2015: Who Will Make Your Destiny Happen?

YOU MUSTN'T QUIT

by unknown

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest! If you must—but never quit.

Life is strange, with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about

When he might have won if he'd stuck it out;

Stick to your task, though the pace seems slow--

You may succeed with one more blow.

Success is failure turned inside out--

The silver tint of clouds of doubt--

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems afar;

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--

It's when things seem worst that YOU MUSTN'T QUIT.

Reflection by Ken Willers

The virtue of perseverance is truly a virtue all of us must embrace. To persevere means to continue on in the midst of struggle and adversity. Perseverance is an essential quality of character for leadership. Much good that might have been achieved in the world is lost through hesitation, faltering, wavering, vacillating, or just not sticking with it.

If you give up now...who will make your 'destiny' happen.

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