To be great to pay the price, dry this bowl of poisonous chicken soup for the soul

Adalberto 2022-03-27 09:01:05

Want to be great? This is the opening line of most successful studies. Because in the concept of success, it seems that as long as you work hard, you can be successful and great. And most inspirational movies also often tell the story of one after another low-level people climbing to the top through hard work. But in real life, countless people, including myself, often work hard and get nothing, and suffer the pain of not being able to ask for anything every day. Why is the difference so big? After reading this biography of Ray, I suddenly thought: Do you want to be great? Then you have to pay the price. Effort is only a small part of the price.

It was like a deal with God. Want to start a successful business? Then you have to be ready to pay the price of friends turning against each other and losing your dignity and money; do you want to be a successful politician? Then you have to pay the price of being slapped to the end or even assassinated at any time. For specific characters, such as Zeng Guofan, who is determined to become a great saint, he must pay the price of fighting against himself every day. As far as Ray, the protagonist of the movie is concerned, on the road to becoming a great singer, he abandoned the company and old friends that made him, and fought his own drug addiction. This is not a price that ordinary people can afford.

So, do you still want greatness? What price can you pay?

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Extended Reading
  • Carmine 2022-04-20 09:01:39

    Using childhood trauma to connect long and fragmented life experiences together, but this guy has too many highlights, so even trivial is still beautiful. For great creators, all the collisions in life are the source of inspiration. I think the most powerful thing about Charles is that he never thought that blind people should be different from ordinary people, that they should be treated differently, that they should eat and drink, that they should take drugs, pick up girls, and fight when they lose their temper. , which is important for anyone who wants to achieve success.

  • Brady 2022-03-21 09:01:44

    I have read a lot of stories like this. A singer from a poor family, after becoming famous, drugs and women ruined their lives. Fortunately, Ray Charles has a good mother and a good wife! The description of the mother as a child is particularly good!

Ray quotes

  • [to Ahmet]

    Ray Charles: Don't worry about it, man. If this monkey gets too heavy on my back, I will get an organ grinder and put him to work.

  • Milt Shaw: Forget second billing. Ray Charles headlines at a thousand per or no deal.

    [pause]

    Milt Shaw: Terrific.