English Wisdom Satchel - Touching the Heart, Opening Wisdom (Second Series)

Author: Liang Fang
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: For Sparky, going to school was nearly an impossible task. In eighth grade, he failed every subject. In high school, he failed physics with a zero. Sparky's Latin, algebra, and English were also failing. He wasn't great at sports either. Although he barely made the school golf team, he lost the only important game of the season right away. And he also lost the consolation match. Throughout his youth, Sparky was socially awkward. Actually, other students didn't dislike him, they just didn't care about him. If a classmate greeted him after school, he would be surprised. It's hard to imagine what it was like when he went on dates. In high school, Sparky never took a girl out because he was afraid of being rejected. Sparky was a failure. He, his classmates... everyone knew it. So, he accepted it with a shrug. Sparky had always believed that if something was meant to turn out well, it would. Otherwise, he would leave it to fate and accept mediocrity. However, there was one thing that was very important to Sparky—painting. He was proud of his paintings. Of course, besides himself, no one else appreciated his work. In his senior year of high school, he submitted some cartoons to the editor planning the graduation yearbook, but they weren't accepted. Despite this unforgettable rejection, Sparky remained confident in his abilities and was determined to become a professional painter. After high school, he wrote a letter to Walt Disney Studios. Disney asked him to send some of his paintings and specified a theme for a cartoon. Sparky completed the assigned cartoon. He put a lot of effort into this cartoon and the other comics he submitted. Later, Disney Studios replied to him: He was rejected again. This was another failure for the loser. So, Sparky decided to write his autobiography using cartoons. He depicted his childhood—a failed little boy, a lifelong underachiever. This cartoon character quickly became a global sensation. The Sparky who achieved nothing in school, whose work was rejected time and again, was Charles M. Schulz. He created the comic strip Peanuts and the little cartoon character Charlie Brown—whose kite never flew and whose football never went into the goal.