In the horrible circumstances which seem almost beyond hope and goodness the power to move forward requires truly great determination and courage. People like Terry Fox, The Man in The Road and Neil Pashrica, author of The Book of Awesome show strong examples of determination through their ability to keep moving.  Terry Fox overcame his depression after losing his leg to cancer and made a commitment to raise money and awareness, determined to live his life helping others.  The Man in The Road has a burning passion to see his son kept alive in this post-apocalyptic nightmare they are in.  Neil Pachrica fought through a series of depressing moments in his life to end up writing one of the most inspiring books of the decade.   All of these people kept going through gruelling sorrows and pain. They attempted to make the best in what they had, refusing to give up, showing that the determination to move forward is always the best option.

Terry Fox was diagnosed with cancer and had to have is leg amputated at the age of 18. After that, instead of giving up on himself and the world around him, he sought to devote his life to helping raise awareness and money for cancer.  He made a goal for himself to run across Canada with only one real leg, slowly battleing his way dozens of Kilometers with never a day of rest makes me belive he was one of the most amazing people i have ever heard of.  His choices were able to insire a nation and though he died before reaching his goal to run all around Canada he can be said to be one of the greatest Canadains who ever lived. Terry Fox was truly an incredibly determined person who was able to push his body to the edge in the hopes of helping others. From that he became a national hero. I can’t even imagine his passion to run across Canada in that pain. He has left an everlasting legacy that has helped raise over 500 million dollars towards cancer research.

The Man in The Road has made the difficult choice to keep living for the love of son in a terrifying barren wasteland which seems only to have unspeakable evils around it.  His ability to keep moving moves me.  He has the strength to attempt the seemingly impossiple goal of survival even while facing his wifes suicide and endless solitude he wants to protect his son.  "I will kill anyone who touches you. Do you understand?" The Man said this after killing a man who tried to grab his child   He walked hundreds of miles and fought through blistering cold while avoiding deranged cannibals to keep his son alive.  Right before the brink of death, with all of their supplies and their hope long gone, they kept pushing onward. Their determination proved fruitful as they soon stumbled upon a fully supplied bunker with an almost infinite amount of food and water.  Their will to keep going led them to spectacular rewards, much like Neil Pachrica who overcame his depression and wrote a book which sold hundreds of thousands of copies. 

Neil Pachrica's impressive strength in the face of adversity shows a remarkable example of the great rewards from staying positive.  Neil wrote an inspiring book about some of the truly great little things the world around us has to offer.  He came to write this book after facing considerable sorrow.  Shortly after he and his wife got a divorce one of his best friends took his life. This sent him into a rapidly spiralling depression, which he fought through by creating a blog on some of the world’s tiny everyday miracles.  His choice to refuse to give up not only had an effect on him but upon millions of others as he taught the world to look at all the great things that surround us that we take for granted.

Through people like Terry Fox, The Man in The Road and Neil Pachrica we see the importance of the ability to keep moving on even when faced with the most depressing of circumstances.   Perseverance in the face of sorrow or evil is not always the easy path but always the right one.  As you work your way through your problems instead of giving up you will lead yourself to a better future.  It gives hope to those around you as they get joy and keep pushing on with you.