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Sometimes the highest wisdom is to appear ignorant

If you want to accomplish something, you must have the courage and confidence to go ahead of others, even though you will be attacked more from behind.

By Yan Guo LuanPublished 3 years ago 3 min read

Share a few inspirational stories. What can you learn from them

One, the way to become a hero

There are two goddesses in ancient Greek mythology: one is called the goddess of virtue, the other is called the goddess of evil. Hercules, son of Zeus, met them when he was a boy.

The goddess of Evil said to him, "Come with me, child! Bag you have to enjoy endless glory and wealth! I will give you whatever you want!"

The goddess of Virtue said to him, "Come with me, child! I will teach you how to go forward, and you will be strong in the process of overcoming difficulties!"

Hercules decided to follow the goddess of virtue.

Later, he became a hero.

In fact, the way to become a hero is very simple, just follow the virtue goddess.

Of all things in the world, only the fame of others can arouse their own ambition, and rise up. Choose a hero as your role model, but you'd better compete with him, and surpass him, and do something of your own.

Two, the method of achievement

Someone asked Picasso, "People call you the avant-garde of art. What is' avant-garde '?"

Picasso felt deeply said: "The avant-garde is to be attacked from behind more than from the front!"

In fact, the way to achieve success is very simple, as long as you have the courage to go ahead of others.

Everything needs to be refined, taste needs to be refined. Kitsch and conformists, though less attacked, ultimately fail to achieve excellence.

If you want to accomplish something, you must have the courage and confidence to go ahead of others, even though you will be attacked more from behind.

Three, ways to be smart

When William, Henry, and Harrison were children, many people said he was stupid and stupid. Because when he was given a dime and a dollar, he always took a dime.

When the child grew up, he was elected the ninth president of the United States. Later, someone asked him why he had done that.

He said, "If I take a dollar, who will give me a dime?"

In fact, the way to become smart is very simple, pretend to be "stupid" can be.

Sometimes the highest wisdom is to appear ignorant. Sometimes a fool is not a fool, but a fool is a fool. As long as you know how to act stupid, you are not stupid. If you want to be great, you must learn to hide your wisdom.

In his life, Ludwig van Beethoven suffered from poverty, illness, frustration, loneliness, and many other hardships, among which the greatest disaster was the pain caused by his deafness.

Beethoven was 28 years old, due to illness, hearing began to decline, to 48 years old, again beautiful song he could not hear. He could only communicate by writing.

Even so Beethoven continued to write. He wrote the last seven of his ninety symphonies while still deaf. The third, fifth, sixth and ninth symphonies are considered timeless masterpieces.

He uses keen observation to feel people, society and nature. In order to draft a piece, he often spent months or even years of deliberation and refinement. The Fifth Symphony, for example, took him eight years to write.

Beethoven wrote to his brothers Carl and John about the great pain his deafness caused him and his determination to overcome his illness: "What a shame it is that those near me can hear the distant sound of a flute, but I cannot! Such scenes once pushed me to the brink of despair and almost forced me to take my own life. But my art, and only my art, keeps me alive." Beethoven in this predicament once cried out: "I will take fate by the throat, it will not make me completely surrender!" For the sake of art, he sacrificed his selfish desires and overcame all misfortune. He said: "Sacrifice, forever sacrifice all the folly of life for your art! Art

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About the Creator

Yan Guo Luan

I like movies, music, science fiction and art. I am a certified graphic designer and create my own art. Things that inspire me include equality, respect and anything weird.

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