Everyone has their own ideals and dreams, and hopes to be successful one day. In this process, no matter what the price and sacrifice are willing. But if this dream is simply impossible to achieve, is there any reason to stick with it?
You may say that as long as you persist, you will be able to succeed. As long as you stick to it, nothing is impossible. Everyone understands this truth, but it actually has a premise, provided that the direction you insist on is correct. If even the direction is wrong, you may never reach your destination, and how can you talk about success?
It doesn't matter if you choose the wrong path, the key is to know how to be flexible. If we are too attached to something, attachment becomes stubbornness. Only persistence can achieve success, but when attachment becomes stubbornness, it will not bring you the joy of success.
Short Story:
Xiao Wen's ideal since he was a child is to become a writer, and he has always insisted on this. Read books, read a lot of books, and then it's writing. Xiaowen didn't have a computer, so he could only write by hand, stroke by stroke, word by word. Xiao Wen believes that Heaven rewards hard work, and every time he receives a rejection letter, he can quickly recover his mood and write again.
He has not counted the number of rejection letters, and there are still some manuscripts that have not been replied to. Xiaowen can't remember how many articles he has written, he only knows how many articles he has written. Writing seems to have become an indispensable part of Xiaowen's life, from junior high school to high school to college, Xiaowen has not stopped writing. Write at night when you don't have time during the day, and take time out to sleep at night. Xiao Wen was most worried about his illness, there was a time when he was sick and hospitalized, Xiao Wen could only lie in bed, could not write. That time was gray for Xiaowen, and life simply lacked fun.
Xiao Wen firmly believes that as long as he perseveres, there is nothing impossible. Whether the editor makes a euphemistic or sharp comment on the submission, xiaowen can accept it carefully and revise the article according to the editor's suggestions. Family or friends all felt that Xiaowen was a little frightened, from the initial encouragement to the later persuasion to give up, Xiaowen just listened quietly, but still insisted on writing. Gradually, an article or two would occasionally be published in an obscure magazine. After graduating from the small text department, he thought about becoming a full-time author, but, as his family said, he couldn't support himself by writing.
Xiaowen doesn't agree with some friends who think he wants to write to gain fame and fortune, he just doesn't want to give up his ideals. Writing for so many years has become a habit of small texts. Xiaowen likes to write in foreshadowing, looking at the neat pages of white paper and black characters, his heart is satisfied.
One day, Xiaowen received a particularly thick rejection letter. That's when the editor of the magazine he had been contributing for years replied to him. At the beginning, the editor explained the title of all the submitted works of Xiaowen over the years, and affirmed some progress of Xiaowen. Then he directly expressed his opinion, Xiaowen was the hardest author he had ever met, but he thought that Xiaowen was not suitable for writing, and pointed out the fatal but unchangeable flaws of Xiaowen's work. The editor finally said that he felt that Xiaowen's pen characters had improved a lot, and suggested that Xiaowen consider shifting his interest to pen characters.
Xiaowen read the rejection letter back and forth many times and thought about it a lot. In the end, Xiaowen gave up writing and changed to pen writing. Soon after, Xiaowen won the grand prize of the Pen Character Competition and eventually became a famous pen master.
Sometimes give up, in order to develop better. Persistent but not stubborn, persistent but not rigid, so that you can adapt to changes. I once saw such a story that the octopus is the "hegemon" in the ocean, and many marine animals are afraid of it. The octopus has no spine and can stuff itself into almost any place it wants, and whenever it encounters a cave, no matter how small, it is bound to burrow into it. Octopus is of high value, and humans can easily catch this "one bully" with a bottle by using this habit.
The habit of drilling into bottles is horribly stubborn and costs your own life. The reason is very simple, but it is not easy to do, we need to pay attention to the following points:
1. Persistence is an indispensable condition for success
Persistence is the basis for achievement, and knowing how to give up at the right time is the key to success. Clinging to one thing, but not clinging to a choice, acting flexibly in the ups and downs.
2. Let others be a warning light on their way forward
When you rush forward with your brain, you may not pay attention to some of the consolations of the people around you. However, it turns out that many times we can't see the flaw in ourselves, and this flaw can be fatal, which requires a kind reminder from the onlooker.
3. Find the direction and adjust it in a timely manner
At the crossroads of life, different choices can sometimes produce very different results. This requires you to control the direction of progress with a full understanding of the inner and outer conditions, while leaving yourself room for turning and avoiding a path that goes black.
In short, persistence but not stubbornness, so as not to be swayed by external objects. Focus on doing what you can do and win a life of achievement.
Nothing is more dangerous than one thought, when one has only one thought.
- Alain