How to make the most of your abilities (3)

If we use our ability to set clear and steady goals, we will be richly rewarded if we do not relax our efforts to achieve them. The sense of purpose that makes our lives simple enables us to concentrate our abilities, and this concentration of abilities increases our strength. Edward II once asked General William W. Bush (founder of the Salvation Army) how he could devote all his body and soul to such a tedious and often unrewarding task. General Bush's response was thought-provoking:

Some people's passion is gold,

Some people's passion is fame,

My passion is to save people and souls.

General BUSH'S GOAL IS TO SERVE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND. Such a sense of mission and passion gave him unlimited power and greatly demonstrated his ability.

Jane Addams is the founder of the Hall Foundation in Chicago. As a child, she had already found her calling in life. When she was only six years old, she saw helpless, abandoned and destitute people living on the back streets of Freeport, Illinois. The sight was so imprinted on her heart that Jane decided that when she grew up she would have a big house just like her own; But the house must have been built in one of the slums he saw. This sense of compassion and purpose was never far away from Jane Addams, and became a fulcrum on which she applied her faculties and talents. Later, Hall House became a large house that stood out from the rest of the slum. It was a big house full of love and kindness, and Jane Addams realized her childhood dream. But would she be Jane Addams if she didn't have that sense of mission? Will Hall House still exist? Similarly, without this sense of purpose, can we achieve the ambition and level that our ability and strength should achieve? With the support of such a sense of mission, will we still be overcome by difficulties and melt into resistance? Look for answers in the most difficult chapters of your life. You may struggle to go to school and get a degree, but you have to find a way to raise the money. And it's so hard, and you have so little help -- except your own hands to help you, and your own will to tell you that you will succeed. So, you struggle on and live your life as it is. Many other students are living it up. There was even a time when you thought you might not be able to go on. And yet, no matter what, you persevered. And when that proud day finally arrives, waving your diploma with your cap and gown, tassel slung over your shoulder, you can shout proudly and triumphantly, "I finally made it!"

Of course, you don't want to relive that time of sharpening your spirit. But when you think about it, what is the most precious and valuable thing in life that has not been acquired through hardship, discipline and expectation? If it's a smooth and easy path, then the most precious things in life won't really belong to you. In the process, your intellect is expanded, you learn patience and endurance -- including the value of money, that any sacrifice you make will prove worthwhile in the end, and that you won't regret going through hardship. The lesson is clear: In any field, we must be willing to sacrifice something in exchange for intellectual expansion if we wish to fulfill our abilities, to find happiness, and to achieve personal achievement.

Having checked our inventory and counted our ability, it is necessary to hone and change hands and wait for the east wind that inspires our sense of mission to come. Then, the next step is to put our talents and endowments at our disposal, developing and perfecting them as we use them. Maybe our ability is still small, maybe the opportunity to use the ability is not too mature, but it is very important for us to give full play to our ability. The third servant in the fable was punished by God, not because his powers were used for evil purposes, but because they were useless, which was his fault (he buried the only gold coin given by the creator, essentially wasting his powers).

The practical value of this inspiration is on stark display. There are ordinary people who may be of average intelligence but achieve more than those who are stronger in mind and body. Because those ordinary people are devoting everything they have, working harder to develop and use their abilities. In the old story of the race between the hare and the tortoise, the hare can run much faster than the tortoise. In the end, however, the tortoise won because he pushed his abilities to the limit. You know, running races don't always favor the agile; Likewise, contribution and success are not crowned only for the smartest and the most intelligent. Many people fail for the same reason that Jim failed to make a fortune during the gold rush. In a crowd of rich people, Jim looks like a "loser". A friend explained, "Jim has the mania for gold, but what he lacks is the tenacity to dig deep." It is not so easy for us to admit defeat and abandon our acquiescent plans. For our own sake, we should even blame those who take short paths, take short paths, find the easy way out, and remember the "principle of digging down" is very important! Every day we may as well test our abilities against difficulties, even against difficult tasks that seem beyond our capabilities, and we are exercising our will, mind and body. It's all for our own good! When we gradually grasp the pulse of difficulties, their ability is also constantly improving, we can meet bigger, more difficult tasks and more important responsibilities, we will also grow in the struggle.

Paderewski (1860-1961, POLISH MUSICIAN, COMPOSER, PIANIST, PATRIOT AND STATESMAN) PLAYED THE MUSIC BEAUTIFULLY IN FRONT OF QUEEN Victoria, WHO WARMLY APPLAUDED: "Mr. Paderewski, YOU ARE A GENIUS!" "Ah, Your Majesty," he answered, "perhaps so, but I was a slave before I was a genius." In order to make great use of our ability, imagination gives us "curiosity" wings, so that our ability to fly. Sometimes, even when we knock on the door of achievement and success, we not only do not expect it, we may even think it is so far beyond our wildest expectations of our own intelligence that it is simply impossible. Therefore, imagination is a person's biggest asset and wealth, also has the most unique temperament.

Imagine trying to unscrew a stuck nut from a bolt with your thumb and forefinger. Is it possible? Many centuries ago, levers and wheels had been invented, and some imaginative creature had modified and lengthened the thumb and forefinger, and the first wrench was born. These days, special tools like these can do a lot of work like many powerful hands. On second thought, use your clenched fist to hammer the nail, okay? Long ago, creative people used their imagination to solve this problem: first they struck primitive nails with stones they picked up around them, and then they invented the primitive hammer. Thus, their power is multiplied. The imagination sees fire and is stirred, and the internal combustion engine ignites the flame. The imagination sees steam, and the steam engine becomes man's servant. Imagination sees mechanical hands picking cotton, dreams of machines that write and copy, visions of mechanical tools sowing and harvesting grain, harvesting electricity, and even lifting heavy machines into the air; Finally, the imagination saw the splitting of atoms releasing atomic energy. From step to step, with each step up, imagination takes man again and again to new heights of achievement. With its help, we have produced everything we need, discovered every important theory and principle, and made our lives healthier and more comfortable; Modern churches and institutions were built; Sponsored the development of various civilizations and sophisticated activities. It is a priceless gem of social architecture, logic and scientific progress, bringing us a better day and a better life.

Imagination is infinitely creative, which has been proved by industrial development. Alcoa has even coined a new word, imagineprocessing. The word, the company explains, means "to let your imagination soar, and then to process it on Earth." In the use of one's ability, the use of such a principle is the embodiment of wisdom. Marquez Oriis said, "What your mind thinks, your mind reflects: for the soul reflects the color of the mind." If we do not use our imagination, then life will be Mired in mediocrity. Mediocrity and stereotyping can lead to stereotypical complacency, self-satisfaction, and complacency is fatal to the creative expansion of our skills. No matter what the imagination sees, it will open its eyes with curiosity, and find that we may not fully see the possibility. There was a little girl in Paris, France, whose family was down and out. She prayed every day for money so that she could hire a model to practice copying. It was as if the little girl had been born with a brush in her hand, and drawing was her only desire. But no francs fell in her backyard, and Heaven did not hear her cry. However, suddenly one day, she was walking in the market, inspiration flashed, imagination will tell her how to solve the problem. Yes, look, there it stood, firm and calm before her, ready to be painted! She finally found her model -- the farmer's horse! He wouldn't mind posing for the little girl, as long as she didn't mind. Excited, the little girl rushed home, grabbed her easel and paintbrush, and ran back to the market. Today, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, you can see such a famous painting, titled "Horse Market," by Rosa Bonnell, who is especially famous for her paintings of horses.

Imagination is the main thing, but so is enthusiasm. The man in the fable who hid the only gold coin in the field was short of both. Take a quick survey of successful people and you'll find that, without exception, all of them are imbued with enthusiasm for their work and vibrant ideas for the future. They are excited about what they are doing, and they are willing to communicate that excitement to others, so that their abilities can be fully expressed. Without the communication, without the flow, their ability would not have increased.

An architect once made a model of a church of his own design. The model is extremely delicate, with all the details of the points, lines and surfaces perfectly symmetrical, but something always seems to be missing. Originally, what the model lacks is vitality, so it appears lifeless. So the architect put a lamp in it, and all of a sudden the silence and the deathness were gone, and the little church was filled with the warm energy and the beautiful light of life.

What enthusiasm adds to our ability is like a light in our heart, making our ability shine with warmth and vitality. The root of the word enthusiasm comes from the word "given by God", which gives us a clear idea of the source and importance of enthusiasm. If these are the qualities that ancient people added to enthusiasm, then let's take a look at the many synonyms of enthusiasm, which must also be very telling: longing, warmth, longing, enthusiasm, vitality, vitality. Nothing like fire to kindle flame; By burning the flame of "enthusiasm", our power can be expanded, and our whole body is radiant and infectious. But passion, imagination, even goals, do not ultimately bring satisfactory results, unless you drive the plow of perseverance, perseverance, perseverance.

An old Irishman was overheard giving some advice to a young man who was about to embark in search of fortune. "Now, Michael, my boy," said the old man, "remember three bones, and you'll be all right." The curiosity of the passer-by drove him forward and asked the Irishman what the three bones meant. "Ah, you see," replied the old man's aged son, blinking his eyes. "Don't you understand? The first is the sternum, also called the bone of desire; The second is the jaw bone, and the third is the backbone. Craving bones for you to find; Chin bones allow you to ask questions and find out what you want. A backbone is what keeps you going until you succeed." To find happiness in the use of our powers, we must use them with perseverance so that they answer our call. Persistent effort is often the dividing line between success and failure. It's like splitting wood. If we don't take one last step and split the wood, it's all for nothing. So when the great waves of difficulty come crashing down and crush us, when our abilities are challenged and pressed, we must not waste our energy unless we show more perseverance and patience. Of course, modest achievements won't last long if you don't persevere in the face of frowning difficulties. It is the inner strength and resilience of each individual that transcends the challenges we face that make us successful.