Success at once

“Success at once”——this four-character idiom resonates like the sound of hooves, echoing through a millennium in every moment of a Chinese person's life. It originates from ancient battlefields, where soldiers regarded fine horses as an omen of victory; later, it generalized into a wish for swift success in careers. Within the concise characters, it reflects a nation's enduring pursuit of efficiency, courage, and victory.

This “horse” is, in fact, a vivid metaphor for the spirit of China. It dismisses empty talk and upholds the pragmatism of “speed is of the essence”; it breaks free from hesitation and embodies the boldness of “a leap of a thousand miles.” Whether it is the initial steps of entrepreneurship in the business world or the determined writing of students in exams, a blessing of “success at once” projects the agricultural civilization's reverence for diligence and the ancient wisdom's profound understanding of “timing.” This fine horse never neighs in empty fantasies but gallops continuously in the fields of practical work.