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Day 19 of Qi Fan Qi Writing Camp

The great writer Zweig’s "When the Stars Shine" has countless golden sentences, one of which has been quoted all the time

The greatest blessing in life is to discover your calling in your creative prime. This is a sentence describing the Spanish explorer Balboa, the discoverer of the Pacific Ocean.

There is a line of words engraved on the Temple of Delphi in Athens, Greece, "Know thyself". The 35-year-old Balboa met himself and was unwilling to spend his whole life in a small town in Spain. In 1509, he hid in a barrel on Enciso's expedition ship. When Enciso discovered him, Balboa relied on his His resourcefulness convinced Enciso to change direction, expedition to Darien, and settle there.

However, the ambitious Balboa was not satisfied with being under someone else's roof. He used a sword to drive Enciso away and even killed the new governor sent by the Spanish royal family.

Balboa knew that his actions would be punished by the Spanish royal family, and he also knew that money can make the world go round. He wanted to be the first to cross the Isthmus of Panama and sail to the "South China Sea." ", a world of gold filled his mind.

Balboa knew that the outcome of the adventure would be death on the guillotine or immortality.

In a desperate move, Balboa led his soldiers on an expedition across the isthmus. Along the way, they crossed low-lying swamps infested with equatorial fever, split poisonous vines, and conquered the natives along the way.

While he created sacred heroic deeds with courage, sacrifice and endurance, he also engaged in intrigues in a shameless way. Use despicableness to forge dignity and create a great and truly praiseworthy sense of historical mission. He was fully aware of the significance of his actions to human history. On September 25, he climbed the ridge and ordered all his followers to step back. He became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.

Successive successes heralded the favor of the God of Destiny. Balboa once again ambitiously marched into Peru, but these unscrupulous achievements had already planted dangerous seeds for him. The royal family sent The new governor Pedrarias quickly captured Balboa and had him guillotined a few days later. The guillotine flashed and the head fell to the ground. The first pair of human eyes that simultaneously saw the two oceans surrounding our planet were forever extinguished.

On September 29, 1924, during a commemorative ceremony held in the Gulf of Panama, Balboa's name was engraved on the monument and he was called the "Discoverer of the Pacific."

There is also a line of words engraved on the Temple of Delphi that reads "Do not overdo anything." If Balboa knew this line, what would be his fate?

Qi Fanqi’s third 28-day writing training camp (19) has 806 words, totaling 11,076 words.