Never Give Up

"Never, never, never give in." - Winston Churchill

The above quotation is often mis-quoted as "...never, never give up." Winston Churchill said this during a speech given at his old school called Harrow School on October 29, 1941.

In the speech he said, "This is the lesson: 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 honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."

England had been suffering through the German Blitz from September 1940 to May of 1941. The German military had tried to break the will of the British people and a massive amount of destruction and terror had rained down upon England.

By October 1941, the British were weary but not defeated.

Winston Churchill gave his speech in the dawning light of what some refer to as survival from Germany's attempt to defeat the will of the British people. Britain struggled greatly to maintain a sense of will throughout the bombings.

Germany's blitz bombings did not work and Churchill's speech was an affirmation to all that regardless of how tough things are, "never give in" to the destructive forces you are up against.

Looking forward.

One could say that when the British looked down they saw only rubble and destruction. By looking up all they could see was smoke and the falling bombs of German war planes. Neither was very inviting.

But we can see through the smoldering flames. We can find a blue sky piercing the blackened air. At night, one can search to see twinkling stars peering back at us.

Find solace in the beauty of the universe giving us hope and strength.

If your life is being pulled down into the dirt by forces unknown.
If life is blackening your sky with clouds of doubt and worry.

Remember you can push through by looking for even the smallest bits of hope. A bright star in the night sky which catches your eye, a brilliant sunrise, or the smile from a stranger. Even when it seems all might be lost, "never give in - never give up."

Stay inpsired my friends!