"Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never
--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in,
except to convictions of honor and good sense.
Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently
overwhelming might of the enemy."
~Winston Churchill
Never Give Up
Sir Winston Churchill took three years getting through eighth grade
because he had trouble learning English. It seems ironic that years later
Oxford University asked him to address its commencement exercises.
He arrived with his usual props. A cigar, a cane and a top hat
accompanied Churchill wherever he went.
As Churchill approached the podium, the crowd rose in appreciative applause.
With unmatched dignity, he settled the crowd and stood confident before his admirers
Removing the cigar and carefully placing the top hat on the podium,
Churchill gazed at his waiting audience. Authority rang in Churchill's voice
as he shouted, "Never give up!"
Several seconds passed before he rose to his toes and repeated: "Never give up!"
His words thundered in their ears. There was a deafening silence as Churchill
reached for his hat and cigar, steadied himself with his cane and left the platform.
His commencement address was finished.
P.S:
The shortest and most powerful speech ever......
and therefore my favourite speech.
So very often when we fail to see the result...we give up......
and the result that is out of sight.....but just turning the corner.....
goes away......because we gave up.
Ever so often the enemy is not outside.....
it is the self sabotage pattern within.
Never give up ......on our self..........
or anyone/anything else....ever.....no matter what :)
Namaste,
Bhagya
Thanks so much for posting this very inspiring write-up!!! It's beautiful!!! :):):)
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