Giving up is the closest to perfect success

A man who had no sense of music and could not even read music could play thirteen instruments such as piano, violin, thumb fiddle, and guitar. With this "special" skill, he is not a "musical genius", but a "disabled" who has suffered a severe concussion.

Connors was born in Denver, Colorado to a modest family. Since childhood, he has been a lively and active person, who likes to participate in various competitive sports, especially when watching hockey games, his eyes are always full of longing, and he dreams of becoming a professional hockey player.

To get closer to his dream, Connors spends a lot of time practicing hockey every day. He often left himself bruised and tired, but the thought of his dream in front of him filled him with a fighting spirit.

However, during a game, he accidentally fell and landed hard on his head. As a result, he was diagnosed with a concussion. Since then, he had to give up his beloved hockey.

Connors was devastated by the double whammy. He is no longer the dreamer who can pour all his money into his dream, and his life suddenly falls from the cloud to the bottom. However, another "accident" not only rescued him from the depression but also re-lit another lamp to illuminate his dream. 【 More wonderful stories, please pay attention to the story collection - see Story.com 】

One day, sitting in front of the piano, lonely and a daze, Connors accidentally touched the keyboard with his finger. I did not expect that he was tone-deaf but can play a different flavor of music.

This not only made him happy but also brought a ray of hope to his otherwise bleak life. Now he decided to find another path to his dream.

So he began to delve into what he regarded as the "books of heaven". Often a simple note was so difficult for Connors that he had to study it over and over again to learn it by heart. Sometimes he forgot almost everything he had just learned and had to learn it all over again. Connors did not back down, he showed the courage to practice hockey challenges and difficulties in the face of the spirit.

Connors also volunteered to learn various Musical Instruments. Sometimes Connors has to practice a hundred times to play a complete piece. At this time, his pair of rough hands, but also by their torture beyond recognition, and he not only feels hard but enjoys it.

It was with this perseverance that Connors became proficient in playing thirteen instruments. The common song, in the interpretation of Connors as if to be given life, beautiful and beautiful. 【 More wonderful stories, please pay attention to the story collection - see Story.com 】

Gradually, Connors developed a different emotion toward music, which not only helped him out of the haze but also made him feel a kind of happiness and satisfaction that he had never experienced before.

"I'm thankful for that accident," he said. "It stopped me from becoming a hockey player, but it taught me to quit. Sometimes, giving up doesn't mean failure, just saving energy for the next magnificent turn, and when this energy reaches a certain level, it will bring unexpected success."

As the saying goes: not beaten warriors, only cowards intimidated. Failure for people with courage is undoubtedly a stepping stone, that will help them closer to success; For the timid, it is an unbridgeable gap that will ultimately destroy their dreams.

Give failure a pair of wings, it will take people to fly to the height of any hope. So giving up may seem like a failure, but it's the closest thing to perfect success. For Connors, an experience of failure turned out to be a stepping stone to future success.