Don't choose ease at a difficult age

Chapter 2 Living to death, suffering is the true meaning of life
The world is impermanent, the future is unpredictable

A friend asked me, will you stay in Beijing all the time?

I thought for a long time, sighed and said, "I don't know."

Maybe today I am still in Beijing, maybe tomorrow I will leave for various reasons.

Who knows?The future is unpredictable.

I believe that many people have the same emotion as me. For example, the place where I ate with my friends last month is now under construction; last week it was a clothing store, and this week it was changed to Shaxian snacks; The tree was suddenly transplanted away on a certain day; I saw him in good health yesterday, and today I can only see him for the last time in the hospital... However, while we lament the impermanence of the world, we are overdrawing our health, overdrawing our lives, overdrawing Credit cards..."Smokers", "alcoholics", "motorcycles" and "moonlights" are all around us. They know that smoking and drinking are not good for their health, they know the dangers of racing, they need to be frugal, Think long term, but they can't.

Tagore wrote:
The farthest distance in the world
the distance between fish and birds
one in the sky

One dives deep
And I want to say that the furthest distance in the world is the distance of impermanence.Today you are glamorous, tomorrow you will be unkempt; today you have a successful career and a happy family, but tomorrow your family will be ruined... I am not alarmist, but I know that the biggest problem of the world is that there is no concept of impermanence.

Once, the Buddha traveled with several attendants.At noon, the weather was muggy, and the Buddha felt thirsty, so he told his attendant Ananda, "We crossed a small stream not long ago. Go back and fetch some water for me."

Ananda looked back and found the stream, but the stream was too small. After some cars passed by, a lot of sand and sand were left in the stream, and now it became so cloudy that the water was undrinkable.Ananda went back and told the Buddha: "The water in that stream has become very dirty and can't be drunk anymore. I know there is a river a few miles away from here. Let me go there to fetch water for you."

Buddha said, "No, you go back to the stream."

Ananda complied on the surface, but he was not convinced in his heart. He believed that time would not change the water quality, but wasting his time and making his trip in vain.He went there and found that the water was clearer than before, but there was still a lot of sand and sand, which was still undrinkable.So he ran back and said, "Why do you insist?"

The Buddha did not explain, but insisted, "Go again."

Ananda had no choice but to obey.

When he went to the stream again, he found that the stream was as clear as when he passed by, and the silt had sunk to the bottom of the stream.Ananda smiled, walked back quickly to fetch water, bowed at the Buddha's feet and said, "You have taught me a great lesson, whether it is a stream in the forest or a river in life, nothing is eternal."

It was only for a moment that the stream became turbid. As time went by, it slowly washed away the mud and sand, and naturally became clear again.If people only see the small changes in front of them, they will not be able to grasp the whole of things. Therefore, it is a good strategy to focus on the whole and keep pace with the times.

impermanence of life.Many people naively think that "it's okay to live one day at a time", "disasters should not befall me", "what are you thinking about so much, isn't the difficulty hasn't come yet".But they forget that all the good and bad things are not as slow and regular as they thought.

Lao Tzu has a saying: "When misfortune comes, blessings depend on it, and blessings come when misfortunes subdue it." There is no absolute misfortune or absolute blessing in the world. The two are interdependent and transform each other.That is to say, in our eyes, a bad thing may turn into a good result, and a good thing may turn into a bad result.Zhuangzi said: "Safety and danger are interchangeable, and misfortunes and blessings are born together." It tells us clearly that stability and danger can be transformed into each other, and disaster and happiness can also be caused by each other.

British engineer Arthur originally booked a certain flight of Air France, but changed to flight AF447 because it was full. Unexpectedly, flight AF447 became the road to death. Engineer Arthur left and never came back.Stephen, a Dutchman, originally planned to book the return flight AF447, but because of the dissuasion of his friends, he finally gave up this flight...

Some people may feel emotional, isn't this life?No!This is impermanence.Who can guarantee that the weather will always be sunny and clear?Who can guarantee that the aircraft will not have any glitches?No one can guarantee it!In the same way, no one can guarantee your life, all you can rely on is yourself.

Su Shi said: "The moon is cloudy and sunny, and people have joys and sorrows." This is the law of impermanence.The writer Sanmao once said: "The gathering and parting of life is originally a matter of one thought, and death is just entering another level of life. The impermanence of coming together and parting is also a natural phenomenon, so there is really no need to be too sad."

Liz Murray was born in a slum in New York, and lived in a harsh environment of drugs, AIDS, and hunger since she was a child.Although her parents failed to "get out of the mud" and became addicted to drugs, Liz still loved them deeply.Due to her poor family, Liz always looked dirty and had lice in her hair, so she was ridiculed and teased by her classmates. At the age of 15, she tried her best to maintain the broken home.She began to live on the streets, picking up trash, and riding the subway all night. Only here can she have a warm dream.

Not long after, Liz's mother died of AIDS, which deeply touched her.She wants to change her destiny and seize every opportunity!Soon, Liz returned to high school, but because she did not have a good living environment, she could only study and sleep in subway stations and corridors.

With her efforts, she completed the 2-year course in only 4 years, won the first-class scholarship from The New York Times, and entered Harvard University with honors.

Perhaps because of Liz's frankness and gratitude, even Oprah, the queen of American talk shows, was moved by her story and presented her with the "Fearless Award".

In the book "The Stormy Harvard Road", Liz said: "Why should I feel pitiful? This is my life. I even want to thank it. It makes me have to go forward in any situation. I have no retreat , I can only keep trying to move forward.”

What she said is very reasonable, there is no good family background, no good learning environment, but this is not enough to be a reason for her to give up on herself.It is precisely because I have experienced the unbearable life that I want to change the unbearable life and force myself to move forward.Just like Paul Korchagin once said: "Man, the most precious thing is life. There is only one life for everyone. How should this one life be spent?" Yes, everyone knows that life It is precious, but how many people really know how to treat life and life kindly?

Regarding this issue, the French writer Camus has this opinion: "If you are guilty, it is not because you are desperate for life, but because you pin your hope on the afterlife and give up the irreplaceable beauty of this life."

There are countless gains and losses in life. If you only see what you have lost, but ignore what is worth fighting for in the future, then although your life is not over, it is already exhausted.Life is impermanent, but our thoughts can keep pace with the times.As long as you are willing to take a step forward, you will see unexpected changes.In fact, we should be more grateful for "impermanence". It is because of these "impermanences" in life that we can live in the present moment, use every minute and every second of the moment to make decisions and changes, and enrich our lives.

Why are you full of negative energy

Opening the circle of friends, many times, it is full of negative energy, the working environment is not satisfactory, things are handled unfairly, the economic conditions are not ample, the expected things fail, good intentions are not rewarded, wronged, criticized... these negative energies , or directly, or implicitly.In fact, when I think about it, I can't think about it because I take things too seriously.

There was a pair of good friends in the orphanage, who were later adopted by a wealthy family.Both of them go to famous schools in the world, but their mentality is completely different: one is a successful businessman in his early 40s, who can fully retire and enjoy life; the other is a school teacher with low income and always feels that he is a failure .

One day, they met by chance while praying in the temple, and they began to tell about their experiences over the years.The businessman has been to many places, and he relished telling interesting stories about his travels around the world, while the school teacher just talked about his misfortune: how a poor Asian orphan he was, how he was adopted to far away Switzerland, how he was Lonely.

As his resentment grew, the businessman finally couldn't help but stop his narrative: "Enough! Have you finished?! You've been talking about how unfortunate you are, have you ever thought that if your adoptive parents What would happen if someone else was picked out of hundreds of orphans?"

The school teacher looked at him aggrievedly and said, "You don't know, the root of my unhappiness lies in..." Then, he began to describe the unfair treatment he had encountered.

The businessman shook his head and said, "I can't believe you're still thinking like that! At the age of 25, I just can't stand the world around me. I hate everything around me. I hate everyone around me. It's like Everyone was against me. I was sad, helpless, and frustrated. I thought the same way you think now, and we all have enough reasons to complain."

The more he talked, the more excited he became, "I advise you to stop treating yourself like this! Think about how lucky you are, you don't have to live a miserable life like a real orphan, you actually received a very good education. You owe Having a responsibility to help others out of the poverty vortex, rather than surrounding myself with a bunch of self-pity excuses. I got where I am now after I got out of self-pity and realized how lucky I really am!"

After listening to the impassioned words of the businessman, the teacher was deeply moved.It was the first time that someone denied his ideas, and interrupted his sad recollection of how easily sympathized he had been.

The businessman friend clearly stated that the two of them had struggled in the same environment, but the difference was that he allowed himself to see the positive aspects through conscious self-selection, while the teacher only saw the unfavorable influence on himself.

Someone said, "Every wall is a door." Even if the wall in front of you seals you off, you can still see it as your way out.

"Life is not about comparison, happiness comes from cherishing".If you can consciously adjust your attention center, you will get a new balance of the original unbalanced psychology, which will undoubtedly stabilize your emotions and emotions.The so-called magic is born from the heart, and heaven and hell are only a thought. Regularly sort out and introspect your mind to ensure that you will not be controlled by the demons, avoid endless disasters, and avoid harming others and yourself.

Different mentality, the evaluation of the events that happened is so different, it will inevitably have an impact on the attitude of dealing with the problem, and it will also have an impact on the road of life in the future.It takes wisdom to live.If you're not wise enough, at least be open-minded.Look at problems with an optimistic, open-minded, and considerate attitude, and you will see the bright side of things; look at issues with a pessimistic, narrow, and harsh attitude, and you will feel that the world is gloomy.

Two people locked in the same cell look at the outside world through the bars, one sees the beautiful and mysterious starry sky, and the other sees the garbage and mud on the ground, this is the difference.

Only when we can think about it can we pick up our own happiness.Born in the world, everyone will inevitably experience hardships and hardships. If you think about it, you will be in heaven, and if you can't, it will be hell.

There are no obstacles in life
Remember the heroic words you once said? "I can't live without him" "If I don't succeed, I might as well die" "If I can't even do this well, what else can I do" "Life deceives me, I will give it a heavy blow back"...

The results of it?
Without him, you live well, even better; you are not successful, but you are still persisting, longing for success; you are not good at something, but you are not depressed; life deceives you, you What kind of counterattack did you give?Not only did you not fight back, but you tried to continue to "serve" life.

Thinking of these now, has it become a joke?Yes, there is no hurdle in life that cannot be overcome, everything will pass.No matter what you have experienced or what you are experiencing, the road of life must always go on.No matter how deep the pain is, the wound will heal in the past.

There was a young man who worked as a clerk in a chain fast food restaurant. His salary was very meager and he often had nothing in his pocket.With no money to buy anything, his only pleasure was wandering the streets.He is almost 30 years old and has not achieved anything. In the eyes of his peers, this is a very hurtful thing.In order to avoid some gossip and forced marriages from relatives and friends, he chose to continue struggling in a foreign land.

At a dinner party, he sat next to his boss, summoned up the courage to tell his troubles, and hoped that the boss could tell him some secrets about getting rich.

"You know? Many people have asked me the same question." The boss told him.

"So how are they doing now?"

"They came to me poor and disgruntled, and now everyone has a place in their industry."

"So, what did you tell them?" The young man was so excited that he really wanted to know the answer.

"I told them everything will pass."

"Everything will pass? What is the secret to getting rich?" The young man whispered, thinking: Yes, why would the boss tell us this?

"you do not believe?"

The young man smiled awkwardly and did not speak.The boss smiled and said: "Actually, don't worry about what you don't have now, you should look at the wealth you have, and then use the wealth you have to cheer yourself up. When you cheer up, life will always get better. Wouldn't poverty and poverty be over then?"

"Where do I have any wealth?"

"I will give you 10, will you give me an eye?"

"No, how can I do without eyes?" The young man simply replied.

"Then, I'll give you 20, and you can give me a pair of hands!"

"No, you can't lose your hands!" the young man exclaimed.

"Since you have a pair of eyes, you can learn; since you have hands, you can work. Now you know how rich you are! This is my secret of getting rich." The boss said with a smile.

After hearing this, the young man woke up like a dream.He thanked the boss and walked out with his head held high, as if he was a rich man. It turned out that he had so much wealth.

"Everything will pass" became his famous saying in life, guiding him forward.When encountering difficulties, he will use this sentence to encourage himself; when suffering pain, he will use this sentence to support himself.

A year passed, and the young man felt that this sentence was really good. He has grown from a small shop assistant to a shop manager.He believes that he will make greater progress, because all difficulties and hardships will pass.

In life, there are many people like this young man. They have the same characteristics: always waiting for success to knock on the door, using underappreciated talents, and using the injustice of the world to numb themselves.As everyone knows, it's not that they are unrecognized for their talents, but that they refuse to take steps.

Many things are often like the past.Only when we cherish what we already have, will we not leave regrets in life.

When we now understand that many things will pass, we should have a correct attitude towards life.If you still insist on taking the false as the true, and indulge in it, you will get nothing in the end, and instead, "Once you lose your life, you will never recover."There must have been many unobtainable things in the past. Since they are unobtainable, we should learn not to be attached.Life is trivial except life and death. Since it is a trivial matter, there is absolutely no reason to torment yourself with trivial matters.As long as you understand this, you will find that living to death is both painful and joyful.

Forbearance is a strategy, not cowardice
In life, there are many things that need to be endured; in life, there are many words that need to be held back; in life, there are many angers that need to be held back; in life, there are many sufferings that need to be swallowed; in life, there are many desires that need to be controlled; in life, there are many desires that need to be restrained; , There are many feelings that need to be avoided.In our whole life, almost everyone will be teased by the God of Destiny. When you are unwilling to be a servant of fate but fail to hold the throat of fate, patience is the most difficult and best practice.

Xiao Wang is a young man full of vigor. He just graduated from a vocational school in Shanghai, and then applied for a job in an offshore oilfield drilling team. The foreman, Master Huang, is his immediate boss.

On the first day of working at sea, Master Huang gave Xiao Wang a difficult task: he was required to carry a beautifully packaged box with him, and to board the drilling rig tens of meters high within a limited time, and deliver the box to Xiao Wang. To Director Luo on the top floor of the derrick.

The well-built Xiao Wang, holding the beautiful box, quickly boarded the narrow gangway leading to the top of the derrick.When he climbed to the top floor panting and sweating profusely, and handed the box to Director Luo, Director Luo only signed his name on the box, and asked Xiao Wang to send the box back to Master Huang in time.

So Xiao Wang walked down the gangway quickly and handed the box to Master Huang, who also signed his name on the box and asked him to give it to Director Luo again.

Xiao Wang became a little impatient, and he looked at Master Huang: "Master Huang, why didn't you sign your name before I gave the box to Director Luo? Wouldn't it save me a trip?"

Master Huang didn't look at Xiao Wang, and replied: "If you are asked to deliver, you can deliver. Hurry up, don't delay the business!"

Although Xiao Wang felt a little wronged in his heart, after hesitating for a moment, he turned around and boarded the gangway again.When he climbed to the top of the derrick for the second time, he was covered in sweat and his legs were shaking badly.

Director Luo was the same as last time, he just signed the box and asked him to send the box down.Xiao Wang was a little impatient at this moment: "Director Luo, why do you want me to send the box back? Hasn't Master Huang already signed it? By the way, I remind you: you have already signed it twice!"

Supervisor Luo had the same attitude as Master Huang, and he didn't even look at Xiao Wang: "If you tell me to deliver it, you can deliver it. Hurry up, don't delay the business!"

Xiao Wang wiped the sweat off his face, turned around and walked down the gangway, and sent the box down.However, this time, Master Huang still asked him to send it to Director Luo after signing.

Xiao Wang finally started to feel angry. He felt that he was very useless, and was sent here and there by the leader, like a monkey.But what can he do?Who told me to be just a small worker?He tried his best not to have a seizure, wiped the sweat off his face, looked up at the gangway that he had climbed up and down several times, picked up the box, and climbed up with difficulty.

When he got to the top floor, he was drenched in sweat, and the sweat trickled down his cheeks.This was the third time he handed the box to Director Luo. At this time, Director Luo looked at him and said slowly: "Young man, it's not bad, just open the box."

Xiao Wang couldn't wait to tear off the wrapping paper outside the box, and opened the box, only to find that there were two glass jars inside: one was coffee and the other was coffee mate.He finally couldn't restrain the anger in his heart, shot his angry eyes at Director Luo, and cursed in his heart: It's too much, just because of this little coffee, I made me run around and sign repeatedly, I can't bear it!
Director Luo didn't seem to be interested in perceiving Xiao Wang's micro-expression, he continued to say with a blank expression: "Give me the coffee, don't forget to add a coffee partner, it will taste better!"

At this moment, Xiao Wang couldn't bear it anymore, threw the box on the ground with a "snap", and said, "I don't do it anymore." After finishing speaking, he looked at the box that fell on the ground, and felt much happier in his heart. The anger just now was vented.

At this time, Director Luo stood up, looked directly at him and said, "You can go. However, for the sake of you coming up three times, I can tell you that there is a technical term for the things I asked you to do just now. The name is called "extreme training". Because we are working at sea, we will encounter danger at any time, which requires the team members to have a strong endurance and withstand the test of various dangers. Only in this way can we successfully complete the task of offshore operations It's a pity that you passed the first three times, and you only missed the last one. You didn't drink the sweet coffee you brewed yourself. Now, you can go."

Hearing Director Luo's words, Xiao Wang was immediately dumbfounded. It seemed that he had to prepare to update his resume and resubmit it. This was his first rich life practice lesson after leaving the campus and entering the society.

Patience is painful most of the time, because it suppresses humanity.However, success often appears in front of you after you have endured the pain that ordinary people cannot bear. Don't give up just a little bit away.Patience is often painful, but its results are sweet.

I once saw an experiment: after the lemon peel is fully soaked, its bitterness is dissolved in the tea, which will be a refreshing and sweet taste, but if you want to squeeze out all the aroma of the lemon within 3 minutes, then only Will muddy the tea and mess things up.The same is true of life, and even more so of love. As long as you have enough tolerance and patience, everything will be different.

Charles is an anchor of a TV station, with outstanding ability, hard work and handsome appearance.Charles interviews financial news during the day and broadcasts prime-time news at 7:[-] p.m.In the eyes of others, Charles's career is smooth sailing, and promotion is a matter of time.But in fact, Charles has his own troubles. Because he is not smooth enough, he offended the news director, so he is suppressed by his boss everywhere.

In a meeting, the news director decided not to let Charles broadcast the prime-time news, but to broadcast the live news at 11 o'clock in the evening. The people present were speechless, and Charles was even more surprised. It's not easy to have a conflict, so I have to keep calm and accept it.

Although he was treated unfairly, Charles never complained. Instead, he worked harder and went to study after get off work. In order to prepare for the nightly news broadcast, he had not had enough rest for a long time.Even though the show was broadcast late at night and the ratings were very low, Charles did not relax at all and took every press release seriously.

Soon, Charles' efforts paid off. The audience continued to praise the show, and the ratings also increased a lot.After the director learned about this incident, he criticized the news director and personally ordered Charles to rebroadcast the prime-time news.Due to Charles' outstanding work, he was named "Nation's Most Popular TV Anchor".

Seeing that Charles is getting better and better in his career, the news director is getting more and more angry, and he really wants to find an opportunity to embarrass Charles.One day, the news director deliberately announced in public: "Charles is a major in finance and economics, and it is easy to be biased if he interviews financial news. Let him interview other news in the future."

At this time, Charles was already well-known in financial interviews, and the news director did this deliberately to find fault.He suppressed his anger and didn't want to make things big. If he fought back, wouldn't he just fall into the trick of the news director and let himself fall into a bigger trap?So, he suppressed his anger and accepted the supervisor's arrangement.

One day, the superior leader called the news director and said, "The Minister of Finance and Economics will come to the company for a dinner the day after tomorrow. You can arrange for Charles to come and accompany you."

The news director explained: "Charles is not running the financial line now, why not find someone else."

"No! Charles is an expert and must come to participate." Faced with the orders of the superiors, the news director had no choice but to obey.Since then, whenever important financial figures come to the TV station, Charles will accompany them and conduct exclusive interviews by the way.

After a long time, the audience set a position for Charles, thinking that he is the most powerful figure in finance and economics.Those who have been interviewed are all proud to be interviewed by Charles, while those who have not been interviewed are named and designated by Charles for interview.Later, the superior directly ordered: "All work related to finance and economics should be handed over to Charles, and no one else should participate."

In desperation, the news director had to "invite" Charles back to the position of financial anchor.

The so-called "forbearance" has a knife on the prefix, and one can endure what others cannot bear, and only then can adults fail to achieve.It is precisely because of Charles's "forbearance" that he has gone further.Forbearance does not make you give up, it does not make you bow your head, but it makes you look for opportunities to jump farther and higher.

Of course, patience is a kind of life strategy, not cowardice, not completely passive retreat, but conscious and purposeful patience.No matter who you are, sometimes you will inevitably be in trouble in your life. If you cannot change the situation at which you are at a disadvantage, then it is best to choose patience and wait for a turnaround in patience.

Every successful person has a really tough time
Frustration and discomfort are inevitable for many people in life.In normal times, I often hear various complaints, such as, "The heart of going to work is as heavy as going to the grave", "It would be great if my father was Jack Ma" and so on.Especially some friends who work in first-tier cities basically get up at 6 o'clock every day, get home at 7-8 o'clock in the evening, take a rest after eating, and basically arrive at 10 o'clock.Finally, on the weekend, the only wish is to stay at home and sleep in.

So busy that there is no life left, only survival is left. Many people can't help but ask this question: Is it worth it for me to work so hard?Why can other people live comfortably?Should I also switch to an easier job?
When Xiaoliang graduated in 2006, he was just an ordinary technical secondary school student. At that time, because he had no special skills, he was forced to work in sales like many people.At the beginning, due to the lack of goals, I was mixed in the post for a few years, and my progress was very small.When the company was about to fire him because of poor performance, he had graduated for more than 5 years, but his savings were only a few thousand dollars.Later, because of the pressure of life, Xiao Liang could only continue to look for sales jobs.At that time, he had two employment options: one was a pharmaceutical sales representative with a basic salary of 800 yuan and frequent business trips to another city; the other was a sales job in the fast-moving consumer industry with a basic salary of 2000 yuan and a commission.He unexpectedly chose the former.

I am also very curious why he made such a choice. He told me that he made this decision after a night of thinking.The reason why he chose the job with a basic salary of 800 yuan is because he is more optimistic about the pharmaceutical industry than the traditional fast-moving consumer industry. Even if it is hard in the early stage, even if a business trip is required, it is acceptable.In fact, he understands the truth that no effort, no gain.

Later, it was precisely because he had no one to rely on in that foreign city and reduced his normal leisure and entertainment time that he devoted most of his time to sales work.

Half a year later, through his own efforts, he successfully applied for a job in a well-known foreign pharmaceutical company. After five years of hard work, he is now a marketing director with an annual salary of 5.

When he finished talking to me, the pride was beyond words.But he understands better that his job choice is certainly like a gamble, but the working process is what really plays a decisive role. Although he had the idea of ​​giving up many times during the period, he is still very glad that he persisted!
In any case, he said, he should be grateful for the hard time.Although the current position and income are high, I still miss the tempering of those days; otherwise, I may still be just an ordinary sales representative now!

Every young person has to go through a period of hard work and silence in the process of reaching maturity.This period of time may be 1 year, or it may be 3 to 5 years.After all, if you don't want to work hard for a lifetime, you have to work hard for a while.

Don't always envy others with high annual salaries and driving a car to and from get off work. For those who have no background in the workplace, who hasn't lived in a basement for a few years after graduation?Who hasn't worked overtime for several nights in a row?Who hasn't got up at 5:[-] in the morning because of the far distance to work?Who hasn't walked around the canteen selling mineral water three times when he was extremely thirsty in hot summer, but had to give up when there was only one dollar left in his pocket?Many people have experienced what you have experienced, and it is even longer and harder than what you have experienced. What is the hardship of business trips?
Polish poetess Szymborska said in a poem: "No one feels comfortable at 4 o'clock in the morning." Yes, how many young people have ever woken up at 4 o'clock in the morning to study or exercise?

A reporter once asked Kobe Bryant: "Why are you so successful?" Kobe said: "Do you know what Los Angeles looks like at 4 o'clock in the morning every day?" He continued, "The sky is full of stars, few lights, pedestrians. Very little. I don’t know exactly what it looks like. But it doesn’t matter, do you think so? Every day at 4 o’clock in the morning, Los Angeles is still in the dark, and I get up and walk on the dark streets of Los Angeles…”

As a basketball player, Kobe got up at 4 am every day to do physical training and shooting practice.The darkness of 4 a.m. in Los Angeles may not have changed, but Kobe has become more and more visible.

I was deeply touched by Kobe's efforts. Even if he is as successful as Kobe, he has his own difficult time.During this dark time, they worked hard to create their own "light", allowing themselves to heat up, ignite, and quench in the dark, and finally shine brightly.

Many successful people claim that the best years are actually their most painful days, but those difficult days actually laid the foundation for their future success!

In life, every strong person will have a period of days when no one helps, no one supports, and no one cares about them, so that they "boil" out of another world.

The good and the bad, you will become the incomparably strong self today
In the eyes of most people, those with high education, high salary, high position, and good platforms are called winners in life, and those who do ordinary jobs, earn ordinary wages, and live ordinary lives are not losers, right? But there is still a long way to go before success.

A few years ago, the news reported that a gifted scholar from Peking University chose to become a butcher after graduating.As soon as the news came out, it exploded all over the country like a blockbuster.

"Graduated from Peking University! How shameful to become a butcher!"

"I've been studying for so many years for nothing, what's wrong with doing something?..."

"Hey, what a waste of talent!..."

……

In these remarks, most of them feel sorry for his choice. A small number of people think that this is hype to create momentum for their own business, and some people have the mentality of watching the excitement, betting how long he can last.

When a butcher sells pork, is this choice good or bad, right or wrong?
In the face of external voices, if I were a talented person at Peking University, I would definitely question my choice: so many people say that I can’t persevere or I can’t do well, does it mean that I will fail?Fortunately, he is not thinking like me, so according to his thinking: There is psychological pressure, but I will not retreat amidst the doubts, I will stick to it.

A few years have passed, let us take a look at the achievements of Peking University talent: he has opened nearly 100 pork chain stores in Guangzhou, with an annual turnover of 2 million yuan, and is known as the "Pork King" of Guangzhou.

This result has "disappointed" those who once questioned, watched jokes, and expressed emotion. It turns out that selling pork can also be a business, which is simply unbelievable.Indeed, in people's subconscious, being able to enter a national institution of higher learning means that he has a dazzling halo on his head, and it means that he is either a future elite or a future leader.So naturally, when Peking University talents choose the "ordinary" butcher job, people will have doubts.

How can the talents of Peking University respond to these doubts?He proved it with actions: ignore them, try to do a good job, and respond to doubts with actions.

There is no distinction between high and low in the industry, and there is no distinction between those with a high degree of education should be engaged in a glamorous job, and those with a low or no education should be engaged in an ordinary job.If we say that it is necessary to find out the difference between people's industries and fates, then there are only successes and failures.

Just imagine, if a talented Peking University scholar gave up lightly because of doubts, face or pressure, how could he get what he is today?

How many people with lofty ideals have fallen under the doubts of others, and those who can resist doubts and persist until the end are often those who have won the attention of the public.

The so-called "ten years of sharpening a sword", this is the good mentality that a successful person must possess.Now that the society is developing faster and faster, the fast pace of life and material desires make many people eager for quick success. They always fantasize about getting something for nothing or getting more for less work. Little do they know that it is this mentality that ruins their life and future.Rome was not built overnight, and no one reached the sky in one step. No matter how far the journey is, it is made up of footprints.

We all know that Woolworths is the largest retail supermarket of small commodities in the world, but few people know that in the 20s, it also experienced a lot of twists and turns.

In 1924, Mr. Woolworth borrowed 300 Australian dollars from a friend and founded his first creative shop, where every product was 5 cents.Not long after it was established, it has received very good returns.

Seeing that the business is getting more and more prosperous, Woolworth has opened 4 more branches one after another.What he didn't expect was that the business soon plummeted.When he settled the accounts, he discovered that 4 of the 3 branches had lost money.

At this moment, Woolworth began to calm down, and he analyzed the reasons for the failure: he had no experience in opening a branch store, his energy was too scattered, and he couldn't take care of both at the same time; there were big loopholes in management.

For these mistakes, Woolworth made a profound review, and then adopted a steady strategy.In the following 10 years, although he only opened 12 branches, each store was profitable and became one of the most competitive competitors in the industry.

It is easy to stumble when you take a long step, and Woolworth is a good example.So this warns us: When you see the good side, you must also see the bad side, so that you can keep moving forward step by step on the road ahead.

Some people say that every current self is actually a patchwork of the past self. You used to be good, you were bad, you used to cry, you used to laugh, in fact, they have always been there, and they are endless.Indeed, Peking University talents and Woolworth have both gone from "bad" to "good", so how about you, do you know how to go next?
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