This quote was said in the story when Arn was working in the fields and he would see people fall down out of exhaustion and get killed. Here Arn is trying to tell us that as soon as you fall down it is almost impossible to get back up. What Arn is witnessing here is that people's body cannot handle all the physical labour which they are forced to do therefore, what he is trying to do is train his mind so that his body will just follow. He says the words "Never Fall Down" as a way to train his mind and to remind himself that he cannot fall down or else his destiny will be the same as everyone else who fell down. He also said these words when he saw people get beheaded. He knew that when you get headed and your head falls down it is over. Therefore, this relates to the falling down due to exhaustion as either way when you fall its over. Arn then works harder to make sure that he does not get beheaded and that his head does not fall down or else he would die. Therefore, here he is also training his mind to work harder and smarter so that he does not have the same fate as the rest. He trains his mind so that his body and his head does not fall down and his body simply follows.
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