I don't know what comes after this. I have said this before, and will say it again: Studying French is like
setting in a canoe from California to China. You arrive on the coast of Hawaii
and think, "Wow that
was
really far." And then you realize that China is still so very far away. "Feelings" come
and go. Likely,
someone will say something - in the next hour or so - which I do not understand
and I will feel a
little
hopeless again. But right now, I feel high. And one must savor those moments
of feeling high. because
they are not the norm. The lows are the norm. The Struggle is the norm. May
it ever be thus.
Which of the themes below represents a shared idea between the two passages.
It is not always the best idea to take an extreme risk.
It is possible to go to the moon if you want to.
Perseverance through adversity is essential to achieve one's dream.
Even if you work hard, you may not succeed.