If you sometimes get discouraged, consider this fellow: He dropped out of grade school. Ran a country store. Went broke. Took 17 years to pay off his debts. Sweetheart died. Took a wife. Unhappy marriage. Ran for House. Lost Twice. Ran for Senate. Lost twice. Delivered a speech that became a classic. Audience indifferent. Attacked daily by the press and despised by half the country. Despite all this, imagine how many people all over the world have been inspired by this awkward, rumpled, brooding man who signed his name simply,
A. Lincoln
Prompt: Perseverence means many things to many people. What does it mean to you? What are some ways one could demonstrate perserverance? Do you recognize this trait in others? How? How does this quality affect who you are currently and in the future?