Long, long ago, there were two brothers, the one rich and the other poor. When Christmas Eve came, the poor one had not a bite in the house, either of meat or bread; so he went to his brother, and begged him, in God's name, to give him something for Christmas Day. It was by no means the first time that the brother had been forced to give something to him, and he was not better pleased at being asked now than he generally was.
"If you will do what I ask you, you shall have a whole ham," said he. The poor one immediately thanked him, and promised this.
"Well, here is the ham, and now you must go straight to Dead Man's Hall," said the rich brother, throwing the ham to him.
"Well, I will do what I have promised," said the other, and he took the ham and set off. He went on and on for the livelong day, and at nightfall he came to a place where there was a bright light.
"I have no doubt this is the place," thought the man with the ham.
An old man with a long white beard was standing in the outhouse, chopping Yule logs.
"Good-evening," said the man with the ham.
"Good-evening to you. Where are you going at this late hour?" said the man.
"I am going to Dead Man's Hall, if only I am on the right track," answered the poor man.
"Oh! yes, you are right enough, for it is here," said the old man. "When you get inside they will all want to buy your ham, for they don't get much meat to eat there; but you must not sell it unless you can get the hand-mill which stands behind the door for it. When you come out again I will teach you how to stop the hand-mill, which is useful for almost everything."
So the man with the ham thanked the other for his good advice, and rapped at the door.
Life has its ups and downs, and only true friends always stay around. Like anyone else, I have got many friends. They often help me when I’m in trouble. Especially, when I fail in an examination, they always care for me and encourage me to study harder. Last year, when I was hurt in a basketball game, my friends took me to the nearby hospital at once and look after me by turns. In my eyes, friends are the most precious wealth that one should treasure all his life.
通往成功之路充满荆棘,也许是勇气的考验,也许是毅力的试炼,也许是能力的检验。可是,通过之时,必定有失败,重点就在于跌倒后如何爬起,而不是跌倒后就顺水推舟、顺势躺下。世界上有许多人在成功之路踢到铁板,例如:爱迪生,他发明蓄电池时,失败了两万五千次,可是他并不把它当成是失败,他把它当成了两万五千次的教学,让他知道有两万五千次行不通。他在屡次的失败中吸取,为成功打造一盘完美的棋局。
世界上,有成功的人,但也有失败的人。楚汉相争的项羽,拥有过人的.才能,在大部分的战争中都带领军队得胜,可是他刚愎自用,无法整合群体,无法从失败中找到原因,只是一味的往前冲,最后落败。
成功就像是到了天堂,是何等快乐!可是,成功的同时,也需想到失败者的落寞。俗话说的好:“胜不骄,败不馁。”这就是成功与失败的处世之道。从每一次的失败中探讨原因,那就是进步的动力,而进步的动力终将带领自己航向成功。
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