Never give up in the face of adversity.

It comes on you, suddenly without warning. Always keep in mind, that it is only the test of fire, that makes fine steel.

A friend of mine shared this incident with me. His eight-year old daughter was struggling away at a jigsaw puzzle. She kept at it for hours but could not succeed. Finally, it went beyond her bedtime.

My friend told her, "Look, why don't you just give up? I don't think you will complete it tonight. Look at it another day."

The daughter looked with a strange look in her eyes, "But, dad, why should I give up? All the pieces are there! I have just got to put them together!"

If we persevere long enough, we can put any problem into its perspective.