If we compare life to the vast starry sky, then there will always be an explosion of the planet, if we compare life to an endless ocean, then there will always be strong winds and waves, and if we compare life to the flame on a candle, then there will always be a wind. No matter what kind of life you have, you will always encounter some big and small hurdles. Some people choose to be depressed, while others choose to face it with a smile.



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I already knew that the school was going to start evaluating the top three in the district, and my heart couldn't help but get nervous - did I meet the standard? Can I get it?...... A series of questions echoed in my mind. I waited with trepidation for the announcement of the results.

The moment I knew I wasn't qualified, all sorts of emotions filled my heart: remorse, anger, doubt, surprise...... And when I realized that I didn't meet the target because I was overweight, the bitterness suddenly spread.

Many of my buddies were selected, and even some of my classmates who didn't usually do well were selected, and none of the top players in the class were left behind - except for me. Looking at the smiling faces of others, my heart felt like a knot, and the smile could not be restored.

When my classmates asked me why I didn't make it, I could only shrug my shoulders and force a smile, and when my teacher asked me why I didn't make it, I could only shrug my shoulders and pretend that I didn't care.

I wondered: Have I been distanced by them? Am I being left far behind by them? Am I not even able to compare with the students in my class who are in the middle of the class? What do I compare with them in this year's junior high school? One question after another poured into my heart like a cannon, pain and sourness tightly entwined me, and that day, my mood was like a tide of retreat - low to the bottom.

In the evening, when I returned home, I still couldn't shake off the shadow of failure, and I finally understood what my mother had said: the reason why you don't know the pain of failure is because you haven't really failed. I was confused: after working hard for so many years, do you have to lose at the feet of Sanhao in this district?

At night, the spirit of my brain did not fade with the fading of the sun, it was still awake, and the loss of the three good districts haunted me like a nightmare, and I knew that if I could not cross this hurdle, it would only be hidden in the depths of my soul with the passage of time, instead of being ignored.

In a daze, I suddenly remembered what the teacher said to the class today: Ou Sanhao is a big thing, and a small thing is small—because this failure will not affect the future progress on the long road of life. This was obviously meant for me, but I didn't pay attention. Now, it seems to have untied the bellflower in my heart - yes, after 80 years of life, this defeat will not affect my later development, and if I am trapped by it, trapped in this narrow place, unable to move forward, this is the truly terrible place!

Thinking of this, the nightmare that had been so tightly around me just now was gone, the smile resurfaced on my cheeks, and the confidence returned to my heart. I know that I have completely crossed this hurdle, and my future is still bright!

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Smiling life, laughing about life, talking about simplicity, who can do it? District three good may be a small thing, but if I get hit a little harder, can I still be as free and easy as this? I can't be sure of this. However, I am sure that a person who can achieve a smiling life is nothing more than two situations: first, there is no hope of life, and the road of life has already fallen into infinite darkness, at this time, he no longer has any expectations for himself, and he can naturally see very openly; After many ups and downs and waves of baptism, their hearts have long been indestructible, hard as a mountain, and they will crush any obstacle with their own pace of progress.

For example—

When he was 40 years old, he came to Kentucky and opened a Kebin gas station, because there were many customers coming and going, and seeing the hungry appearance of these people who had traveled long distances, he had a thought, why don't I make some convenience food to meet the needs of these people? Besides, my craft is already good, and my wife and children often praise it. As soon as he thought of it, he made some daily meals in the kitchenette of the gas station to attract customers.

When he first started doing this, he wanted to expand his gas station's business, but the fame of fried chicken went beyond the gas station, and because the number of customers grew, the gas station could no longer accommodate it, so he opened a restaurant across the road, specializing in his specialty, fried chicken.

By 1935, his fried chicken was famous. Kentucky Governor Ruby Lafont officially awarded him the rank of Kentucky Colonel in recognition of his special contributions to the state's diet.

But the outbreak of World War II dealt him a small blow, and during the war, gasoline ration was introduced, his gas station was closed, and he concentrated on running his own restaurant. However, changes in the outside world once again threaten his stable life. When plans for a new interstate highway across Kentucky were finalized and unveiled to the public, the road next to his restaurant's location was passed by a new highway, which was a huge blow to him, disrupting all his plans, and his ambition and enthusiasm fell to freezing point. He had to sell his assets to pay off his debts, and the proceeds amounted to only half of his total assets before the road was opened. In order to pay off his debts, even his bank deposits were used up. All of a sudden, the once respected colonel went from being a rich man respected by everyone to a penniless poor man.

At this time, he was 56 years old, and all he could rely on was his $105 a month. But he didn't want to end his life with this, and besides, this relief money couldn't sustain his life at all, so he still had to rely on himself.

He pondered what to do to get out of this situation, and the most valuable thing he had was fried chicken, which was a huge intangible asset. Suddenly, he remembered that he had once sold fried chicken to a restaurant owner in Utah. The owner did a good job, so a few more restaurateurs also bought his fried chicken seasoning. For every 1 chicken they sold, they paid him 5 cents. In the midst of the predicament, he thought, maybe there are still people who do this, maybe this is a new starting point for his career.

At first, no one believed him, and the owner of the restaurant even thought it was a waste of time to listen to this strange old man's nonsense. His propaganda work was difficult, and for two years, he was rejected 1,009 times, and finally got an "okay" answer the 1,010th time he walked into a restaurant. With one person, there will be a second person, and at Sandoz's insistence, his idea is finally accepted by more and more people.

In 1952, his first franchised restaurant was established – KentuckyFried Chicken, Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC. And he is the founder of KFC - Colonel Sandoz.

From money everywhere to poverty, this is not only the low tide of his life, but also the turning point of his life, these are two diametrically opposed paths, it depends on how he chooses. He did not linger in the shadow of failure, but faced life with a smile. It was his smiling spirit that made him successful. Now, his smile is forever imprinted on the sign on the door of KFC.

Getting up from a difficult situation doesn't mean not caring, there is a saying: if you fall, then - please lie on the ground for a little longer. The seemingly humorous words contain a profound philosophy: learn from the experience. If you fall, lie on the ground and think: why did you fall, what is here that will stumble me, how to solve it, how can you go further before the next fall. When you write down in your mind what you want to do next, get up from the ground, pat the dust, and smile at the next difficulty, the next fall. "You can't fall twice in the same place. ”

If everyone can learn to live with a smile, then the world will be such a smoky scene?

In any case, the man with a smiling face, Colonel Sanders, will never be forgotten by the world, who changed the world of people's food with a chicken. The reason for his success is inseparable from his persistence and perseverance, but it is also inseparable from his spirit of "smiling life".

If you can live with a smile, you must be the only one!