A masterpiece of genius
Fang Zhongyong's wisdom and understanding are undoubtedly the masterpieces of genius. His talent is far superior to others. However, he eventually became mediocre because of lack of acquired education.
The decisive role of acquired education
The author thinks that compared with talent, acquired education plays a decisive role in the process of human growth. A naturally intelligent person like Fang Zhongyong would be mediocre if he didn't receive the acquired education. For those of us who have no talent, if we ignore the study and hard work the day after tomorrow, I am afraid it will be difficult to remain ordinary.
Education given by the outside world
It is worth noting that the "recipient" refers to the education given by the outside world, rather than the individual's independent acquired learning and subjective efforts. They are essentially different, and the latter is beyond the scope of this paper.
Study hard and work hard the day after tomorrow
Although the discussion scope of this paper does not include individual independent acquired learning and subjective efforts, it does not prevent us from learning some valuable enlightenment, which is of great significance for us to understand the relationship between talent and acquired efforts.