Thought over a Story

nancy

Several days ago, I read a story which made me fall into a deep thought. The story goes like this:
“Two sisters are very fond of painting. One day, their mum prepared two presents for them. One was a wall, the other a rubbish basket. Meanwhile, their mum said:’ you can put every painting on the wall so that other people could see them; the rubbish basket is used to store the unsatisfactory paintings. Well, make your choices.’
The younger chose the wall, while the elder got the basket.
As two years passed by, the younger girl’s works covered the whole wall and were appreciated .But the elder girl put her every picture into the basket and never took any one out.  She was always unsatisfied with her paintings. Every time she picked out some flaws in them, she would determine to repaint a better one.
Several years later, people lost their interest in the younger girl’s works. It was at the moment that the elder girl’s pictures were brought to the public and caused a great sensation. Thus, the girl became a true painter and her works replaced those on the wall.”
After read the short story, what first came into my mind was that one should be strict with himself if he wants to be something in the future. A man who tends to revel in a temporary success won’t make some significant achievement. He may be too proud to continue his step forward. On the contrary , a man who are usually not contented with the present are more likely to achieve a true success which can endure any test in life. Admittedly, success lies in every person’s desire, but we must realize a fact that nobody can expect to stand on the top of a mountain in one step. So we had better be strict with ourselves, finding out the shortcomings and correcting them .It is a way to approach true success.
In addition , what hit my heart string was the elder girl’s perseverance and determination. She never gave up on herself although at first she was always neglected. When she saw her younger sister was embraced by flowers and applause, did she ever feel a little disappointed for her situation? And did she ever envy her sister? Of course, the answers are unknown for us .But I know I would do if I were in her place. A person who was neglected by others , miserable ,helpless, lonely and a person who was the focus in public, admirable, proud , delightful,  form a sharp contrast. Under such circumstances, does not the former one fall into a psychological struggle ? In fact , there will be a little sorrow or envy in a corner of our heart, although we are taught to present our congratulations to the successful people. But an optimistic person is able to convert the mixed feelings into an impetus to achieve success, while a pessimistic one may indulge in the sorrows and finally turn out to be a total failure.
Anyway, we should keep it in our mind that no one could enjoy the sunshine from the paradise of success without any effort.
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Cinderella

Yes, with a little more patience, we'll be more successful.

patience, patience, patience...

Yet we could have read the story from another aspect. We shall not be particular about everything in our life. There is no need to do that. And risky. For it's prabable that you would never find satisfaction in your own way of living, which is really derepssing.