My success has been something I've worked a long time at and it's been a gradual process. I compare it to the idea of someone losing a lot of weight over a period of a few years. You don't really notice the weight loss overall but if you compare photos from then and now there's a big difference.
The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.
The groundhogs are pretty good at eluding. If somebody is trying to come after a ground hog, they go and they burrow.