Being Persistent with the Habit
Anders became very persistent with his penny-collecting habit. It got so bad to the point where he insisted on getting a few pennies as change whenever he bought something. To everyone around him, this first seemed like a silly habit that they thought he would grow out of. While they found it a bit strange, they let him be.
Time went by, and Anders didn’t show signs of ending the habit any time soon. So, everyone got used to his penny-collecting habit and accepted it as part of who he became. Whether or not he would eventually stop collecting pennies, no one knew.