“We need courage to believe that no situation is hopeless, to keep cheerful when we have cause for despair, to resist the impulse to complain to others about our sorry lot.” (ODAT, 5 June)
I remember when I gave up despair. I realised I was going to have to carry on living anyway and that it would be more comfortable for everyone if I wasn’t a misery. If I was going to be here, I might as well be cheerful about it.