你校正在进行“英语读书周”活动，该活动要求学生摘录名言佳句并相互交流。
某同学摘录了句子：
“Your future depends on many things but mostly on you”。
请按下列要求用英语写一篇100-120个词的短文：
1. 针对摘录句中的观点谈谈你的看法；
2. 举例说明理由。
注意：短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考范文：
I believe that our future depends to a large extent on our own efforts.
Take Thomas Edison as an example，he didn't quit working on the light bulb because he failed hundreds of times. Instead，he regarded his failure as a learning opportunity.
As a result，he finally invented the light bulb and changed the world.
