Fight Hard/Pray Long!!
How moving from persistence to perseverance changes everything
The
boPom
line
is
that
you
are
in
a
?ght.
You
may
not
know
it,
but
that
doesn’t
change
the
fact
at
all.
Those
who
are
persistent
in
doing
good,
in
living
out
their
calling,
engage
in
the
?ght
for
a
while.
T h e y
m u s c l e
t h r o u g h
t h e
challenges
but
eventually
sePle
into
an
area
where
the
?ght
is
less
dangerous,
where
they
can
s3ll
do
some
good
and
live
out
part
of
their
calling,
although
with
fewer
bloody
noses
and
broken
bones.
A
select
few
lean
into
the
?ght
well
beyond
persistence.
Make
no
mistake,
they
pay
a
heSy
price
for
it.
They
hit
the
mat
3me
and
3me
again
and
con3nue
to
get
back
up.
When
they
?nish
the
?ght,
they
move
into
an
area
known
as
Perseverance.
While
Persistence
can
be
de?ned
as
remaining
in
the
?ght
through
a
series
of
pains.
perseverance
goes
beyond
and
is
best
recognized
as
remaining
in
the
?ght
through
a
series
of
pains,
un-l
victory
is
?nally
achieved.
To
paint
a
mental
picture
of
this,
my
mind
immediately
goes
to
Tiananman
Square
in
1989
just
a
day
aSer
the
Chinese
government
had
killed
hundreds
if
not
thousands
of
their
own
people
(who
were
simply
seeking
a
China
with
more
freedom).
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