What is perseverance,

Is perseverance getting through losing someone close to you

Is perseverance making it to the top of a mountain, even if your legs want to give up

Is perseverance turning the tides in a game of baseball, even if it seems helpless

Is perseverance writing 51 essays in 6 months, even if it seems impossible

Is perseverance showing strength, even when you are scared

Is perseverance losing a battle but then winning the war

Is perseverance getting through your least favorite subject, even if it feels like it just doesn’t end

Is perseverance getting through a test, even if you need to write 2 essays for it

Is perseverance standing up for what is right, time and time again.

Perseverance is getting over any negative emotion, no matter how strong it is

Perseverance is placing a flag on that mountain that you trained your whole life to climb

Perseverance is winning that baseball game, then winning the World Series

Perseverance is publishing those essays and changing the world with them

Perseverance is completely getting rid of that fear, and showing your strength

Perseverance is winning both the battle and the war

Perseverance is finding a way to make your least favorite subject fun

Perseverance is acing that test, and then acing those essays

Perseverance is getting what you want by standing up many times.

Perseverance.

It’s a sign of strength.