The amazing “Bamboo Law”: People who have a smooth life when they are young generally have no prospects when they grow up!
Recently I saw some videos of a research team conducting surveys on student situations in major universities. The investigators will randomly interview some college students on the road to the university, and the content of the survey is not limited. Some are to understand the family situation of these students; some are to understand the student’s current learning direction and situation; and some are to understand the students’ overall situation through a quick question-and-answer format. The research team interviewed about several hundred students. Overall, it was found that most of the students came from ordinary families, and some even came from remote rural areas.
The college students surveyed have a common characteristic: although they come from ordinary or even humble backgrounds and had a hard time during their teenage years, most of them are now strong-willed, goal-oriented and rich in inner qualities.
It is not difficult to see from their conversation that these people will most likely become leaders in certain fields in the future.
If we look closely around us, we can find similar examples: Some people come from ordinary backgrounds, but they have been pampered since childhood, and their families would never let them suffer any hardship. Such people often don’t achieve much when they grow up, and some even have difficulty in every step. On the contrary, some people who come from poor backgrounds but have experienced the hardships and challenges of life often have successful careers and families at a certain stage in their lives. This phenomenon is very consistent with the Bamboo Law, which can be used to analyze life. That is, people who live too smoothly when they are young will generally encounter various obstacles when they grow up and will not be able to live a good life.
The Amazing Law of Bamboo
The bamboo law originated from psychologists' and biologists’ observations of the growth patterns of bamboo, a plant in nature. During the first four years of their growth, bamboo appears in the form of bamboo shoots, and from the surface, there are almost no particularly obvious changes in them. But in the fifth year, they will grow rapidly to dozens of meters in just four weeks. Become what we see, an upright and proud pole with joints. From the outside, it appears that the bamboo grew all of a sudden. But the reality is not so. This amazing growth rate within one year did not happen overnight. It requires the accumulation of the previous four years. Even if there is no obvious qualitative change at the beginning, they quietly extend and climb their roots dozens or even hundreds of meters underground, absorbing sufficient nutrients and making deep accumulations. When the time is right, they can leap up and blend into the crowd.
Life is like bamboo. Bamboo takes root in the ground for so many years and grows rapidly after experiencing many hardships and trials. Similarly, people suffer when they are young and go through all kinds of trials, and at a certain time, they will be reborn into Nirvana and soar to success. Young people who have gone through hardships and tribulations understand the laws and rules of life better and are more likely to develop a strong and stable core and confidence. People who have little experience and lack challenges when they are young have no way to build up a fundamental inner foundation of confidence. Because they lack long-term vision and experience, they will be defeated and lose their composure when faced with unexpected situations .
Bamboo Law: Pursuit of Transcendence
Adler, a famous Austrian psychologist and individual psychologist, has a theory of inferiority and transcendence that has always been highly praised by people. The theory of the pursuit of excellence coincides with the growth process of bamboo.
Adler believed that all human behavior is dominated by the “will to move forward.” That is, a person is born with an internal drive that combines all aspects of personality into an overall goal, requiring a sense of superiority and a desire to stand out.
This effort to achieve transcendence is internal. Such a struggle is going on not only at the individual level but also in the history of all cultures, leading people and races to overcome inferiority and make continuous progress. The growth process of bamboo is the pursuit of excellence. For the same plant, whether it is a poplar, willow, or even a fruit tree, most of them will grow luxuriantly, tall and straight, or have already produced abundant fruits in 4 years. In the fifth year, while other trees showed relatively little change, bamboo made a qualitative leap, and it took a long time to overtake and surpass.
When a person is young, he goes through a series of trials and tribulations. Their inner self-motivation and ability to pursue superiority allow them to dare to overcome the current difficulties. They accumulate capital time and time again as they get out of difficulties. Although they may not achieve anything in the short term when they accumulate to a certain level, success will come naturally, and at this time they have achieved the goal of pursuing excellence. It should be emphasized that we do not want young people to pursue suffering and self-abuse, but we want to encourage people to maintain a positive attitude when facing difficulties. We can summarize experiences and lessons from them, improve our thinking and cognition, seize opportunities, and do a good job of accumulation. Remember, all success is not achieved overnight but is the accumulation of step-by-step.
Bamboo Law: Great accumulation leads to great success
“Read widely and select selectively, accumulate a lot and release a little.”
The saying “great accumulation leads to great success” is the most appropriate interpretation of the bamboo law. When you are young, you should “read widely” to expand your horizons and contacts, and “take selectively” to gain beneficial nourishment from experience. In life, you constantly accumulate various knowledge, experiences, and relationships, and they will be put to use at some point in time. Many of our young people now often feel “heart tired”.Clinical psychologists believe that “mental fatigue is an individual’s subjective perception of life stress. Compared with physical fatigue, the impact of mental fatigue is more lasting.” But one thing must be clear, when you feel tired, perhaps it is the process of your transformation from a bamboo shoot butterfly to a tall bamboo. If you adjust yourself, you may be not far from success.
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