年轻人应追求长期的、现实的目标(Young People Should Pursue Long-term、Realistic Goals)

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fameandrecognitionaresoattractivethatmostofusarepursuingthemdesperately.weadmirethosewhobeefamousatayoungageandwehopethesamethingwillhappentous.

however,animportantfacthasbeenneglected:talentandgoodchancearethemainfactorsforanearlysuess.mostyoungpeoplearenotgeniuses,soyoungpeopleshouldbeencouragedtopursuelongterm,realisticgoalsratherthanseekimmediatefameandrecognition.

onlyintheprocessofpursuinglongterm,realisticgoalscanknowledgebeaumulated.someyoungpeoplealwaysplain,"iamnotsuessfuljustbecauseidon'thavegoodchance."butafamoussayingtellsus;chanceonlypatronizepeoplewhohavegotpreparation.

withoutaumulationofknowledge,howcanoneachievehislifegoalraspthegoodchance?knowledgeispower.alberteinstein,suchagenius,hadreturnedtouniversitytolearnmathrelatedtophysicsforsevenyearsbeforehewrotehistheory.

andsecondly,onecanbeematureandpersistentintheprocessofpursuinglong-term,realisticgoals.thewayofpursuinglongtermgoalsisaroughone.butonlythroughmanysetbacksandfailures,canonebeetougherandmorepersistentsothathe/shewouldn'tgetfrustratedeasilyinlatertimeorevengetpreparedtoconfrontanothersetback.suchpersistentspiritisvitalinone'ssuess.irememberafamouspersononcesaid,"onemustenduregreatlonelinesswhilepursuinghisgoal."peoplewhoexperiencethisprocesstendtobemoremature.theyarelikelytoholdsteeringwheeloftheirlifefirmlybecausetheyareclearlyawareofwhattheyreallywantinlife.

furthermore,anearlysuessmaybedangerous.youngpeoplewithfameandrecognitiontendtogetlost.asafamoussayinggoes,"youlivewithafameandyouwilllearntolimp."fameislikeaheavyburdenpressedonyourshoulder.youngpeopleareoftenunabletoreleasetheburdencorrectly.someofthemreleasethemselvesinextremewayssuchastakingdrugettingdrunk.hollywoodmoviestar,julybarymoore,isoneofthem.shegotfamousattheageofeight,thenshetookdrugandoftengotdrunkandwassenttoprisontwice."ifeltiwasinablackholeandipletelylostmydirectionatthattime."sherecalled.

youngpeoplelackvitalfactorsforsuesslikeknowledgeandexperience.moreover,theyarenotmatureenoughtoendurefailures,setbacksandheavyburdens.theyarenotsoberenoughtoresistthetemptationwhentheygotfameandrecognition.inshort,youngpeopleshouldbeencouragedtopursuelong-term,realisticgoalsratherthanseekimmediatefameandrecognition.