hard work, all the struggles, all the pain, all the effort. They all seem to go down the drain.

Sometimes, trying your best is just not good enough.