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Give Up on Giving Up

I have been through the ups and downs of life.
I have lived the best and worst man can imagine.
I have seen war, poverty, disease, and death.
I watch it unfold and consume the lives of us all.
And after it all; All of it, I have two words still remaining with me.

These words are the reason I’m still here.
The reason I haven’t given up.
Not on hope, not on friends or family, and definitely not on life.
Want to know these words?

Never Stop

Never stop.

Never stop hoping, moving, pushing back.
When you feel down, remember you can get up.
And you will always be able to.

And when you think that it’s time to give up,
Give up, on giving up.