That was a hot summer vacation. My mother sent me to practice calligraphy, hoping to expand my hobby, but I reluctantly went. When I arrived there, children of different ages were practicing in the classroom. Seeing how persistent they were, I seemed to forget my unwillingness and started practicing hard. After half a month, my handwriting has greatly improved. I happily showed my handwriting to my mother, and she said, ‘I’m great, but I still need to work harder.’. After about a week, the teacher who taught us calligraphy told us, “There will be a calligraphy competition in our school. Our class can only have five people, and we will have to choose which five people to participate in. We will then conduct a voting election.” Soon, the list of five contestants has been made, including my name. Although I am very happy, the teacher said we need to go home and practice on our own. I don’t understand why the teacher asked us to go home and practice. We packed our bags and went home. At home, my mother and I. After sharing this good news, my mom was also very happy and said to me, “We need to learn to persevere, you know? We must achieve good grades.” I nodded. I couldn’t hold on for that long, and soon I started to give up. My attentive mother seems to have discovered my motivation. One day, she called me into her room and said to me earnestly, “Child, I know you practice calligraphy every day. You are tired, your waist is sore, and your hands are cramping. But where does the harvest come from without hard work? We must persevere and persist until the end, and we will achieve something, okay?” I nodded vaguely, and in the future, I continued to practice my calligraphy even more persistently. After a few days of competition, I finally lived up to my efforts and won the second prize. I thought to myself that as long as I am willing to persevere, the first prize will definitely be mine.<\/p>\n
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