![]() ![]() My business, like millions of others, is unrecognisable from late February – how quickly life has changed, and priorities altered. It is that glimpse of hope when everything seems hopeless. “ The silver tint of the clouds of doubt” is maybe my pandemic “silver lining”. A very much needed positive mindset boost. On Day 58 of our lockdown I find “Don’t Quit” even more relevant. Guest and originally called “ Keep Going” but even if the author is in doubt, the strength of its message during the pandemic, to me, is unquestionable. There has been a dispute that it was actually written by Edgar A. The BBC cited the author as John Greenleaf Whittier but the printed version I have kept for over 40 years simply states “ Anonymous”. It took me back to my childhood as that is when I “discovered” the poem. He says not to give up the fights even when we are hardest hit, and when things get worse one must never give up.Back in early April as the grip of COVID-19 tightened around the UK, the BBC presented a message of hope – Idris Elba read the poem Don’t Quit. We can never tell how close we are to success, though it may seem to be very far, it may be very close to us. Here doubts areĬompared to clouds which stop us from thinking clearly. He declares that success is nothing but failure previously experienced, and the silver lining of a dark cloud of doubt. He repeats not to give up though life may pass slowly and we might succeed with another attempt. Many failures do not remain so, but turn into success and a person who had been losing would have won if he had not given up. He says that life is strange with many twists and turns, and many of us learn it sometimes in our lives. He advises to take a break but not to give up. He says not to quit when money is not sufficient and debts are heavy, when we want to be happy but can only sigh, and when worries are pressing us down. Second line is a comparison-our life and its difficulties. The poet asks us not to quit when things go wrong, and the job we have taken up is very difficult or our life is fraught with difficulties. When we are hardest hit and essentially when things get worse we must never quit. He reiterates that we should stick to the fight ![]() Lining to a dark cloud and so we might never know how close we are to success, though the horizon seems far and unreachable. He advises man to rest if heĮdgar A.Guest says life is strange withs its ups and downs and we must move ahead even if the pace of life is slow and strained with failuresĮdgar then goes on to say that "Success is failure turned inside out" and that there is always a silver The poet metaphorically describes life as a road which mightīe "all uphill." That's when man is expected to carry on even when there is a lack or want of money and when debts are mounting. The poem begins with the lines, "When things go wrong ,as they sometimes will." Human beings expect things to go rightĪlways and naturally feel frustated and discouraged at the slightest negative twist or turn in their lives. The poem "DON'T QUIT", written by Edgar Albert Guest has tons of encouragement and optimism. It's when things seem worst that you must not quit. So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit. When he might have captured the victor's cup,Īnd he learned too late when the night slipped down,Īnd you never can tell how close you are, When he might have won had he stuck it out ĭon't give up though the pace seems slow. When the funds are low and the debts are high,Īnd you want to smile, but you have to sigh, ![]() When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, ![]()
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