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Knowledge never shrivels. The difference between those who nag all day long and some ones who keep doing on what they pursue is perseverance.
A colleague who resigned months ago now starts his physical training for the preparation of national championship. He was trained in a sports school where he stayed for five years as a boxer. His youth was sacrificed to his sports career. After graduation, he came to our company as a guard and later took charge of the whole security job in respect that he did quite well with high responsibility.
We used to talk at spare time. His ambition revealed me he is a person with enthusiasm and pursuit. He is not well educated, because he dropped out in middle school and then went for his dream of becoming a boxer. He did it. What else he could do since one day he cannot fight any more. After all, everyone is aging.
Months ago, he believed he should step out and realize his dream of becoming a real boxer. And now he is exercising before he becomes too old to compete any more. Actually he is still young. At least much younger than me. When he ends up boxing career he could resort to some other fields.
That moment he taught me some of boxing skills about how to punch and react, how to glove, how to build up stamina, etc., still impresses me. The good point is, by following his suggestions, that I have enhanced biceps and toned up strength, have abdominal muscles improved. Cool after sweat.
Life could be made from many chapters.
He once said to me:
Before I get old, I would fight. A player’s career is brief. After working here for more than three years, I have already learnt something. Now it is time. My heart is burning, my blood is full of fighting.
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- Reply sunnyv
- Actually, most of us have dreams which we wish to fulfill. Those wishes could be a better job, marriage, good social status, travel etc, but I noticed that most of them could not fulfill those dreams. We feel something is missing in our life unless we fulfill our dreams. That is why a lot of people can't live a satisfied life and are tied down by these unfulfilled dreams.
On the other hand, some people are very determined to make their dreams come true but the sacrifice is too much. We all need to be rational and should not wish for things far beyond our reach, otherwise, we would be chasing things we could never capture.
In this case, the most important thing in his life is being a boxer. He is hot blooded. This seems to the only thing he can do perfectly. Nobody knows whether he can reach the level of national championship, but if he can achieve that level, he would have fulfilled his dreams, but if he can't do that, he can still have some satisfaction because he has tried. He would regret later if he did not even. The concern is that he is giving up a reasonably good job. However, there must be sacrifice if we wish to succeed. Win or lose is secondary. Hope he can be successful.
- Reply teadrinking
- You are right.
sunnyv: Actually, most of us have dreams which we wish to fulfill. Those wishes could be a better job, marriage, good social status, travel etc, but I noticed ...
Now that he made the decision. He had given a thought about his future. Whatever the result is, it is gonna be fine. If he fails to compete and win his deserved dream, he might go for some others.
Anyway, he is till young. Usually we should consider seriously about what we are going to do. While at some other time, an impulsion initiates something we may never expect.
Good luck to him.
