Small story and great truth

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The goal is half-life.

Story:? This is a true story:

Salman is a famous British mountaineer. You may not be able to imagine that such a world-class climber is actually a disabled young man-his legs suffer from chronic muscular dystrophy and it is very inconvenient to walk. However, he created many miracles that even healthy people could not achieve: at the age of 19, he climbed Mount Everest, the roof of the world; At the age of 2 1, he conquered the famous Alps; At the age of 22, he stood on the highest peak of Kilimanjaro, where his parents were killed. Before the age of 28, almost all the famous mountains in the world were trampled by him.

However, what puzzles everyone is that this hero with such strong willpower and tenacious vitality actually chose self-destruction at the most brilliant moment of his life. At the age of/kloc-0 to 28, he committed suicide in his apartment.

What's going on here? Salman's will tells us the answer. It turns out that his parents are also mountaineers. Unfortunately, when the couple climbed Kilimanjaro, they were both killed by an avalanche. At that time, Hillman was 1 1 years old. In memory of his beloved parents, little Salman decided to follow his parents' instructions before leaving: If we are killed in battle, please fulfill our wish to conquer the world famous mountains on our behalf. Therefore, Hillman has a clear and specific goal since he was a child, which is not only the driving force of his life, but also the meaning of his life. However, when he achieved all his goals at the age of 28, he suddenly lost his way and could no longer find a reason to live. He felt unprecedented loneliness, helplessness and confusion, so in desperation, he chose suicide.

"Now, I feel that I have nothing to do and no new goals. Without the meaning of life, one has no need to live ... "Hillman said at the end of his will.

Truth: Goals are the meaning and direction of a person's life. Without it, we will lose the motivation to move forward and become a confused and numb walking corpse. Therefore, we must have clear goals at all times, and more importantly, we must constantly improve our goals according to the changes in the situation.

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Reduce goals and setbacks

Story: During World War II, the Allied transport fleet always suffered heavy losses in the Atlantic Ocean due to the shadowy attacks of German submarines. To this end, an allied general specifically asked a mathematician how to reduce the probability of meeting the enemy. Mathematicians have found by probability analysis that the encounter between the fleet and enemy submarines is only a random event, which has certain regularity: the smaller the size of a certain number of warship formations, the more times they are compiled; And the more times, the greater the probability of meeting the enemy. Therefore, mathematicians suggest expanding the formation size as much as possible to reduce the probability of danger. The allied generals accepted this suggestion and ordered the transport fleet to cross the Atlantic collectively. In this way, the probability of the transport fleet being attacked and sunk suddenly dropped from the original 25% to 1%, which greatly reduced the losses.

Frustration in life is actually a random event, just like the allied fleet encountering an enemy submarine, there are certain rules to follow.

For example, if we concentrate our wisdom and energy on one goal or several goals, it will be easier and easier to find and avoid some possible difficulties and failures, and even if we encounter setbacks, we will have enough strength to overcome them; On the contrary, if we let multiple goals distract our strength and energy, the probability of encountering setbacks will increase and the possibility of overcoming setbacks will decrease. Therefore, in order to reduce the probability of setbacks and the degree of losses as much as possible, we must and can only narrow the scope of our goals as much as possible, and even concentrate all our efforts on one goal.

Truth: Only when we aim at a goal wholeheartedly and devote ourselves to a cause will our chances of frustration decrease and our chances of success increase.

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Horses and donkeys

Story: The owner keeps two animals, a horse and a donkey. The horse's duty is to pull things out, and the donkey's duty is to pull things in. One afternoon, it suddenly rained heavily, and when I came back from pulling food, the horse was soaked to the skin. The donkey sneered at the horse and said, "Idiot, when the master assigned the task, you were still pulling things outside. Now you know I'm smart, right? "

"Yes, according to the current situation, your situation is better than mine. But the point is, what's the use of running around the stone mill for 1000 laps and 10000 laps? Although I worked hard outside, I saw a lot of things that I couldn't see at home, which will be very useful to me in the future. " The horse replied lightly.

Hearing these words, the donkey disdained the pie mouth.

A few months later, the war began, and the master's horse was requisitioned by a general who was going to the battlefield. In the following year, Ma accompanied the general to various places and made great contributions to the brilliant achievements of the general.

After the victory, the general returned the horse to his master and gave him many jewels as a reward. The overjoyed owner has been very kind to this horse since then, grooming it every day and feeding it first-class forage.

The jealous donkey came quietly, half jealous and half suspicious, and asked where the horse had been these days.

So Ma talked about his expedition experience, the endless prairie and dusty desert beyond the Great Wall, the snow and ice that never melted all year round, and the endless drums and thunder. ......

The fabulous beauty and incredible intensity shocked the donkey. He opened his eyes wide and said, "God, how can you have so much knowledge?" ? Don't even think about it. "

"Because you don't even dare to think about it, you are still spinning around the stone mill." Ma said.

Truth: Before success, successful people are obviously different from mediocre people: it is not talent, it is not opportunity, but whether there is a firm and ambitious goal in life. Setting a realistic goal for yourself is the first step to success.