I have read such a fable that myna envied what human beings said, so she secretly studied hard with her master for three years, and finally she could speak fluent human language. She was very happy and signed up for the talent show competition of birds and beasts that year. In the talent contest, she fully showed the judges the human language she had learned, and she also thought that the human language she spoke was incomparable to other birds and animals. It's almost the same as what the real person said. She thought she would definitely get an ideal ranking, but as a result, her performance was worse than that of an old woman who could only croak. She didn't understand, so she asked Phoenix, one of the judges of the contest, and told her, "Although your' human language' is excellent, you have completely lost yourself!" Hearing this, myna bowed her head in shame. ...

What Phoenix said does have some truth. Although others may have skills and talents beyond us in some aspects, it is understandable for us to learn from them, but we can't lose ourselves by looking up to others, otherwise we will lose more than we gain like myna.

I have also read such a true story. Gershwin in the United States is a very famous composer, but he still wants to learn from Verdi, the Italian composer of La Traviata. He traveled across the ocean to visit Verdi in Europe. After seeing Gershwin, Verdi firmly rejected him, saying, "You are already a first-class Gershwin, why should you become a second-rate Verdi?"

In this story, Gershwin's spirit of learning modestly from Verdi is commendable, but Verdi "resolutely rejected" him. "You are already a first-rate Gershwin, why should you become a second-rate Verdi?" This sentence tells the reason why he refused Gershwin. The reason is that he doesn't want to see Gershwin lose himself.

So, how can we look up to others without losing ourselves? The practice is very simple, that is, on the premise of not losing your own characteristics, learn from others with an open mind, be good at finding your own shortcomings from others' strengths, and make up for your own shortcomings through efforts to make yourself live a more cultured and elegant life.

I hope that when we look up to others, remember not to lose ourselves!

One is a fable and the other is a true story. Although the plot is different, the reason is the same. This "truth" is the central argument of this article: look up to others and don't lose yourself. This is a standard argumentative essay. At the beginning, the central argument is put forward in a simple way through fables, and then the literary examples of the famous composer Gaish are analyzed and demonstrated, and finally the conclusion is drawn, the hope is put forward, and the topic is taken care of. The disadvantage is that the articles are all negative examples.