PureInsight | December 9, 2007
[PureInsight.org] There is a
9-ton whale in a marine zoo. It can jump 21 feet above the water and
perform all kinds of tricks for the spectators. Looking at this
miraculous whale, the tourists ask the trainer his secret.
It turns out that they put a rope under the water in the beginning and
the whale had to jump over the rope. Every time the it did it, the
whale got a treat and it was very happy.
Slowly, the trainer raised the rope, but only 2mm every time, so the
whale did not have to exert a lot of effort to obtain a treat. And the
whale was quite willing to train in the next session.
As time went on, the whale could jump higher and higher and finally it could jump over 21 feet.
In other words, the tiny 2 mm increase eventually becomes the jump of 21 feet. The whale thus becomes a star.
Very often the progress of human beings is like the jump of this whale, coming from a lot of efforts and perseverance.
When Alain Robert climbed up the New York Empire State Building bare
handed, assuring his place in the Guinness Book of World Records, he
also won the title of "Spider-Man" of the world. In order to add more
glory to his triumph, his great grandmother walked more than 100 miles
from Glassboro to New York and created the Guinness Book of World
Records for long walks.
　
A New York Times reporter
asked her whether she had hesitated because of her old age when she was
planning to walk to New York. She said, "Young man, if one wants to run
one hundred miles all at once, one needs courage. However, if you only
walk one step, you don't need courage. One step at a time, step by
step, then you finish one hundred miles."
　
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http://xinsheng.net/xs/articles/gb/2007/10/24/41706.htm
