Rejection

"That manuscript that has just come back from another editor is a previous package. Don't consider it rejected. Consider that you've addressed it "to the editor who can appreciate my work" and it has simply come back stamped "not at this address". Just keep looking for the right address."
Barbara Kingsolver

Rejection really hurts. We want so much for everyone to like us. But nobody is liked by everyone. We are all looking for different qualities in people, each person has a set of qualities that his unique personality and experience has made desireable to him. Nobody can have every quality desired by everyone. But everyone has qualities desired by at least one person. The trick is to find that someone. Sometimes it takes a lot of perseverance and a lot of rejection before you find the person who really appreciates you.

So many of us ask for something, and when the person says no, we give up. We often don't even think of asking anyone else. The reason a small child is so successful at getting what he wants is that he will keep asking and asking until he wears his parents down and they finally agree. A small child doesn't give up, and neither should you. The same tactic works among adults too. It is also very important to ask different people, if the first person really can't give you what you want. You need to keep finding different people to ask until you find one who says yes; one who appreciates your work and your request. Just keep looking for the right person.
He's out there somewhere.

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