2021大学英语四级美文赏析：Born to Win思维导图

Eachhumanbeingisbornassomethingnew,somethingthatneverexistedbefore.Eachisbornwiththecapacitytowinatlife.Eachpersonhasauniquewayofseeing,hearing,touching,tastingandthinking.Eachhashisorherownuniquepotentialcapabilitiesandlimitations.Eachcanbeasignificant,thinking,awareandcreativebeing—aproductiveperson,awinner.Theword“winner”and“loser”havemanymeanings.Whenwerefertoapersonasawinner,wedonotmeanonewhomakessomeoneelselose.Tous,awinnerisonewhorespondsauthenticallybybeingcredible,trustworthy,responsive,andgenuine,bothasanindividualandasamemberofasociety.

Winnersdonotdedicatetheirlivestoaconceptofwhattheyimaginetheyshouldbe;rather,theyarethemselvesandassuchdonotusetheirenergyputtingonaperformance,maintainingpretence,andmanipulatingothers.Theyareawarethatthereisadifferencebetweenbeinglovingandactingloving,betweenbeingstupidandactingstupid,betweenbeingknowledgeableandactingknowledgeable.Winnersdonotneedtohidebehindamask.Winnersarenotafraidtodotheirownthinkingandtousetheirownknowledge.Theycanseparatefactsfromopinionanddon’tpretendtohavealltheanswers.

Theylistentoothers,evaluatewhattheysay,butcometotheirownconclusions.Althoughwinnerscanadmireandrespectotherpeople,theyarenottotallydefined,demolished,bound,orawedbythem.Winnersdonotplay“helpless”,nordotheyplaytheblaminggame.Instead,theyassumeresponsibilityfortheirownlives.Theydonotgiveothersafalseauthorityoverthem.Winnersaretheirownbossesandknowit.Awinner’stimingisright.Winnersrespondappropriatelytothesituation.Theirresponsesarerelatedtothemessagesentandpreservethesignificance,worth,well-being,anddignityofthepeopleinvolved.

Winnersknowthatforeverythingthereisaseasonandforeveryactivityatime.Althoughwinnerscanfreelyenjoythemselves,theycanalsopostponeenjoyment,candisciplinethemselvesinthepresenttoenhancetheirenjoymentinthefuture.Winnersarenotafraidtogoafterwhattheywant,buttheydosoinappropriateways.Winnersdonotgettheirsecuritybycontrollingothers.Theydonotsetthemselvesuptolose.Awinnercaresabouttheworldanditspeoples.Awinnerisnotisolatedfromthegeneralproblemsofsociety,butisconcerned,compassionate,andcommittedtoimprovingthequalityoflife.Eveninthefaceofnationalandinternationaladversity,awinner’sself-imageisnotoneofapowerlessindividual.Awinnerworkstomaketheworldabetterplace.