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The inspiration to complete my Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

Wednesday, 27 July 2022, 16:27
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Edited by Eliot Wayne Caryl Kay, Sunday, 21 Aug 2022, 11:24

PTSD A SENSE OF DECAYAfter five years of studying with severe PTSD, Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, Tinnitus and hearing loss I had to find something to inspire me to continue through the sixth year. I cannot remember how many times i have wanted to quit but in the back of my mind was the promise I made to my dad on his deathbed. "I will complete my degree!"

The following poem by a British born American poet, Edgar, A. (1881 - 1959) is inspirational and I think of it whenever I am down and read through it to lift myself up, reminding me of my promise and of my goal.

It Couldn’t Be Done

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done
      But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
      Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
      On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
      That couldn’t be done, and he did it!

Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;
      At least no one ever has done it;”
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat
      And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
      Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
      That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
      There are thousands to prophesy failure,
There are thousands to point out to you one by one,
      The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
      Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing
      That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.

I wish you all the very best success in your studies and trust that this poem inspires you to carry on, as it has me.

The poem is available online at It Couldn’t Be Done by Edgar Albert Guest | Poetry Foundation 

Tags: Don't Quit!, PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, poetry, photography, Quotes
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