A story that illustrates this truth (there is only one kind of failure in the world called giving up)

1. Draw a leaf for life

As long as you believe, there will always be miracles. Although the hope is slim, it will last forever.

O'Henry, an American writer, told a story in his novel The Last Leaf: In the ward, a dying patient saw a tree outside the window from his room and fell down one by one in the autumn wind. The patient looked at the rustling leaves in front of him and his health went from bad to worse. She said, "When all the leaves are gone, I will die." When an old painter learned about it, he drew a leaf with green veins with a colored pen and hung it on a branch.

The last leaf never fell. Because of the green color in life, the patient miraculously survived.

Tip: Life can be without many things, but only without hope. Hope is an important value of human life. Where there is hope, life is endless!

2. Flying spiders

Faith is a never-ending force. When you believe that you can succeed, you will succeed.

One day, I found a black spider making a big net between two eaves in the backyard. Can spiders fly? Otherwise, from this cornice to that cornice, there are more than ten feet wide in the middle. How is the first line pulled? Later, I found that the spider took many detours-starting from a cornice, knotting, walking down the wall, climbing forward step by step, carefully raising its tail to prevent the spider silk from touching the sand or other objects on the ground, walking through the clearing, then climbing up the opposite cornice, almost at the same height, and then tying the spider silk tightly, and so on.

Tip: Spiders can't fly, but they can make webs in mid-air. It is a diligent, sensitive, silent and tenacious insect, and its net is exquisite and regular, with Zhang Kaicheng gossip shape, as if with the help of God. Such an achievement reminds people of those who are taciturn and some hidden wise men. Then, I remembered that a spider can't fly, but it still weaves a web in the air. Miracles are caused by persistent people.

3. Always hold the ticket

Life is really interesting: if you only accept the best, you will often get the best.

There is a person who travels a lot and often can't buy the right ticket. But no matter the distance, no matter how crowded the bus is, he can always find a seat.

His method is actually very simple, that is, patiently looking for one car after another. This method doesn't sound brilliant, but it does work. Every time he is going to walk from the first car to the last car, but he doesn't have to walk to the end every time. He will find an empty seat. He said that this is because not many passengers are so persistent in finding seats. Often there are some seats left in the carriage where he sits, but at the junction of the aisles and carriages of other carriages, it is actually very crowded.

He said that most passengers are easily confused by the superficial phenomenon of one or two cars being crowded and will not think about it. In dozens of stations, there are many opportunities to provide seats in the flow of people from more than a dozen doors of the train. Even if I thought about it, I didn't have the patience to find it Most people are easily satisfied with a small foothold in front of them, and some people think it is not cost-effective to squeeze one or two seats with their bags on their backs. They are also worried that if they can't find a seat, they won't even have a place to stand back. Just like some people who are content with the status quo and afraid of failure, they can only stay at the starting point without success. Most of these passengers who are unwilling to take the initiative to find seats can only stand in the initial position when they get on the bus until they get off.

Tips: Self-confidence, persistence, foresight, and diligence in practice will make you hold a ticket for the journey of life forever.

4. The hard stone in my heart

What hinders us from discovering and creating is only our psychological obstacles and stubborn stones in our minds.

Once upon a time, there was a big stone in a family's garden, about 40 cm wide and 10 cm high. People who go to the vegetable garden will accidentally kick the big stone, either falling or scratching.

The son asked, "Dad, why don't you dig up that disgusting stone?"

Dad replied, "You mean that stone? It has been put into the present since your grandfather's time. It is so big that I don't know when it will be dug. It is better to walk carefully and exercise your reaction ability. "

After a few years, this big stone was left to the next generation. At that time, my son married a daughter-in-law and became a father.

One day, my daughter-in-law said angrily, "Dad, the big stones in the vegetable garden are making me uncomfortable more and more. Please ask someone to move another day. "

Dad replied, "Forget it! That big stone is heavy. If I could move, I moved when I was a child. How can I stay until now? "

Daughter-in-law's heart is very bad I don't know how many times that big stone made her fall.

One morning, the daughter-in-law took a hoe and a bucket of water and poured the whole bucket of water around the big stone.

10 minutes later, the daughter-in-law used a hoe to loosen the soil around the big stone.

Daughter-in-law has been psychologically prepared and may have to dig for a day. No one expected that the stone would be dug up in a few minutes. Look at the size. This stone is not as big as expected, and it was deceived by its huge appearance.

Tips: You can't climb the mountain with the idea of going down. If your world is dull and hopeless, it is because you are dull and hopeless. To change your world, you must first change your mentality.

5, the pursuit of ecstasy

Don't think of yourself as a mouse, or you will be eaten by a cat.

1858, a rich family in Sweden gave birth to a daughter. However, soon, the child contracted an unexplained paralysis and lost the ability to walk.

Once, the girl and her family traveled by boat. The captain's wife told the child that the captain had a bird of paradise. She was fascinated by the bird's description and wanted to see it for herself. So the nanny left the child on the deck and went to the captain herself. The child couldn't bear to wait, so he asked the waiter on board to take her to see the bird of paradise at once. The waiter didn't know that her legs couldn't walk, just took her to see the beautiful birds. Miracle happened, the child, because of excessive desire, forgot to hold the waiter's hand and walked slowly. Since then, the child's illness has recovered. When the girl grew up, she devoted herself to literary creation, and finally became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, namely Selma Lagrov.

Tip: Forgetting yourself is the shortcut to success. Only in this environment can people transcend their own constraints and release the greatest energy.

Step 6 take risks

For those who are afraid of danger, danger is everywhere.

One day, lobster and hermit crab met in the deep sea. The hermit crab saw that the lobster was shedding its hard shell, revealing only its delicate body. Hermit crab said nervously, "lobster, how can you give up the only hard shell that protects your body?" Aren't you afraid that a big fish will eat you? In your present situation, even a torrent will wash you to the rocks, so why don't you die? "

The lobster calmly replied, "Thank you for your concern, but you don't understand that every time we lobsters grow, we have to take off our old shells to grow stronger shells." The danger we are facing now is only to prepare for better development in the future. "

Hermit crab, think about it. They just look for a place to hide all day, without thinking about how to become stronger. They just live under the protection of others all day. No wonder they always limit their own development.

Tips: Everyone has a certain safety zone. If you want to surpass your present achievements, please don't limit yourself, dare to accept challenges and enrich yourself, and you will certainly develop better than you think.

7. Try again

What is harder than stone or softer than water? However, the soft water has penetrated the hard rock and persisted.

A young man went to Microsoft to apply for a job, but the company didn't advertise for a job. Seeing the general manager puzzled, the young man explained in broken English that he was passing by and rushed in. The general manager thought it was very new, so he made an exception and let him try it. The interview result was unexpected, and the young people performed poorly. His explanation to the general manager was that he had not prepared in advance. The general manager thought he was just looking for an excuse to go down the stairs, so he casually replied, "Try again when you are ready."

A week later, the young man walked into the door of Microsoft again, and this time he failed. But compared with the first time, his performance is much better. The general manager gave him the same answer as last time: "Try again when you are ready." In this way, the young man stepped into the door of Microsoft five times and was finally hired by the company, becoming the key training object of the company.

Tips: Perhaps, our life journey is full of swamps and thorns; Perhaps the scenery we are pursuing will always be mountains and rivers. Perhaps, our steps forward are always heavy and stumbling; Perhaps, we need to grope for a long time in the dark to find the light; Perhaps, our devout faith will be entangled in secular dust and fog, but we can't fly freely; Perhaps, our noble soul can't find the pure land in reality for the time being ... then, why can't we say "try again" to ourselves firmly and confidently with the courage of the brave!

Try again and you may reach the other side of success!

8. Heaven rewards diligence

No one can succeed by talent alone. God gave talent, and diligence turned talent into genius.

Zeng Guofan is one of the most influential figures in the history of China, but his talent was not high since he was a child. One day when I was studying at home, I repeated an article many times and was still reading it aloud because he hadn't memorized it yet. At this time, a thief came to his house and lurked under his eaves, hoping to get some benefits after the scholar went to bed. But wait and wait, just don't see him sleeping, or read the article over and over again. The thief was furious and jumped out and said, "What books do you read at this level?" Then recite the article and leave!

The thief is very clever, at least smarter than Mr. Zeng, but he can only be a thief, and Mr. Zeng has also become the person admired by President Mao Zedong: "the richest man in modern times."

"Diligence is a good training, and one point is hard work." The thief has a good memory. He was brave enough to recite the article after listening to it several times. He can jump out of "great anger" when he sees others not sleeping. Teach Ceng Laoshi a lesson, so we have to endorse and leave. But unfortunately, the name is unknown, and Mr. Zeng later used a lot of talents. It is said that the thief and Mr. Zeng have known each other for a short time and can be used for one or two things. Unfortunately, his talent was not coupled with diligence, and he became ignorant.

Tip: Great success is directly proportional to hard work. Work hard and you will get something. Over time, from less to more, miracles can be created.

9. Ships at sea

There is no ship sailing at sea that won't get hurt.

Lloyd's Insurance Company of England once bought a boat from the auction market. The ship was launched on 1894, encountered icebergs 138 times in the Atlantic Ocean, hit rocks 1 16 times, caught fire 13 times, and the mast was broken by the storm 207 times. However, it never sank.

Lloyd's Insurance Company finally decided to buy from the Netherlands and donate it to the country based on its incredible experience and considerable premium income. Now the ship is moored at the National Ship Museum in Salem, England.

However, it was a lawyer who came here for sightseeing that made this ship famous in the world. At that time, he had just lost a lawsuit and his client committed suicide not long ago. Although this is not the first time that he failed in his defense or committed suicide, he always feels guilty whenever such a thing happens. He doesn't know how to comfort these people who have suffered misfortune in business.

When he saw the ship in the Salem Ship Museum, he suddenly had an idea, why not let them visit the ship? So, he copied the history of the ship and hung it in his law office together with the photo of the ship. Whenever a business client comes to him for defense, he doesn't care whether he wins or loses, and suggests that they go to see the boat.

It lets us know that no ship can sail at sea without injury.

Tips: Although you have suffered setbacks, you can be strong and unyielding. This is the secret of success.

10, the philosophy of donkeys

Life should go against the current, and the most important thing is to always respect yourself.

One day, a farmer's donkey accidentally fell into a dry well. The farmer racked his brains to find a way to save the donkey, but several hours later, the donkey was still whining in the well.

Finally, the farmer decided to give up. He thinks the donkey is too old to save it, but the well must be filled in anyway. So the farmer invited his neighbor to help him bury the donkey in the well to avoid its pain.

The farmer's neighbor, with a shovel in his hand, began to shovel dirt into the dry well. When the donkey realized his situation, it began to cry in pain. But surprisingly, the donkey was quiet after a while. The farmer looked curiously at the bottom of the well. He was stunned by what he saw:

When the mud shoveled into the well fell on the donkey's back, the donkey's reaction was amazing-it shook the mud aside and stood on the shoveled mud pile!

In this way, the donkey shook off all the dirt that everyone shoveled on it at the bottom of the well and stood up. Soon, the donkey proudly rose to the wellhead, and then ran away with everyone's surprised expression!

Tips: Just like donkeys, in the journey of life, sometimes we will inevitably fall into a "dry well" and be dumped on us by various "sands". The secret of getting out of these "dry wells" is to shake off the "sediment" and then stand on it!