Just short of it: Perseverance is the first competitiveness in life

Author: Li Ao
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Half a cup of water in the cup: Strong people say we still have half a cup of water; weak people say we only have half a cup left. — Reader friend, what would you say? Keep going a little longer, and you'll emerge from your cocoon like a butterfly. Keep going a little longer, and you'll turn sand into a mountain. Yet so many people are just a little short of that! Let what's lost be lost. After missing the sunshine, there's still the moon. After missing the moon, there's still the stars. If you miss everything, you still have a hopeful tomorrow morning. Persistence is the competitiveness in life, a force that no other so-called "life skills" or "winning methods" can replace. It is the indispensable tool for achieving success, creating miracles, changing fate, overcoming difficulties, surmounting obstacles, and heading toward victory. In a certain sense, almost all human success is the result of persistence; almost all human competitions are about beautiful qualities that need to be cultivated through perseverance. There is nothing in the world that can compare to the power of persistence, and no force can make persistence in vain. Moreover, nothing can slander or diminish the value of persistence.