曾看过这样一则故事:一名剑客去拜访一位武林泰斗,请教他是如何练就非凡武艺的。武林泰斗拿出一把只有一尺长的剑,说:“多亏了它,才让我有了今天的成就。”
剑客大为不解,问:“别人的剑都是三尺三寸长的,而你的剑为什么中有一尺长呢?兵器谱上说:剑短一分,险增三分。拿着这么短的剑无疑是处于一种劣势,你怎么还说这剑好呢?”
武林泰斗说:“就因为在兵器上我处于劣势,所以我才会时时刻刻想到,如果与别人对阵,我会是多么的危险,所以我只有勤练剑招,以剑招之长补兵器之短,这样一来,我的剑招不断进步,劣势就转化为优势了。”
这个故事让我们反思:在人的一生中,每个人都会有处于劣势的时候。然而,处于劣势的境地等待自己的未必就只有失败。因为任何东西都是相对而言的,我们要相信,在这个世界,根本就没有绝对的劣势,在一个方面显示劣势的东西,在另一方面却有可能成为优势。一个人只要正视自己的劣势,不断为自己注入进取的动力,就能逆劣势为优势,并最终取得胜利。
因此,我们在学习和生活中,绝对不要把目光盯在自己的劣势上,而要勇敢地去面对一切,努力让自己的劣势转化为可以利用的优势。
有这样一则故事:一位美国人带着9岁的男孩去钓鱼,河边有块告示牌写着:“钓鱼时间从上午9点到下午4点止。”一到河边,父亲就提醒孩子要先读清楚告示牌上的警示文字。那孩子很清楚只能垂钓到下午4点。
父子俩从上午10点半开始垂钓,直到下午3点55分左右,突然间孩子发现钓到了一条大鱼,想尽快地把它拉上岸。
父子两人经过一段时间的努力,终于将一条七八斤的大鱼钓了起来。父亲看了一眼手表,收起笑容对孩子正色说道:“亲爱的,你看看手表,现在已经是4点05分了,按照规定只能钓到4点整,因此我们必须将这条鱼放回河里去。”
孩子一听,不以为然地对父亲说:“可是我们钓到的时候还没有到4点啊!这条鱼我们应该可以带回家。”孩子露出渴望的表情看着父亲。
可是父亲随即回答说: “规定只能钓到4点,我们不能违背规定。虽然这条鱼上钩的时候是否在4点以前,我们钓上来的时间已经超过4点,就应该放回去。”
孩子听了之后,对父亲要求:“爸爸,就这么一次嘛!我也是第一次钓到这么大的鱼,这里又没有人看到,就让我带回家吧!”父亲斩钉截铁地回答说:“孩子,不能因为没有人看到就可违背规定。”随即与孩子捧起那条鱼,将它放回到河里去。孩子眼里含着泪水望着大鱼离去,没有再说一句话,默默跟着父亲收拾起钓具回家了。
十多年后,这个孩子成为一位很优秀的律师。在他的事务所会客厅里挂着一块匾额,写着:“你们说话,是就说是,不是就说不是;再多说便是出于那邪恶者。”
每个来找他办案的人,他都要求当事人必须先读一次这句话,然后对他们说:“若是被我发现你有隐藏案情,或是不诚实,我会立即拒绝为你辩护。因为我无法替不诚实的人伸冤,那会违背我的信仰良知。”这位律师名叫乔治·汉密尔顿,在纽约市执业,他最出名的一句话是:“我从不强辩,只照实说出事实真相,因为上帝知道我所说的每句话。”
这个故事听起来很一般,但能做到的人就是个高尚的人、有作为的.人。
为此笔者奉劝:为人师表者和为人父亲者,请效法故事中的父亲,以身作则教导学生和孩子做一个诚实的人。
很早以前,有一群印第安人被白人追赶,逃到了某个地方,他们的处境十分危险。由于情况危急,酋长便把所有的族人召集起来谈话。
他说:“有些事我必须告知大家,我这里有一个好消息,也有一个坏消息。”族人中间立刻起了一阵***动。
酋长说:“首先我要告诉你们坏消息。”所有的人都紧张地站着,神色惶恐地等待着酋长的话。
他说:“除了水牛的饲料以外,我们已经没有什么东西可吃了。”大家开始你一言我一语地谈论起来,到处发出“可怕啊”、“我们可怎么办”的声音。
突然一个勇敢的人发问了:“那么好消息又是什么呢?”
酋长回答:“那就是我们还存有很多的水牛饲料。”
A review of the Pursuit of Happiness
“The Pursuit of Happyness” was released on the 15th of December 2006. It is a dramatic story based on a biography of Chris Gardner’s nearly one-year struggle with homelessness. Directed by Gabrielle Muccino, the film stars Will Smith as Chris Gardner, and co-stars Jaden Smith playing Chris’ son, Christopher Jr. For Will Smith’s performance in the film, he was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Actor. The ‘different’ spelling of the title, ‘Happyness’ is seen by Chris Gardner on the building outside the play centre is son attends, which Chris reminds the owners of the building multiple times that it is spelt with an ‘I’.
The film shows us the struggles Chris Gardner has with homelessness. He is bankrupt because he invested his life savings in portable bone-density scanners, which he thought hospitals would be interested in buying, but in the end hardly any doctors wanted one, as they considered it an ‘expensive luxury’. During the struggles, his wife Linda leaves to go to New York and Chris and his son are left in San Francisco with no income and living in a motel. Chris sees interest in become a stockbroker, but to become one he has to go through an internship. Meanwhile, Chris and his son are evicted because they can’t pay rent, and they are forced to go to a homeless shelter, and even one night had to sleep in the bathroom of the underground rail system. During his internship, he never once mentions his financial struggles and at one point he is asked to give one of his bosses 5 dollars for a cab, a sum that he can’t afford. After an intense six months, Chris is taken into the bosses’ office, and is offered a job as a stockbroker, the final scene shows him being in unbelief of the position he was offered and showing his happiness and gratefulness for the opportunity, Chris realises that his financial struggles are over as he now has a job with a regular income.
Christ was unfortunate, for he got a wife who was not understandable at all (though she has her own difficulties and was in bad luck with his business. But he was very fortunate also, for he got a son who was very thoughtful and, I think, tough life experiences always make a great person. It is said that this movie is inspired by a true story, and I want to say, this movie does inspire me a lot. What impressed me most are: Christ’s wife left him because of life pressure; Christ’s love to his son and Christ’s strong belief towards life. Through these, I know that it is not easy to be a good husband and a good Papa, since in reality, only love cannot only make everything. And I also learn that one has to strongly believe in himself, no matter how difficult the situation is, but of course, hard-working is indispensable.
Dear Sir,
I am writing to seek your advice regarding which subject I should choose as my major, history or computer science. I am studying in the last year in high school now.
Next year, I hope that I will be able to enroll in your college. I began to take a special interest in history when I was a primary school student. I can still remember the historical stories my teachers told in class, so I was wondering if I should continue to study in your college. However, several days age, one of my friends told me that computer science is more popular nowadays.
As a matter of fact, many jobs need IT skills. I was advised that it’s more important to find a job than merely to satisfy personal interest. Therefore, it is now very hard for me to decide which subject I should choose. Must I give up my favorite subject and take employment need as a priority? I would be more than grateful to you if could tell me your advice about this. Your early reply would be highly appreciated.
Yours faithfully
Wang Rutao
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