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Conquer oneself

Conquer oneself

By sadique tatePublished 3 years ago 3 min read

To seize fate by the throat. In one's life, who doesn't want to succeed? Who doesn't want to achieve something remarkable? Remember Einstein put forward a formula about success: success = hard work + proper method + less nonsense. But I think there's one thing missing from his formula: ego. In the struggle of a person's life, it will not only pick dazzling flowers, but also encounter thorns in the way. Flowers and thorns can suffocate the spirit of struggle, become a stumbling block on the road to success. Therefore, these "flowers and thorns" are "self" in a broad sense, and overcoming self means overcoming backward reality. A poet once said, "To be absorbed in oneself is like being at the foot of a mountain, watching the white clouds come and go, but when evening comes, you can see nothing." Yes, the self is not floating, but real. If we do not conquer it, we will see nothing and do nothing. Isn't it? If Romain Rolland can't overcome the pain of losing a loved one, can he? If Tong Zi Zhou is discouraged after thousands of failures and does not rise from difficulties, can he succeed? Could Madame Curie have succeeded again and again if she had been proud of her first success and not overcome her ego, which was floating on air in praise? American John Colbert once said, "Even if I have reached heaven, why can't I make it better?" If a person only content with the present situation, without making further plans, he will never hope to succeed.

Don't stand outside the stadium to sigh: "I was more capable than that champion, but, no bole!" Stand up, stick out your chest and say, "I can do this too!" What are you afraid of without Bole? Be your own beau. How their own ability, they know better than anyone. Be brave, conquer your timid self, and do what you can. Great mind, should show such a spirit with a smiling face to meet the tragic misfortune, with a hundred times the courage to deal with all the misfortune. Of course, the smiling face here refers to a kind of self-defeating courage, manliness. Napoleon, who was only 1.65 meters tall, once said: "I have only one enemy, and that is myself." Yes, when people have defeated the enemy in the world, then success has been achieved!

Don't stand outside the stadium to sigh: "I was more capable than that champion, but, no bole!" Stand up, stick out your chest and say, "I can do this too!" What are you afraid of without Bole? Be your own beau. How their own ability, they know better than anyone. Be brave, conquer your timid self, and do what you can. Great mind, should show such a spirit with a smiling face to meet the tragic misfortune, with a hundred times the courage to deal with all the misfortune. Of course, the smiling face here refers to a kind of self-defeating courage, manliness. Napoleon, who was only 1.65 meters tall, once said: "I have only one enemy, and that is myself." Yes, when people have defeated the enemy in the world, then success has been achieved!

Don't stand outside the stadium to sigh: "I was more capable than that champion, but, no bole!" Stand up, stick out your chest and say, "I can do this too!" What are you afraid of without Bole? Be your own beau. How their own ability, they know better than anyone. Be brave, conquer your timid self, and do what you can. Great mind, should show such a spirit with a smiling face to meet the tragic misfortune, with a hundred times the courage to deal with all the misfortune. Of course, the smiling face here refers to a kind of self-defeating courage, manliness. Napoleon, who was only 1.65 meters tall, once said: "I have only one enemy, and that is myself." Yes, when people have defeated the enemy in the world, then success has been achieved!

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