This phrase should be the motto
of the British people. It encourages people to do their best in the worst of
circumstances, though its preceding lines advise us that there are limits as to
what we can achieve and when. But the most important part of this message is to
never give up. We should always be encouraged to seek out a solution; and it’s solving
a problem or making improvements should make no difference and we should never
accept anything less. We should always be encouraged to improve ourselves. It
amazes me that this was devised by an artistic man who never saw military
service. It’s therefore humbling that Tennyson declined his first offer of baronetcy
in view of his comfortable lifestyle and it wasn’t a title that he inherited.
It’s a message that we should all take forward and interpret in our own way;
and that we shouldn’t just leave it in the hands of fictional MI6 agents.
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