[原创]Competing in Adversity
[watermark]Competing in Adversity
在逆境中竞争
As everyone knows, poplars grow in arid or half-arid areas which are not suitable for plants to live. But who knows competitions still exist among them? It';s found that in spring every sapling in a poplar nursery grows so well that the whole nursery becomes very flourishing. But ,when, autumn comes, you will find that the height of the saplings differs greatly. The saplings in the middle of the forest are taller than those around, and the ones in the north are taller than those in the south. It is explained that all the plants have the phototaxis. It';s especially obvious for the poplars. Because of the different positions and conditions, some saplings are tall, while some are short.
“How can you see the rainbow if there';s not a storm … ”To little poplar trees, the chance to catch enough sunshine is little because they grow among or under other trees. So they have to compete each other violently to grow as tall as possible in order to get more sunshine. As a result, some little trees become winners in the adverse circumstances and grow better while others die. Plants are like this, so are human beings. In modern society, especially in this highly-developed global village, every individual is independent as well as connected with each other. As our development is similar to the competition of poplars for sunshine, we will be confronted with various of challenges at any moment. And we will face many difficulties as the society develops and the environment changes. This may influence our future and destiny to some extent, but if we keep struggling and never shrink back, we will have the chance of a fair competition, the preparation of a decisive battle and the hope of success. There are numerous examples throughout the history. In ancient times, wasn';t it in the adverse circumstances that Xie An bobbed up like a cork and Cao Cao consoled himself with the imagination of plums to built up his career? In modern history, during the eight-years-long anti-Japanese-invasion-war, Chinese people won one and another victories barely with millet and riffles in face of enemy';s powerful planes and cannons. It was definitely the spirit of never shrinking back that created those miracles and a new China with rapid changes. In addition, Edison, a American scientist, finally brought us brightness in dark after hundreds of thousands of failures which he always treated with a smile. There are too many similar examples, but how many people can truly understand what they mean?
Nowadays, the society becomes much more complicated and diversified than ever. For example, the application of industrial intelligence, the reform of state-run enterprises, the reduction of public organizations, the financial crisis and so on. All this results in serious unemployment. A large number of people lost their jobs which they depend on for survival. Some of them didn';t lose heart, instead they try hard to develop their re-employment project and successfully build up a whole new world of their own, even though they are quite annoyed and indignant. On the contrary, some of them do nothing to change the bad situation but curse or complain or stay in low spirits under the pressure of the society';s transition. Undoubtedly, they would be losers in this society for lack of a indomitable and unremitting spirit. Only the winners of competition are able to survive, so we must remind ourselves all the time that we must be the winner of all competitions at any cost.
There is no absolutely perfect thing in the world. Even God is interested in playing tricks on us every now and then. If we want to make outstanding achievements or accomplishments, we must go through all the hardships, challenge all the difficulties and defeat all the enemies. Don';t you know that cactus narrows its leaves in order to adapt to the harsh environment of desert, and that poplar strives to overpass other trees for more sunshine? In order to survive, let';s challenge the adversity!
(Zhang Hao)
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在逆境中竞争
众所周知，杨树常生长于干旱或半干旱、风沙走石的逆境中，但谁会知道在它们中间也存在着竞争呢？有人发现，一个杨树苗圃在春天到来时，小树苗株株新绿，棵棵挺拔，小小的杨树林充溢着青春的活力，然而当秋天来临时，你再瞧瞧已长成小树的苗圃，便会发现苗圃中的杨树高矮不一。树林的整体走向是四周低，中间高，北边高，南边低，有人解释说：这是因为植物都有趋光性，杨树尤其明显，由于位置不同、条件不同，自然小树有高，有矮。
“不经历风雨，怎能见彩虹……”，没有了竞争怎能见到这美丽的太阳，身处树林中间和北边的杨树由于四周同胞的围堵，自然接受阳光普照的机会就少，因此它们为了生存不得不冲出重围，努力去获取同样多的阳光，这才使得一些小树在逆境中脱颖而出。由彼及此，植物尚且如此，我们更应如此。在当代世界朝着发展为一体化的大潮中，我们每一个人既是孤立的也是相互联系的，我们的发展如同杨树间的竞争，随时面临着来自方方面面的挑战。我们也随着社会的发展和外界因素的不断变化，遇到许许多多的困难，这在一定程度上影响了我们的前途和命运，但是我们只要拥有在困难的包围下决不退缩的精神，我们就有了公平竞争的机会，就有了决战的准备，也就有了胜利的希望。
看历史长河中，“东山再起”的谢安，“望梅止渴”的曹操，他们不都是在逆境中建功立业和求得生存发展的吗？走近近代历史，八年抗战中，中国军民面对敌人的飞机大炮，用的是小米加步枪创造了历史的一个又一个奇迹，这奇迹就是因为有决不退缩的精神得以实现，才造就了今天日新月异的新中国。再如爱迪生在面对一千二百次的失败时总是微微一笑，才让今天的人类看到了光明。此类在困难中决不退缩的例子太多太多了，但又有几人能解其中味呢？
如今，社会变化得更加复杂多样化了，如工业智能的运用、国企改革、精简机构、财政危机……这一切都让不少人失去了自己以前赖以生存的工作，他们中有的人虽然愤怒懊恼，但并没有心灰意冷，而是毅然地发展自己的再就业工程并开创了自己的一份自由天地，获得了再生的勇气。而另一些人则在社会转型的压力下一蹶不振，整天怨天尤人。这些人就是缺少决不退缩的精神，他们终究是要被社会所淘汰的。物竞天择，因此我们必须时刻记着要把自己打造成竞争的强者。
天公不作美，上天不时地会捉弄我们，要想有质的飞跃就必须“劳其筋骨，饿其体肤。”仙人球为在沙漠中生存将自己的叶子变细来适应环境，杨树为了得到更多的光照，从众生中脱颖而出，为了生存，让我们向逆境宣战吧！
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