should i give up or should i just keep chasing pagments

Asha traced ancient Tamil Brahmi script with trembling fingers, her grandmother's poetry collection open beside unpaid invoices. The local PaybookClub had rejected her latest submission. Rejection stung, but her ancestors' words whispered through generations. She thought of the poet Kambar, who persisted through doubt. Why should she surrender now? That evening, Asha joined the writing circle—faces familiar, stories shared. They celebrated her verses in their mother tongue, affirmed her worth beyond payment. Her grandmother smiled from memory. Chase the work, they said. Community sustains us all.