Leaving it all behind

One of the things i find interesting is how we are taught how to make profits and gains and i've nothing against it. But, have you ever thought why we were never taught to let go?
Sure it's easy to say the spoils are for the victors and that when we have achived everything we set out for ourselves, we will be happy. We're faced with never ending complications in life, and ever so often we're told to hold on, never let go, fight till your last breath, when the easiest and sometimes the best way to go.. is just to let go?
Ever been in a situation where you thought that maybe if you fought it better, or persisted abit longer, or if just held on longer, that everything will be over soon and things will get better?
I'm in no way condoning that everybody is better off being a quitter, but sometimes we have to come to the realization that perhaps its time to take a step back in order to gain 5 steps forward.
Even more so if we were heading in the wrong direction to begin with. The reason i reckon to be the cause of our hard headedness to push on comes from the voice within.. or rather our egos that will not bear to suffer the shame of being called a quitter. What's worst than being called a quitter is that your own mind calls you a quitter right?
I read something interesting jsut the other day pertaining to this : " think of your ego as your goofy best friend who lends moral support but doesn’t know anything "
And its worth noting that sometimes we rely on our gut feeling that we're right, or the cause is worth fighting for and in the end we come to realize that we were wrong all the while.
In ending, please don't be quitters by any means... but just be sure you're heading in the right direction before being so darn hard headed that you ignore all the warning signs.
Maybe giving up could be the best thing that you ever did.