150 Wisdom Stories to Build Good Habits

Chapter 32 Self-affirmation, everyone's value is irreplaceable (2)
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Roosevelt is undoubtedly a person who understands himself and dares to face reality. He frankly admits his own defects, admits that he is not brave, ugly, and smarter than others, but he does not feel depressed or inferior because of this. He tried his best to overcome his shortcomings, and used his actions to prove that congenital defects could not hinder his success.Knowing how important a president's image is in the eyes of the public, he learned to modify his teeth by changing his mouth shape when speaking.

Roosevelt conquered the world with his bravery and talent. Since then, there has been one more confident and calm great man in history, and one less inferior and decadent teenager.

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As the saying goes, "No one is perfect, and gold is never pure." There are indeed many imperfections in life. Everyone will have such and such shortcomings. Truly perfect people do not exist, even the four beauties in ancient China, There are also their own shortcomings.According to historical records, Xi Shi's feet are big, Wang Zhaojun's shoulders are flat, Diao Chan's earlobes are too small, and Yang Guifei suffers from body odor.

Many people in life have flaws, which come from their bodies or appearances, but as long as you let go of the "flaws and insufficiencies" that block your heart and give full play to your strengths, you can still win a wonderful life.Just as Gu Sixie, a poet of the Qing Dynasty, said: "A horse can take risks, but plowing the fields is not as good as an ox; a solid cart can carry heavy loads, but crossing a river is not as good as a boat. It is difficult for a wise man to choose short ones by giving up their strengths; raw materials are expensive and suitable, so be careful not to be too demanding."

Don't always compare yourself with others, let alone compare your weaknesses with others' strengths, otherwise you will see yourself as worthless.Imperfection is not terrible, what is terrible is the sense of loss, helplessness, frustration, and even a temporary loss of confidence in life.

real man

A city in the UK is openly recruiting for an assistant to the mayor, and the condition must be a man.Of course, the so-called man is not only defined physically, it refers to a man in spirit, and every person who takes the test understands it.

After many cultural and comprehensive quality competitions, some people won the right to take the last special exam, which is also the most critical one.That day, they took turns going to an office to take the exam, and the examiner for the last pass was the mayor himself.

The first man walked in, and he was blond and shining, full of heaven, tall and burly, with a dignified appearance.The mayor took him to a special room, the floor of the room was strewn with broken glass, sharp and sharp, and it was frightening to watch.The mayor said in a very dignified tone: "Take off your shoes! Take out a registration form on the table inside, fill it out and hand it to me!"

The man took off his shoes without hesitation, stepped on the sharp broken glass, took out the registration form, filled it out and handed it to the mayor.He endured the piercing pain, still calm and calm, looking at the mayor quietly.The mayor pointed to a hall and said lightly: "You can go there and wait." The man was very excited.

The mayor took the second man to another special room, the door of which was tightly closed.The mayor said coldly: "There is a table inside, and there is a registration form on the table. You go in and take out the form and fill it out and give it to me!" The man pushed the door, but the door was locked. "Blam the door open with your head!" ordered the mayor.The man couldn't help but slammed his head down, once, twice, three times... After half an hour, his head was bleeding, and the door finally opened.He took out the form and carefully filled it out and handed it to the mayor. The mayor said, "You can wait in the lobby." The man was very happy.

In this way, one after another, those strong and strong men have proved themselves with their will and courage.The mayor's expression was a little heavy.He brought the last man to a room. The mayor pointed to a thin old man standing in the room and said to the man: "He has a registration form in his hand, go and get it and fill it out and give it to me! But he doesn't I will give it to you easily, you have to knock him down with your hard iron fist..." The man shot his serious eyes at the mayor: "Why? You have to make me have enough reason!" "No reason, this is an order! "You are simply a lunatic, why should I beat someone? Besides, he is a weak old man!"

The mayor took him to the room with the broken glass, and the locked room was also opposed and rejected by him.The mayor is furious at him...

The man turned and left angrily, but was stopped by the mayor.The mayor called all the candidates together and told them that only the last man passed.

Those who were all wounded covered their wounds and looked at the person who was announced to pass the exam. When they found that he was indeed not injured at all, they all opened their mouths in amazement, very unconvinced, and asked in unison: "why?"

"None of you are real men," said the mayor.

"why?"

The mayor said earnestly: "A real man knows how to resist. He is someone who dares to sacrifice himself for justice and truth, not someone who chooses to obey orders and make unreasonable sacrifices."

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A wise sage once said: "Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart is pulling him, and then try his best

Go all out to choose this path. "A person who really knows himself and believes in himself is the God who controls his destiny. He does not

Need to worship any external power, no need to bow to anyone, for such a person, his fate is hidden in himself

Instead of being controlled by other people's comments, let alone falling into the shadow of authority.

Oh, so the door was ajar

In 1968, in the 99-meter field of the Mexico Olympic Games, after the American player Haines crossed the line, he looked excitedly at the timing cards on the sports field.When the indicator read [-] seconds, he spread his hands and said a word to himself.

Later, a reporter named David saw the scene of Haines hitting the line again when replaying the live performance of that year. This was the first time in human history that he broke through the 10-second mark on the 400-meter track.Seeing the moment when he broke the record, Haynes must have said something extraordinary, but this news point was ignored by more than [-] reporters at the scene.

Therefore, David decided to interview Haines and ask him what he said at the time.

David quickly found Haines and asked about the scene back then, but Haines had no memory of it, and even denied what he had said at the time.

David said, "You did say it, and there's a videotape to prove it."

Haynes watched the videotape that David brought and smiled.He said, "Didn't you hear? I said, 'My God, that door was ajar.'"

After the mystery was revealed, David conducted an in-depth interview with Haines.

Since Owens created a score of 10.3 seconds, a medical scientist once asserted that the movement limit carried by human muscle fibers will not exceed 10 meters per second.

Haines said: "For 30 years, this statement has been very popular in track and field, and I thought it was true. However, I think I should at least run 10.1 seconds. Every day, I run at the fastest speed 5 kilometers, I know that the 9.9-meter champion is not trained on the 10-meter track. When I saw my record of [-] in the Mexico Olympics, I was stunned. It turns out that the door of [-] seconds is not locked, but a false one. Hidden, just like the horizontal rope at the end."

Later, David wrote a story that filled a void left by the Mexico Olympics.However, people think that its significance is not limited to this, and the enlightenment left by Haynes's words is more important for us.

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In life, many people always think, impossible, how dare I apply for that company with my low education; how could he like me if I am not pretty enough; how dare I speak at a meeting because I am not good at expressing myself ;I am tone deaf, how dare I sing in front of everyone... This is the expression of self-limitation.Due to your self-limitation, the infinite potential and desires in your body have not been brought into play.Self-limitation, like human weakness, will make you fall into the mediocrity!
In fact, "impossible" is just a false door, open it, we will find that we are so good.Napoleon?Hill once said that the only limit to a man is the limit in his head.Only you can break free from self-limitation.There is a Western proverb that goes well: God only saves those who can save themselves.That is, no one can limit your success except yourself.If you don't want to break through and break free from the limitations of your inherent thoughts, then no one can help you.

The psychological level determines the height of our life. If a person wants to jump out of the predicament of life and make a difference, he must first get rid of the psychological haze. He cannot lower his life standards because of past setbacks or current difficulties. Life puts a "lid" on prematurely.

Sometimes, what limits our success is not the chains that others put on us, but the limitations we set for ourselves.The height is not insurmountable, but we cannot surpass the limitations of our own thoughts, and no one restrains us, but we restrain ourselves.

Take advantage of your weaknesses
Once upon a time, there was a water bearer who had two buckets, which were hung on both ends of the pole. One of the buckets had a small crack, while the other was intact.After each long-distance pick-up, the intact bucket can always deliver a bucket full of water from the stream to the owner's house, but when the cracked bucket arrives at the owner's house, there is only half a bucket of water left.

For two years, the water bearer insisted on carrying one and a half buckets of water to the owner's house every day.Of course, Good Bucket prides itself on being able to deliver a full bucket of water.What about cracked barrels?It is very ashamed of its own shortcomings, and it is very sad that it can only take half of the responsibility.

After two years of suffering from the pain of failure, the broken bucket finally couldn't bear it anymore, and said to the water bearer by the stream: "I am ashamed, and I must apologize to you." "Why?" "Why do you feel ashamed?" "In the past two years, because the water leaked all the way from my side, I could only send half a bucket of water to your master's house. My defect made you do all the work. But I can only receive half of the results." Broken Bucket said.Seeing the sad look of the broken bucket, the water bearer felt uncomfortable. He said lovingly, "On our way back to the master's house, I hope you pay attention to the blooming flowers on the roadside."

Sure enough, when they were walking on the hillside, the broken barrel's eyes lit up and saw colorful and beautiful flowers blooming all over the side of the road, bathed in the warm sunshine, this sight made it much happier!But, at the end of the path, it suffers again because half of the water is lost on the path again!Broken Bucket apologized to the water bearer again.The water bearer said gently: "Have you noticed that on both sides of the path, only your side has flowers, but the side of the good bucket has no flowers? I understand that you have defects, so I make good use of them. On your side I sprinkled flower seeds along the roadside, and every time I came from the stream, you watered the flowers for me! For two years, these bright and beautiful flowers have decorated the table of the master. If you are not like this, the table of the master It won't be as vibrant as it is now!"

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Believe in yourself and fully inspire your inner strength, you can create miracles.Rabindranath Tagore, who won the Nobel Prize in India, said: "Nothing is perfect in the world. A rose is a flower with thorns, and an angel high above. I believe it is not without fault." Everyone has his shortcomings and his own. The bright spot is to calmly face your imperfect and imperfect self, learn to change your shortcomings into advantages, and free yourself from unfavorable situations.

Post-Chapter Test: Don't Ignore Your Strengths

A person's shortcomings are always easy to attract attention, but the advantages are easily overlooked.Therefore, we need to find out our hidden advantages and expand it infinitely, so that everyone can fully understand you.The following test will discover your strengths, remember to carry it forward.

The test begins

There are six situation settings below, please choose the one you find the most unbearable.

A. hypocrisy
B. Unfriendly to the elderly and children
C. Failure to abide by the agreement

D. bullying small animals

E. gangster

F. bullying the good and fearing the evil
Test Results
Choice A: Honesty and integrity are your greatest characteristics. Instead of covering yourself with lies, you hope to gain the affirmation of the people around you with your true self.Your consistent persistence will make everyone's trust in you grow day by day.

Choice B: Your sympathy is very strong. When you see people and things that need help, you can't help but want to contribute your own strength.Thanks to you, many people have obtained supreme happiness because of you, and this society has become more peaceful because of you.

Choice C: You attach great importance to the trust relationship between people, you will try your best to abide by the agreement, you will definitely do what you promise to others, and you will try your best to solve it even if there is a problem.Such a person is of course the person everyone admires the most.

Choice D: Even if you have to sacrifice yourself, you will still choose to speak up for justice without hesitation.Therefore, your sense of justice always brings you the friendship of many people, and your spirit of eradicating rape and evil has won you the admiration and trust of everyone.

Choice E: You can always put yourself in the shoes of those around you, and you have strong coordination and self-discipline.When getting along with you, everyone can always have no worries, and your kindness makes people want to get close to you all the time.

Choice F: You belong to the type of "the road knows the horsepower".The older you get, the more you will be praised for this quality.You always work silently and successfully complete a task that you know is impossible, and everyone will bow down to you.

(End of this chapter)