The Virtue of Perseverance
William P Taylor Jr WRI 1100 Sara Domguia
Perseverance
Perseverance and other obstacles in life
“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people “ - Randy Pausch ( The Last Lecture )
When I hear the term perseverance I think of obstacles in life, the amount of effort it takes to overcome the obstacle, and the accompanying relentless optimism that a person must have regardless of how bleak or difficult the moment may seem.
Many, if not all great things in this world are accomplished because of continuing on regardless of how long the road may seem. Perseverance takes on a different meaning for each individual. As we take a deeper look at perseverance I would like you to reflect on what perseverance means to you and I challenge you to identify which type of perseverance “ fits “ you best.
Most of us face our first obstacle very early in life. The ability to walk is a reward for persevering through the numerous times we fell as we continued to try. Some of us were born with physical limitations that caused us a great deal of trouble in our youth. Regardless of how challenging the task may have seemed, we are here today. We persevered .We all walked into this classroom.
There are some people who overcome obstacles very easily in life and perseverance is just as normal as breathing. A large amount of these individuals go on to do amazing things in life because to them no mountain is too high to climb and no marathon is too long to run. These people place obstacles in front of themselves simply just to accomplish the next great thing in their lives. They persevere easily and naturally. They go on in life seeking the next great obstacle to overcome and difficult situation to persevere
Perseverance
Perseverance and other obstacles in life
“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people “ - Randy Pausch ( The Last Lecture )
When I hear the term perseverance I think of obstacles in life, the amount of effort it takes to overcome the obstacle, and the accompanying relentless optimism that a person must have regardless of how bleak or difficult the moment may seem.
Many, if not all great things in this world are accomplished because of continuing on regardless of how long the road may seem. Perseverance takes on a different meaning for each individual. As we take a deeper look at perseverance I would like you to reflect on what perseverance means to you and I challenge you to identify which type of perseverance “ fits “ you best.
Most of us face our first obstacle very early in life. The ability to walk is a reward for persevering through the numerous times we fell as we continued to try. Some of us were born with physical limitations that caused us a great deal of trouble in our youth. Regardless of how challenging the task may have seemed, we are here today. We persevered .We all walked into this classroom.
There are some people who overcome obstacles very easily in life and perseverance is just as normal as breathing. A large amount of these individuals go on to do amazing things in life because to them no mountain is too high to climb and no marathon is too long to run. These people place obstacles in front of themselves simply just to accomplish the next great thing in their lives. They persevere easily and naturally. They go on in life seeking the next great obstacle to overcome and difficult situation to persevere