There is a fable that a young man who is bent on becoming famous as soon as possible worships a master swordsman as his teacher. He can't wait to ask the master how long it will take him to learn. The master replied, "Ten years." The young man asked how long it would take him to work day and night if he tried his best. The master replied, "That will take 3 years." The young man didn't give up and asked how long it would take him to practice desperately. The master replied, "Seventy years." In my opinion, this is because its heart is completely occupied by the idea of wanting to be famous and successful, and there is no peace of mind. There is nothing wrong with trying hard, but the mentality of wanting to be successful quickly and becoming famous overnight will make people want more haste, less speed.

Speaking of haste, less speed, one cannot help but think of the following short story.

It's getting late, and an orange seller wants to go to a city in front before the city gate closes. The vendor asked a passerby. When will he arrive at the city gate? Passers-by replied, "If you walk slowly, you can get there before closing the gate. If you walk fast, you can't." The peddler was surprised, but he didn't understand what passers-by said. He started to hurry, but he walked too fast, knocked over oranges, and had to stop to pick up oranges all over the ground, but he didn't arrive before closing the gate. The reason was that the peddler only wanted to hurry and arrive. As a result, the goods were knocked over in the end.

Obviously, if you are eager for success and impetuous, you will mess up the simplest and most familiar things, not to mention the challenging events.

It took Beethoven 39 years to write the Chorus Symphony, and at last, countless inspirations were connected in series to become masterpieces. If he is eager to finish the work and finish the music in one hour, can we still hear his heartfelt Ode to Joy?

Gou Jian, the King of Yue, has been brave for many years in order to destroy Wu's humiliation. He never rashly sent troops to Wu to avenge an arrow, but constantly improved himself internally with a calm and firm heart and waited for the best opportunity externally. Obviously, a firm and peaceful mind is the prelude to success.

Every stitch and thread are carefully sewn sails, which can send us to the other side of success quickly and safely. < p