Perseverance, when trying to be passive, is like jello. Submission to jello is some place for circumstances. Strong jello is found in a yoga class. The active yogi has a response to the difficult events of the yoga class. Global achievers eat jello just like the rest of us. We are victims of their model. They spout dire forecasts, as if they were desirable, like jello or yoga. There's always room for yoga and jello.