Chapter 8 Eighth letter: only give up will fail

Motto: Nothing in the world can replace perseverance. You won't be broken until you give up. Too many people overestimate what they lack and underestimate what they have. (Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.) February 12, 1909 Dear John: Today is a great day! It is with peculiar gratitude that the United States today commemorates that great and rare soul, the late President Abraham Lincoln, worthy of both God and man.I believe Lincoln deserved it. In my real memory, there is no one greater than Lincoln.He weaves a successful and touching history of the United States. With his indomitable spirit, courage and generosity, he freed four million of the most humble slaves and smashed 27 million others. The chains upon the souls of the citizens of the United States of color put an end to the history of crimes that have corrupted, twisted, and narrowed the souls by racial hatred.He avoided the disaster of the country being destroyed, and combined all different languages, religions, colors and races into a brand new country.The United States was free because of him, and fortunately embarked on the road of justice and justice because of him.

Lincoln was the greatest hero of the last century. Today, on the occasion of his centennial birthday, the whole nation commemorates what he did for the United States, which is the best proof. However, as we recapture and appreciate his glorious deeds, we should also absorb and enhance the special lessons of his life-persistent determination and courage.I think the best way for us to honor him is to follow his example and let his spirit of never giving up illuminate America. In my heart, Lincoln will always be the incarnation of not being intimidated by difficulties and indomitable.He was born impoverished and was driven out of his home.He failed in his first business venture, and even worse in his second venture, so that it took him more than ten years to pay off his debts.His road to politics was equally bumpy, and he lost his first run for state legislature and lost his job.Fortunately, his second campaign was successful.But then a harrowing bereavement awaits him in a failed bid for state Senate speaker.However, he still did not lose heart. He failed six times in the subsequent elections, but after each failure, he still strived for the top until he was elected President of the United States.

Everyone has experienced vicissitudes and ruthless blows, but few people can be as indomitable as Lincoln.After every election failure, Lincoln would motivate himself: "It's just a slip, it's not like you're dead and unable to get back up." These words are the power to overcome difficulties, and they are also the sharp weapon for Lincoln to finally enjoy his reputation. A great truth was written in Lincoln's life: Unless you give up, you can't be broken. Success is a series of struggles.Those great figures have almost all suffered a series of ruthless blows. Each of them almost declared surrender, but because they persevered to the end, they finally achieved brilliant results.Take, for example, the great Greek orator Dermotsen, who was naturally shy and shy because of his stutter.After his father died, he left him a piece of land in the hope that he could live a prosperous life, but Greek law at the time required him to win ownership in a public debate before declaring his right to own the land.Unfortunately, his stuttering combined with his shyness failed him miserably, and he lost the land as a result.But he was not knocked down, but worked hard to defeat himself. As a result, he created an unprecedented speech climax.History has overlooked the man who took his fortune, but for centuries a great name was remembered throughout Europe - Dermotsen.

Too many people overestimate what they lack and underestimate what they have, so that they lose the chance to be a winner.It's a tragedy. Lincoln's life is a great testimony of turning setbacks into victories.No one is lucky enough not to fail, and it is important not to fail as a coward.If we try our best and still fail to achieve our goals, all we should do is to learn from the lessons and try to perform better in the next efforts. Frankly speaking, I have no intention of comparing myself with President Lincoln, but I have some of his spirit. I hate losing business and losing money, but what really concerns me is that I am afraid that in future business, I will be too cautious and become a coward .If that's the case, my loss will be even greater.

For ordinary people, failure makes it difficult for them to persevere, but success makes it easy to continue.But this is an exception for Lincoln, who will use all kinds of setbacks and failures to drive him to a higher level.Because he has iron-like perseverance.He had a good saying: "You can't sharpen a razor on velvet." There is nothing in this world that can replace perseverance.Neither can talent.Underachievers abound, geniuses who accomplish nothing are common; neither is education.The world is full of people who learn nothing.Only grit and determination go nowhere. As we continue to climb to the top, we must remember: each step is for us to step on enough time, and then step on a higher level, it is not for us to rest.We get weary and discouraged along the way, but like a boxer says, it takes one more round to win.When we encounter difficulties, we have to fight again.There is infinite potential within each of us, and unless we know where it is and keep using it, it is worthless.

Great opportunities are not fake, however, we have to work hard to grasp them.As the saying goes: "Strike while the iron is hot." It's true.Perseverance and hard work are both important.Every "no" answer brings us closer to a "yes" answer. "It's always darkest before the dawn", this sentence is not a mantra, when we work hard and develop our skills and talents, the day of success will eventually come. Today, when we are grateful and praising President Lincoln, what we can't forget is to use his life's deeds to motivate ourselves.Even if we do that, our day of invincibility is not yet here, and we are still a big winner.Because we already have knowledge and know how to face life, that is a greater success.

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