i cannot give up. i hope to never give up.

Its Wednesday and i need to put up a post and i didn't know what to write tbh. But something popped up and i feel that it is a good time to talk about that ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yesterday, I was watching an anime called Black Clover which is about a world where magic is the only thing that matters. magic is what defines you. no magic? everyone will look down on you. royals have stronger magic and sometimes discriminate against the "peasants" because of it. Black Clover follows this little 15 year old boy who has no magic powers but joined a Magic Knight Squad to protect the towns people from danger. He is belittled, talked down to and seen as inferior to all his opponents and other comrades from other magic squads for his lack of magic. This boy has absolutely no magical powers at all but he never gives up. He rises up to the challenge every time and never fails to defeat his opponent. why? because he never gives up.

"I may be just a pebble but I'm a pebble that can shatter diamonds" //"Gravel may be gravel, but me? I'm gravel that shatters diamonds!!!!"

"Until I get what i want, I will not give up! Well, not giving up is my only weapon!"

"Never giving up is my magic."

"If you don't give up, you'll get through."

these are some of my favourite quotes from this 15 year old magic-less, never giving up lil boy :) If you don't give up, you will never fail. Keep your chin up and keep ur eyes on the prize baby!!!

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Today, well like literally 10 mins ago, my friend had called my crying. He has anxiety and he feels like today school triggered it and he feels like he is close to or literally at his break point. He prayed to God and all he asked for was to not to have his hope and happiness taken away. word for word : "its fine maybe i don't deserve a uni, maybe i don't deserve (his ex), maybe i don't deserve my friends but please god don't take away my hope and happiness because then I wouldn't find any purpose in life anymore" that fuckin broke me. how far must u be to feel god is your last option to turn to? that god is ur last hope? how broken are u to feel like u dont even believe in urself anymore and u need god to be hopeful for u, have hope for u. And this event coupled with the many episodes of the Black Clover anime i watched yesterday, just really got me thinking what is our superpower? what is it about the human spirit that seems so powerful?

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Well, human emotion, as much as i hate to say it, is what sets us humans apart. from robots, from other animals. when a person believes in themselves and is willing to put their heart and mind into doing things that they want to do, they can accomplish their goals. Determination, patience and the sheer grit to never give up is something that will allow humans to succeed. Emotions we feel also play a big role in affecting our "never give up" spirit. Words people say can hurt u and cause you pain and discourage you from following through with your goal. But you can turn those negatives into a driving force to fuel your drive to achieve your dream. At the end of the day, your fate lies in your own hands. U control how u want ur life to go. Please don't ever give up. If u stop fighting for yrself, who then will fight for you?