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to the world. It is so much waste of

time. My shyness has been in reality

my shield and buckler. It has allowed

me to grow. It has helped me

in my discernment of truth.

Soft power is not limited to moral exemplars

like Mahatma Gandhi. Consider,

for example, the much-ballyhooed

excellence of Asians in fields like

math and science. Professor Ni defines

soft power as “quiet persistence,” and

this trait lies at the heart of academic

excellence as surely as it does in

Gandhi’s political triumphs. Quiet persistence

requires sustained attention—in

effect restraining one’s reactions

to external stimuli.

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