2021年英语四级听力美文第19篇:Every Living Person...思维导图

Whatisthesecretingredientoftoughpeoplethatenablesthemtosucceed?

Whydotheysurvivethetoughtimeswhenothersareovercomebythem?Whydotheywinwhenotherslose?Whydotheysoarwhenotherssink?Theanswerisverysimple.It’sallinhowtheyperceivetheirproblems.Yes,everylivingpersonhasproblems.Aproblem-freelifeisanillusion—amirageinthedesert.Acceptthatfact.Everymountainhasapeak.Everyvalleyhasitslowpoint.Lifehasitsupsanddowns,itspeaksanditsvalleys.Nooneisupallthetime,noraretheydownallthetime.Problemsdoend.Theyareallresolvedintime.Youmaynotbeabletocontrolthetimes,butyoucancomposeyourresponses.Youmaynothavechosenyourtoughtime,butyoucanchoosehowyouwillreacttoit.Forinstance,whatisthepositivereactiontoaterriblefinancialsetback?Inthissituationwoulditbethepositivereactiontocopoutandrunaway?Escapethroughalcohol,drug,orsuicide?

No!Suchnegativereactionsonlyproducegreaterproblemsbypromisingatemporary“solution”tothepressingproblem.Thepositivesolutiontoaproblemmayrequirecouragetoinitiateit.

Whenyoucontrolyourreactiontotheseeminglyuncontrollableproblemoflife,theninfactyoudocontroltheproblem’seffectonyou.Yourreactiontotheproblemisthelastword!That’sthebottomline.Whatwillyouletthisproblemdotoyou?Itcanmakeyoutenderortough.Itcanmakeyoubetterorbitter.Italldependsonyou.Inthefinalanalysis,thetoughpeoplewhosurvivethetoughtimesdosobecausethey’vechosentoreactpositivelytotheirpredicament.Toughtimesneverlast,buttoughpeopledo.Toughpeoplestickitout.Historyteachesusthateveryproblemhasalifespan.bNoproblemispermanent.