Imagine the regret you would feel if someone were to tell you that you were merely a step away from achieving what you wanted, but just didn’t know it at that moment and decided to give in to that horrid temptation.
I have been there. I carry the shame of being an ABD (all but dissertation). I was very close from achieving my goal, but financial restraints and personal issues forced me to return to my country before finishing my PhD. That decision brought lots of tragedies to my personal and professional life. In retrospect it always looks clear that you were not supposed to quit, that you had to go through hell and deep waters, but in the middle of the crisis it does not look that clear at all.
My family is facing a major crisis now in a country that is falling to peaces. Should we stay? should we leave? is leaving the county a form of quitting? is staying a form a suicide? How much should one fight? When is it wiser to quit and move on?
I think evading a danger is different from the pursuit of success. The are two different things. If you have the capacity to move your family to safety then I would suggest you do that, but you also need to plan for your living survival.
You're absolutely right. Thanks for commenting
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