Topic 40 Never, never give up. Continuous exertion (ɪɡˈzə:ʃən напряжение, усилие, проявление силы волиContinuous exertion (ɪɡˈzə:ʃən напряжение, усилие, проявление силы воли, терпения) may sound very exhausting (утомительный; изнурительный) and thus, it is understandable even if some people suggest it should be better to give up sometimes. It is true at some points because the human race is not almighty (всесильльный) creature. However I would say it is not about giving up, but just changing a goal. Recognizing life events as a sequence (последоватьтельность, очерёдность, результат), I think even when giving up something, it is just adjusting (регулировочный, подгоночный) the goal to more reachable level and processes for previous goals always play a role in reaching next goal. In the first place, I would like to emphasize (подчеркнуть) that this is not only about the youth becoming competent (дееспособным), but also about all the people making their own lives more comfortable and enjoyable. For instance, both following examples I present can be seen as continuous exertion: a young person trying to become a professional musician and a person on the verge (край, грань) of death exercising (тренировка) hands in order to move them better than the previous day. If their goals are too high for them, the young person may have to change it to be working in a related field such as becoming a commentator, a voice trainer or so, and the dying person may have to change it to exercise fingers instead of hands. That is, people naturally keep trying in any case until the last minute they accept death.
Furthermore, there are also two advantages of indomitable (упорный, stubborn) attitudes (позиция, отношение). Firstly, some different approaches (подходов к) to a goal are necessary, other than blind efforts. Such a contrivance (план, приспособление, устройство) activates brain and makes human beings more alive. I do not think it is exaggerative (преувеличенный, склонный к преувеличению) to say.
Secondly, this attitude is also important when trying to achieve something extraordinary, because chances and right ideas do not always lie all together. Other chances and ideas never show up (показывать, обнаруживать) if it is given up. Totally different idea or better chances sometimes appear after groping (идти ощупью) in the dark.
From what I have been discussing above, there is no doubt about favorable (благопритный) influences of continuous exertion. Whether (Ли) agree or disagree with the statement of this topic, people keep trying by nature and it does make us alive. When I have no energy left to keep trying, I simply keep it on my mind so as not to miss any possibilities. In other words, it is possible to keep trying even when feeling like giving up. Thus, I strongly believe that we should never give up.
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