greatest wisdom book

Chapter 19 Talent also needs to be cultivated 1
Some people were full of burnout when they first started their business, and they had no choice but to start working hard until they were exhausted; some people only wanted to succeed but did not want to struggle; Fame and profit are postponed until later in life; some become vain as soon as they acquire a little fortune.These people have overlooked one point. Although they have enviable talents, they never work hard to release their talents, and in the end they can only bury their outstanding abilities.

So we should realize that no matter how outstanding our talents are, if we don’t work hard, we won’t gain anything.

A wise man is more honorable than a genius
Everyone thinks highly of themselves, and thinks they are geniuses, and they are full of hopes to make great achievements, but the reality cannot make people do what they want.So people should be wise, even if they are full of hope, don't forget to plan for the worst; even if they set lofty goals, they must know not to be too ambitious.Wisdom is the panacea for all kinds of folly.

A truly wise person will first be himself.He does not set lofty goals, but behaves honestly and behaves in a well-behaved manner.He never thinks too highly of himself, because he knows that even if he is a genius, there are many problems that cannot be solved.But in real life, really wise people are rare.

There was an Italian entertainer who came to America as a youth to study juggling and finally made himself famous all over the world.One day more than twenty years later, he decided to retire and return to his hometown to settle down.He sold all his property and bought a diamond and a ticket back to Italy, which he hid in his cabin.Once on board, he showed a boy how to toss six apples at once.Soon, a group of spectators gathered, and he was proud of his achievement at the moment. He ran back to the cabin and took out the precious diamond, explained to the audience that it was his life savings, and then began to play with the diamond.Soon, his performance became more and more thrilling, the diamonds were thrown higher and higher, and the audience held their breath.Everyone knew the value of diamonds, and advised him not to continue.But because of the excitement of the time, he dropped the diamond even higher again.The audience held their breath again, then breathed a sigh of relief the moment he caught the diamond.

Confident in his ability, the entertainer told the audience that he will throw it again, this time he will throw the diamond to a new level, and even temporarily disappear from everyone's eyes.Regardless of the advice of others, he threw the diamond high into the air with the self-confidence generated by years of experience.The diamond literally disappears for a moment, then sparkles again in the sunlight.At this moment, the ship tilted, and the diamond fell into the sea and disappeared without a trace.

Like the entertainers in the story, we sometimes play with our own lives, we believe in our abilities, we believe in our past successes, we show off our skills...without knowing when the boat will tip and we will never Lost opportunity.

Being a man is hard, but being a wise man is even harder.If you want to be a wise person, you must start by being well-behaved and serious, and don't juggle on the stage of life, because juggling is far more unexpected than certain, and weird and thoughtless actions will only turn into human folly , pushing people into an abyss from which they cannot extricate themselves.

Although there are many long and voluminous reasons for being a person and doing things, and they all have their reasons and grounds for standing tall, but after the glitz has faded away, you will find that the way of being a person is actually just the word "wise".It will make people have a prudent, unaffected, and free heart, so that people will not forget when they are proud, and will not be discouraged when they are frustrated.

In 1968, Neil Armstrong, the first astronaut to set foot on the moon, is famous in history for his words "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".

At that time, in addition to Armstrong, there were also his teammate Aldron who landed on the moon.At that time, the difference between the two was only one step, but they were separated by thousands of miles. Armstrong was famous all over the world as "No.1 who stepped on the moon", but Aldron was unknown, and few people knew him.

At the celebration banquet, when people were proud of this unprecedented feat, a reporter suddenly asked Aldron: "Armstrong got off the space capsule first and became No. 1 to land on the moon. Do you feel a little regretful?" ?”

At this time, the atmosphere suddenly dropped to freezing point, and even Armstrong seemed a little embarrassed, and everyone turned their attention to Aldron to see how he would catch the sudden hot potato.Audren looked calm and smiled slightly: "Everyone, don't forget that when I returned to the ground, I was the first to get out of the space capsule, so I am No.1 who came to the earth from the moon."

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of laughter from the crowd, the embarrassing scene was resolved, and the warm applause lasted for a minute.

A thinker once said: "Don't worry about what you don't have. You are the smartest person who can enjoy what you have now." Although life is unfair, people can use their own wisdom to make life better. Make it interesting and turn decay into magic.If you want to be a great person and a genius all day long, what you usually get is disappointment. It is better to face life and reality with an optimistic heart and wise thinking.

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