1. Break and close your own door.
Carpenters are good craftsmen. He made a door for his home. He thought it was solid materials, well-made and durable.
After a while, the doornail rusted and a board fell off. The carpenter found a nail to mend it, and the door was as good as before. Soon another nail fell, and the carpenter replaced it with a nail. Later, another board broke, and the carpenter found another board to replace it. Later, the latch was broken and the carpenter changed another latch. ...
After many years, although the door has been damaged countless times, it is still strong and durable after careful repair by carpenters. The carpenter is very proud of this: thanks to this skill, otherwise the door is broken and I don't know what to do.
Suddenly one day, the neighbor said to him, "You are a carpenter. Look at your door! " "The carpenter looked carefully and found that the neighbor's door was novel in style and excellent in texture, while his own door was old and broken, full of patches. Carpenters understand that it is their own door craft that hinders the development of their own "door"
Revelation: It is important to learn a trade, but it is more important to change your thinking. Achievement in the industry is a fortune, but it is also a door that will shut you out. In the face of a brand-new world, we must have the courage and determination to break the "invisible door" that closes us, and reflect and improve our "craftsmanship" in time to see more beautiful scenery outside.
2. Terrible false security
After World War II, the Royal Air Force counted the fighters and pilots who died in the war, as well as the cause and location of the plane crash. The result was shocking-it was not the enemy's fierce artillery fire or the storm of nature that took the most lives, but the pilot's operational mistakes. What is even more puzzling is that the most frequent time for accidents is not in fierce crossfire, nor in emergency evacuation, but a few minutes before returning from a mission.
Psychologists are not surprised by this result. They say this is a typical psychological phenomenon. After high tension, once the external stimulus disappears, people's psychology will have an "almost irresistible tendency to relax." The pilot was highly focused on the enemy's bullets. Although the external environment is bad, because his brain is in a state of extreme excitement, it is not easy to make mistakes.
On the way back, the pilot's spirit became more and more relaxed. When he finally saw the familiar base and his plane was getting closer and closer to the runway, he suddenly felt safe. However, it is precisely at this moment that relaxation leads to catastrophe. Therefore, people call this state "false security".
On the road of life, there is also a lot of "false sense of security". When you go through many difficulties and success is close at hand, don't let your guard down and slow down.
Revelation: The terrible "false security" fact tells us that people often fail not in the most difficult time, but in the most relaxed time. Originally, the victory was in hand, but the spirit was relaxed, and problems followed, even leading to complete failure.
Put the egg in the basket and take good care of it.
/kloc-Mark Twain, a famous American writer in the 20th century, wrote many articles. Seeing that his works were snapped up by readers after publication, he had the idea of making a fortune. I thought it was better to write, publish and sell books by myself than to let these publishers and booksellers make money. So he set himself a goal: to become a millionaire within two years. Put an idea into action as soon as it appears. This great writer has become a big bookseller of "production, supply and marketing". But in less than two years, because they don't have the skills and quality to do business, they are heavily in debt and difficult to maintain. Not only did booksellers fail to do a good job, but even their "main business" writing was abandoned. Seeing that eggs in different baskets were broken one by one, Mark Twain decisively gave up the bookseller's business and went back to devote himself to his literary creation. After some efforts, he finally succeeded.
Mark Twain recalled his own journey and said, "Don't put your eggs in one basket. This famous saying has some truth in warning people to spread risks and implement diversification strategy. Because put all your eggs in one basket, if this basket is knocked over, you may get nothing, which is right for some people or things. But for me, I still put all my eggs in one basket, but it is more appropriate to look at this basket carefully. "
Revelation: Everyone's intelligence, hobbies, interests and level are different. Some are suitable for business, some for literary creation, some for politics, some for scientific research, some for work and so on. Others may have expertise in this field, and you may have a certain talent in another field. Only by giving full play to one's strengths and avoiding weaknesses can one succeed. Whether you put eggs in one basket or in multiple baskets, the key is to see if they are suitable for you. Only what suits you is the best.
4. Terrible circular motion
Caterpillar has a natural habit that wherever it goes first, the rest will follow in turn. They are neatly arranged in a row, with the back following the front. No matter how the first one spins and walks askew, the latter one will follow it without exception. This is because the first caterpillar spits a filament while walking, the second caterpillar steps on this filament and spits a filament on it, and so on, and it becomes a caterpillar avenue. No matter how short each team leader is, there is always a caterpillar as the team leader. Why you can be a leader is entirely accidental, not elected by everyone or appointed by anyone. Today may be this, tomorrow may be that, there is no certain rule.
A biologist did an interesting experiment. He put a dozen caterpillars on the edge of the flowerpot, which was covered with leaves, and in the center of the flowerpot was a blooming flower. The Caterpillar team formed a closed loop. They are automatically distributed at the same distance, at the same speed and at the same pace, just like a well-trained soldier doing uniform circular motion around the edge of a flowerpot.
An hour has passed, two hours have passed, three hours have passed ... Their team is still so close that no one is left behind or off track. It's amazing that they walk so carefully and neatly. Eight hours later, they may be too tired, the speed of progress is a little slower, and the team begins to stop and go. At night, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the hungry and thirsty caterpillar has to stop and roll into a sleepy ball.
The next day, the temperature gradually warmed up, and they slowly woke up. They automatically lined up and began to circle there. In this way, they repeated such a simple action day after day, but no one found that it was a serious mistake. No one could just leave this terrible and deceptive cycle and break a new path. After running for several days without eating or drinking, these poor caterpillars were exhausted by the flowerpot.
Revelation: It's actually very simple. As long as it turns inward, it can eat bright green leaves and fragrant flowers. You can eat fat leaves when you turn them out under the flowerpot. You should be able to escape this sad fate, but they just can't. It may be a physiological reason, or it may be a low IQ, which is understandable. However, as the spirit of all things, human beings will also stage such a farce that follows the rules and blindly follows the masses, which is intriguing and thought-provoking. The remnants of China's feudal thoughts for thousands of years have bound people's thoughts and made them seriously lack innovative consciousness in conformity. We have built an innovative country with a high level of spiritual civilization and material civilization. To vigorously develop productive forces, we must carry out technological innovation, cultural innovation and scientific and technological innovation. Teenagers in the new era should be good at breaking away from convention, overcoming herd mentality and being brave in innovation. Only in this way can society progress and our motherland prosper.
5. Character and destiny
Once upon a time, three brothers wanted to know their fate, so they went to the wise man. After listening to their purpose, the wise man said, "There is a priceless night pearl in Daguo Temple in Tianzhu. What would you do if you were asked to get it? " The eldest brother said first: "I am indifferent by nature, and the night pearl is just an ordinary bead in my eyes. I won't go." The second brother stood up and said, "No matter how difficult and dangerous it is, I must get the night pearl back." The third brother said sadly, "Tianlan country has a long way to go and is full of risks. I'm afraid people will die before they get the night pearl. " After listening to their answers, the wise man smiled and said, "Your fate is clear. Big brother is indifferent by nature and does not seek fame and fortune. This indifference will come from the difficulty of wealth. But it is precisely because of his indifference that he will get the help and care of many people invisibly. The second brother is firm and decisive, strong-willed, and not afraid of difficulties. He predicts that your destiny has a bright future and may be a great success. Third brother is timid and indecisive. I'm afraid you are destined to achieve great things. "
Revelation: Indeed, people's personality greatly affects everyone's growth. An old Indian proverb says: "Sowing behavior, harvesting habit; Sowing habits, harvesting character; Sow character and reap fate. " The ancients in our country once said, "Practice becomes habit, habit becomes nature, and nature becomes life." All these show the importance of personality. Different personalities determine different fates.
Therefore, in our study and life, we should pay attention to cultivating our own personality characteristics. Middle school students, in particular, are in the formative period of their personality, so they should start from small places, start from behavior, develop positive behavior habits and form positive and optimistic behavior characteristics. No matter what kind of personality we belong to, as long as we have positive and optimistic personality traits, we can create our own successful and colorful life.