We all have weaknesses and strengths—no matter who we are .Some get sick easily.
Some are36people in communication, struggling with37 .
Sometimes weaknesses seem to outweigh (胜过)the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around.38,facing huge limitations, many people tend to39it as just bad luck ---but not everyone. Those who rise over their weaknesses can still manage to40extraordinary things.
I41a school prize –giving ceremony and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft,42had a severe stutter (结巴 ) as a child .43allowing this to limit him , he chose to overcome it. Now he is a famous judge . Not only44he become successful, but he did so in a profession45he had to speak before others regularly. Had he not worked on his46ability, it would have been very limiting to his success in life and work.
Many people face far huger limitations, such as loss47legs or arms , being born extremely poor,48you do. But whatever the limitation, you’ll49find people who have overcome it. Helen Keller, who fell50and lost her sight and hearing at 19 months old, worked hard to be a famous woman with great51. Mark Inglis lost both his legs in a mountain climbing accident,52has since climbed Mt. Everest.
If one of them had told you what they hoped to achieve, you would have nodded kindly while53thinking to yourself that they had no chance . And yet the results speak for54.
Though most of us will never have to face such challenges , yet most of us will never achieve to the55that these people have either if we never seriously think of what we can do.
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