When the road you're trudgeing seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
and you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must - but never quit.
Life is queer, with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When we might have won if we'd stuck it out;
Stick to your task, though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with one more blow.
Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of clouds of doubt-
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when your the hardest hit-
Its when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
-Author Unknown-
"I have learned the secret of being content
in any and every situation,
whether well fed or hungry,
whether living in plenty or in want.
I can do everything through him who gives me strength."
Philippians 4:12-13