"Great talents have suffered a lot since ancient times, and there has never been a great talent." "If heaven is going to be a great task to Sri Lankan people, we must first work hard on their minds and bones ..." Since ancient times, people have linked "adversity" with "success", and many people even regard "adversity" as a sufficient and necessary condition for success. It is said that a college student was deeply moved after studying the struggle history of many great men in "adversity" and immediately applied to the school to become a farmer in the countryside. Probably in his view, there is no "great man" in such a "good era" as a university. Yes, many great men have gone through hardships to achieve their later achievements. Sima Qian worked hard to write history books after he went to prison. Edison became the king of invention by selling newsboys, not to mention Marx, Einstein and Madame Curie ... It seems that the formula of "success in adversity" seems to be established. However, if a person can "become a success" in the face of "adversity", why do so many children drop out of school to farm because of poor family circumstances and accomplish nothing in their studies all their lives? Why do many children wander around because of their parents' divorce, and even finally embark on the road of crime?

It can be said that adversity, as an objective external environment, will promote or motivate some people to become talents, but adversity is neither a sufficient condition nor a necessary condition for becoming talents. "Prosperity" can also make people successful. For example, Jeikiy, a young female translator around Premier Zhu Rongji, has won praise from domestic and foreign media for her quick response, clear pronunciation and excellent interpretation. Her parents are both experienced foreign language experts. Jeikiy has unique conditions for learning a foreign language in such a family. Doesn't this mean that "prosperous times" can also produce talents?

It can be seen that the fundamental factor of success lies not in whether the "environment" is "unfavorable" or "smooth", but in personal struggle. It is certainly possible to become a scholar after "going to the countryside to be a farmer", but are there more opportunities to "become a scholar" than to "go to college" and study hard to become a scholar? Moreover, even self-study, the main reason is not "being a farmer" but "self-study". Just as Edison's key to success lies in "self-improvement" rather than "being a newsboy".

Forrest Gump in the movie Forrest Gump once said, "Don't ask for trouble, trouble will come to you." This sentence only advises us not to be farmers deliberately and seek "adversity"; At the same time, it also reminds us that people will encounter difficulties and "adversity" at any time in their lives, and we should cherish the "good times" in front of us.