greatest wisdom book

Chapter 17 The Greatest Discovery 5
Persistence is the mother of luck
Perseverance is the mother of luck. When you encounter something that needs to be done, do it immediately, and never wait until the next day. Only in this way can you maximize your wisdom.Don't let stupid indecision kill your talent and make you obsolete.

Someone asked a famous artist whether the young man who studied painting with him would become a great painter in the future. The artist denied it outright: "No, never! He has no troubles in life, and he gets tens of thousands of dollars from his family every year. Yuan funding.” The artist deeply understands that human ability is tempered through hard work, but in the honeypot of wealth, it is difficult to develop this spirit.

Looking through history, we can know that many successful people from all walks of life were mostly children who worked hard in their early years and stood out from adversity.Those inventors, scientists, industrialists, and politicians are mostly hard-working and diligent in order to realize their desire to improve their status. They are not only intelligent, but also willing to put it into practice.

Success is not an accidental result, it is often obtained after eliminating difficulties.Great men are born in difficult circumstances, which is usually a habit.

In ancient Greece there was a speaker named Destiny who suffered from a stuttering disease when he was a child and was not good at speaking. As a result, he was often laughed at by others.And his ambition in life is precisely to become a speaker.Destiny was not willing to succumb to his innate weakness, so he ran to the beach or climbed the mountains every day, holding small stones in his mouth and giving speeches loudly.Tongues and mouths were often stoned, but Destiny never gave up.With unremitting efforts, he finally became eloquent and became famous in history as a famous orator.

Those who work hard know that they must rely on themselves to achieve success in life, while those young people who grow up in a superior environment often depend on others and do not need to rely on their own efforts to earn food. Because they were spoiled and used to hiding Under the wings of their fathers, very few of this kind of people achieve great things.Compared with the poor boys, the children of rich families are just like the seedlings in the greenhouse and the pine trees that have been blown by the storm. They don’t understand the principle of gaining income through labor, and they seldom use their brains and study diligently. They are used to using ready-made things. As a result, gradually obliterated their own talents.

There is a famous saying in the Japanese education circle: "Except for sunlight and air, which are bestowed by nature, everything else must be obtained through labor." Many Japanese students have to go outside to participate in labor to earn money in their spare time. The phenomenon of work-study programs among college students is very common. Children from rich families are no exception.They earn their tuition fees by serving dishes and washing dishes in restaurants, selling goods in shops, caring for the elderly in nursing homes or working as tutors.When children are very young, their parents instill in them a kind of thought-"don't trouble others".When the whole family goes on a trip, no matter how small the child is, a small backpack will be carried on the back.When others asked why, the parents said: "They should carry their own things by themselves."

With diligence and hard work, you will not be confused and helpless in the face of difficulties and adversities; learning to endure hardship can make you more tenacious and calm on the road of struggle.

People should not only make good use of their talents, but also work hard, because it is not enough to have talents, but they must be put into practice.Good luck often favors those who seek it actively, but good luck can also slip away quickly, and if you don't use it quickly and practically while it is still with you, you can only look at the duck in your mouth for nothing flew away.

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