I am deeply grateful to Mr. Verne for thinking of the way you came to me with "Around the World in Eighty Days". I can't get rid of his works, but now he is touching you again after 20 years. I really don't know how many people have been happy because of his books, and how many people will enjoy the journey of reading.
You are very happy to talk about how worried your servant MasterCard is, how terrible Mr. Fogg can't finish the task of traveling around the world on time, and how terrible detective Fix is ... It is said that personality is the easiest to see from the journey. If you haven't read this novel, what kind of person do you think will bet with others to travel around the world?
Think about it, maybe he is a particularly impulsive and competitive person, or maybe he is romantic by nature and likes to socialize and travel-just like the servant MasterCard. However, he is definitely not the hero of this article, Mr. Fogg-
He is a rich gentleman, but he is not very famous and doesn't like to show his face. Few people know his background. He is definitely a step-by-step person. Even the time to go to the club every day is accurate to minutes. He will number all his clothes and arrange which clothes to wear according to the seasonal changes. His life is stable and practical. People have never seen him excited or flustered. He is the most calm person in the world. He never misses anything ... In MasterCard's words, he is simply a machine, a precise machine!
I once told you that anything against common sense deserves our attention, and there may be undiscovered mysteries hidden there. For example, Mr. Fogg profoundly changed my view on "what kind of character should a person cultivate".
Passion burns for a while, and self-discipline accumulates achievements.
People often give a lot of imagination to passionate people, expecting their changes to be interesting, and naturally regard motivation as the product of passion. It seems that all attractive people in this world are not lacking in passion, such as Martin Luther King, such as Li Bai. They seem to be naturally the center of attention, the object of discussion, and radiant.
But the other side of passion is people's worries about gorgeous fireworks. You must have seen fireworks, which are short and fleeting. There is an old saying in China that "one effort will lead to failure, and three efforts will lead to fatigue", but how many things can be accomplished with one effort? Most unforgettable successes in the world involve long-term efforts and the accumulation of countless persistence, and what is most needed for accumulation is not passion, but self-discipline.
If life is a long marathon, then each of us is racing in the tortoise and the hare. Passionate people run 10 km a day and rest for the rest of the week. Self-disciplined people may only walk 2 kilometers a day, but insist on it every day. Who do you think is more likely to reach the finish line ahead of time?
After Mr. Fogg arrived in Mumbai, he didn't enjoy the beautiful scenery of a strange city. He just told his servant to buy some things, told him to arrive at the railway station before 8 o'clock, and then walked step by step for a few seconds like the pendulum of an astronomical clock to the visa office ... From Mumbai to Singapore, then to Hong Kong and Japan, Mr. Fogg used this steady pace to calculate his time in his notebook.
Xiao Nan, a great dream needs a little persistence day after day to realize, and a regular life is not to stop it from realizing, but to push it forward.
Never waste time complaining in vain.
When the train from Mumbai to Yalta stopped them halfway, Mr Francis cromartie flew into a rage, and MasterCard wanted to give the conductor a good beating. When they talked about how long the trip was delayed, Mr. Fogg said, "I expected such a delay long ago. Never mind, I still have two days free. " So he bought an elephant to drive everyone away.
When their Yangon had to slow down in bad weather and was about to miss the next connecting ship, MasterCard was extremely angry, blaming the captain, technicians and shipping company and scolding all the staff on board, but Mr. Fogg just stared at the stormy sea and remained calm, without even frowning. Due to MasterCard's drunken mistake, he missed the "Kanatic" and rented a boat to venture to Shanghai.
Xiao Nan, you will find that when we are in trouble, our first reaction is always to blame the troublemaker or to blame ourselves for bad luck. Bad emotions often affect our correct judgment and get us into a bigger dilemma. But Mr fogg is not. Every time he meets an obstacle, whether it's bad weather, a deliberate frame-up by Detective Fix, or a stupid servant getting into trouble, he always calmly accepts the reality and tries to solve the problem without wasting time complaining. This is not easy to do.
More important than the goal is morality and meaning.
If Mr. Fogg is a cold-blooded animal who does whatever it takes to achieve his goal, then his success is not commendable at all. In the story, we see the gentle side of this gentleman who strictly abides by the timetable, and it is the brilliance of human nature that makes him a real idol.
In order to save Aouda, who was about to be burned to death, he risked being delayed or even arrested by the savage tribe and carried out the rescue plan. After separating from MasterCard, he reported the appearance of MasterCard to the police and left enough money to send him back to China before leaving Hongkong.
Knowing that he lost the bet and was about to lose everything, he said something to Mrs. Uda, but it was sweet:
Xiao Nan, Mr. Fogg finally won the loyalty of MasterCard, the trust of Detective Fix and the love of Aouda by virtue of his personal charm. When your heart is full of understanding, trust and others, the other person will also have you in his heart, which is probably the most wonderful "transaction" of mankind.
Mr fogg is the kind of person who looks strange and unpleasant at first sight, but the more he knows, the more interesting he becomes. How I hope that after reading this book, you will have this kind of character in your heart and use it as a mirror to see your own shortcomings from time to time.
A lot can be said in this book. In addition to the truth of life, I also want to tell you about the development of human transportation by traveling around the world, see the global customs, or imagine a future trip from the earth to the universe. A short letter can't hold my big ideas, but it doesn't matter. I'll tell you about these in the future discussion.
good night
Love, auntie.
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