Why not give up your dream?

Persisting in dreams is the source of life, without which life will tend to wither.

The Wright brothers had no orthodox education, and even when they were in high school, they dropped out of school. But they have far more than college students with bachelor's degrees. That is their rich creativity and lofty aspirations. Before they came into contact with flying creatures, they went to the suburbs to pick up the bones of cattle and horses and sell them to fertilizer companies, or pick up some scrap iron and sell it to scrap iron factories. Later, they also opened a printing factory to print newspapers, but they all failed. Finally, they opened a small bicycle shop, engaged in repairing and selling parts.

However, no matter what business they do, the two brothers can't forget their dream of flying in the air.

Soon, they made a pneumatic proving ground in a bicycle shop and began to test the situation when the wing was subjected to wind resistance. Besides, they often do experiments by flying kites. Finally, they finished a glider bigger than a kite. They moved the glider to Kilderby Mountain in North Carolina.

After several years of glider experiments, the Wright brothers installed an engine on the glider to make it an airplane. 1903 12 17 is a memorable day in human history. The Wright brothers discussed it and decided who would get on the plane first by flipping a coin. As a result, my brother Orville went first. It was dark and cold that day. There is a biting cold wind blowing on the coast of Kilde. Half a mile away, the waves are pounding the coast. The Wright brothers and five people are preparing for the flight. The cold weather forced them to jump or beat their hands to drive away the cold. But no matter how cold the weather is, Orville can't sit on the plane in a coat, because the load of the plane must be minimized.

At 10: 35 in the morning, Ovelli boarded the plane that had already made a crackling sound. He stretched his legs out on his stomach and pulled the engine lever. The plane suddenly made a loud noise, and the exhaust pipe made a strange sound when it took off. It slowly rose and staggered in the sky for 20 seconds before landing on the sand 100 meters away.

This is an airplane originally designed by human beings, and its appearance is obviously a great event in the history of human flight. And the human dream of flying since ancient times has finally come true! Since then, human feet can finally leave the ground and fly towards the boundless starry sky.

The two brothers have been celibate all their lives because their father said, "You can only choose between your wife and the plane." As a result, the Wright brothers resolutely chose the plane and gave up their marriage. This shows the persistence and love of the two brothers for the plane.

Look at another example:

1960, Lloyd opened a cafe on the Thames in England. Soon, this cafe became a gathering place for ship owners, businessmen and crew, and a lot of information was exchanged here, which became an information channel.

The highly developed shipping industry has played an important role in Britain becoming a world power. Hotels, coffee shops and other places have become the must-see places for these people. They are here to talk about overseas anecdotes and look back on the stormy voyage.

There are joys and sorrows here, there are joys and sorrows here. Happy people celebrate their smooth sailing and return home with a full load; The sad man lamented that he was in distress at sea and lost all his money.

One day, Lloyd, the owner of the cafe, was drinking coffee when he heard a sailor say that a Lombard was engaged in marine insurance.

This casual remark caused a stir in Lloyd's heart.

He thought, why don't I take advantage of the present conditions and join hands with these old customers to engage in marine insurance?

He told others about the plan, and many people said it was very dangerous. The sea is heartless, and waves often easily overturn a big ship, which is equivalent to throwing pounds into the sea!

He felt a little hesitant and kept consulting the bosses engaged in maritime trade, who were very interested in it. Then many captains, crew members, shippers, vendors and so on. Anyone who wants to engage in marine insurance will participate. These people have clear views. On the premise of safety, everyone wants to take a chance. Even if they fail, they won't lose everything.

With the support of these people, Lloyd finally made up his mind. The insurance industry doesn't need a lot of money at first, as long as you find an agent, you can start business. Soon, a Lloyd's insurance company was established on the Thames.

The business of his insurance company suddenly flourished, and the boss who used to run a small coffee shop suddenly became a leader in the insurance industry.

Lloyd's insurance company has developed very rapidly. In addition to marine insurance, they have also developed businesses ranging from rocket launching to beautiful faces of movie stars and beautiful legs of strippers. All-encompassing, amazing. Lloyd has thus become a world insurance giant!

A 23-year-old girl is no different from others except for her rich imagination. She has ordinary parents, ordinary looks and goes to an ordinary university.

The relaxed environment of the university gave her more time to imagine. In her mind, there are often scenes from fairy tales: beautiful girls in white dresses, blue sky and green grass. Of course, there are witches and demons ... there are many strange stories between them. She often begins to write down these ideas and enjoys them.

In college, she fell in love with a boy. His behavior and words are really the same as the prince in the fairy tale. He is her imaginary "Prince Charming" and she loves him very much. However, he can't stand the absurd and unrealistic ideas in her mind. She would suddenly tell him a fairy tale on a date, so he was tired of hearing stories that were far away from human fireworks. He said to her, "You are 23 years old, but you never seem to grow up." He abandoned her.

The blow of lovelorn didn't stop her from dreaming and writing. At the age of 25, she came to her romantic Portugal with a little sadness and the idea of changing her living environment. There, she quickly found a job as an English teacher and continued to write her fairy tales in her spare time.

A young reporter quickly entered her life. The young reporter is humorous, witty and talented. She fell in love with him and they soon entered the marriage hall. But her whimsy still made him miserable, and he began to associate with other girls. Soon, their marriage came to an end and he left her a daughter.

She suffered the heaviest blow in her life. It never rains but it pours. Shortly after the divorce, she was expelled from school. Unable to get a foothold in Portugal, she had to go back to her hometown and live on social welfare and the support of relatives and friends. But she still hasn't stopped writing, and now the requirements are very low, just telling these fairy tales to her daughter.

Once, she took the subway in England. Sitting in a cold chair, waiting for the arrival of the night subway, a figure suddenly appeared in her mind. At home, she spread out the manuscript paper, and her years of life experience made her inspiration and creative enthusiasm out of control.

Her long fairy tale came out, and the publisher who didn't like this book came out with this book. Unexpectedly, it sold well all over the country and reached a million as soon as it went on the market. This is Harry Potter.

Fowler is the child of a black tenant farmer in Louisiana, USA. He started working at the age of five, and made a living by driving mules before he was nine. It's nothing special. The children of most tenant farmers took part in labor very early. Little Fowler is a little different from his friends: he has an unusual mother. His mother refused to accept this life from hand to mouth. She knows that her poor family is surrounded by a prosperous world, and she can't accept this fact. There must be something fishy in this.

She once talked to her son about her dream: "Fowler, we shouldn't be poor. I don't want to hear you say that our poverty is God's will. Our poverty is not because of God, but because your father never wanted to get rich. Our family and people have never had the idea of getting ahead. "

No one has ever had the desire to get rich. This concept left a deep imprint on Fowler's mind and changed his life. He began to want to get rich. He always keeps what he needs in his heart and what he doesn't need behind him. In this way, his desire to get rich came out like a spark?

He decided to take business as a shortcut to make money and finally decided to deal in soap. So he sold 12 years of soap from door to door. Later, he learned that the company that supplied him with soap was about to be auctioned. The price of this company is $375,000-he saved $250,000 bit by bit in the soap business of 65,438+02. The two sides reached an agreement: he paid a deposit of $250,000 first, and then paid off the remaining125,000 within a period of 10 days. According to the agreement, if he doesn't raise money within 10 days, the deposit he paid will be gone.

Fowler has won the respect and appreciation of many businessmen during his 12 years as a soap merchant. Now he has gone to ask them for help. He borrowed some money from personal friends and got assistance from credit companies and investment groups. On the eve of day 10, he raised 1 15000, that is to say, he was still short of 10000.

By then, he had exhausted all the sources of loans he knew. It was late at night, and he knelt down in a dark room and prayed that God would lead him to meet someone who could lend him $65,438+0,000 in time. He said to himself, "I will drive all over 6 1 street until I see the first light in a commercial building."

At night 1 1, Fowler drives along Chicago 6 1 street. After driving a few blocks, he saw a contractor's office with a light on. He went in.

There, a man sat at a table. He was exhausted from working late at night. Fowler seems to know him. Fowler realized that he had to be brave.

"Do you want to earn 1000 dollars?" Fowler asked bluntly.

This sentence made the contractor flinch in horror.

"Yes, of course!" He replied.

"Then, write me a check for $65,438+0,000 yuan, and I will pay the interest of $65,438+0,000 yuan after I repay this loan." Fowler said to the man. He showed the list of other borrowers to the contractor and explained the business risks in detail.

That night, when Fowler left the office, he had a check for $20,000 in his pocket. Later, he not only controlled the soap company, but also controlled seven other companies, including four cosmetics companies, a sock trading company, a trademark company and a newspaper.

When someone asked him to talk about the secret of his success, he replied with what his mother said many years ago: "We are poor, but this is not because of God, but because your father has never wanted to get rich, and no one in our family wants to change his current situation."

Yes, in poverty, you should think of changing your present situation.