At the age of 12, Einstein alwaysplayed with a group of naughty kids. Because he was busy playing, he failed in severalexams.1a weekend morning, Einstein carried a fishingnet and was about to go fishing with those kids, his father2himand said to him calmly," Einstein, you were3toomuch time playing, so you failed in the exams. I'm worried about your4with your mother."
"5are you worrying about?Jack and Robert also failed, but they went fishing6.
"Myboy, you can't think like that," Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly,"There is a story in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it7."
"Therewere8cats playing on the roof. Suddenly, they fellinto the chimney (烟囱). When they climbed out of the chimney,one cat's face was dirty9 theother's face was clean. Seeing the dirty—faced cat, the clean—faced one thoughtits own face must be10, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washedits face. The dirty-faced cat saw the clean—faced one, thinking its own face wasclean as well, so it walked11in the street."
"Einstein,12 can be your mirror. Only you are your own mirror.Some of the kids are not strict with themselves. If you take them to be your mirror,even a clever person may become stupid." Hearing this, Einstein was13andlay down his fishing net and returned to his small room. He decided to pay moreattention to his14and less attention to what his friends weredoing.
After that, Einstein often took15asa mirror to be strict with himself and kept telling himself." I am special,so I needn't be as16as others." This was why Einstein17inhis career.
1,000 people have 1,000 kinds of wishes in life.Different wishes will produce different18about life. You can learnfrom other people, but you can19follow others completely. You must see yourselfclearly, and know what you want to get. Your future doesn't20 how others act, but on what you are going to act.
