‘Hincar los codos.’
“Hincar los codos” is a Spanish idiomatic expression meaning to study hard. It literally means to stick one’s elbows into the table.
It requires a great deal of consistent effort to achieve the desired results, but sitting still and staying focused is not easy, especially these days when much of everyday life is automatic and many things are possible at the push of a button.
We often find ourselves wanting to choose the easy and quick path, instead of spending much time and effort. However, our experiences gained from taking the difficult path are our valuable assets, which no one else can find for us or take away.
Bernard Marr, a British futurist, identified ten essential leadership qualities for the age of artificial intelligence: agility, emotional intelligence, cultural intelligence, humility, accountability, vision, courage, intuition, authenticity, and focus. One characteristic of these traits is that they are not formed instantaneously just like the output is instantly generated from the input. They are manifested in those who have been steadily building their inner strength, learning wisdom from multiple failures.
We are now preparing to reign forever in the kingdom of heaven. Let us do our part today, overcoming the temptation to give up and weariness. Even when the storms of life rage or we lose our way in the fog of life, let us not stop but keep moving forward. Our efforts and sweat never go in vain.