Perseverance
Perseverance is a long word. It means keeping
on until we succeed, sticking to a piece of work till we have done it, in spite
of difficulties, failures and defeats. It is the opposite of getting tried
before we finish, being discouraged by difficulties, and giving up in despair.
Perseverance is necessary for success in any
thing. The Proverb, ''Well begun is half done'', is only half the truth it is
good to begin well but if we do not go on well until we finish. We shall never
do anything. It is easy to begin a piece or work; but it is not easy to stick at
it until it is done. The Bible says, ''He that endures to the end, shall be
saved.''
A boy begins to work for an examination at
school. His subjects are new, and interesting. At first he finds them easy and
works well. But after a bit, the novelty wears off. The subjects get more
difficult. He loses interest or he gets discouraged. At last he gives up regular
work and wastes his time. When he goes up for examinations of course he fails.
A man opens a shop. He is is full of hope
that his business will succeed, and he works hard. At first things go well and
he is happy. But he gets lazy, and does not take the same interest in his shop,
or he thinks it is now quite safe, and he need not work so hard. He gets slack,
his stock runs out, and he does not replace it. He gets not so careful to pleas
customers. Gradually his shop goes down until at last a smarter man starts a
rival shop, and spoils his business.
If we want to succeed in anything, we must
persevere. This is lesson of the story of Robert Bruce and the spider. It is
also the lesson of the old table of the race between the slow tortoise and the
swift hare. The tortoise by steadily plodding on ultimately won that race.
In short perseverance is very important in
mean's life. It takes us to success. It keeps the man busy as well as interested
in his business. Without this characteristic, no one can achieve any thing big
in his life. It is the great quality which assures success in the end.
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