# University Study and Mountain Climbing

By [dehua](https://paragraph.com/@dehua) · 2022-01-01

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Nowadays some people like to compare university study to mountain climbing—an activity that requires painstaking, persistent efforts and strong will if one expects to make it a success. In my opinion, university study and mountain climbing indeed have some similarities.

Firstly, both university study and mountain climbing require painstaking efforts. A student has many things to learn and will sure encounter lots of difficulties in the road of study; while a mountaineer will also face many difficulties before he or she reaches the peak of a mountain. Secondly, university study and mountain climbing require persistence. A university student should learn to accumulate knowledge for his or her ultimate exam, while a mountaineer should also learn to preserve energy for the ultimate challenge. Thirdly, a sustainable willpower is needed in both university study and mountain climbing. With many difficulties and frustrations around, a student or a mountaineer should face them with strong will.

Through the above analysis, we could conclude that dreams can only be achieved by painstaking efforts and strong will.

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*Originally published on [dehua](https://paragraph.com/@dehua/university-study-and-mountain-climbing)*