"It was the fish that kept swimming upstr..." - South African Proverb

“It was the fish that kept swimming upstream that reached the spawning ground.”

- South Africanperseverance

Meaning

Only those who persist against the current achieve their life's purpose.

South African rivers host annual fish migrations upstream. The struggle against the current is a powerful metaphor for purposeful perseverance.

Origin

South African

Language

isiZulu

“The river cuts through rock not because of its power but because of its persistence.”

Ethiopian

“Even crawling on hands and knees, one can reach the destination.”

Ethiopian

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