The Moral Vision
Perseverance
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will thus continue for generations. The mountains,
as you know, will not go on increasing in size,
whereas each digging is bound to reduce them in
size and, in this way, there will come a time when
we shall have finally succeeded in removing these
obstacles.” The power to solve problems is always
more significant than the problems themselves, and
while problems are invariably limited, their
solution is unlimited, there always being a number
of different approaches which naturally vary, in
scale and complexity. This story is a beautiful
illustration of how a major feat necessitates not only
long-term planning, but the willingness and
determination to carry that planning into effect.
For a people who have the fortitude, to carry on
their schemes from one generation to the next,
working consistently and steadfastly, there is no
mountain or river on earth which they will not be
able to conquer.
