Race the tiger.

When I was very young, I read a joke to the effect that two people met a tiger in the wild and ran away desperately. The tiger is chasing all the way, and it will catch up sooner or later. The one who ran behind gasped and shouted, "Brother, don't run, we will definitely run away from the tiger." If we run any longer, we will be exhausted! " The man running in front said without looking back, "I don't love tigers, as long as I run faster than you."

I used to laugh when I saw it, but now I think about it. In fact, this joke is about life.

Those two people are ordinary people. In fact, there are not many geniuses and fools in real life, and most of the happy people are ordinary people. The tiger can be regarded as a very powerful person (genius) or a difficult goal to achieve. Being chased by a tiger can be regarded as catching up with those super powerful or doing impossible tasks.

? In high school, there was a schoolmaster in the class, and every exam was the first in the school. Of course, she has become a benchmark and the direction we are catching up with, but for most people, in fact, we can't reach the level of learning hegemony with all our efforts. However, in the end, many students actually had a good time, because the college entrance examination is not just a "top scholar", as long as they reach the score line, they can actually be admitted. Therefore, many candidates in the country can go to their favorite schools without playing the bully, just need to lead other people with the same education. Of course, this kind of competition is also fierce. If everyone dies, they may really be exhausted together, but in fact, many people give up when they see the tiger and don't want to struggle any more. You just need to work harder than these people to succeed.

Many times, it is not the real tiger that we want to defeat. We just need to work harder than others who are similar to us, so that we can stand out, by going up one flight of stairs.