Dec '40/Jan '41 National Radio News
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When I first saw the title of this poem from a 1941 edition of National
Radio News, I thought it was going to be a plea to amateur radio operators
not to give up their hobby just because the government would eventually
prohibit broadcasting during the World War II years. As it turns
out, the poem predated that era and is instead a generic encouragement
to the magazine's readers to press on regardless of obstacles. It did
show up in the Christmas issue, so maybe it was simply a message in
the spirit of peace on Earth and goodwill toward man. In these harsh
years of the government fomenting division and class envy amongst its
citizens, it's kind of hard to relate to such a gentle, kindly mindset,
but indeed it did once exist in America. Anyway, I though it was worth
reprinting here. "Don't Quit" is sort of a simpler version of Rudyard
Kipling's famous poem of inspiration titled "If."
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Radio News articles.
Don't Quit!
When
things go wrong - as they oft times will; When the fight you're
making is all "up hill" ; When funds are low and debts are high
And you try to smile but are forced to sigh; When cares sap
your energy, every whit - Rest, if you must, but don't you quit!
Life is strange, with its twists and turns - As, sooner or later,
each of us learns - And many a beaten man turns about When he
might have won, had he stuck it out! Never give up! Nor pause to
fret! You may arrive with one more step!
Success is failure turned inside out - The "silver tint" of the
"cloud" of doubt - And you never can tell how close you are;
It's often near when it still seems far. So, still fight on when
you're hardest hit! It's then, most of all, you shouldn't quit!
- Anonymous.
Posted April 17, 2014
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