When life is not as good as we would like it to be, we often think of giving up, because giving up is the easiest. But we can also choose to do it in a different way, to give ourselves the strength to build up, adjust our mindset and get back in the game.
Looking at inspiring quotes is also a good way to do this.
If you're down in the dumps because life isn't going as well as you'd like, take a look at these three quotes and hopefully they'll give you strength.
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Life must have cracks for the sun to shine through.
Thirty thousand days of life, we have to admit, fate or man-made disasters, there are always unavoidable difficulties, there are frustrations that make you feel the sky falling, there is depression that makes you physically and mentally exhausted, and there is a constant stream of challenges.
But just like Bi said, "There are cracks in life for the sun to shine in."
When Wen Tianxiang was a teenager, he had a mixed fate.
Wen Tianxiang's father was a man who loved to read, but did not want to be an official, so he became a teacher in the countryside. Wen Tianxiang was influenced by his father and loved reading. However, his family's economic condition is not good, there is no money to go to private school, so his father taught him at home.
After his father's death, the family was in financial straits, and he had to herd sheep for others to make ends meet.
One day, passing by a private school, listening to Mr. Teaching, listening to the attention, was found by the owner's family, scolding, but fortunately, Mr. Teaching to stop.
Mr. learned of Wen Tianxiang's experience, very sympathetic to him, let him into the school to study.
Wen Tianxiang cherished the opportunity to study, and often read until midnight, but also refused to put down the book.
It was Wen Tianxiang's efforts that allowed him to become a government official, and he was recognized by others, which added a strong chapter to history and made him a role model for us to follow.
In Wen Tianxiang, the cracks of life, in addition to the fall of the family, there are many, many, but he never gave in, time and again, through the thorns.
Difficulties are never the pause button of life, it is the accelerator button of life, once broken through the barrier, it is a qualitative leap, and the sun will shine in.
There is a saying that "after the rain, look up at the sky, even if there is no rainbow, it will be the eye of the sky."
We do not expect a rainbow, but believe that the clear sky will always appear, do not be afraid of dark clouds, lightning and thunder, do not tremble, the sun will always shine in, split the fog, and a smooth road.
02
The road ahead is vast, everything can be expected.
The opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when the country celebrated, we looked at the unparalleled opening ceremony, there is a person in front of the TV, the mood is incredibly complex, she is Liu Yan.
Liu Yan, dancer, the only solo dance in the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games "Silk Road" A corner actor.
In the 12 days before the opening ceremony, Liu Yan, as usual, rehearsals. It's a great honor to dance a solo in the opening ceremony, and it's the result of many years of hard work by Liu Yan.
But on this day, God cut the thread of hope.
In the rehearsal, Liu Yan fell from 3 meters high platform, not only with the attention of the Olympic Games opening ceremony rubbed shoulders, but also, serious injuries and disabilities, and can no longer stand up.
As a dancer who lost her legs, it was like life without a soul.
But after a painful struggle, although the body can not stand up, but she chose to use the spirit of "stand up.
She studied intensively and changed from a dancer to a scholar.
She used love to convey the power of dance, and set up a foundation so that more people who like to dance can have the opportunity to learn dance.
Liu Yan said, "Although I have a physical handicap, I can not walk, but I tell you I have two legs, one leg is dance, one leg is public welfare, I will be my way, in my way, walking on my way, even running, I am very happy, I am very enjoyable."
One way doesn't work, we can take another way, one way doesn't work, we can use another way. All paths are made by us.
As Mr. Lu Xun said, "I think a straight path lies ahead, so why should a person not walk because of a small obstacle?"
The road ahead is vast, and all things are to be expected. As long as there is a yearning, go to struggle, not afraid of no road ahead, blocking the road is never their own, head high and chest forward, in front of you is your road.
03
The flow of water does not compete with the first, the fight is a long time.
Read this story.
Everyone is carrying a very heavy board on the road, walking, a person feels that the board is too heavy, so he cut the board off a section, feel much easier, think they are very clever.
As he walked, he felt tired again, so he decisively cut the plank off again.
Now, he felt much more relaxed, and walked proudly. He scoffed at the sight of all the others carrying long, heavy planks.
At that moment, a deep and wide chasm appeared in front of him, and he saw that the people put down the planks on their shoulders, and put them on the chasm as a bridge, and passed over it with ease.
But his plank, because it was cut before, is not long enough. He could only watch the crowd, which he had just laughed at, walk across the chasm one by one, while he himself was in the same place, unable to move forward.
Many things, "only fast not broken" is not feasible, and every step to reach the goal.
Sometimes, it seems to be faster than others, but the key time to meet the gap, the actual slow more than one step.
When we go towards the goal, we will feel burdened, many challenges waiting for us to conquer, we may think of shortcuts, will think of unloading the burden.
But the fact is that every ambitious goal, more or less, there are challenges. If you just try to go fast, you will inevitably lose your way and make wrong decisions, which will lead to failure to reach your goal.
Daisaku Ikeda said: "Life is precisely like a marathon race; only those who persevere to the end can be called winners."
A final thought:
Those who seem to be carefree every day are not really aged, they just know how to energize themselves.
Reading, writing, would be a good way oh. Let yourself wander in the sea of books, savor the charm of words, feel the power of words, will find life very different.
I hope my words can heal your silence.
Author's introduction: Bamboo Rain Anan, yearning for a life of books and fireworks, I'm just a female programmer who heals herself with words and refreshes herself with code.