Shan Chen, sophomore 5, Xuidi Literary Society, Nancheng No. 2 Middle School, Jiangxi Province
Someone once said: "Failure is the mother of success." But someone also said: "The greater the hope, the greater the hope." , the greater the disappointment.” I don’t know who to trust. I think these two sentences are very philosophical, but the former is confident, while the latter is pessimistic.
We are human beings, and more or less, we always have dreams. Only with dreams can we have hope; but hope is not equal to reality. Not every hope can become reality. If there is hope, there will inevitably be disappointment. . Hope and disappointment always go hand in hand. You see, when Napoleon selected outstanding generals and prepared to go on an expedition, when he passed by the Arc de Triomphe, he looked so majestic and full of hope of victory. However, Napoleon was not a victorious general. He disappeared in France after the Battle of Waterloo. Territorially, this turned into deep disappointment and even despair. Looking back at Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty, when he was summoned by Xuanzong to go to Beijing, he "laughed up to the sky and went out. How can I be a Penghao man?" He was indeed full of hope of taking on a big responsibility; however, he was squeezed out in just over a year. "An Neng bows his eyebrows and bends his waist to serve the powerful, which makes me unhappy." Although he is angry, there should also be a lot of disappointment. ——Hope and disappointment are inseparable and go together like this. Disappointment comes from hope, dreams come from reality. There is a thin line between disappointment and hope. To say "hope breeds in disappointment" should be an optimist; to say "the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment" often has a pessimistic tone. I heard that one day, a troubled woman came to her child's teacher and said that she was worried about her child's homework. The teacher replied: "Children should worry about their own homework!" She said, "You don't know, my child ranked 40th in the exam, but there are only 40 students in his class." The teacher joked: " If I were you, I would be very happy." "Why?" "Because if you think about it, your child will never regress from today on, and he will never fall to the 41st place! "The woman smiled after hearing this. ——Although the teacher's words were a joke, his words are very meaningful. He will not regress again, that is, he will not be disappointed again. The only thing left is the hope of improvement. This is an open-minded, positive attitude.
The seeds of flowers and plants only have to travel through heavy soil before they can sprout and smile in the sun; the birds have to drop countless feathers before they can temper their wings in the sky; the journey of life is punctuated by mountains and ridges from time to time. Only through ups and downs, wind and rain, can we reach the peak of victory and appreciate the wonderful scenery. In the midst of difficulties, you must have an optimistic heart, don't be a coward, don't be sad, don't be melancholy, and believe that happy days are coming. Finally, I would like to dedicate to everyone the verses from Haizi's "Facing the Sea, Spring Blossoms": "From tomorrow on, be a happy person, feed horses, chop firewood, and travel around the world; from tomorrow on, care about Grain and vegetables; I have a house facing the sea, with spring flowers blooming. From tomorrow on, I will communicate with every relative and tell them my happiness. What the happy lightning told me, I will tell everyone. A river and every mountain have a warm name. Stranger, I also wish you a bright future. May your lover finally get married. May you be happy in this world. I only want to face the sea. Spring is in full bloom.
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