Two years ago, despite the opposition of her family, a girl from Gansu resigned from college to become a carpenter. What is her current situation?

Carnegie, the father of education and success studies in the United States in the 20th century, once said: "If a person wants to succeed, he must have a dream. If he has a dream, even if he is in trouble and has a low status, The power in his heart exceeds that of millions of rich people.”

People with dreams are worthy of respect. There is also a girl with dreams in Gansu Province, my country. She is Song Lele. She has been particularly interested in carpentry since she was a child, but people around her don't understand her. The reason is very simple. In rural areas, carpentry is considered a job with no future.

However, although people are divided into different levels, , but dreams are not distinguished by high or low. Just two years ago, after graduating from university, Song Lele resolutely resigned from her job to work as a carpenter full-time, despite the fierce opposition of her family. She even opened a woodcraft handicraft studio in Lanzhou. So what is her current situation? What story does this contain?

1. College students born in the 1990s

Song Lele was born in a remote village in Gansu. Her mother was a rural woman working in agriculture, and her father was a carpenter in the village. Because of this, Song Lele had a talent for woodcraft since she was a child.

The lack of wealth at home made her particularly sensible since she was a child. She often helped her parents organize housework to reduce their burden. She especially liked to help her father do some carpentry work. This experience also trained Song Lele in carpentry. craftsmanship.

When Song Lele was very young, she was also very smart in studies. She could immediately reflect the answers to many questions that were difficult for her peers to understand. After Song Lele's teacher discovered her academic intelligence, she went to her home to visit her parents and suggested that they should cultivate Song Lele well.

Of course Song Lele’s parents were also very happy and tried their best to train her. Although the family is not rich in terms of expenses, they are willing to spend money as long as it is related to Song Lele's studies, because they hope that their daughter can enter college and find a more stable job in the future. Of course, Song Lele lived up to her parents' expectations and successfully entered college.

The major Song Lele chose at university is kindergarten teaching. Although the salary is not high, it is more stable. After graduating from college, Song Lele also followed her parents' advice and went to work in a local kindergarten. After working for a few years, Song Lele felt very empty in her heart. She was confused about her future. She knew that this kind of life was not what she wanted. This job She didn't like it either. After thinking about it for a long time, she resigned and decided to pursue her childhood dream by doing woodcraft.

2. Establishing a Wood Art Handicraft Studio

When Song Lele told her parents about the idea of ??opening a wood art handicraft studio in Lanzhou, her parents fiercely opposed it. He thought how could a girl like Song Lele be able to work as a carpenter? Besides, wouldn't all the books that the whole family had saved for her to read for so many years have been in vain? However, Song Lele’s attitude towards woodcraft is very determined. She believes that doing carpentry work is like giving life to the wood. In her opinion, this is a very interesting job.

After actively communicating with her parents, her parents saw that her attitude was very resolute, so they agreed to allow her to do it for a few years. If the results were not good, they would have to go back to work honestly. After getting her parents' consent, Song Lele devoted herself to setting up her own woodcraft handicraft studio. In order to open this studio well, she went to Chongqing and Shanghai to learn the carpentry craftsmanship there, and to learn about the latest woodcraft market. After some preparations, Song Lele’s Wood Art Handicraft Studio finally opened in Lanzhou.

After opening, although wood art can be regarded as a handicraft, the type is too biased and it is not easy to get started quickly. Therefore, the business of Song Lele's studio was relatively lukewarm at the beginning, and basically few people came every day. And at first, she lived in the suburbs far away from the city to save money. I have to get up very early every day and go home very late at night. Every day is very hard.

But Song Lele persisted because this was the job she really liked. No matter how hard and tiring she was, she could always feel fulfillment and happiness in her heart. Whenever she encountered difficulties, her heart would rise. A gentle and tenacious force inspired her to continue on bravely without giving up. This power contained in the heart is called a dream.

3. The Current Situation of the Wood Art Handicraft Studio

After persisting like this for a period of time, although the daily flow of people is still not much, Song Lele treats every customer who enters the store very well. With a warm reception, the wood art handicraft studio slowly began to gain a little fame in the local area.

Many people do woodcraft with the attitude of coming here to kill time because of the boredom of real life. Unexpectedly, I also created happiness and a sense of accomplishment. That kind of inner peace cannot be obtained by playing mobile games or sitting next to the computer to watch TV series.

In this way, the studio became popular, and now the average monthly net income can reach almost four to five thousand yuan, and sometimes it can even reach eight or nine thousand yuan. Song Lele relies on this woodcraft The income from the studio has exceeded that of working as a kindergarten teacher at that time. Not only can she support herself, but she can also buy some gifts for her parents to show her filial piety. After her parents saw this situation, they changed from being unsupportive to accepting her decision.

What’s more important is that Song Lele also feels satisfied here and feels unprecedented happiness. Every customer who comes here is smiling and having fun while doing carpentry work. They are either a couple who wants to make a ring, or a parent who wants to make a toy with their children. Watch them grow from the very beginning. Starting from a piece of wood, it is cut, polished, and colored to finally become a piece of handicraft. Not only do people get a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction by fully investing here, but it seems that the wood also comes alive here.

Summary

There is no doubt that the road to realizing dreams is tortuous and long. When many people choose the path in their hearts, the people around them do not understand and Support him, even vehemently oppose him. But so what? The road to success is destined to be lonely and full of thorns. As long as you persist, you will find that the rainbow after the storm is so beautiful.

Many people may think that it is a pity that Song Lele chose to go back to open a studio and work as a carpenter after graduating from university. But we must admit that everyone has his or her own appropriate position, and the ultimate goal of education is to cultivate a person's independent judgment and thinking abilities.

Only by accurately positioning yourself can you create infinite possibilities. Only by accurately positioning yourself can you create infinite possibilities.

So when another "Song Lele" appears, let's not question her anymore, let's applaud her heartily!