Throughout the ages, didn't many celebrities win by persistence?
Sima Qian, the author of Historical Records, continued to write Historical Records after suffering from corruption, and finally completed this glorious work.
What does he rely on? Just insist. If he loses confidence in himself after suffering from corruption and does not insist on writing historical records, then we will never see this masterpiece again, nor can we absorb the essence of his thoughts. So his success and victory mainly depend on persistence.
Jack London, a foreign celebrity, also built his success on persistence. He insisted on copying good words on pieces of paper, some in the cracks of the mirror, some on the clothesline and some in his pocket, so as to remember them at any time. Finally, he succeeded, and he succeeded in becoming a generation of celebrities. However, he paid several times or even dozens of times more than others Similarly, persistence is the guarantee of his success.
Xunzi said: "You can't jump ten steps at a time, but you can't give up your efforts." This fully illustrates the importance of persistence. No matter how strong the steed is, no matter how strong the legs are, it can only jump once, at most ten steps. This is the consequence of not insisting. On the contrary, although a bad horse is not as strong as a good horse, it can still go far if it can persistently pull the cart for ten days. Its success lies in its non-stop, that is, perseverance, which is like a race between a tortoise and a rabbit: the rabbit's legs run much faster than the tortoise's. It should be said that the rabbit won the game, but the tortoise won the game on the contrary. What is the reason? This is precisely because the rabbit did not persist in the end. It runs fast on its long legs. After running for a while, it slept on the side of the road, as if it were a sure thing. However, the tortoise is different. It didn't get discouraged because of its short legs and slow climbing, but insisted on climbing to the end. Success belongs to the persevering. It won, and finally won the game.
We all know the truth that "a drop of water wears a stone, but a rope saws a wood". However, why can insignificant water penetrate a stone? Can a soft rope pass through hardwood? To put it bluntly, this is persistence. The power of a drop of water is negligible, but many drops of water keep hitting the stone, which can form great power and eventually wash the stone through. Similarly, rope can also cut wood.
Success is natural, and failure is inevitable before success. However, as long as we can overcome difficulties and make unremitting efforts, success is just around the corner.
In our present study, we must learn to persist, and only by persisting can we succeed. Therefore, persistence is victory.