Weoftenhearpeoplesay,“Nevergiveup.”Thesecanbeencouragingwordsandwordsofdetermination.Apersonwhobelievesinthemwillkeeptryingtoreachhisgoalnomatterhowmanytimeshefails.BenjaminFranklinoncesaid,”Greatworksareperformednotbystrength,butbyperseverance.”Fromtheremark,wecaninferthat,ofalltheadvantageouscharacteristics,perseveranceplaysacrucialroleinone’ssuccess.
Rememberthatyear,Iboughtabike,butIcan rideabike!Momseemstounderstandmythoughts,gentlytome:"tomorrowIllshowyoutoyoursquare,teachyoutorideabicycle.""Good!"Imhappytoreply.
Thenextmorning,mymotherandIwenttothesquare.Motherletmepushthisbike,andlookforthefeeling,Ihavetonotboringtowalkcycles.Fifteenminutespassed,andmyfeetreallyacid!Iwanttobackdown.Well,learnthebikehowsodifficult,itisbetternotlearn!Atthistime,mymothersaidtome":well,quitegood!"Listenedtomotherswords,myheartislightsuddenlyfullofconfidence.Motherthenbegantolecture,"learningbicycle,themostimportantthingistokeepthecarbalance,otherwisethecarlikeanoheadofflies,left,right.Didn walkafewsteps,Ialreadyfelloff.Mykneeshurt,outoftheredblood,lookingatthisbrightredblood,Ican helpbutshedahottears,hismouthstillkeepssaying:"Idon learn,Idon learn!Afterlisteningtohismother,tolonglysaytome:"dowhatmatteraslongasperseverance,perseverance,perseverancewillbesuccessful.Likewhatyoudoisalwaysfallbythewayside,howcansuccess?"ListentothemothersteachingsIhavetheconfidenceagain,twodaysbefore,Ihadlearnedtorideabicycle,butmostimportantly,Ilearnedtoinsiston.NowIseethemasmymotto,adheretoisvictoryletitremindmetodoanythingaslongasperseverance,perseverance,perseverancewillbesuccessful.
Nothingcanbemoreexcitingthansuccesstoaman.Butyoumustfacemanydifficultiesbeforeyoucansucceed.Noonecanmakeiteasily.Anditsharderforthosewhoareinadverseconditionstosucceed.However,everythinghastwosides.Justassomeonesaid,ineveryadversitythereliestheseedofanadvantageandineverydefeatthereisalessonshowingyouhowtowinthevictorynexttime.Themostimportantfocusistoestablishabrief,thatisperseverance.TheBritishex-primeministerWinstonChurchillhadamottoof"Never,never,never,nevergiveup.Nothingcansubstituteforhardwork.Lifeisaprocessofstruggleforsuccess.
