Essay about the value of life, 800 words

I once heard that Taiwanese cartoonist Cai Zhizhong said: If you use oranges as a metaphor for life, one kind of orange is big and sour, and the other is small and sweet. Some people will complain about the sourness when they get the big one. When I get a sweet orange, I complain that it is small, but when I get a small orange, I feel happy that it is sweet, and when I get a sour orange, I feel grateful that it is big."

I very much agree with this cartoonist's attitude. I also always believe that a positive attitude towards life will eventually help people achieve success.

Aikoff, a superstar in the American automobile industry, once created hundreds of millions of dollars in sales for Ford, but due to He was fired due to his boss' jealousy, but he did not lose heart and still faced life in the team with a positive attitude. He came to the bankrupt Clais Company with a normal heart. After years of hard work, he finally led the company through the difficulties in 1984. Year after year, the company achieved a profit of 2.4 billion US dollars and became an American giant. Imagine what would happen if Aikoff was disheartened and depressed after being fired from Ford. It's hard to imagine, but he was not discouraged or disappointed. Instead, he faced everything he encountered with a positive attitude, cheered up, and finally proved his success to the world.

Similarly, Napoleon. , a French hero. He was exiled to the island of Elba. During this period, he did not languish and degenerate. He still monitored every move after the restoration of the dynasty. The atrocities of Louis XVIII were destined not to be defeated by the army. He always had such a mentality: the army needed an emperor like Napoleon to wake them up and a wise leader like him. This was the reason why he had such a positive mentality in his life. Turning around, making a comeback, regaining possession of France without a single bullet, and the warrior he loved so much who shouted "Long Live the Emperor"

Everyone knows that Xiang Yu committed suicide in Wujiang after his defeat. , In fact, it is not necessary. He could have regained his strength, defeated Liu Bang, and regained the country that could have been his own. However, he did not actively adjust his mentality, and ended up regretting it for thousands of years.

On the contrary. , although Gou Jian became a slave of the subjugated country, he was able to endure hardships without giving up, and finally saw the light of day again and achieved great achievements.

Gorky said: "Let the storm come more violently!" "Wrote his incomparable loyalty to the revolution. The world was fascinated by it. He also created his brilliant literary life with his strong and fearless mentality. Just like a "0", it can be regarded as a direction. The wheel is rolling forward. If you are an optimist, you will smile at it, and everything begins with it; if you are a pessimist facing it, you will be depressed, and everything will end.

Let's end with it. Face life with a positive attitude, turn everything into the driving force for our progress, and be an optimistic person

Remember: ups and downs and misfortunes are the ladder of advancement for optimists and the bottomless abyss for pessimists , let us be optimistic people! Let happiness be closer to us!