The role of encouragement cannot be overemphasized. It has been the only antidote against depression and quitting. Sometimes encouragement is all that's required to take one more step and another until one achieves success. Not everyone has high emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental strength. Our abilities in these areas differ , someone whose strength is weak in days of adversary would need another to encourage him and most often encouragement stands as a pillar to the weak. The truth about life and survival is that everyone at one point needs someone or something to look at in order to remain in the race and stay motivated.
Let's look at the platform hive, for example, the newbies most often desire an upvote to stay motivated maybe until they've grown to a certain level. The few who get little or no payout quit the platform in a few days even if they're good writers. Upvote and comment is one encouragement that may keep them longer until they've gained the emotional and mental strength to bear the low payout. The hive platform is just one example, encouragement can come in several forms and one of many are words of affirmation, gifts, support, and a hug.
Our need for encouragement differs, someone who has been through the toughest challenges and out of it may have gained emotional and mental strength to combat failure and rejection unlike someone who've not experienced failure. The weak or toddlers need encouragement to keep pushing, not everyone goes through the tough moments and comes out of it with no help, some who are discouraged become depressed and many give up on themselves and this is why encouragement is important.
Life is tough. Things most often don't work out as we've fantasized or imagined. This shatters our young dreams and dash our hopes on the wall. It takes encouragement to still believe in ourselves and our dreams.