The path you're on looks different when you turn around.
You don't get to decide your part in the school play, but you do get to decide whether or not you play it well.
Hitting the kid with the ball might get you the ball, but it won't get you anyone to throw it to.
Look at the footprints you've made.
Getting lost teaches you how to read a map.
One thing you can't pretend to be is funny.