Finally, Coelho’s sentence reads like a compact philosophy of agency: influence doesn’t always come from pushing harder; it can come from staying present longer with a better mood. There’s an implicit respect here for the autonomy of the world and other people—adjustment is invited, not coerced.
Seen this way, playful persistence becomes a humane form of power. You keep returning to what matters, you keep refining how you show up, and you let time and consistency do the convincing that blunt insistence rarely achieves. [...]
