No matter if its because of a worry of embarrassment, pain, or any other negative feeling, many tasks can be daunting. From something as simple as a job interview, to a life threatening journey such as Frodo's quest to destroy the One ring, any task labeled "daunting" places a certain amount of fear in a person. One might argue that if the task gives great angst to someone and it is failed, it has no value and would have been better if it had never been attempted. However, even if failed, daunting tasks possess great value.
When asked about his failure while creating the light bulb, Thomas Edison said "I have not failed. I've just found 10000 ways that won't work". Whether utilized or not, every failure presents to someone a lesson. This lesson can be used to correct the previous problem in order to be successful the next time. Even if there happens to be 10000 "next times". While it can be simple to see the value in a failed task, it can be much harder to see the value in a task which appears to have no end or final destination. Especially in today's world, these tasks have become more and more evident as the technical world, in particular, continues to improve. As Winston Churchill said, there is an "ever improving" society and world. This could be translated as an endless task as nobody will ever be content with the way society is no matter how much it improves. Does that mean a person should simply not attempt to do anything in the world because it is ever changing? Obviously not. While other examples may not be quite as obvious, the value in each task is still based on the same principle.
Though a final destination may never be reached, attempting to complete the endless task possesses value because through failures lessons are taught and through lessons improvements are made.
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