石缝中的小草

　　One glance at the cartoon can leave the viewer in awe of its beauty and splendor. One can only imagine the amount of patience that was required before any of this greatness was to be achieved. Here it is a symbol of strong man, whose character is revealed in crisis and adversity. It goes without saying that adversity is the touchstone of man—the harder the situation is, the more clearly a man’s strength is seen.

　　This picture reminds me of my father, a most determined and persistent man. He was born in a very poor family in the country, and both of my grandparents were farmers, but he was determined to change his own fate ever since he was a little boy. He studied extremely hard, graduated from high school with distinction and went to study computer sciences in the University. He later became a professor and art expert in computer programming—he could design large-scale programs for supermarkets, hotels, parks and bookstores all by himself. Who can deny that resulted from the determination and perseverance of a most strong person?

　　The best way to know a strong man, I think, is to let him go through a severe test. Whenever we want to test a man’s character, we should find out whether he could stand adversity, because adversity can always reveal the true character of a man. Some people would give up halfway in the face of what seems to be insurmountable. Men of such a type can hardly expect to succeed. We must take a step by step approach to accomplish everything until we get the final result. (268 words)

　　这幅漫画给人印象深刻：顽石夹缝中求生的小草。漫画寓意着任何伟人在到达成功之前，需要何等的耐心和坚毅的品质。小草象征一个坚强的人，其顽强的性格只有在危机和不幸中才能充分展现。很显然，不幸是人们成功与否的试金石，一个人的力量只有遭遇困境时才能被激发出来。

　　这幅图片让我想起了我的父亲，一位非常有决心和毅力的人。我的父亲出生在乡下一个贫穷的家庭里，他的父母都是农民，但是他从小就决心改变自己的命运。他学习极其刻苦，高中毕业以优异的成绩考入大学学习计算机科学。由于他学生时就能为超市、宾馆、公园和书店等单位设计计算机管理程序，以至于后来在计算机编程方面成为一名技术专家和教授。谁不认为这是一个坚强的人因拥有决心和毅力而取得成功的典型案例呢?

　　我认为，识别一个人坚强与否的最好方法是让其遭受挫折。要想测试一个人的性格品质，应看他是否能承受挫折，因为不幸和挫折可以展示一个人真实的性格品质。有些人在面对看似无法克服的困难时会中途放弃，这类人很难成功。要想取得成功必须采取步步为营的方法，认真完成每件事，坚持到底才能取得最后的成果。