He is saying that we should keep a firm hold on hope never give up no matter what happens. Ehh that’s what I think he is trying to say
It helps you figure out what you want to investigate and how.
If you look at a map of the Nile, you'll see it has a bunch of tributaries (Lake Victoria, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert and Lake Tana) but those aren't where it ends, that's where it begins. The Nile River flows north because of the elevation, and it ends up in the Mediterranean Sea.<span />