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1. Broken can

In the past, there was a man carrying a very beautiful can on the road. As he was walking, he accidentally dropped the can on the road with a "pop" sound. A big rock on the side suddenly broke into pieces. When passers-by saw it, they couldn't help but sigh, feeling sorry that such a beautiful jar was broken into pieces. But the man who broke the jar acted as if nothing had happened, and continued on his way without turning his head or even looking at the jar.

At this time, people passing by were surprised, why was this person so free and easy? What a beautiful jar, what a pity it was broken! Some people even doubted whether the person's nerves were normal.

Afterwards, someone asked this person why he did this?

This person said: "Why bother with a jar that has been broken?"

The truth: freedom and ease is a super enjoyment that is free from loss and pain. If it's lost, it's lost, so why bother with it? If nostalgia is useful, why should we continue to work hard?

2. Stones on the road

King Ferdinand decided to choose one of his ten princes as his successor. He privately ordered a minister to place a "boulder" on a road bordered by water on both sides. Anyone who wanted to pass this road had to face the "boulder" and either push it away, climb over, or Go around. Then, the king ordered the princes to pass through the road one after another and deliver a secret letter to a minister as soon as possible. The princes quickly completed their task. Ferdinand began to ask the princes: "How did you deliver the letter?"

One said: "I climbed over the boulder."

One said: "I rowed there."

Some said: "I swam across the water."

Only the little prince said: "I ran across the road. ”

“Didn’t the boulder block your way?” Ferdinand asked.

"I pushed hard with my hands, and it rolled into the river."

"Why do you want to push such a big stone with your hands?"

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"I just gave it a try," said the little prince, "but as soon as I pushed it, it moved."

It turned out that the "big rock" was Ferdinand and the minister Made of very light materials. Naturally, the adventurous prince inherited the throne.

The big truth: It’s too dangerous to leave your destiny to others, or even to a certain person. You don’t use your brain at all and just trust others. You must learn to control your own destiny.

3. A mirror

A young man was diagnosed with leukemia when he was at the peak of his life. Boundless despair suddenly enveloped his heart. He felt that his life was over. There is no point anymore and I refuse to accept any treatment.

One late autumn afternoon, he escaped from the hospital and wandered aimlessly on the street. Suddenly, a burst of slightly hoarse and unusually heroic music attracted him. Not far away, a blind old man was playing a shiny musical instrument, playing it affectionately to the crowd of people. What's also striking is that there is a mirror hanging in the blind man's arms!

The young man stepped forward curiously and asked when the blind man finished playing a song: "I'm sorry to bother you, but is this mirror yours?"

"Yes. My musical instrument and mirror are my two treasures! Music is the most beautiful thing in the world. I often rely on this to entertain myself, and I can feel how beautiful life is..."

"But this What does a mirror mean to you?" he asked impatiently.

The blind man smiled slightly and said: "I hope that a miracle will happen one day, and I also believe that one day I can use this mirror to see my face, so I will take it with me wherever I go. ”

The leukemia patient’s heart was suddenly shocked: a blind man loves life so much, and I... He suddenly realized it and returned to the hospital for treatment calmly, although he would feel the pain every time he received chemotherapy. It was painful to the point of death, but he never ran away from then on.

He endured the painful treatment with strength, and finally a miracle occurred and he recovered. From then on, he also possessed two precious treasures in life: a positive and optimistic attitude and unshakable faith.

Big truth: People who want to take control of their own life and destiny must have the qualities of optimism and strength, because optimism and strength are the helmsman who controls the course of life and the power oar that controls the ship of destiny.

4. Job hopping

A said to B: "I want to leave this company, I hate this company!"

B suggested: "I raise my hands I agree that you should take revenge on this lousy company, but it’s not the best time for you to leave now.”

A asked: “Why?” B said: "If you leave now, the company's losses will not be big. You should take advantage of the opportunity in the company to try your best to attract some customers for yourself, become a unique figure in the company, and then suddenly leave the company with these customers, and the company will You will suffer heavy losses and be very passive."

A felt that what B said was very reasonable, so he worked hard. Things turned out as he wished, and after more than half a year of hard work, he had many loyal customers.

When we met again, B asked A: "Now is the time, you have to act quickly!"

A smiled calmly: "The boss has had a long talk with me and is ready to promote me to a job. Assistant General Manager, I have no plans to leave for the time being. "In fact, this is exactly B's original intention. A person's work is always just for his resume. Only when you pay more than you get and let your boss truly see that your ability is greater than your position will you be given more opportunities to create more profits for him.

Main principle: Don’t just blame the environment for the many inconveniences it brings to people. In fact, the environment itself exists objectively. Everyone in that position will encounter the same problems, and smart people will work hard to transform them.

5. The three best teachers

In 1960, Dr. Rosenthal of Harvard University conducted a famous experiment in a school in California.

At the beginning of the new semester, Dr. Rosenthal asked the principal to call the three teachers into the office and said to them: "Based on your past teaching performance, you are the best teachers in this school. Therefore, we We have specially selected 100 of the smartest students in the school to form three classes for you to teach. These students have higher IQs than other children, and I hope you can help them achieve better results." The three teachers said happily that they would do their best.

The principal also told them to treat these children as normal and not to let the children or their parents know that they were specially selected. The teachers all agreed.

One year later, the scores of students in these three classes were indeed at the top of the entire school district.

At this time, the principal told the teacher the truth: these students were not the best students deliberately selected, but just the most ordinary students randomly selected.

The teachers did not expect this to happen, and they all thought that their teaching level was indeed high.

At this time, the principal told them another truth, that is, they were not specially selected as the best teachers in the school, but just ordinary teachers randomly selected.

Big truth: There is no genius in the world. The so-called genius is to rely on one's own efforts to discover one's inner potential and change one's own destiny. Those who are not geniuses just keep their potential hidden. That’s all.

6. Father and son riding a donkey

The father and son led the donkey into the city. Someone laughed at them on the way: How stupid they are, not riding the donkey!

The father asked his son to ride on the donkey. Not long after he left, someone said: What an unfilial son, he let his father walk!

The father quickly called his son down and rode on the donkey. Someone else said: What a cruel father, not afraid of exhausting his child to death!

The father quickly asked his son to ride on the donkey's back. Unexpectedly, someone else said: Two people riding on the back of a donkey are not afraid of crushing the skinny donkey to death?

The father and son quickly slipped off the donkey's back, tied its four feet and carried it with sticks.

When passing a bridge, the donkey struggled because it felt uncomfortable, and fell into the river and drowned!

The big truth: A person must have an independent opinion and the ability to judge right from wrong, so that he will not be swayed by the opinions of others. Don't live in other people's opinions, walk on your own feet and think with your own head.

7. The size of the shark

Once I went to the aquarium with my friends.

A tourist asked the administrator: "How big will this shark grow?"

The administrator pointed to the aquarium and said: "It depends on how big your aquarium is."

The passenger asked again: "Will it be as big as an aquarium?"

The administrator carefully said: "If it is in an aquarium, the shark can only be limited to a few meters in size. If it were in the ocean, it would be big enough to swallow a lion in one bite."

Big truth: The environment can change a person's mind. The environment can limit people's thoughts, and people can also limit their own thoughts. Don't put a box on yourself. When you can't change the environment, start by changing yourself.

8. The Great Technique of Moving Mountains

There is a master who has been practicing hard for decades and has mastered the "Great Technique of Moving Mountains".

Someone asked devoutly: "What kind of magical power did the master use to move mountains? How can I practice such a magical skill?"

The master smiled and said: "It is also very easy to practice this magical skill. It’s simple, just master one thing: If the mountain can’t be overcome, I will go over it.”

There are too many things in the real world that are like “mountains” that you cannot change, or at least temporarily. .

Truth: If things can't be changed, change yourself. Only by changing yourself can you ultimately change others; only by changing yourself can you ultimately change your own world. Mountain, if you don’t come over, then go over by yourself!

9. Two calligraphers

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there were two calligraphers. He imitates the ancients very seriously and pays attention to the fact that every painting must resemble something, for example, a certain horizontal line should look like Su Dongpo's, and a certain knot should look like Mi Fu's. Naturally, once he reached this point, he felt quite proud.

The other one is just the opposite. Not only does he practice hard, but he also requires every stroke and every painting to be different from the ancients and pay attention to nature. It is not until he has practiced to this point that he feels at ease.

One day, the first calligrapher laughed at the second calligrapher and said, "My dear friend, which stroke of your calligraphy is from the ancients?"

The latter one did not Instead of being angry, he asked with a smile: "Excuse me, dear friend, which stroke of your handwriting is your own?"

The first one was speechless after hearing this.

The big truth: People should find a way out of no way. Don't destroy your own personality and blindly imitate others. You will only lose yourself and lose control of your own destiny.

10. The humble great man

A father took his son to visit Van Gogh’s former residence. After seeing the small wooden bed and the cracked leather shoes, the son asked his father: "Isn't Van Gogh a millionaire?" The father replied: "Van Gogh was a poor man who didn't even marry a wife."

Another year later, the father took his son to Denmark again. , went to visit Andersen's former residence, and his son asked in confusion: "Dad, didn't Andersen live in the palace? How come he was in this attic during his lifetime?" The father replied: "Andersen is the son of a shoemaker, and he lived in Here."

This father is a sailor who travels to various ports in the Atlantic every year. His son is Ito Bragg, the first black journalist in the world to win the Pulitzer Prize.

Twenty years later, Ito Bragg said when recalling his childhood: "At that time, in addition to being very poor, our family was also black, and both parents made a living by working hard. For a long time, I have been I thought that black people with humble status like us could not achieve anything. It was my father who introduced me to Van Gogh and Andersen. It was also my father who made me realize that black people are not humble. The experiences of these two men taught me that God does not take lightly. Look at black people.

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Big truth: Rich people are not necessarily great, and poor people are not necessarily humble. God is fair, and he spreads opportunities in front of everyone, and the humble also have opportunities. Inferiority is the heart If the nail is not removed, it will always torture people.

11. Apply for a job

In the early 1970s, McDonald's Corporation of the United States was optimistic about the Taiwan market. Before entering the Taiwan market, it was necessary to train a group of senior cadres locally, so an open recruitment process was conducted. Due to the high standards, many young people who were just starting out failed.

After repeated screening, one person was selected. A young man named Han Dingguo stood out. Before the final round of interviews, McDonald's CEO talked to Han Dingguo three times and asked him an unexpected question: "If we ask you to clean the toilet first, will you do it?"

Before he could speak, Mrs. Han on the side replied casually: "He has always washed the toilet in our house." ”

The president was very happy, skipping the final interview, and decided to hire Han Dingguo on the spot.

Later, Han Dingguo learned that the first lesson in training McDonald’s employees started with toilet cleaning. , because the basic theory of the service industry is "not to serve people, but to serve others." Only by starting from a humble job can we understand the principle of "respecting the family" and later became famous. Entrepreneurs are just because they can start from humble things and do things that others don’t want to do.

The big truth: Don’t underestimate every little thing, because every big thing starts with one. It is composed of small things. Only by doing every small thing with a positive attitude can you do big things.

12. Treat your opponents well

The zoo recently introduced a new animal from abroad. In order to better entertain this distinguished guest from afar, the zoo administrators prepared an extremely ferocious jaguar for it to eat every day, and specially opened a large area for it to move and play. . However, it was always depressed and listless all day long.

Maybe it was a little homesick after arriving in a foreign country? Who knew that after more than two months, the jaguar was still the same and didn't even want to eat. .

Seeing that it was about to die, the director of the park panicked and quickly called in a veterinarian for multiple examinations. The examination results showed that there was no serious illness. In desperation, someone suggested that it be better to put a few on the grass. The jaguar may have some hope.

It turns out that whenever a tiger passes by, the jaguar will always stand up and glare at it, waiting for it.

As expected, everything in the habitat is there. With the addition of the jaguar, the jaguar immediately became active and alert, and regained its former majesty.

The truth: only having opponents in life will always inspire us to maintain strong fighting spirit and continue to fight. Explore your potential. Be kind to your opponent, because his existence is like a shot in the arm; thank your opponent, he will make you a majestic "Puma"

13. Mood

When Socrates was a bachelor, he lived with a few friends in a small house of only seven or eight square meters. Although his life was very inconvenient, he was always there all day long. Cheerfully.

Someone asked him: "So many people are crowded together and it's difficult to even turn around. What's so fun about it?"

Socrates said: "Isn't it a joy to have friends together who can exchange ideas and feelings at any time?" "

After a while, the friends got married one after another and moved out one after another. Socrates was the only one left in the house, but he was still very happy every day.

The man asked again: "You are alone, what is there to be happy about? ”

“I have a lot of books! A book is a teacher. How could it not be a joy to be with so many teachers, from whom you can ask for advice at all times? ”

A few years later, Socrates also got married and moved into a building. The building had seven floors, and his home was on the bottom floor.

The environment on the ground floor is the worst in this building. The people above are always pouring sewage down there, leaving dead rats, torn shoes, smelly socks and other miscellaneous dirty things. The man still seemed to be enjoying himself when he saw him, and curiously Question: "Are you happy to live in a room like this?"

"Yes! You don't know how many advantages there are to living on the first floor! For example, you don't have to climb high stairs to enter; you don't have to move things. It is convenient and does not require a lot of effort; it is easy for friends to visit, and there is no need to knock on doors from floor to floor to ask... What particularly satisfies me is that I can raise clumps of flowers in the open space and plant a border. A bunch of vegetables, these joys are countless!" Socrates couldn't help but say.

A year later, Socrates gave the room on the first floor to a friend. This friend's family had an old man with hemiplegia, and it was very inconvenient to go up and downstairs. He moved to the seventh floor, the highest floor of the building, but he was still happy every day.

The man asked teasingly: "Sir, are there many advantages to living on the seventh floor?"

Socrates said: "Yes, there are really many advantages. ! Just to name a few: going up and down the stairs every day is a good opportunity to exercise and is good for your health; the light is good, and it doesn’t hurt your eyes when reading and writing; there is no one overhead, and it is very quiet day and night. ”

Later, the man met Plato, a student of Socrates, and asked: "Your teacher is always so happy, but I feel that the environment he is in every time is not so good."

Plato said: "What determines a person's mood is not the environment, but the state of mind."

Big truth: At work, a peaceful and optimistic attitude is the most important. Any dissatisfaction with the objective environment and blame will be of no use. Only facing work with a positive spirit is the best way to solve problems.

14. How to shorten the long term

A fighting master participated in a championship and thought he was sure of victory and could win the championship.

Unexpectedly, in the finals, he met an opponent of equal strength, and both sides tried their best to attack. When the fight reaches the middle, the fighting master realizes that he can't find the flaw in the opponent's moves, but the opponent's attack can often break through the loopholes in his own defense.

The result of the game can be imagined. The fighting master was defeated miserably at the hands of the opponent and also lost the championship trophy.

He found his master angrily, replayed the opponent's fight with him in each move, and asked his master to help him find the flaws in the opponent's moves. He is determined to use these flaws to practice hard and develop new skills that can defeat the opponent. He is determined to defeat the opponent in the next competition and win back the championship trophy.

The master smiled and said nothing, drew a line on the ground, and asked him to try to make the line shorter without erasing it.

The fighting master is puzzled. How can he make the fixed line shorter? After much deliberation, he finally came up with nothing and had to ask his master for advice again.

Unexpectedly, Master drew another longer line next to the original line. Comparing the two, the original line does seem much shorter.

The master said: "The key to winning the championship is not just to attack the opponent's weaknesses. Just like the long and short lines on the ground, only if you become stronger, the opponent will remain the same as the original line. The same, it becomes shorter in comparison. How to make yourself stronger is the fundamental solution to the problem."

The big truth: If you want to defeat your opponent, you must find a way to make yourself stronger. More powerful. Only if you become longer will your opponent appear shorter.

15. "Barrel" Law

An old king gave his two sons some wooden boards of different lengths, asked them to each make a barrel, and promised them, Whoever makes a barrel that can hold the most water will inherit his throne.

The eldest son tried to make his barrel as big as possible, so that there was no wood left on the last baffle of the barrel wall; while the younger son used these wooden boards evenly to make a barrel that looked like it had no walls. Not very tall barrel.

The old king asked the two to use their own buckets to fill the water. In the end, the younger son's humble wooden bucket filled the most water, and finally won the throne.

Main principle: Many times, our development depends on that "short board". Therefore, we should always pay attention to learning from each other's strengths and turning disadvantages into advantages.

16. A basket full of stones

A man felt that life was very heavy, so he went to see the philosopher Plato to find a way out.

Plato didn’t say anything, just gave him a basket to carry on his shoulders, pointed to a gravel road and said: "Every time you take a step, pick up a stone and put it in, and see how it feels. "The man began to do as Plato said, and Plato walked quickly to the other end of the road.

After a while, the man came to the end of the path, and Plato asked him how he felt.

The man said: "It feels heavier and heavier."

"This is why you feel life is getting heavier and heavier." Plato said, "Everyone comes to this When they are in the world, they are carrying an empty basket. Every step they take on the road of life, they have to take something from this world and put it in, so they feel more and more tired as they go. ”

The man asked: "Is there any way to lighten these heavy burdens?"

Plato asked him: "Then which one are you willing to give up: work, love, family or friendship?" Then People were silent after hearing this.

Plato said: "Since it is difficult to let go, don't think about the heavy burden, but think about the joy of having it. Each of our baskets contains not only the gifts given to us by God, but also the gifts that God has given us. Responsibilities and obligations. When you feel heavy, maybe you should be glad that you are not the other person, because his basket may be bigger and heavier than yours. If you think about it, don't you have more in your basket? Are you happy?" The man suddenly realized after hearing this.

The big truth: There is a lot of happiness and joy in life, so don’t always carry the burden of the past on your back and keep it in your heart. Use an optimistic attitude and think more about happy things, and you will find that your heart will naturally feel much more relaxed.

17. Pressure

A lecturer is teaching the students, and everyone is listening carefully. A deep voice came from the silent classroom: "Do you think the weight of this glass of water is heavy?" As he said this, the lecturer picked up the glass of water. Some people say 200 grams, others say 300 grams. "Yes, it's only two hundred grams. So, how long can you hold this glass of water in your hands?" the lecturer asked again. Many people laughed: It’s only 200 grams, it doesn’t matter how long you take it!

The lecturer did not laugh. He continued: "If you take it for a minute, you must be fine; if you take it for an hour, your hands may feel sore; if you take it for a day? What about a week? Then you may have to call an ambulance. ." Everyone laughed again, but this time they laughed in agreement.

The lecturer continued: "Actually, this glass of water is very light, but the longer you hold it, the heavier it feels. This is like putting pressure on your body. No matter whether the pressure is heavy or not, it will become heavier over time. It will feel more and more heavy and unbearable. What we must do is put down the glass of water and take a rest before picking it up. Only in this way can we hold it longer. Therefore, the pressure we bear should be put down at the appropriate time. , take a good rest, and then pick it up again, so that you can bear it longer." After saying that, the classroom burst into applause.

The truth: As society progresses, people are becoming busier and busier. Then the burden became heavier and heavier. You might as well put down the burden at the appropriate time, relax, and then pick it up again when you have adjusted.

18. Washington is looking for a horse

Washington is the first president of the United States. When he was young, there was an anecdote about looking for a horse.

One day, one of his father's horses was stolen. Washington and a policeman went to the horse thief's farm to ask for it, but the man refused to return it, insisting: "This is my horse."

Washington covered the horse's eyes with his hands and said to the horse thief: "If this horse is really yours, you must know which eye of the horse is blind?" ”

“Right eye. "The horse thief said hesitantly.

Washington put down the hand covering his right eye. The horse's right eye was not blind.

"I remembered wrongly. The horse's left eye is Blind. "The horse thief hurriedly defended.

Washington put down the hand covering his left eye again, and the horse's left eye was not blind.

"I said it wrong again..." The horse thief People still want to quibble.

“Yes, you are wrong. This fully shows that the horse is not yours. You must return the horse to Mr. Washington. "The police officer said.

The truth: use your brain to lead your opponent astray, and his mistake is your victory.

19. Campaign Speech

Former U.S. President Clinton encountered such a thing when he was campaigning.

Once, he was delivering a campaign speech. Suddenly, a saboteur shouted: "Trash! Shit! "

Obviously, this person means: "Nonsense! ” Or: “Stop talking empty words!

However, Clinton responded with a tolerant smile and ignored his original intention. He just said soothingly: "Sir, I'm going to talk about the messy issue you raised soon!" ”

Big truth: Smart people are good at turning disadvantages into advantages.

20. The horsefly

When Lincoln was in power, he hired several Opposition people served as advisers. Whenever a policy was proposed, government officials proposed to resign these advisers.

One day, a man was walking on a country road. On the road, he saw a farmer driving a horse to plow the field. When he stepped forward to greet the farmer, he suddenly saw a large gadfly on the horse's flank. A fly was biting the horse, and it made the horse uncomfortable, so he tried to drive the gadfly away.

As he raised his hand, the farmer stopped him. He. "Please don't drive it away, my friend," said the farmer. You know, it’s because of this horsefly that the old horse keeps moving. ”

Big truth: Many times, it is these people or things that cause you trouble and misfortune that push you to keep moving forward.

21. Jefferson Building

There is a magnificent building in Washington Square, which is the Jefferson Memorial Building. This building has been in disrepair for many years. The government is very worried and sent experts to investigate.

The initial result was that it was acid rain that corroded the building, but later research showed that acid rain would not cause that much harm. It was finally discovered that the detergent contained in washing the walls had a strong corrosive effect on the building. The walls are washed much more often than other buildings, so the corrosion is more serious.

The question is why is the building so dirty with so much bird droppings? Bird droppings? Because there are many swallows around the building. Why do swallows like to gather here? Why are there so many spiders on the walls? Are there so many flying insects here? Why do flying insects breed so fast here? Why is the dust here the most suitable for flying insects to breed? , but the dust, under the action of the strong light coming from the window, formed a unique stimulus that accelerated the reproduction of flying insects. Therefore, a large number of flying insects gathered here and reproduced with extraordinary passion, thus providing a rich and abundant food for the spiders. The extraordinary gathering of spiders attracted swarms of swallows to linger. When the swallows were full, they naturally left a lot of feces in the building...

So the final solution to the problem is : Close the curtains. The Jefferson Building is still intact.

The big truth: Some problems are not as complicated as they seem to us, but we have not yet found a simple solution to the problem.

22.67 patches of pajamas

In Chairman Mao’s former residence in Zhongnanhai, two eye-catching things are displayed: two pieces of pajamas, and a pair of slippers.

Mao Zedong has been wearing two pajamas for many years. If the thread is torn, sew it and thread it again; if it is torn, patch it up with cloth. I don’t know how many times it was sewn.

Once, the staff took advantage of Chairman Mao's break and changed him into a new pajamas. When he got up and got dressed, Mao Zedong found that his pajamas had been changed, and asked happily: "Where is my original pajamas? Where did they get me?"

The staff hesitated. Ken said, Mao Zedong was even more unhappy: "Get it back for me quickly, who asked you to change it!" The staff saw that the situation was not good, and quickly took back the old pajamas they had exchanged.

Mao Zedong took the old pajamas and said while putting them on: "I'm used to it, but these pajamas are easier to wear."

As a result, these two pajamas were worn by the old man until his death. When the staff collected them as display items, they specially counted the repair work on them: 67 on one piece and 59 on the other.

Mao Zedong’s slippers had been worn for many years, and there were holes in the soles and the uppers were also torn. The staff wanted to throw it away several times, but Mao Zedong always refused, saying that it would still be wearable after repairing it. The staff had to take it outside to repair it. The shoe repairman was puzzled when he saw it: "How can I repair it when it's already broken like this?" Despite this, Mao Zedong still refused to throw it away. The staff had to sew it up themselves with needle and thread, and then placed it under Mao Zedong's bed.

23. Enlightenment of fly escape

Professor Wick of Cornell University in the United States once conducted an experiment: put a few bees into a flat bottle, the bottom of the bottle Toward the side with light, the mouth of the bottle is open. But I saw the bees flying towards the bright place and constantly hitting the bottle wall. Finally, when they understood that they would never be able to fly out of the bottom of the bottle, they did not want to waste any more energy. They stopped on the bright side, dying.

Professor Wick then poured out the bees, placed the bottle as it was, and put in a few flies. Within a few minutes, all the flies were gone. The reason is very simple. Flies do not fly in a fixed direction. They will try in many ways, up, down, towards the light, and backlight. They will change direction immediately. Although they will inevitably hit the wall many times, they will eventually fly towards the wall. bottleneck and fly out along the mouth of the bottle. They use their unremitting efforts to change the fate of bees.

Professor Wick then concluded a point of view: It is much wiser to rush forward than to sit still and wait for death. There is no secret to success, it is to try, change, change again, try again... until you succeed. Some people succeed simply because they have made more mistakes and suffered more failures than we do.