When we are in doom, when we are facing failure, when we are facing major disasters, as long as we can still fill our cup of life with the water of hope, then no matter what kind of ups and downs and misfortunes we encounter, we can always be happy, and our lives will not wither.

There is a saying that if you don't experience wind and rain, how can you see a rainbow! Only in strong winds and waves can human ability be shown; Only when there are big ups and downs can people's will be tempered; Only great sorrow and joy can improve people's realm; Great shame and shame can cleanse people's souls. People live in the world, it is impossible to have smooth sailing, and every success story is full of bitter failures. Only by daring to face failure, facing failure with the right attitude, not retreating, not depressed, not confused, and not fragile, can there be hope for success.

The American magazine Life once ranked the 100 most influential people in the past 10,000 years, and Thomas Alwo Edison ranked first. Edison came from a humble background, his "education" was to attend elementary school for only three months in his life, and the teacher was always stammered by his strange questions, and even said to his mother's face that he was a fool and would not be of any use in the future. His mother let him drop out of school in a fit of anger and let her educate him personally. After that, Edison's talent was fully revealed. Under his mother's guidance, he read a lot of books and built a small laboratory of his own at home. In order to raise the necessary expenses for the laboratory, he had to go out to work as a newsboy selling newspapers. In the end, he used the money he saved to build a small laboratory in the luggage car of the train and continue to do chemical experiments. One day, a chemical caught fire and almost burned the carriage to the ground. Enraged, the conductor threw Edison's experimental equipment off the train and slapped him several times, leaving Edison deaf for life.

Although Edison did not have a good school education, he achieved great success through personal struggle and extraordinary intelligence. With perseverance, rare enthusiasm and energy, he rose from thousands of failures and overcame countless difficulties to become an inventor and entrepreneur.

From 1869 to 1901 alone, he obtained 1,328 patents for inventions. During his lifetime, there was an average of one new invention every 15 days, for which he was known as the "King of Inventions".

One night in December 1914, a fire destroyed Edison's research and development factory, costing him nearly a million dollars worth of property. Edison comforted his grief-stricken wife and said, "It doesn't matter, don't look at me as 67 years old, but I'm not old." From tomorrow morning, everything will start again, and I'm sure no one will be too old to get back to work. Disasters can also bring value, all our mistakes have been burned, and now we can start all over again. The next day, Edison not only began construction of the new workshop, but also began inventing a new lamp—a portable searchlight to help firefighters navigate the darkness. The fire was just a minor episode for Edison. Tribulation is not a man's destruction, but a tempering. As Mencius said: "Heaven will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, and starve their bodies and skins." "Everyone will experience different pains and tribulations, and when they come, only by bravely facing and conquering them can we stop bowing our heads and hold our heads high, and we can completely change our destiny.

The heart is full of hope, it can add a bit of courage and strength to you, and it can support your pride. When the Wright brothers were researching airplanes, many people laughed at them for their whimsy, and there was even a saying at the time: "If God had intended to make people fly, he would have made them grow wings." But the Wright brothers ignored the outside world and finally invented the airplane. When Galileo observed the celestial bodies with a telescope and discovered that the earth was orbiting the sun, the pope imprisoned him and ordered him to change his opinion, but Galileo continued to study and wrote a book to explain his doctrine, which was finally confirmed later. The greatest achievements often belong to those who persevere despite what everyone thinks is impossible. Persistence is victory, and this is a secret to success.

There are always many tribulations in life, and it has become an indispensable part of life, and these pains and tribulations are a wealth and a harvest for you. It is only when you are in pain and sadness that you will discover how precious and rare something is inconspicuous, something ordinary, at this time. What's more, when you go through the tribulations, you will find that if you overcome your desire to compromise with those tribulations, the door to success will open.