Isadore of Seville

 Isadore of Seville was an interesting person...very learned, 7th century, treated harshly by his older brother..Lived into his 80's...was a writer and Bishop of Seville converted heathens, helped the poor...wrote a text book Encyclopedia of Knowledge. the Etymologies...Made sure the arts and medicine were taught in seminaries.

One day, the young boy couldn't take any more. Frustrated by his inability to learn as fast as his brother wanted and hurt by his brother's treatment, Isidore ran away. But though he could escape his brother's hand and words, he couldn't escape his own feeling of failure and rejection. When he finally let the outside world catch his attention, he noticed water dripping on the rock near where he sat. The drops of water that fell repeatedly carried no force and seemed to have no effect on the solid stone. And yet he saw that over time, the water drops had worn holes in the rock.

Isidore realized that if he kept working at his studies, his seemingly small efforts would eventually pay off in great learning. He also may have hoped that his efforts would also wear down the rock of his brother's heart.