Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, you are making progress whether you are aware of it or not. A traveler walking the road in the darkness of night is still going forward. Someday, some way, everything will break open, like the natural unfolding of a rosebud.
Interpretation
Progress takes time, and being patient with your journey can lead to eventual growth and success.
This quote emphasizes the importance of patience and perseverance in the face of seemingly slow progress. It suggests that even if we cannot see immediate results, our efforts in studying and reflecting are still contributing to our overall growth. Just like a traveler navigating through darkness or a rosebud that eventually blooms, our continuous efforts will lead to breakthroughs and successes in the future.
In practice
In a motivational speech about personal development and self-improvement.
The remarks about my reaching the age of Social Security and coming to the end of the road, they jolted me. And that was good. Because I sure as hell had no intention of just sitting around for the rest of my life. So I'd whip out the paints and really go to it.
Persistence, persistence, and persistence. The Power can be created and maintained through daily practice - continuous effort.
The fundamental challenge of achieving anything you wish is first to convince yourself to do it. Once you are totally convinced of its value, you'll find a way to get it done.
Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.
Hard work breeds self-respect.
I never really liked weightlifting because there is no problem solving, whereas when I am fighting, I am trying to solve a problem, so I don't think about being tired. I box, wrestle, do jujitsu, run up sand dunes; every single day is something different so that I am mentally engaged. That's what makes me want to train longer.
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