Create yourself Affirm yourself Surpass yourself

Author: Liu Yong
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This caring father watched his son's actions, noted them in his heart, and wrote them down, engaging in loving communication with him in a way that the child could understand. This collection of letters helped his son not only step by step into the renowned St. Vincent's and Juilliard in the United States but also into Harvard. For fifteen years since its publication, this book has become one of the most famous and best-selling motivational books in the Chinese-speaking world, accompanying the growth of millions of children. It is a best-selling motivational book in the Chinese-speaking world and a classic work by the renowned writer Liu Yong. Over fifteen years, it has moved millions of people with its millions of copies, shouting to millions of young people: Stand up where you fell! You must succeed because you cannot fail!... Parents who hope their children will excel should give this book to their children; children with great aspirations should give this book to their parents. Only with full understanding and communication between family members can everyone taste the most original, sincere, and pure love that runs in our blood... In life, the greatest enemy is not always external but may be ourselves! We fail to seize opportunities because of hesitation and procrastination; we are easily satisfied with the status quo because we lack higher ideals; we dare not face the future because we lack confidence; we fail to break through because we don’t want to; we cannot unleash our potential because we cannot surpass ourselves! In fact, everyone has experienced surpassing themselves. In early childhood, no one forced us to walk, yet we tried to stand on our own, falling again and again, getting up again and again, taking steps until we moved from crawling to walking. Then, we were not satisfied with walking and learned to run. The problem is that after we could run, jump, speak, and write, the original drive to constantly surpass ourselves gradually disappeared. This is because it was designed by heaven to give us the ability to survive and then reduce the desire to continue surpassing. And that’s how we quietly become "ordinary people." Only a few people say, "I don’t want to be an ordinary person; I want to surpass! I want to surpass the limited self I seem to have." In this frustration and effort of not believing they can’t do it, they elevate themselves. And with continuous elevation and surpassing, they create even greater achievements for human history! There is nothing extraordinary in this book, but it is filled with a father’s earnest advice, teaching his child on the cusp of adulthood how to overcome his laziness and childhood dependency. In the New York City where good and bad people mix and the competitive celebrity school, he finds ways to survive and seek further breakthroughs. The problems the young people encounter in the book are not exclusive to the students of New York St. Vincent’s High School; in fact, they may include you too! Use this book as a spark of inspiration, in the blazing fire, to make you surpass iron and become steel!