“Every work has got to pass through hundreds of difficulties before succeeding. Those that persevere will see the light, sooner or later.” – Swami Vivekananda

Every work will face certain barriers – physical, financial, emotional, socio-political, technological etc. Hence one needs perseverance – the ability to sustain one’s efforts in face of immense difficulties, to work with commitment and dedication.

With sustained effort success definitely comes:

• O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind? – Percy B Shelley
• Christopher Nolan puts beautifully in his movie (Batman Begins) – “Why do we fall? So that we learn to pick ourselves up”.
• I have been bent and broken, but – I hope into a better shape.
• Failure is not fatal

Examples:

• Indian freedom struggle
• Nelson Mandela
• Gautam Buddha subjected himself to the most severe austerities, intellectual queries and debates, before he could achieve enlightenment. 
• Mahama Gandhi’s ‘experiments with truth’ involved lying and stealing at immature age. His approach to freedom struggle evolved in contrasting ways between Chauri Chaura and Quit India movement. 

Right values, commitment, emotional intelligence must be developed, which is required to sustain the perseverance.