Do one thing well every day

Author: New Growth Reading Guidance Committee
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: There was a famous wise man who wanted to find a bright child among a group of kids to be his student. The wise man gave each child a shiny new candlestick and told them to keep it always bright. But after many days passed, the wise man never came, and most of the children had stopped polishing their candlesticks. One day, the wise man suddenly arrived, and everyone's candlesticks were covered in thick dust. Only one child, who was usually called "the fool," still polished his candlestick every day, always following the wise man's instructions. As a result, this foolish child became the wise man's student. It turned out that intelligence is not determined by intellect. Taking one step at a time and doing one thing well each day—that is true wisdom.