There is an American girl named Sylvia. Her father is a famous plastic surgeon in Boston and her mother is a professor in a famous university.
Her family has given her great help and support, and she has every chance to realize her dream.
Since college, she has always dreamed of becoming a TV presenter.
She thinks she has this talent, because whenever she gets along with others, even strangers are willing to get close to her and have a long talk with her.
She knows how to extract the truth from people. Her friends call her a "close personal psychologist".
She always said, "As long as someone is willing to give me a chance to be on TV, I believe I can achieve great things."
But what did she do to realize this ideal? In fact, nothing was done!
She is waiting for a miracle, hoping to become a TV host at once. Of course, this miracle will never come. Because when she was waiting for the miracle to come, the miracle was passing her by.
There is a middle-aged man who goes to church to pray every three or two days, and the content of each prayer is almost the same.
"God, please remember my awe of you for many years, and let me win the lottery once! Amen. "
A few days later, he returned to the church in frustration, kneeling and praying: "God, why don't you let me win the lottery?" ? I am willing to serve you more humbly. Please let me win the lottery once! Amen. "
A few days later, he appeared in the church again and repeated his prayers. So I started all over again and kept praying.
Finally, once, he knelt down and said, "My God, why didn't you listen to my prayer?" Let me win the lottery! Just once, let me solve all the difficulties, and I will dedicate my life to serve you wholeheartedly ... "
Just then, a grand and solemn voice came from the altar: "I have been listening to your prayers." But, at least, your brother should buy lottery tickets first! "
Do you understand why such people are not destined to be great? Dreams are not enough. If you want to achieve great things, you must make up your mind to pursue your ideals to the end and take immediate action! Dream is the starting line of a great cause, determination is the gunfire of starting, and action is like a runner's full gallop. Only by sticking to the last second can we win the championship of great events.
When Columbus was still at school, he came across a Pythagorean book and knew that the earth was round, so he wrote it down in his mind.
After a long time of thinking and research, he boldly suggested that if the earth is really round, he can reach India in a short distance.
Naturally, many university professors and philosophers with common sense laughed at his views. Because he wants to drive west and reach India east, isn't this a fool talking in his sleep?
They told him that the earth was not round, but flat, and then warned that if he continued to sail west, his ship would sail to the edge of the earth and fall ... Isn't that suicide?
However, Columbus was confident in this issue, but unfortunately his family was poor and had no money to realize this adventurous ideal. He wants to get some money from others to help him accomplish great things. He waited for several years in a row and was still disappointed. He decided not to wait any longer, so he set out to see Queen Isa Waite, who was poor and lived by begging all the way.
The queen appreciated his ideal and promised him a boat for such a risky job.
Embarrassed, sailors are afraid of death, and no one wants to go with him. So Columbus got up the courage to run to the seaside, caught some sailors, begged them first, then persuaded them, and finally forced them to go by intimidation.
On the one hand, he asked the Queen to release the condemned prisoners and allow them to take risks and achieve great things so as to avoid sin.
Everything is ready. 1492 In August, Columbus led three sailboats and started an epoch-making voyage.
Just a few days after sailing, the two ships broke down and then fell into a dilemma in hundreds of square kilometers of seaweed.
He separated the algae by himself and was able to continue sailing.
Sailing on the vast Atlantic for sixty or seventy days, the sailors were disappointed that there was no sign of the mainland. They demanded to return, or they would kill Columbus.
Columbus finally persuaded the crew with encouragement and pressure.
Besides, God never shuts one door but he opens another. On the way forward, Columbus suddenly saw a flock of birds flying southwest. He immediately ordered the fleet to change course and keep up with the birds.
Because he knew that seabirds always flew to places where there was food suitable for them to live, he expected that there might be land nearby.
Columbus did discover the new continent of America very quickly.
It is conceivable that if Columbus waits any longer, he will inevitably talk about "empty sorrow and hoary head" all his life, and the discoverer of the American continent may be replaced by someone else. The crown of a great man will never belong to him, Columbus. Columbus eventually became a hero, brought back a lot of gold and jewels from America, won the king's reward, and remained immortal as the discoverer of the New World. All this is the result of his actions.