子曰:“譬如为山,未成一篑,止,吾止也;譬如平地,虽覆一篑,进,吾往也。”
【译文】 孔子说:“譬如堆山,还差一筐,没堆成就停了,功亏一篑是自己造成的;譬如填坑,只倒一筐,继续填下去,坚持不懈是自己决定的。”
每个故事都是一次旅程,每次旅程都会改变旅者。
The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.