Attempt

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Attempt must be made even when failure is certain, for nothing in this world can be predicted with absolute certainty; except perhaps the will and struggle to stay alive - since this will certainly conclude in a failure, if staying alive was what you really were attempting. So don't struggle or attempt to stay alive, you will fail. Rather be alive and you will never fail.

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