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Eminent persons and the fundamental difference between mediocrity
Eminent persons and the fundamental difference between mediocrity
Tang Zhenguan years, Chang'an, a mill with a horse and a donkey, they became good friends. Horse pulling things out, ass in the house pull mill. Zhenguan three years, this horse has been selected to the Western Paradise Master Xuanzang learn.
16 years later, the horse back to Chang'an. It to the mill meet with old friends, to learn from the journey described donkey; boundless desert; towering mountains ... ... donkey exclaimed: "What a wealth of knowledge you ah!" Old horse, said: "In fact, we go distance is roughly equal, when I move to the Western Regions, you step did not stop. The difference is that I have with the Master Xuanzang a distant goal, always work towards this goal, we walked into a vast world ; while you have been blinded, his life spun around and around the mill, so never get out of this narrow world. "
This story is ruminate. Mortal beings, some people remarkable achievement, some people have mediocrity. Why? Carnegie after investigation, draw a convincing conclusion: distinguished and mediocrity to the fundamental difference is not talent, nor the opportunity, but rather whether the goal of life! Set goals and consistently move forward in order to create a brilliant life.
(According to Jia Jia Wen)