最快的脚步是“坚持”

       ①最近读书，偶然翻到一段记述，颇令人感慨。宋代诗人石曼卿做海州通判时，发现县衙对面“山岭高峻，人路不通，了无花卉点缀映照”。有一天他突发奇想，叫人用黄泥裹着桃核做成弹丸，闲暇时便一颗颗往山岭上投。几年下来，竟然“花发满山”。

       ②空山收获繁花似锦，表面上看得益于诗人的奇思妙想和闲雅情趣，本质上则源自日复一日的坚持。数年之间，没人记得清都有谁参加过投掷游戏，也无法计算究竟有多少颗桃核最终落脚山坡。然而，可以确定的是，如果没有坚持不懈的重复播种、静谧无言的守望等待，定然不会迎来满山芳华的惊喜。其实，为学立志、干事创业，又何尝不是如此。

       ③“事业常成于坚忍，毁于急躁。我在沙漠中曾亲眼看见，匆忙的旅人落在从容的后边；疾驰的骏马落在后头，缓步的骆驼继续向前。”诚如诗人所言，生活之路迢遥，比拼的并非一时一地的速度。在贵州遵义草王坝村，老支书黄大发挥洒36年时光，凭着坚忍不拔的毅力、百折不挠的恒心，最终凿通“绕三重大山，过三道绝壁，穿三道险崖”的水渠，彻底改变了祖祖辈辈缺水的命运。世界上没有一蹴而就的成功，更没有从天而降的“伟力”；那些不急不躁、朝着既定目标砥砺奋进的人，才能在日积月累中抵达梦想的彼岸。

       ④靡不有初，鲜克有终。“坚持”二字，谈起来容易，做起来不易；做一阵子不难，做一辈子很难。【甲】现实中，不少人在干事创业之初也都意气风发，但在漫长而艰辛的跋涉路途中，逐渐褪去了干劲与激情。殊不知，即使慢，即便遭遇挫折，只要驰而不息、久久为功，终能遇到美好风景。坚持，可说是梦想的生动注脚。

       ⑤当然，坚持不是不辨方向、不顾实际地盲目前进。

       ⑥方向正确，步履再慢也终将抵达；目标缺失，行动再快也难偿所愿。今天，随着经济快速发展，“职业版图”被快速刷新，人们面临着更多的职业选择、更快的生活节奏。在这种背景下，一些人认为积累和坚持已经落伍，下苦功夫没有前途。于是，他们以最快的脚步追求速成，开网店赚钱就去做店主，“网红”吃香了又匆忙去直播……在浮躁中，一步步陷入了低效忙乱的怪圈。对个体来说，不省思自身方位、不注重过程积累，就难免竹篮打水一场空。

       ⑦最慢的步伐不是跬步，而是徘徊；最快的脚步不是冲刺，而是坚持。【乙】日拱一卒的坚持，永远是打开梦想之门的金钥匙。

    “Get up, get up, Jim. It's time to get up!” My mother said while she was pushing me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. “Oh dear! It's a quarter past eight already.” I'll be late for school again,” I thought. I jumped out of the bed, washed my face, and then hurried to the bus stop without breakfast. As soon as I   got on the bus, it started running. “I'm sure I can get to school in time,” I said to myself. Suddenly the bus stopped. The bus driver got off the bus, then got on the bus again and said, “I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen. There's something wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one.” “I couldn't wait. The school isn't far. I'd better run to school,” I thought, and then I began to run. But before I got to school, it began to rain hard.

    I reached the classroom but I was wet shivering with cold. The math teacher had already begun his lesson. It was Mr. Smith. He was very strict with his students and the students were a little afraid of him and so was I. I liked neither him nor his math lessons. I hesitated (犹豫) for a moment, and then I opened the door. “I'm very sorry, Mr. Smith. I'm late again,” I said with a red face.

    “It's you again, Jim,” Mr. Smith said angrily, “I've told you not to be late, but you...” he suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He turned to   the class and said, “I'm very sorry, boys and girls. ” With these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. “Now, take off your wet coat and put on this one or you'll catch cold,” he said kindly.

    I went to my seat with Mr. Smith's jacket on. It was a bit larger for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, math was so interesting and how well I could understand it!

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