坚持住：别放弃梦想的7个理由

If your dreams are big enough, you will have stepping stones of success along the way. Small achievements can be celebrated. These small victories can help push you through to the next goal and soon enough, your dreams will be realized.
如果你的梦想足够大，那么在前进的路上，你会拥有成功的垫脚石。小的成就值得庆祝。这些小的胜利能把你推向下一个目标，不久你的梦想就会实现。

5. The pursuit.
追求

Many valuable experiences are found in the pursuit.Memories, friendships, skills, life lessons, love. Basically, life is what happens when we make our way towards a goal. Applying for that college which seems out of reach, we might meet our soul mate. In seeking for that promotion, we might meet a best friend or mentor. Signing up for that team, we might get to travel the world. In order to value the pursuit, we need to follow our dreams!
在追求的过程中，会有很多宝贵的经验。回忆、友谊、技能、生活经验和爱这些都是。基本上，生活就是我们朝着目标前进的路上所发生的事情。去申请对我们来说有点儿遥不可及的大学，我们可能会遇到自己的灵魂伴侣。在寻求提升时，我们可能遇到最好的朋友或导师。和那支球队签约，我们可能会周游世界。要想让追求超值，我们需要追随自己的梦想！

6. Success is often just around the corner.
成功往往就在眼前

If only you knew how close you were! If only you knew what an impact would be for one more phone call, one more interview, and just one more late night working on your passions. Often we give up far too soon. We can’t see what the future holds for us, but we sure can keep striving towards our dreams.
只要你知道离得有多近！只要你知道凭着激情再打一个电话、再进行一次面试、再多熬一次夜会带来什么样的影响。我们常常过早放弃。我们看不到未来是什么样子，但是我们能朝着梦想继续努力。

7. Setting an example.
树立榜样

Finally, if you have children (or might have them some day), you will be setting a good example. Do we want our children to tell stories about how comfortable we were sitting on our couch watching sitcoms, or do we want to be remembered for the passion we had for life? Hopefully we can show the future generations what it means to chase after our dreams. Most importantly, in the words of Winston Churchill,
最后，如果你有孩子（或将来会有），你会为他们树立一个好榜样。我们想让孩子讲起我们时，说我们惬意地坐在沙发上看情景喜剧吗？还是我们因对生活的激情而被别人记住？希望我们可以告诉后代什么是追随梦想。最重要的是，用温斯顿·丘吉尔的话来说，

“Never Never Never give up.”
“永远永远永远都不要放弃。”