Three good friends travel together. They decided to leave the hotel at the same time in the morning and take a different road to an attraction 20 kilometers away. But they only have an umbrella and a crutch. The friend of age took the initiative to give the umbrella to the youngest and the crutch to another friend. They didn't bring anything, so the three of them set off at the same time. Two young friends watched the big brother leave with gratitude and encouraged each other: Big brother knows that the weather is bad today and always gives us convenience, so he must arrive safely in advance.
Shortly after their departure, it began to rain cats and dogs, so when all three of them arrived at their destinations, they were about two hours behind the appointed time.
However, when they arrived and looked at each other, the two young friends were full of questions about their older friends. The friend with an umbrella was drenched with water and his clothes were soaked. My friend on crutches was covered with injuries and sprained his foot. When he arrived, he limped like a wounded man. However, the eldest brother who didn't bring anything, neither wet his clothes nor hurt himself, stood in front of them safely.
Two young friends don't understand: we both brought tools, only you didn't bring anything, but why are we in a mess, but eldest brother is safe and sound?
Big brother didn't say anything. He asked his youngest friend, why did you get wet when you obviously brought an umbrella? The friend said: When the heavy rain came, I kept walking in the rain because I had an umbrella and didn't find a place to shelter from the rain, so my clothes were wet.
Eldest brother asked his friend who was leaning on crutches: Why did you fall and get hurt when you were leaning on crutches? The friend replied: I am not afraid of muddy and bumpy roads, because I am leaning on crutches, but I don't want to slip on muddy roads several times.
Two young friends looked at Big Brother, their eyes full of doubts: What's the secret of Big Brother?
Brother smiled and said, what happened to you is the reason why I am safe and sound. I don't have an umbrella, so I'll find a place to shelter from the rain when it rains. I didn't go until the rain stopped completely, so I didn't get wet. Because I didn't have crutches, I didn't dare to walk on the bumpy and muddy road, so I didn't fall down because I found a good place to walk. And your mistake is precisely because of your advantage.
Our life is like this, because defects often remind us, while advantages always make us get carried away, so it is our advantages that often harm people.
There is an old saying that "anyone who drowns can swim", which is the reason. A person who can't swim can't swim in the sea. Those who dare to fight in the sea are all good swimmers. It is those who are good at swimming who are often swallowed up by the surging waves.
Therefore, when we have some advantages, we must not get carried away. When we have obvious defects, we should not give up on ourselves. Because advantages and disadvantages are mutually transformed, advantages sometimes become a burden and an inducement for failure; And defects sometimes turn into advantages and become the driving force for success.