In the 1960s, some people said that those who were born in a barren land were destined to be with the soil and repeat the fate of their ancestors of "depending on the sky for food." However, there were always people who were unwilling to be bound by fate and followed the glimmer of light to blaze their own path in the mud. The protagonist Wen Mo (nicknamed Muzi) in "The Road Is on the Right Side: You Can Do It Too" is one of these "unwilling ones".
He was born in a thatched house by Poyang Lake. Hunger and poverty were the background of his childhood. Dropping out of school to work was a teenager's helplessness. It seemed that from the moment of his birth, the script of his life had been written.
But with a heart that refused to accept his fate, and with the tenacity and perseverance given by the lakeside, he left his hometown and went to Shenzhen in the wave of reform and opening up. He worked as a handyman, from the hotel front desk to the industry elite, and finally founded his own "hotel" company and led the group to IPO. He spent his life practicing the belief that "ordinary people can counterattack if they follow the right path."
Muzi's every step is based on the node of "persistence" and "choice" - he chooses to use self-study to make up for his academic shortcomings, he chooses to stick to his original intention in difficulties, and he chooses to stand side by side with his lover, making his family the most solid backing for his career.
In his story, there is sweat and sadness, tears and frustration, confusion and the tenacity to never give up.
"The road is right" means choosing the right direction, sobriety and perseverance; "You can do it too" is an expectation written for every ordinary person - one cannot choose one's origin, but one can choose one's path; one cannot change the starting point, but the end point will be determined by oneself.
No matter what difficulties you are going through, as long as you have hope, choose the right direction, and be down-to-earth, you will eventually be able to go through the wind and rain and reach your own flowery shore.
Reader comments
Multi-dimensional description, clear structure, and substantial content. It is a wonderful and inspiring book.
Multi-dimensional description, clear structure, and substantial content. It is a wonderful and inspiring book.