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Socrates you beauty

Once a young man asked the wise man, Socrates,thesecret to success. Socrates patiently listened to the man’s question and told him to meet him near the river the next morning for the answer. The next morning Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. As they went in the riverthe water got up to their neck. But to the young man’s surprise Socrates ducked him into the water.

The young man struggled to get out of the water, but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue. Socrates pulled the man’s head out of the water. The young man gasps and took a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, ‘What did you want the most when your head was in the water?” The young man replied, “Air.” Socrates said, “That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air while you were in the water, then you will get it. There is no other secret.”
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Grvstu · 70-79, F
Socrates was wrong of course. Other things are needed like talent
SW-User
@Grvstu talent is never born but is made through sheer will and determination
Grvstu · 70-79, F
Sorry that is rubbish. I could never have Mozart’s or Beethoven’s talent for music however hard I tried@SW-User
SW-User
@Grvstu but you didnt
Grvstu · 70-79, F
Of course not. You need hard work but if you haven’t talent you will not get there. You ask any teacher.@SW-User
SW-User
@Grvstu well opinions differ
Grvstu · 70-79, F
You are wrong@SW-User
SW-User
@Grvstu i can say the same for
you