Hello, I'm Yang Rui, a mother of Erbao who copied books in Toutiao.
What is a person's fate in the end is not determined by his origin, but from his acquired efforts and struggles!
Rockefeller's first letter to his son in his book "38 Letters to His Son" was that "success or failure does not depend on the starting point."
"A prince will have a kind of Xiangning?" A person's background is high and low, but the ultimate achievement is not determined by the level of his origin.
Some people are born with a golden spoon in their mouths, but because they have not suffered, they do not know how to cherish the good life they were born with, and they squander money and time at will, and even if they are healthy, they will not achieve good results in the end.
On the other hand, some people who have been poor since childhood and who have constantly suffered from the hardships of life will cherish the opportunity to learn, dare to work hard, and use their own efforts to change the bad life situation.
At the same time, they will also cherish the hard-won good life, and are more willing to manage their lives with their hearts, and finally reap success.
For example, some celebrities we are familiar with: Ren Zhengfei, Cao Dewang, Li Ka-shing, Yu Minhong, Shi Yuzhu, Dong Mingzhu, etc., they have had a bad life since childhood, but they have achieved great careers with their hard work and hard-working tenacity.
Recently, he began to copy the book "38 Letters from Rockefeller to His Son".
I listened to the book in its entirety twice, read the e-book once, and this time I started to copy again, reading while copying, and once again felt the wisdom of Rockefeller.
The words written by Rockefeller to his son in the letter are very realistic and philosophical, and the first letter at the beginning is the best education for his son: Rockefeller is the world's first billionaire and has a lot of wealth, but he has always taught his son to be diligent and thrifty, and to strive for himself.
As he wrote in his letter:
Because I know that the quickest way to do harm to people is money, which can make people degenerate and corrupt, arrogant, empty-eyed, and eventually lose the best happiness. I cannot destroy my dear children with money, and foolishly mold you into incompetent people who do not want to make progress and live only on the fruits of your parents.
Rockefeller's educational philosophy and ideas also made me reflect on my own education.
Nowadays, many parents will do their best to give their children the best material conditions regardless of the family conditions, as long as the child speaks, no matter what they will buy.
Nowadays, there are many children who like to compare, clothes and shoes must wear famous brands, and supplies must also be branded, as if only in this way can they show their excellence.
And a person's real excellence is not just superficial luxury, but his excellent qualities: modesty, self-confidence, hard work, self-discipline, etc.
Nothing in this world is eternal, especially wealth, fame and fortune, and there is no such thing as hereditary.
We can't change our background, but we can improve our ability through learning knowledge and social practice, and change our destiny with our own efforts, so that we can finally have a better life.
What parents give is the background, and what comes out of their own struggle is called Jiangshan.
As Rockefeller wrote to his son:
We are like a high mountain, when your parents live on the top of the mountain, of course you will be born on the top of the mountain, you are not destined to live at the foot of the mountain, when your parents live at the bottom of the mountain, you are destined not to live on the top of the mountain. In fact, in a large sense, the position of parents determines the starting point of a child's life.
However, you should be soberly aware that just because you have a different starting point in life does not mean that the end result is also different. In this world, there is never a hereditary theory of poverty and wealth, and there is never a hereditary theory of success or failure, and there is only the truth that only struggle can succeed. I am a firm believer in the truth that everyone's destiny is determined by their own actions, not their origins.
A parent's accomplishments will give a child a good start, but it doesn't mean that the end result will be just as good.
This passage is really sober, giving people with a high starting point a "sense of crisis", and even more so giving "hope" to those with a low starting point.
After I copied this letter, I became more confident that my heart could be better, and at the same time, when I educate my children in the future, I will also deliberately cultivate the qualities and habits of hard-working, diligent study, and hard work.
"Self-reliance and self-improvement", "self-reliance" and "struggle and struggle" are the main themes of life at any time.
There is no beauty waiting for life to come out, only the glory of struggle.
No matter what our starting point is, we must firmly believe in the truth that only self-struggle can succeed, and your destiny needs to be created by yourself!
Come on, hard working friends!
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About the Author:
Yang Rui, a post-90s mother who loves to read, deeply cultivates self-media book copying and writing + side business realization + self-growth, and always firmly believes that a hard work will be a harvest, and hard work will eventually reap a beautiful harvest! Pay attention to [Yang Rui's Million Fortune Dream Chasing Journey], meet a better self together, and become a rich person ♥ together