Uneven Sidewalk

I was a little stressed out one night so i took a walk by myself. it was very refreshing to be outside and to be by myself. I'm not used to living around people, or by suburbia, so its a little weird to me. usually when i go on walks then its on a dirt road in the middle of a field; this is a nice change.
As i was walking i tripped-which is very typical of me. i looked down to see what i had tripped over and it was the sidewalk. it was so dark i hadn't seen that it was extremely uneven. I couldn't really see anything or see if it was safe to walk. all i could see was where i wanted to go and the basic path i had to follow. i couldn't see the obstacles in my way or if i was going to be on safe ground or have sure footing or not. this got me thinking about life. all we can really see is where we want to end up and the basic things we need to do to get there. we can't see what is going to be in our way or if we are going to trip over something.
it didn't matter that i couldn't see if i was going to fall or not, i kept walking. in life it doesn't matter if i'm going to fail or not, i keep trying. thats all i can do is to keep trying. luckily in life we have friends and family who will be there to catch us when we fall and to help us see the path. sometimes my parents have a "flashlight" where they can beam a light on a section of the sidewalk/my life and let me know what i should do to cross safely. my friends also have flashlights and they help me a lot too. i just hope that i can help them when they need it too. for some reason our flashlights usually only work for other people. why is that? i can see what others should do a lot clearer than i can see what i should do. all i can do is try and hope for the best.
just keep going and never give up. it doesn't matter how many times i fall or fail, as long as i keep striving after my goals.