For adversity, through the ages, most people think it is a necessary environment to achieve talent. What is "a late bloomer since ancient times"? What is "born in sorrow and died in happiness"? Even Master Meng said: "Heaven will be a great task for Sri Lankan people, so we must first suffer from their will, work hard for their bones and muscles, starve their bodies and empty their bodies ..." It seems that if people want to become talents, they must first contact adversity!
It is true that the hard environment and bumpy experience can really exercise people's perseverance, inspire people's spirit, increase people's talents and make some people make extraordinary achievements. Such examples are indeed numerous: why did Sima Qian strive to complete the Historical Records because of his castration; Qu gave Li Sao for worrying about the country and the people; Hua devoted himself to research because of his poor family and eventually became a mathematician. Because of his physical disability, Zhang Haidi has become a model for young people by studying hard ... but we have come to the conclusion that success is only in adversity, so we think that it is not good to live in today's adversity, but it is not good for us to become successful? Can't!
It should be noted that adversity can certainly encourage people to work hard and become talents, but more often and in more places, it actually hinders the emergence and growth of talents, at least affecting many talented people to make greater contributions. It can be said with certainty that many talented and diligent people in history did not become talents in the end. It is not their subjective reasons, but because they are in a "adversity" with poor conditions. Take the self-recommended Mao Sui as an example. If he hadn't jumped out of adversity himself, he would never have become a talent and would not have gone down in history!
Let's take a closer look! People at all times and all over the world praise those who have become successful in adversity. Apart from their achievements, they often praise their efforts several times or even dozens times more than ordinary people in adversity, and praise their efforts and tenacity far less than ordinary people in adversity. Doesn't this reflect the serious obstacle of adversity to success from another angle?
So, I think the environment is very important for success, but we can't take the environment too seriously. When a person encounters adversity, of course, he should regard it as a good opportunity to hone himself. He doesn't complain, he doesn't treat others badly, he tries to turn disadvantages into advantages, and he tries to be a success. In the face of adversity, we should cherish it more, don't spoil it, don't get carried away, don't be blindly proud, and make full use of our superior conditions to strive for icing on the cake and going up a storey still higher.