以onbeingstrongminded为题写一篇英语作文

Ambition

It is not difficultto imagine a world short of ambition. It would probably be a kinder world without demands, without abrasions, without disappointments. People would have timefor reflection. Such work as they did would not be for themselves but for the collectivity.Competition would never enter in. conflict would be eliminated, tension becomea thing of the past. The stress of creation would be at an end. Art would nolonger be troubling, but purely celebratory in its functions. Longevity would beincreased, for fewer people would die of heart attack or stroke caused bytumultuous endeavor. Anxiety would be extinct. Time would stretch on and on,with ambition long departed from the human heart.

Ah, howunrelieved boring life would be! There is a strong view that holds that successis a myth, and ambition therefore a sham. Does this mean that success does notreally exist That achievement is at bottom empty That the efforts of men andwomen are of no significance alongside the force of movements and events nownot all success, obviously, is worth esteeming, nor all ambition worthcultivating. Which are and which are not is something one soon enough learns onone’s own. But even the most cynical secretly admit that success exists; thatachievement counts for a great deal; and that the true myth is that the actionsof men and women are useless. To believe otherwise is to take on a point ofview that is likely to be deranging. It is, in its implications, to remove allmotives for competence, interest in attainment, and regard for posterity.

We do not chooseto be born. We do not choose our parents. We do not choose our historicalepoch, the country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances of ourupbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time orconditions of our death. But within all this realm of choicelessness, we dochoose how we shall live courageously or in cowardice, honorably or dishonorably,with purpose or in drift. We decide what is important and what is trivial inlife. We decide that what makes us significant is either what we do or what we refuseto do. But no matter how indifferent the universe may be to our choices and decisions,these choices and decisions are ours to make. We decide. We choose. And as wedecide and choose, so are our lives formed. Inthe end, forming our own destiny is whatambition is about.

抱负

一个缺乏抱负的世界将会怎样，这不难想象。或许，这将是一个更为友善的世界：没有渴求，没有磨擦，没有失望。人们将有时间进行反思。他们所从事的工作将不是为了他们自身，而是为了整个集体。竞争永远不会介入；冲突将被消除。人们的紧张关系
将成为过往云烟。创造的重压将得以终结。艺术将不再惹人费神，其功能将纯粹为了庆典。人的寿命将会更长，因为由激烈拼争引起的心脏病和中风所导致的死亡将越来越少。焦虑将会消失。时光流逝，抱负却早已远离人心。

啊，长此以往人生将变得多么乏味无聊！有一种盛行的观点认为，成功是一种神话，因此抱负亦属虚幻。这是不是说实际上并不丰在成功？成就本身就是一场空？与诸多运动和事件的力量相比，男男女女的努力显得微不足道？显然，并非所有的成功都值得景仰，也并非所有的抱负都值得追求。对值得和不值得的选择，一个人自然而然很快就能学会。但即使是最为愤世嫉俗的人暗地里也承认，成功确实存在，成就的意义举足轻重，而把世上男男女女的所作所为说成是徒劳无功才是真正的无稽之谈。认为成功不存在的观点很可能造成混乱。这种观点的本意是一笔勾销所有提高能力的动机，求取业绩的兴趣和对子孙后代的关注。

我们无法选择出生，无法选择父母，无法选择出生的历史时期与国家，或是成长的周遭环境。我们大多数人都无法选择死亡，无法选择死亡的时间或条件。但是在这些无法选择之中，我们的确可以选择自己的生活方式：是勇敢无畏还是胆小怯懦，是光明磊落还是厚颜无耻，是目标坚定还是随波逐流。我们决定生活中哪些至关重要，哪些微不足道。我们决定，用以显示我们自身重要性的，不是我们做了什么，就是我们拒绝做些什么。但是不论世界对我们所做的选择和决定有多么漠不关心，这些选择和决定终究是我们自己做出的。我们决定，我们选择。而当我们决定和选择时，我们的生活便得以形成。最终构筑我们命运的就是抱负之所在。

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Born to Win

Each human beingis born as something new, something that never existed before. Each is born withthe capacity to win at life. Each person has a unique way of seeing, hearing,touching, tasting and thinking. Each has his or her own uniquepotentials---capabilities and limitations.

Each can be a significant, thinking,aware, and creative being---a productive person, a winner.
The word“winner” and “loser” have many meanings. When we refer to a person as a winner,we do not mean one who makes someone else lose. To us, a winner is one whoresponds authentically by being credible, trustworthy, responsive, and genuine,both as an individual and as a member of a society.

Winners do notdedicated their lives to a concept of what they imagine they should be; rather,they are themselves and as such do not use their energy putting on a performance, maintaining pretence and manipulating others. Theyare aware that there is a difference between being loving and acting loving, betweenbeing stupid and acting stupid, between being knowledgeable and actingknowledgeable. Winners do not need to hide behind a mask.

Winners are notafraid to do their own thinking and to use their own knowledge. They can separatefacts from opinions and don’t pretend to have all the answers. They listen toothers, evaluate what they say, but come to their own conclusions. Although winnerscan admire and respect other people, they are not totally defined, demolished,bound, or awed by them.
Winners do notplay “helpless”, nor do they play the blaming game. Instead, they assumeresponsibility for their own lives. They don’t give others a false authorityover them. Winners are their own bosses and know it.

A winner’s timingis right. Winners respond appropriately to the situation. Their responses arerelated to the message sent and preserve the significance, worth, well-being,and dignity of the people involved. Winners know that for everything there is aseason and for every activity a time.

Although winnerscan freely enjoy themselves, they can also postpone enjoyment, can disciplinethemselves in the present to enhance their enjoyment in the future. Winners arenot afraid to go after what he wants, but they do so in proper ways. Winners donot get their security by controlling others. They do not set themselves up tolose.

A winner caresabout the world and its peoples. A winner is not isolated from the generalproblems of society, but is concerned, compassionate, and committed toimproving the quality of life. Even in the face of national and internationaladversity, a winner’s self-image is not one of a powerless individual. A winnerworks to make the world a better place.

生而为赢

人皆生而为新，为前所未有之所存在；人皆生而能赢。人皆有其特立独行之方式去审视，聆听，触摸，品味及思考，因而都具备独特潜质-能力和局限。人皆能举足轻重，思虑明达，洞察秋毫，富有创意，成就功业。

“成者”与“败者”含义颇多。谈及成者我们并非指令他人失意之人。对我们而言，成者必为人守信，值得信赖，有求必应，态度诚恳，或为个人，或为社会一员皆能以真诚回应他人。

成者行事并不拘泥于某种信条，即便是他们认为应为其奉献一生的理念；而是本色行事，所以并不把精力用来表演，保持伪装或操控他人。他们明了爱与装家，愚蠢与装傻，博学与卖弄之间迥然有别。成者无须藏于面具之后。

成者敢于利用所学，独立思考，区分事实与观点，且并不佯装通晓所有答案。他们倾听，权衡他人意见，但能得出自己的结论。尽管他们尊重，敬佩他们，但并不为他们所局限，所推翻，所束缚，也不对他人敬若神灵。

成者既不佯装“无助”，亦不抱怨他人。相反，他们对人生总是独担责任，也不以权威姿态凌驾他人之上。他们主宰自己，而且能意识到这点。

成者善于审时度势，随机应变。他们对所接受的信息做出回应，维护当事人的利益，康乐和尊严。成者深知成一事要看好时节，行一事要把握时机。

尽管成者可以自由享乐，但他更知如何推迟享乐，适时自律，以期将来乐趣更盛。成者并不忌惮追求所想，但取之有道，也并不靠控制他们而获取安然之感。他们总是使自己立于不败。

成者心忧天下，并不孤立尘世弊病之外，而是置身事内，满腔热情，致力于改善民生。即使面对民族，国家之危亡，成者亦非无力回天之个体。他总是努力令世界更好。

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