Life never takes anyone lightly

Chapter 2 Don't be afraid of being blocked by tens of thousands of people, only afraid of surrendering yourself (1)
1. Everyone has their own talent

"Lucky is the man who finds his gift," Carlisle said. "He will need no other protection. Because he has his destiny, he has his life's purpose. He has found his purpose and will Dedicated to working towards this goal.”

Rousseau said: "Anyone who is well-educated and knows how to fulfill his mission as a human being will calmly face the relevant field he chooses. For me, whether my students will join the army, preach or Becoming a lawyer is not very important. God has already made a plan for each of us. This plan predates our life or career plan. Learning to live is what I want to teach them. After I finish teaching them At that time, they had not yet become soldiers, lawyers or priests. First, they had to become real people. Fate may control their lives as they please, causing them to rise and fall in society, but they will always find their true place. "

"It's not that I want to stop you from being a priest," a bishop said to a young priest, "but your talent tells me that you are not suitable for it."

Lowell said: "It is often futile to do things that we are not good at, and there are countless examples in human history of disillusionment and nothing because of doing things that we are not good at."

There is no doubt that everyone has their own talents, but only a small number of people, we can call them geniuses, are very clear about their future life orientation at a very young age.

Mrs Starr had an unusual passion for political philosophy at an early age, when girls her age were still dressing dolls.Mozart played the piano and composed minuets when he was 4 years old, some works are still passed down today.Young Kalmens, dignified, earnest, and earnest, began preaching from a bench while in the nursery.Goethe began writing tragic stories at the age of 12.Grotius published very persuasive philosophical works before he was 15 years old.Pope was almost "writing poetry as he was babbling".Chatterton wrote excellent poetry when he was 11, and Cowley published his own collection of poems when he was 16.

Thomas Lawrence and Franklin West were equally precocious, learning to draw as toddlers.Liszt performed publicly at the age of 12.Canova made clay sculpture models as a child.Bacon pointed out the holes in Aristotle's philosophy when he was 16 years old.Napoleon was already at the head of the army at the time of the snowball fight in Brigna.

In all these cases the characters showed their giftedness at an early age, and in later life they actively developed in this direction.But precociousness like this is uncommon.With very few exceptions, most of us have to discover our talents and strengths on our own, rather than just waiting for them to manifest themselves.

Finding out where your talents are is more valuable than discovering a gold mine.

When all your talents are awakened, and your talents and personality are completely in harmony with the life and career at hand, congratulations, you have finally found the right place.At this time, you love your work to the point where you forget to eat and sleep.Maybe you will be forced to do some things that don't match your taste for a while, but you should free yourself from this state as soon as possible. "The priest who was a shoemaker" Carey said in his sermon: "Preaching is my real profession, but I need to subsidize my life by repairing shoes."

A British celebrity said to his nephew: "Don't study medicine, because so far, there has not been a murderer in our family. But if you study medicine, you may kill patients because of your blindness and ignorance; As for the legal profession, no experienced and prudent person would entrust a young lawyer with important matters related to his life or wealth. As a priest, even if you make mistakes, such as erroneous understanding of the doctrine or erroneous preaching, the harm to people will not be so obvious, so , I advise you to make every effort to be a priest."

"I know that I came into this world with a certain mission, and I have to fulfill it." Whittier's words revealed the secret behind his powerful ability.

If a person does something like choose a major in college because his mother wants him to, or choose an industry because his grandpa used to be famous in that field, and he doesn't like it at all If he can't get used to it, he might as well not go to college or become a tram driver.His natural talents may make him a leader in his chosen mundane career; but in others he may be like a round stone rolled on a railroad track, a hindrance rather than a help.

2. A hero never asks about his origin

Klein was a slave of ancient Greece. In front of the hall of sacred art, he also surrendered, willing to be a slave of sacred art.He worships beauty with a fanatical attitude, and beauty is his god.But because of the disgust and abhorrence of the Persian invaders to art, the law stipulates that slaves, except free people, are not allowed to believe in art, otherwise they will be sentenced to death.When this law was promulgated, Klein was fully committed to an art organization. He hoped that one day his works would be affirmed by the great sculptor Phidias of the time, and even appreciated by Pericles.

Now how to do?
In the cold marble block in front of him, Klein put his all into it, mind, heart, soul, and even life.He begged on his knees every day, praying to the sun god to give him fresh inspiration and new skills.He was grateful, proud, and convinced.

The sun god Apollo really heard his prayers, guided him, and gave lifelike vitality to the objects he carved.

He loves his older sister Klein as much as his younger brother. "O Aphrodite!" she prayed, "Immortal Aphrodite, most merciful child of the lord Zeus! You are my queen, my protector, and I am yours day and night. Make an offering before your shrine. Be my friend, be my brother's friend!"

Then she turned to her brother and said, "Oh, Klein, go to the basement under the house! It's dark in there, but I'll get you food and lights. Keep doing your business. God help us."

So, Klein moved to the basement, working on that sacred yet dangerous creation day and night.While his sister guarded and cared for him meticulously.

At this time, an exhibition of works of art was held in Athens.All Greeks are invited to the fair.The exhibition was held at a local market, and Pericles himself presided over it.Around him stood the beauty Aspasia, the sculptor Phidias, the tragic poet Sophocles, the philosopher Socrates and many other social celebrities.The works of all the great masters of art are exhibited here.One work is so exquisite that it stands above the rest, as if it had been carved by Apollo himself.Everyone's eyes were firmly attracted, and they expressed emotion again and again, and the artists who participated in the competition did not have the slightest jealousy.

"Who is the sculptor of this work?" asked the herald.

No one knows the answer.He repeated the question, still no answer.

"Then it is a mystery! Is it the work of a slave?"

Suddenly there was a big commotion in the crowd, a beautiful girl was dragged to the big square, her clothes were messy, her hair was fluffy, her lips were tightly closed, but she had firm eyes.

"This woman," cried the local administrator at the top of her lungs, "this woman knows who the carver is, we are sure of that, but she will not tell."

This beautiful girl is Klein.She was questioned severely, but there was still no answer.For this reason, she was told that she should be punished for her actions, but she remained unmoved.

"In that case," said Pericles, "the law is sacred, and I am the one who enforces it. Put this girl in the dungeon."

As soon as the words fell, a young man rushed out. He had long hair and a thin figure, but his black eyes were shining with the light of genius. Before he could speak, he fell to the ground. He begged: "Pericles, please Forgive the girl. She is my sister. I am the real culprit. That sculpture came from my hands, from my slave."

The angry crowd interrupted him, and the excited crowd burst into a cry of: "Into the dungeon, put this slave in the dungeon."

"As long as I live, it will not be allowed!" Pericles stood up and said majesticly, "Look at that statue! Apollo taught us by it that something can be higher than an unjust law. The highest law The purpose should be to promote beauty. If Athens will live in people's memory and be loved forever, it will be because of her contribution to art that has made her famous. Don't put that young man in a dungeon, take him to Come to me."

Right there, in front of everyone, Aspasia put the olive branch wreath in her hand on Klein's forehead.At the same time, to thunderous applause and cheers from the crowd, she tenderly kissed Klein's affectionate and loyal sister.

The Athenians also dedicated a statue to Aesop, who was also born a slave.

These two examples tell us that the door of honor and success is always open to everyone.

In ancient Greece, if a person can excel in literature, art or war, then wealth and immortal fame will definitely reward him.No other country has done so much to inspire and inspire perseverance.

"I was born into poverty," said U.S. Vice President Henry Wilson. "Poverty has been with me since I was in the cradle. I know when I asked my mother for a piece of bread and she gave me nothing. , what is it like. At the age of 10, I left home and after 11 years as an apprentice, I could receive a month of schooling every year. After these 11 years of hard work, I got a cow and six sheep As a reward. I exchanged them for 84 dollars. From birth to 21 years old, I have never spent a dollar on pleasure and entertainment, and I have always been careful. I also know that walking on endless roads with fatigue, And I had to ask my companions to let go of the feeling that I went first. In the first month of my 21st year, I led a team to harvest large logs. Every day, I went out early and returned late, working hard. Finally I received a monthly salary—6 dollars, what a huge income at that time! Every dollar is like the moon tonight to me, so round and so big.”

Wilson was determined not to pass up any opportunity for self-learning and self-development.Few people understand the preciousness of leisure time as deeply as he does!He cherishes these sporadic moments as if they are as precious as gold, and never let a minute go to waste unless he has used it as much as possible.He had managed to read 21 good books before he was 1000--what a task for a farm kid!After leaving the farm, he hiked more than 100 miles to Natick, Massachusetts, in order to learn the craft of cobbler.Passing through Boston, where he could see the Bunker Hill Monument and other historic sites.The whole trip cost him only $1 and 6 cents.A year later, he was the director of a debating club in Natick.He later delivered his famous anti-slavery speech to the Massachusetts State Assembly, less than eight years after he had been there.

Twelve years later, he entered Congress as an equal with the eminent congressman Charles Sumner.Later, he became the vice president of the United States.

3. You are you, there are no copies

52% of American college students choose law as their major. How many poor people become doctors and lawyers because they imitate their excellent doctor and lawyer fathers!

There are not too many people in this country who perform their duties, and there are also too many people who are doing things they shouldn't do.

But it does not follow from this that a man cannot succeed in anything else because he has not succeeded with all his abilities.

Look at a fish struggling in the sand, despite the senseless struggle that might tear itself to pieces.But a huge wave came, high above the sand, and covered the poor fish.Now he could feel the water with his fins and he was a free fish again and he rushed into the surf like a flash.At this time, its fins are its power, although before in the air and soil, no matter how much it beats, it will not help, but the power is a kind of resistance.

Whether it is work or other things, if you still fail after trying your best, you should look back: Is it really what you like, or does it have the sense of accomplishment you crave?

As a lawyer, Cowper was a failure.He was too timid to plead a case.However, he can write very good poetry.Molière found that he was not suitable to be a lawyer, but he remained famous in the history of literature.Voltaire and Petrarch gave up law, the former for philosophy, the latter for poetry.Cromwell was still a farmer at the age of 40.Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, loved art and music when he was young.
He was abused by his father for not paying attention to military training.His father, who hated fine art, locked him up and even planned to kill him.However, his father's death pushed the 28-year-old Frederick to the throne instead.A boy once considered worthless for his love of art and music led Prussia to become one of the greatest nations in Europe.

It is rare for a teenager to display an extraordinary intellect or extraordinary talent suitable for a job or study.Most boys and girls, before the age of 15 or even 20, have difficulty deciding what they will do for a living.Every time I want to knock on the door of my heart, longing to have the talent for a certain job, but I don't know that my talent is not here.

You have to know that you are you, there is only one, there is no second.You have no reason not to do well the task entrusted to you by God.

Neither Lincoln nor Grande were born with the talent for the White House, or the irresistible gift for domination.Therefore, one should not be disappointed even if a natural talent is not acquired in the cradle.

Everyone's task is to be the best version of themselves, no matter when fate befalls, seize every glorious opportunity, move forward, and move towards the guidance of the heart.Let responsibility be the guiding light of our lives, success will surely crown us, and fully demonstrate our talents and diligence.

Be a carpenter if your intuition and instincts crave the craft of carpentry.If you want medicine, be a doctor.Choose firmly and work hard, you will not fail.However, if there is no intuitive yearning, or if the intuition is weak and vague, then carefully choose the development path that best suits your talents and opportunities.There is no need to question whether the world needs us.True success comes from being yourself, and that part is something everyone can do.

People who were once considered fools or chumps find the world has been kind to them after they both became very successful, but they struggle with frustration and misunderstanding when the world is just as unkind to them.

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