Grow like bamboo

Bamboo is the most described plant of the literati in the past and the present. The reason why the vigorous and upright bamboo can be praised is because its vitality is extremely tenacious, and it can grow even in a difficult environment. The growth of bamboo is worthy of admiration. It takes four years to extend the rhizome hundreds of square meters in the soil. But it only grew 3cm high, but from the fifth year it grew wildly at a rate of 30cm per day, and it took only six weeks to grow to 15 meters.

The growth process of bamboo is that each of us needs to learn the character. In today's impetuous society, too many people want to get a quick profit or get something for nothing, but they don't know how to accumulate their own thickness. The result is often the end of failure. The reason why bamboo can grow quickly in the late stage is because it has not been based on upward growth in the first four years, but it has expanded its roots with perseverance and will absorb nutrients better and lay a foundation for future growth. Xunzi’s "Encouraging the Book" once had such a sentence: "The soil is built into the mountains, the wind and rain are booming; the water is formed into a deep, the dragon is alive; the goodness is good, and the god is self-satisfied, the holy heart is ready. So there is no accumulation, no miles; no The accumulation of small streams, no rivers and seas." Xunzi is telling us that success often depends on the accumulation of all the small work, only step by step to solidify every step, and constantly accumulate thickness, in order to gather into a river.

Zheng Banqiao wrote in "Bamboo Stone": "But the green hills are not relaxed, the roots are in the rock. The millennium is still strong, and it is the east and west winds." This poem praises the stubborn vitality and resolute character of bamboo. . The vigorously promoted bamboo has gone through thousands of obstacles and broke through the rock. It is telling us that any success requires a test of wind and rain. We need to overcome it with an indomitable spirit and unyielding character. Suffering and bowing. Stallone's success is one of the best examples:

Before the success, Stallone was born in a poor and destitute family, and it was difficult to maintain three meals a day. But he has a dream that many people seem unrealistic, he wants to be an actor to become a star. Many people think that even a person who can't afford a decent suit can make a movie. Regardless of how others look at him, Stallone never gave up his star dream.

At that time, there were 500 film companies in Hollywood. He wrote down one by one, and then went to visit with his own tailor-made scripts according to his own plans. But the first time, none of the 500 film companies were willing to hire him. All 500 companies refused him. Many people can't accept this kind of thing, I am afraid it will stop. However, this young man did not give up. After he came out of the last rejected film company, he started his first round and the third round from the first, but all ended in failure. But he did not give up to the fourth round. Finally, after visiting the 349th, the boss of the 350th film company promised to let him leave the script and take a look. Later, the company decided to invest in the film, and Stallone served as the hero in his own script. After the film was broadcast, it caused a huge sensation. The film was called "Rocky" and Stallone finally realized its dream.

The road to life will not always be smooth. When we encounter difficulties and setbacks, we must have the spirit of bamboo. Sometimes we will encounter great resistance to prevent you from advancing. It is like bamboo to absorb the nutrients in the soil. Expand your own root system. When one day we are strong enough, we can break through the layers and see our own sky.