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刘梦 武汉大学
ThePowerthatSeesusThrough
ItusedtofretmewhenIsawmyfatherworkingindefatigablyinhisgarden. Asifallthedomesticissuesinthehouseholdwereofnoconcerntohim. Onanusualafternoonofaswelteringsummer, thereheis, withhisshabbyhoeandasmellybucketofhomemadecompost, nurturing, inhisownwords, "babies" inthesun-gildedgarden. Ialwayswondered, wheredidhegetallthoseillegitimatesfrom. Oneday, whilehewastryingtogetridofsomeweedsfromtherootofcamellias, Idecidedtoconfronthimwithmypuzzle. HethoughtthatIwastakingaspecialinterestinhisgiantenterpriseandthenstartedpassionatelybabblingsomejargonthatI'veneverheardofbefore. Iwastakenabackbyhisrestlessenthusiasm. ForthefirsttimeIseemedtocomprehendthesignificantimportanceofwhatmyfatherwasdoing.
Peoplealwayscomplimenttheexquisitebeautyofmyfather'sgardenbutneverponderoverthehardshiphewentthroughwhenbothofhishandswerecoveredwithdirtsandmuds. WeseephenomenalfigureslikeWarrenBuffettwearingdecentsuitandimmersedinadmirableapplause. However, weneverseethestrugglewhenheisbesiegedbyobstacles. Itnevercrossedourmindsthatitispassionthatseesthemthrough. Formyfather, aslongasheisworkinginhis"palace", thedirtonhisfacedoesnotmatter, theblisteronhishanddoesnotmatter, theacheinhisbackdoesnotmatter.
Theharvestisnoteasilygained. Ithinkweyoungpeoplearefacingasimilarsituation. Undertheworseningstressduetothespeedysoarofeconomicdevelopment, weareconfrontedwiththechallengemuchgreaterthanpeopleusedtoface. Thesuccessishardtogainunderthiscircumstance. Wehavenomoneytobuyanapartmentletaloneacar. Wehavenoglamourtoattractanemployment, letaloneanicegirl. However, whatwecanhave, isaheartlikemyfather's, aheartfullofpassion.
Hereapswhathesows. Wecansucceedinwhatwelove. Ifwecanimbuepassioninwhatwearedoingnow, wecandistinguishourselvesfromthecrowd, wecanplacatethefrustrations, wecanevenperformwonders.
Modernlifeisfullofchallengeandcompetition. However, islifereallyasstressfulasitwashundredsofyearsago? Whentherewasnowaytofindfreeandfullexpressionforone'sownthoughtsandemotions? Weareendowedwithalltheopportunitiesthatlifehastooffer. Theonlyproblemishowwecanseekthemoutamongthecamouflageofpressure. Passionisonegemthatcanleadusthroughallthedoubtsanddifficulties.
Shakespearewrote, "Life'sbutawalkingshadow, apoorplayer, Thatstrutsandfretshishouruponthestage, Andthenisheardnomore." Ifeelobligedtoquestionthisidea. Insofaraswehavepassion, bynomeansareweordinary.
ThePowerthatSeesusThrough
ItusedtofretmewhenIsawmyfatherworkingindefatigablyinhisgarden. Asifallthedomesticissuesinthehouseholdwereofnoconcerntohim. Onanusualafternoonofaswelteringsummer, thereheis, withhisshabbyhoeandasmellybucketofhomemadecompost, nurturing, inhisownwords, "babies" inthesun-gildedgarden. Ialwayswondered, wheredidhegetallthoseillegitimatesfrom. Oneday, whilehewastryingtogetridofsomeweedsfromtherootofcamellias, Idecidedtoconfronthimwithmypuzzle. HethoughtthatIwastakingaspecialinterestinhisgiantenterpriseandthenstartedpassionatelybabblingsomejargonthatI'veneverheardofbefore. Iwastakenabackbyhisrestlessenthusiasm. ForthefirsttimeIseemedtocomprehendthesignificantimportanceofwhatmyfatherwasdoing.
Peoplealwayscomplimenttheexquisitebeautyofmyfather'sgardenbutneverponderoverthehardshiphewentthroughwhenbothofhishandswerecoveredwithdirtsandmuds. WeseephenomenalfigureslikeWarrenBuffettwearingdecentsuitandimmersedinadmirableapplause. However, weneverseethestrugglewhenheisbesiegedbyobstacles. Itnevercrossedourmindsthatitispassionthatseesthemthrough. Formyfather, aslongasheisworkinginhis"palace", thedirtonhisfacedoesnotmatter, theblisteronhishanddoesnotmatter, theacheinhisbackdoesnotmatter.
Theharvestisnoteasilygained. Ithinkweyoungpeoplearefacingasimilarsituation. Undertheworseningstressduetothespeedysoarofeconomicdevelopment, weareconfrontedwiththechallengemuchgreaterthanpeopleusedtoface. Thesuccessishardtogainunderthiscircumstance. Wehavenomoneytobuyanapartmentletaloneacar. Wehavenoglamourtoattractanemployment, letaloneanicegirl. However, whatwecanhave, isaheartlikemyfather's, aheartfullofpassion.
Hereapswhathesows. Wecansucceedinwhatwelove. Ifwecanimbuepassioninwhatwearedoingnow, wecandistinguishourselvesfromthecrowd, wecanplacatethefrustrations, wecanevenperformwonders.
Modernlifeisfullofchallengeandcompetition. However, islifereallyasstressfulasitwashundredsofyearsago? Whentherewasnowaytofindfreeandfullexpressionforone'sownthoughtsandemotions? Weareendowedwithalltheopportunitiesthatlifehastooffer. Theonlyproblemishowwecanseekthemoutamongthecamouflageofpressure. Passionisonegemthatcanleadusthroughallthedoubtsanddifficulties.
Shakespearewrote, "Life'sbutawalkingshadow, apoorplayer, Thatstrutsandfretshishouruponthestage, Andthenisheardnomore." Ifeelobligedtoquestionthisidea. Insofaraswehavepassion, bynomeansareweordinary.
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