Change until the world gives way to you

Chapter 14 Stretch out your hands to grasp the miracle (1)
We understand that greatness is never born, it must be earned.Our journey has never been one of taking shortcuts or taking the next best thing.The path we walk is not the path of the weak - it is not for the idler or the mere enjoyment, it is the path of the adventurer, the doer, the creator - some famous, but most toil in obscurity men and women who lead us on the long and rocky road to prosperity and freedom...

Waiting is never a miracle

Maybe, you will wait for the next love;
Likely, you'll wait until the next friend;
However, never expect a miracle to happen!
A long time ago, a few pigs from a village escaped and fled into a nearby mountain.After several generations, these pigs became more and more ferocious and became wild boars, even threatening people who passed there.A few seasoned hunters would love to catch them, but the pigs are too cunning to fall for it.

One day, an old man led a donkey pulling a two-wheeled cart into a village where wild boars were infested.The carts were loaded with lumber and grain.The old man told the local residents that he would help catch wild boars.No one believed that the old man could do what the hunter could not.However, two months later, the old man returned to the village and told the villagers that the wild boar had been locked by him in the pen on the top of the mountain.He explained to the residents how he caught them.

"The first thing I did was to find the place where the wild boars often eat, and then I put a little grain in the middle of the open space as an advanced bait. At first, the pigs were taken aback, but in the end, they ran away out of curiosity Come over and start smelling around from the old boar. The old boar took a bite and the other pigs followed suit and that's when I knew I could catch them. The next day I added a little more grain and smacked it a few feet A plank was erected in the distance. The plank was like a ghost, which temporarily frightened them away, but the free lunch was so attractive that they came back to eat it. After that, what I will do is to spend more time next to the grain every day. Just erecting a few planks until my trap is complete. Every time I improve something, they stay away for a while, but end up coming back for "free lunch". The pen is ready and the trap door is ready , their habit of getting something for nothing made them walk into pens without hesitation. That's when I caught them by surprise."

Such a cunning wild boar could not resist the temptation of "free lunch" in the end, and fell into the old man's trap, proving a sentence: There is no free lunch in the world.

Maybe, you don’t agree with this old-fashioned saying, you firmly believe in your heart that there is a free lunch in the world, but even so, you have to spend energy and energy to get this lunch, just like we often hear that “the world is free, and there is nothing wrong with it.” Get up early", from this point of view, there will be no free lunch in the world.

There is such a story about "there is no such thing as a free lunch".

A long time ago, an old king called together his wise courtiers and said, "I want you to compile a "Wisdom of the Ages" so that it can be handed down to your descendants." These wise men worked for a long time and finally completed a This is a masterpiece of twelve volumes; after reading it, the old king said: "I am sure that this is the crystallization of wisdom of all ages. However, it is too thick, and I am afraid people will not read it. Let's condense it!" These smart people worked hard for a long time, and after several cuts, they were condensed into one volume.However, the old king still thought it was too long and ordered them to continue to condense.Then a book is condensed into a chapter, then into a page, then into a paragraph, and finally into a sentence.When the old king saw this sentence, he was very satisfied and said: "This is really the crystallization of wisdom of all ages. Once people everywhere know this truth, most of the problems we worry about can be solved." There is no such thing as a free lunch.”

How much work, how much harvest;

If you sow beans, you will reap beans, and if you sow melons, you will reap melons.

There is no free lunch in the world, just like there is no pie in the sky.In fact, our ancients have long been familiar with this truth.Since we were young, we have heard our elders teach us that "no pain, no gain; no effort, no gain", what a simple and meaningful sentence!It warns us not to be greedy for petty gains, not to believe that fortunes come and go, and not to try to get something for nothing; we must aim high, be down-to-earth, seek truth and be pragmatic, and move forward step by step.Only such down-to-earth people can stick to their principles, realize their ideals, and achieve their goals.

In real life, there are always people who forget this ancient teaching.They always focus on obtaining, but ignore the necessity of giving. As a result, they are tempted and lose what they had originally, just like monkeys breaking corn, and in the end they have nothing at hand.

There is a person who has worked in his unit for 10 years and has become an experienced technician.By chance, I learned that a cable factory recruited electrical talents with a high salary, and the promised annual salary was 5 yuan.He applied for the job with his resume and was very successful.However, the reality after job-hopping made him very disappointed. The annual salary quoted by the cable factory was linked to performance.Because his performance did not meet the requirements of the company, he can only get a monthly salary of 1000 yuan.

Hope to get a high salary is the wish of everyone in the workplace. However, not all high-paying positions are worth chasing.There is no free lunch in the world, and companies cannot give you high salaries for no reason.High salaries are often linked to job goals and performance.Therefore, don't jump jobs hastily as soon as you see a high salary.When you see a job that is quite attractive to you, in addition to thinking of the saying that there is no free lunch in the world, you should also reflect on whether you have the corresponding quality and ability suitable for it.

If you want to get, you have to give!As a proverb goes, "If you sow beans, you will reap beans, and if you sow melons, you will reap melons."

And people are always repeating the daydream of "waiting for the opportunity", just like the hunter in this story.

A young hunter hopes very much that he will have the chance to make a fortune, even if it means that he can kill more game.So he leaned blankly against a rock, waiting for the moment to come.

At this time, an old man with white beard came from a distance, only to hear the old man ask the young man: "Young man, what are you doing here? Your shotgun is already rusted, it's hard for you not to see the Did a hare run past?"

The young man looked at the old man and replied, "I'm leaning here to wait for the opportunity."

The old man smiled and asked back: "Then do you know what the timing looks like?"

"I don't know." The young man shook his head and said, "However, I heard that timing is a very magical thing, as long as it comes to you, you will be lucky and rich..." He said while Narcissus.

"Actually, that's not the case, young man!" The old man suddenly said sternly; "Timing is unpredictable, if you concentrate on waiting for it, it may not come; and if you don't pay attention, it may come to you again .Look at that hare that ran past you just now. Isn’t that an opportunity? But you missed it, making it hard to turn back. Since you don’t even know what an opportunity is, it came to you How do you know when you're around? So, it's a stupid behavior for you to sit and wait like this."

After speaking, the old man disappeared.Only then did the young man realize that the old man was the incarnation of opportunity.It's a pity that he missed it again, not only because he didn't know what the timing was like, but also because he had been leaning on the rock and waiting.

Opportunities do not wait.Sitting on the sidelines is just a stupid behavior that misses the opportunity.Active action, looking for opportunities or constantly creating opportunities for yourself, is the only way to maintain a constant victory in the race of life.

When Obama was elected President of the United States, many people also said that he just took advantage of the Democrats and Republicans. However, if you think about it carefully, you can find that this is artificially spreading rumors.

A black president must of course rely on consortiums to break through these tight sieges, and rely on various forces to check each other, but why is it Obama and not others? More importantly, his speeches and the series of actions he proposed to change the United States have been recognized. Without the support of American citizens, we can also see how many fanatical fans there are from the scene at the inauguration.

I never believe that a person who waits for a free lunch can get this honor.I also believe that Obama won the election by relying on his personal charisma and the interests of the United States he represented.

"Yes, we can!" is definitely not an empty slogan. At least for now, we in China are also witnessing that the United States has moved to a new level under his leadership.

So, if you're still waiting for a possible chance, you'll be starving as lunch falls into someone else's mouth.

If you don't want to give up like this, then come out and make your own lunch, which will be more delicious than picked up!

Be the first to eat a crab
Most of us have had most of the same experiences.If we want to change ourselves, if we all follow a fixed pattern, we can't talk about change.In this way, we just jump from one fixed circle to another fixed circle. Only those who are innovative and dare to challenge themselves can truly change themselves.

Mr. Lu Xun once said, "Dare to be the first person to eat crabs."The first person to eat a crab must be a brave man, and he must also be a wise man.Although the first person to eat crab is a bit risky, he also becomes the first person to taste the delicious food.Don't worry about making mistakes if you dare to be the first one to eat crabs. The biggest mistake is that you didn't practice and try.If you don't try anything, you will have no chance; only if you dare to try and be the first to eat crabs, can you achieve great success.

It is extremely important for a person's success to be able to see the opportunity and dare to be "the first person to eat crabs". For example, Zhang Chaoyang, the CEO of Sohu, founded Sohu.com by virtue of the rapid development of the Internet; and Zhang Xingmin is also He discovered the opportunity of barter trade between China and Russia and boldly imagined it, thus becoming China's barter trade king. Microsoft's Bill Gates and Apple's Jobs and other business heavyweights joined the in the business world and was successful.

Wang Junyao, who died young not long ago, has 16 wholly-owned independent legal person companies and 9 branch companies in more than ten large and medium-sized cities and regions across the country.However, Wang Junyao was not satisfied at the time: "When I first started, I never thought that it would develop into what it is today. What will it be like in the future? I can only say that it will definitely be different in a few years. Once it’s done, what else can’t be done? When doing business, we must take a long-term view and act in accordance with the country’s policies and laws.”

Wang Junyao was the chairman of the board of directors of JuneYao Group Corporation, a member of the All-China Youth Federation, a member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Youth Federation, and a member of the Zhejiang Provincial CPPCC.He has won honors such as the National Outstanding Communist Youth League Member, the First Outstanding Private Entrepreneur in Zhejiang Province, the Top Ten Most Influential Figures in Wenzhou's 20 Years of Reform and Opening Up, and the Top Ten New Entrepreneurs in China.As long as you take a closer look at Wang Junyao's road to success, you will find that the quality of daring to be the first person to eat crabs is the most important factor for his success.

Wang Junyao has "eating crabs" many times. In 1991, he contracted the first domestic private charter flight route, thus opening the door of China's private economy that no one dared to care about. In 1992, he established the first private charter flight company in China, and has opened more than 50 charter flight routes so far. In 1994, Wang Junyao entered the dairy industry. In 1995, he established Wenzhou Junyao Group Co., Ltd., involved in real estate, hotels, taxis, tourism and other industries. In 1998, JuneYao Group was approved by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce as a national non-regional group company, ranking among the top 2000 private enterprises in the country. In 3, Wang Junyao comprehensively implemented a major strategic adjustment, invested nearly 270 million yuan in Shanghai to acquire 2002 acres of land, and positioned the JuneYao Group's operation center, scientific research center, and talent center in Shanghai, building a good foundation for JuneYao Group to enter the international stage. platform. In 18, Wang Junyao made another bold move: to participate in China Eastern Airlines Wuhan Co., Ltd. with [-]% of the shares, and get involved in the main aviation industry.

As a representative of China's first generation of private entrepreneurs, Wang Junyao's life has confirmed for us the great magic of China's market economy. In a thriving society, people with wisdom and executive ability will definitely be able to find opportunities.As I write this, I can't help but think of Mr. Lu Xun's words, "In fact, there is no road in the world. If there are many people walking, it will become a road." Those pioneers who were the first to overcome obstacles will be praised by the world.Success requires wisdom, but it also requires courage.Dare to scan the broad field of vision, and creative thinking will come together.

What's more, as young people, we have the courage, courage and desire to challenge our own limits. They like to take risks-even if the danger is beyond imagination.They always think: "One day I will conquer..." As for why, they may not be able to find out the answer, and even think that they are just seeking happiness.

However, people who have experience in life regard exceeding the limit as a need to seek life satisfaction-everyone should respond to the challenges of life with firm confidence and strategic courage.Every time you surpass yourself, there will be too many gains - rugged trails full of risks, stimulating journeys of body and mind, magnificent landscapes, relief from breaking through shackles, and a sense of accomplishment towards new life goals.

The following is a memory of Naoki Uemura:
"In 1970, when I climbed alone the last of the five continents' peaks - Mount McKinley in North America, a new idea popped into my mind, that is, crossing the North Pole by dog ​​sled.

When I decided to go to the North Pole, I first opened the map to find the shortest route through the pole, and learned that the shortest distance was 3000 kilometers.In order to test my stamina, I decided to start from Kagoshima, the southernmost point of Japan, and walk along the railway line to Wakkanai, the northernmost point. The whole journey is about 3000 kilometers.I estimated that it would take about 60 days to walk 52 kilometers per day.

In order not to give up halfway because of my weak will, I specially declared to the outside world through reporters before the trip that I would set a record for walking across the Japanese mainland.After the statement was issued, it attracted many newspaper and TV reporters to accompany it for interviews.On the first day of walking, I was in high spirits. I set off from my place of residence at 6:30 in the morning, walked 43 kilometers in one breath, and walked 5 kilometers after a short rest.That night I stayed at a farmer's house. After entering the door, I couldn't even go to the bathroom, and my feet were covered with blood blisters.I couldn't even straighten my waist until the next morning.Just when I wanted to take a rest for a day, the journalists outside the yard started yelling, which made me reluctantly come out, even at the risk of my life.As a result, I only walked 3 kilometers that day.On the third day, I gritted my teeth and walked another 7 kilometers... After I crossed the Strait of Japan and entered Honshu, I kept walking more than 60 kilometers every day.

This walk coincided with the sweltering heat, and I saw people on the way taking cars to take a summer vacation, and my thoughts fluctuated. I asked myself more than once: "Why does a person ask for trouble under the scorching sun?" Especially when I walked to the beach, I saw people strolling on the beautiful beach, and couples were whispering... In the evening, in front of the luxury hotel on the beach, the colorful neon lights kept flashing, and even more so. Adds a layer of mesmerizing atmosphere.Nevertheless, I insisted on advancing towards my destination.When I arrived in Wakkanai, I could no longer feel the joy of my achievements. The only consolation was that I finally threw away the heavy mental burden that was weighing on my heart. "

(End of this chapter)