Manypeopleseemtothinkthatambitionisaqualitybornwithinus； thatitisnotsusceptibletoimprovement； thatitissomethingthrustuponuswhichwilltakecareofitself.
takecareof：照顾
Butitisapassionthatrespondsveryquicklytocultivation， anditrequiresconstantcareandeducation， justasthefacultyformusicorartdoes， oritwillatrophy.
respondto：对……作出回应；对……有某种反应
非走不可的弯路
TheTortuousPathOneHastoTake
佚名 / Anonymous
WhenIarriveandstandattheturningtoYouthasmallpathcomesintoviewoffandonasifbeckoningme.
Motherstepsinmywaypleading， "Don''sformidable."
Idon'tbelieve.
"I'."
"Sinceyou'vepassedit， whycan'tl？"
"Idon'twantyoutogosuchatortuousway."
"ButIliketheexperience.I'mnotafraid."
Motherlooksatmesadlyandsighs， "， ."
WhenI'monmywayIfindmother'， sometimesItakeawrongturn， .
， veryyoung， 'thelpshouting， "No， youmustnottakethatpath." Butsheshowsdistrust.
"Mymotherpassedit， sodidI."
"Asbothofyou'vedoneso， whyshouldn'tI？"
"Idon'twantyoutogothesametortuousway."
"ButIdon'tmind."
Ilookatherandlookbackatmyself， smiling， "Thentakegoodcarealltheway."
Ifeeldeeplygratefultoherforsheremindsmeofmyyouthgone.I'mnowahas-beenthatcantellwhattodoornotto.I'vealreadyplayedsucharole， withtheobsessionofadvisingagainstdoingthesamethingonedidbefore，
Onone'slife'sjourneythere'， bumping， orevenbeingbadlybattered， howcanonegrowandbecomeassolidandstrongasironandsteel？
当我站在青春的路口时，一条若隐若现的小路出现在我的面前，我仿佛听到了它的召唤。
母亲阻拦我，恳求地说：“这是一条艰难的路，走不得。”
我不相信。
“我就是从那条路走来的，你还不信吗？”
“你都可以走过来，我为什么不能？”
“我不想让你走这样一条曲折的路。”
“但我喜欢亲身体验，我不怕。”
母亲用心疼的眼神看了看我，叹息道：“好吧，你这个孩子真倔强。既然你坚持，那就去吧。这条路艰难坎坷，一路保重。”
