Article 1
Pierre, a French teenager, likes dancing since he was a child. His ideal is to be an excellent dancer. However, because of his poor family, his parents, who are struggling to maintain a basic life, simply can't afford extra money to send Pierre to dance school.
Pierre's parents had to send him to a sewing shop as an apprentice, hoping that he could help his family to lighten the financial burden after learning a trade. Pierre, who works in a sewing shop for more than ten hours every day, hates this job, and he doesn't have to pay for the heavy work, which is not enough for his living expenses and apprenticeship. What is important is that he feels that he is wasting his time, and he is very depressed that his ideal cannot be realized. He even thinks that it is better to end his life early than to live in such pain.
In despair, Pierre suddenly remembered Boudrie, who he admired as the father of ballet music since he was a child. Pierre felt that only Boudrie could understand his spirit of dedication to art. He decided to write a letter to Budri, hoping that Boudrie could accept him as a student. At the end of the letter, he wrote: If Boudrie doesn't reply to his letter within a week and refuses to accept him as a student, he will have to devote himself to art and jump into the river to commit suicide.
Soon, Pierre, who was devastated by his youth, received a reply from Boudrie. Pierre thought that Boudrie was moved by his persistence and promised to accept him as a student. But the letter did not mention that he was a student. Just telling your own life experience. Boudrie told Pierre that he wanted to be a scientist when he was young. However, because his family was poor at that time, his parents could not send him to school, so he had to live a singing life with a street performer. Finally, he said, in this world, there is always a certain distance between reality and ideal, so people should first choose to live. Only by living well can the ideal star shine. A person who doesn't even cherish his own life is not worthy to talk about art.
Pierre was suddenly awakened by Boudrie's reply. Later, Pierre studied sewing skills hard. At the age of 23, he started his own fashion career in Paris. Soon, he established his own company and clothing brand, which is now the world-famous Pierre Cardin Company.
Pierre's company developed rapidly because he devoted himself to fashion design and management. Pierre had 2 employees at the age of 28. Many of his customers are world celebrities. Today, Pierre Cardin brand not only owns the clothing industry, but also clothing, watches, glasses, cosmetics and so on. Pierre Cardin has not only become a remarkable billionaire, but also products named after him all over the world.
Pierre Cardin said in an interview with a reporter: Actually, I don't have the qualities of a dancer. Being a dancer is just an illusory dream of being young and frivolous. If he hadn't given up his dream of being a dancer at that time, Pierre Cardin wouldn't be here today.
Yes, every young man has his own ideal, and he has been excited and depressed for his great ideal. Only by diligently doing everything around you and taking every step of life in a down-to-earth manner can we approach our ideals more quickly.
Friend, maybe one day you will suddenly find that your ideal is always with you, just like Pierre Cardin, but you didn't find it.
Chapter 2
Major Franks was lying in a lifeless ward, staring at the Christmas tree in a daze. This was the happiest time of the year, but Franks was very sad. When he was in Cambodia seven months ago, a piece of Grenade stabbed him in the left leg. The doctor has confirmed that he will be amputated.
Franks graduated from West Point Military Academy and was the captain of the baseball team. He made up his mind to join the army for life, but now it seems that retiring is the only option. Although Franks feels that he still has many things to contribute to the army, such as combat experience, technical knowledge and problem-solving ability, he also knows that seriously injured soldiers rarely return to active service: they must pass the annual health examination, including marching for two miles on foot. Franks is not sure whether he can do that kind of thing with a prosthetic leg.
The saddest thing for Franks after the operation is that he can no longer show his majestic posture on the baseball field. In the weekly baseball game, when it's his turn to hit the ball, he has to rely on others to run the base for him.
One day, while waiting for the batting round, Franks noticed a teammate slipping into third base. He thought, what will happen if I make the same attempt? When Franks hit the ball, he hit the ball in the middle of the field with one stroke. He waved to the runner to get out of the way, moved his stiff legs and started a painful run. Between the first base and the second base, he saw the outfielder throw the ball at the second base. So he closed his eyes, tried his best to push himself forward and slipped into the second base. The referee shouted, "Safe entry!" Franks smiled with relief.
a few years later, Franks led a squadron to train in the field through bad terrain. The boss doubted whether an amputee could accept this challenge, but Franks gave a positive answer with action. "This has brought me closer to the soldiers," he said. "Whenever my prosthesis gets stuck in the mud, I remind myself,' This is what happens when you have no legs to stand on.' "Today, Franks has been promoted to a four-star general. "Losing a leg made me realize that the size of the limiting factor depends on your attitude." He said with emotion, "The key is to concentrate on what you have, not what you don't have."
Article 3
He was born in an ordinary farmer's family in Indiana, USA. At the age of 6, his father died unfortunately, leaving his mother and their brother and sister. In order to make a living, mothers go out early and come back late, and work everywhere, and basically have no time to take care of them. As the eldest son, he is very sensible and takes the initiative to take care of his younger brothers and sisters.
When he was p>12 years old, his mother couldn't bear the burden of life and took them to remarry. However, his relationship with his stepfather was not very harmonious, and he often felt that he was under someone else's roof. In order not to look at his stepfather's face, he is determined to stand on his own feet and change his fate with his hardworking hands, so that his younger brothers and sisters can live a happy life. So, he dropped out of school before he graduated from primary school and found a part-time job on a farm. Although the work on the farm is very hard, the feeling of self-reliance still makes him very gratified.
with a bright future, he worked tirelessly and worked on the farm for several years. In the meantime, he also grew from a child to an adult. When he grew up, he gradually realized that there was no future for farm work, and that dark work could only solve his own food and clothing problem and could not change his destiny at all.
In order to find a job that suits him better, he resolutely gave up his job on the farm and became a painter. After working for several years, he found that the painter was not suitable for him either. Then, he became a fireman again, but he still felt that his future was bleak. Since then, he has changed many jobs, such as selling insurance, being a soldier and being a sheriff ... He has tried all the jobs he can do, but he still hasn't found a job that suits him. In a blink of an eye, he has entered the age of no doubt. Looking back on these forty years, he was horrified to find that he had accomplished nothing. During that time, he hesitated to the extreme and kept asking himself, what am I suitable for? How can I succeed in my career?
However, the hardships of life did not make him flinch, but strengthened his determination. After a short period of pain, he continued to look for his own sky. Soon, he opened a gas station in KFC. The business of the gas station was not bad, and there were many guests every day. He was sincerely happy and saw hope in his eyes.
When he opened a gas station, whenever he saw those drivers who were hungry after a long journey, he felt pity and often invited them to have dinner together. The drivers praised his delicious food, especially his fried chicken, which was very delicious. This suddenly gave him an idea, why not prepare some convenient food to meet the needs of these drivers? Besides, my cooking skills are not bad.
As soon as he started, he sold fried chicken beside his gas station. At first, people just bought one or two when they came to refuel, but then they found that the fried chicken here had a very unique taste and introduced their relatives and friends to buy it. Not long after, his fried chicken became popular, his business was unexpectedly good, and his income exceeded that of the gas station. It's true that "it's intentional to plant flowers, but it's unintentional to plant willows in the shade". His fried chicken soon spread all over KFC, so people came to his gas station one after another, and some even made a special trip to taste his fried chicken not to refuel.
Due to the sharp increase in customers, the site of the gas station is even more difficult to accommodate, so he has to buy a piece of land across the street and invest in building a fast food restaurant that can accommodate more than 15 people. Of course, the main food is fried chicken. However, his business is not going well. First, in order to build roads, he tore down his fast food restaurant. Then, forced by life, he sold the patent of fried chicken to others; Later, because of trademark infringement, he fought a lawsuit with others; It was not until he was 88 years old that he really had his own career. This ill-fated man is called Harland Sanders, the founder of KFC. Today, his fried chicken is popular all over the world, with more than 15, chain stores in the world.
It turns out that God's delay is not a refusal. As long as you set a goal and go on bravely, you will step into the palace of success sooner or later.
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