Life never takes anyone lightly

Chapter 8 The road to success has always been full of thorns (3)
The only cure for the procrastination habit is to do your work right away.Today's business, today's end.You know, the more you procrastinate, the harder it is to do your work.

"Act now", this is the motto of a successful man.Only "act now" can save people from the bad habit of procrastination.

8. Don’t be a giant in your dreams and a dwarf in your actions
Are you a dreamer?

What makes human life more meaningful, and saves many people from their plight, is mostly due to a few dreamers.

We all have to thank the human dreamers!

Who would want to read dull history if the deeds of the dreamers were removed from the history of mankind?Dreamers are the pioneers of mankind and the guides of mankind's progress.They have worked hard all their lives, bent their waists, hunched their backs, and sweated, opening up a flat and broad road for human beings.

Everything now is nothing but the sum of the dreams of the past ages, and the realization of the dreams of the past ages.

If it hadn't been for the dreamers who went to the American West to colonize the American West, the Americans still linger on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.

The people who contribute the most and are most valuable to the human world are often those visionaries with foresight and foresight.They can use intelligence and knowledge to create happiness for mankind, and rescue those fools who are short-sighted, deeply bound, and trapped in superstition.Dreamers with foresight can turn things that ordinary people seem impossible to achieve into reality one by one.

It has been said that imagination is of great use to artists, musicians, and poets, but in practical life it is not so prominent.But the facts tell us: leaders in all fields of the human world have been dreamers.Whether they are industrial giants or commercial giants, they all have great dreams, hold firm confidence, and make unremitting efforts.

Marconi's invention of the radio was the realization of an amazing dream.The realization of this amazing dream enables ships sailing in rough seas to use radio to send out distress signals once they encounter disasters, thus saving tens of millions of lives.

Before the telegraph was invented, it was also considered a dream of mankind, but Morse actually made this dream come true. Once the telegraph was invented, the transmission of news around the world has become so convenient ever since.

Stephenson was originally a poor miner, but his dream of making train locomotives has also become a reality. It is this reality that has greatly improved human transportation, and human transportation capabilities have also been unprecedentedly improved.

The brave Mr. Rogers realized his dream of flying over the European continent by flying a plane.

The transatlantic wireless telegraph was the realization of Felt's dream, which brought the continents of America and Europe into close contact.

The reason why so many successful people have amazing dreams is partly due to Shakespeare, the great British writer, who taught people to discover the miraculous from the rotten, and to see the extraordinary from the ordinary.

Among the various powers possessed by human beings, the most amazing thing is the ability to dream.If we believe in a better tomorrow, we don't need to worry about all the pain we suffer today.People with great dreams, even in the face of impenetrable obstacles, cannot stop their firm progress.

If a person has the ability to move from troubled, painful, and difficult situations to pleasant, comfortable, and sweet situations, then this ability is truly invaluable.If in life we ​​lose the ability to dream, who can go on fighting with firm conviction, full hope, full courage?

Americans are especially good at dreaming.No matter how miserable and poor they are, they will not succumb to their fate and always believe that better days are ahead.

Many apprentices in shops dream of being the boss of their own shop one day; many female workers in factories dream of building a beautiful family; many people of humble origins dream of taking power.In the end, quite a few of them did succeed.

Only when people have these dreams can they have great hope, stimulate their inner potential and strengthen their efforts to achieve a bright and great future.

However, it is not enough to just have a dream, otherwise you will become a complete dreamer.Have a dream, but also have the strong perseverance and determination to realize the dream.It is not advisable to have dreams in vain without the strength to realize them.

Only those realistic dreams—dreams accompanied by hard work and constant effort—are of great value.

Like any other ability, the ability to dream can be abused or misused.If a person does nothing but dream all day, and spends all his life force on building those castles in the air that cannot be realized, it will cause endless harm.You know, those dreams are not only exhausting, but also consume the natural gifts and talents inherent in the unrealistic dreamers.

It depends on our own efforts to turn dreams into reality.After having a dream, only by unremitting efforts can the dream come true.

Of all dreams, those that benefit humanity are the most valuable.John Harvard founded Harvard College with a few hundred dollars, which later became world-famous Harvard University. This is the best example.

People should not only have dreams, but also believe in dreams, and more importantly, they must motivate themselves to realize their dreams.Everyone has an upward ambition, and the ambition will be like a compass, guiding people on the road of light.

A good and practical dream is a harbinger of a happy and successful life in the future.

Everything that is now is nothing but the sum of the dreams of the past ages, the reality of the dreams of the past ages.

9. Poverty is not a gangrene

A famous British writer said when he was traveling in the United States: "Many great men in the United States were born in small dark huts." Is this statement correct?We can cite a few examples, such as Lincoln, Grant, Garfield, Greeley, Whittier, Clemens, Wanamaker, Rockefeller, Cruise Field, Beecher, Edison and Westinghouse, these people were all born in poor rural areas, but they laid the foundation of wisdom, character, and physical strength at an early age, and later became social celebrities and leaders.

It is said that the famous lawyer Webster met a local man when he was traveling in the western United States, and he talked with him. One sentence: "Is New England so rich in agriculture? What is New England rich in?"

Webster replied grimly: "We produce 'people'!"

Most of the previous presidents of the United States came from rural areas. Although President Roosevelt was born in a prosperous city, he was an exception because he had extraordinary talents in all aspects.

Wingate said: "It's a strange phenomenon: New York City is so big that there are not many celebrities! Among the celebrities living in New York today, more than 90% come from rural areas. Not only New York, but also London, Paris, The same is true in a big city like Berlin, so people who grow up in the countryside are better than those who grow up in the city in many ways!"

On this issue, a writer once made a very interesting statistic. He collected the information of 40 famous successful people in the United States.He found that among the 40 people, 22 were born in rural areas, 10 were born in small towns, and only 8 were born in cities.Among the 22 people born in rural areas, most of their childhoods were spent in the countryside. Only 3 were brought into small towns and the other 1 was brought into a big city.Interestingly, on average, the 40 successful people have been living in cities since they were about 16 years old.

If it hadn't been for those strong, honest, and courageous rural residents who continued to move into the city, the prosperous scene in the city might have ceased to exist.Nature supplies capable people from the countryside to the city, just as a restaurant supplies us with three meals a day.

The countryside is full of pure and fresh air, and people live in this never-ending fresh air.Compared with the children in the city, the children in the countryside are much happier. They have strong chests and strong muscles; through farming and weeding, they exercise their bodies, and the vast fields seem to be their stadiums; and toys, or repairing old parts, they exercised their hands and minds.Although they do not have perfect tools and formal training, they have become experts in repairing mechanical parts with the inspiration of experience.

For the children born here, the benefits of the countryside are indescribable: it not only endows them with a strong physique, hardworking hands, and quick minds, but also develops a simple personality due to their daily interaction with the scenes of nature. , and these excellent qualities are exactly what urban children lack.

In the countryside, the children's school is an endless beautiful field. The white clouds and the changes of the four seasons seem to tell them the meaning of being a human being and the greatness of life; and the lofty mountains and undulating mountains have also nurtured their noble personalities; The winding and quiet stream seemed to teach them justice, tranquility, and peace.

In the countryside, all the flowers, birds, insects, fish, chickens, dogs, cattle and sheep that children come into contact with in their daily life may open their wisdom.It was the cow licking the calf that taught them the greatest lesson about "maternal love".

For the children here, the living environment in the countryside seems to be a huge and magical chemical laboratory, showing all kinds of wonderful scenes of nature: the land is full of beautiful and fragrant flowers and plants, and the fields are rich in food necessary for humans and animals. , The mountains continue to supply people with wood.The children watched how the beautiful flowers bloomed, how the rich fruits formed, how the seedlings of the plants grew, how the birds, beasts, insects and fish moved, and how people used and developed the treasure house of nature.From the perspective of rural children, everything around them is waiting to be experimented and discovered by themselves. During this process, they unknowingly acquire great creativity, rich common sense and the ability to cope with various difficulties.

Of course, any child in the countryside will dream of the prosperity and joy of the city.He may be dissatisfied with his poor situation in the countryside, and feels that the countryside does not provide a suitable stage for their development. Therefore, he will go to the city with full hope to strive for better opportunities and more glory.He knows that there are countless large companies, public libraries, and well-equipped schools in the city.Countless peers gain knowledge here.In short, he regards the metropolis as a sea of ​​success, where there are too many opportunities for success; at the same time, he is a little melancholy, worried that all his hopes and precious time will disappear in the country.

But he should know: Those mountains, hills, streams and rivers that hinder his further development in his opinion are nurturing his heart and perseverance all the time, and nature is just using this to bring him the hope of tomorrow's success.

He should understand that if he has great achievements in the future, it is because his early rural life gave him wisdom, formed his character, and tempered his body.

There are many bankers, famous lawyers, great businessmen, railway engineers, and great politicians in the world who achieved great success because of their early rural life.They believe that nature can give them the best education, and they must make full use of the opportunities in the country to exercise themselves so that they can cope with all possible difficulties when they enter the city in the future.Some people ignore the natural teachings of nature to people, and only know how to immerse themselves in competition and profit, but most of them are eliminated in the end, because they never know that all happiness comes from suffering.

Children who grew up in the countryside, you don't have to worry about your future life and future. There are countless great careers in society waiting for you to create.You only need to work hard to exercise your mind and hands now, and once you have the opportunity to enter a new environment and enter a competitive city, you can show your talents.Isn't that what Lincoln did?When Lincoln was in the countryside, he regarded every book as a treasure and read it with heart. Every time he finished reading a book, Lincoln felt that he had reached a new level.Once Lincoln is determined to do something, he must go all out.For the more difficult and difficult obstacles to overcome, Lincoln tried his best to eliminate them, because he knew that overcoming these obstacles was a necessary stage to achieve success.

Someone once asked Porter, the famous bishop of New York, whether young people have a greater chance of success in the city or in the countryside?

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