How to become the person you want to be in this unfair world?

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Some things we cannot change

"Stock God" Buffett once said something that impressed me deeply. He said that he won the "ovarian lottery" ". What is the ovarian lottery? To explain it in familiar terms: He grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Buffett humbly believes that most of his achievements today can be attributed to his good luck - being born into an excellent and wealthy family has had a great impact on the development of his life. .

Most people will feel a little discouraged after reading Buffett's words. Because we really cannot choose what kind of family we are born into.

As we grow older, the gap caused by family gradually becomes clear and even sharp: my primary school classmate who immigrated found a well-paying job on Wall Street, and when we were preparing for the college entrance examination, we had already studied abroad. My classmate is now applying for a Ph.D., and the "poor student" who failed the exam inherited the family business and became the general manager...

And what about you? I graduated step by step and returned to my hometown to find a stable job, or earn a salary that was above or below the survival line in a big city.

Every time I have a class reunion, I always excuse myself to refuse, or leave after eating, because some of the classmates sitting at the wine table, those who were not as good as you back then, are doing better than you now.

You are not willing to give in.

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If you want a future, don’t slump at the starting line

It is difficult to produce a noble son from a poor family. This topic has been discussed countless times by the media.

However, the reason that proved this conclusion at that time was that the proportion of rural students in top domestic universities was getting smaller and smaller. Is this change in data enough to show that it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son?

No. Entering a top school does prove a person's ability, but development after entering society is the key factor that determines a person's lifelong achievements.

The reason why the media propagates with such great fanfare that "it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son" is just to arouse the inferiority complex in the hearts of every ordinary person - you lost at the starting line.

It is true that life is a race, to be precise, it is a long-distance race. The position at the starting line may make you physically and mentally exhausted. In order to catch up with those who have "innate advantages", you have to work harder than them.

But have you ever thought about it: It is this journey of catching up that allows you to appreciate the scenery that others have never seen. When you retire, you will smile and talk about this seemingly miserable experience.

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The world is already unfair, stop being unfair to yourself

This world is unfair, this is an indisputable fact. But this does not excuse us from not working hard.

In the minds of the general public, there are often some concepts of "robbing the rich and giving to the poor". To put it simply, we tend to automatically ignore the hard work of successful people with good family backgrounds.

For example, the Buffett we mentioned above, are all his current achievements achieved by clinging to family advantages?

The answer is no.

Buffett's title of "Stock God" should be attributed to his love of reading.

Buffett began to read and study all books related to stock investment since he was a child (we didn’t read or even know about stock books when we were young). After he read through all his father’s collections, , he came to the library of Columbia University, where he laid a solid foundation for his future experiences of ups and downs.

It is his dedicated and persistent reading and study of stocks that made Buffett the person with the most stock investment knowledge and experience in American history, and thus gained huge wealth.

After reading Buffett’s reading experience, I was reminded of a sentence: “The only investment in the world that is sure to make money without losing money is reading.” That’s right, no matter you are poor or rich, as long as you open the book, will open their doors to you.

It tirelessly enriches the mind and heart of every reader and accumulates strength for their future.

Reading has the power to "make you become your ideal self".

If you also want to use books to improve yourself, but you don’t have time or are afraid that you won’t be able to persevere, you might as well join Jinghao Academy and read with 100,000 classmates who love reading. Use your spare time to read every week a book.

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