For days he trekked through the endless snow. His frostbitten toes holding on for dear life within his worn boots.

All hope was lost. He always knew Antarctica could be a hellish place, but he told himself it was worth it.

The first man to walk the length of the Antarctica continent. What a feat that would be.

But halfway all he wanted to do was give up. He barely remembered life before the snow. Even the penguins he encountered miles back were becoming a distant memory.

There was nothing to keep him going.

That was until he saw it, an ickle bundle of joy poking its head up from a small crack in the ice.

A baby seal.

The sight alone warmed his heart just enough to make him think, “I can do this” and so after a moment of quiet content he continued on.