you are all star

Chapter 52

Ever since he made a bet with his father, Neil began to think of various ways to make money. The next day his parents got up early to work for a living, and he also got up early in order to win the bet, and ran around every corner of the slums, seeing Here and there is a piece of paper, a cardboard box, a plastic bottle, a glass bottle... In short, he picked up everything that could be exchanged for money, but he had to work hard to move the things he picked up on the first day to the recycling plant. Only eight cents in exchange.

When a lot of heavy reusable items were exchanged for only [-] cents, his heart was very hurt, and he seemed to be beginning to realize that there was still a big gap between reality and what he wanted.

However, since he was young, he was willing to use his brain to look at problems comprehensively. He thought that if he earned eight cents on the first day, he could earn eight dollars in ten days, and he could earn sixteen dollars in 20 days. It is very likely that after more than 20 days, he could earn It's close to twenty dollars, so can't I beat my father?
It can be imagined that it is plump, but the reality is cruel. On the second day, he went to find all kinds of waste products, because many people kept them for sale, and he basically searched for all the waste products in all corners on the first day. In the second day, I only picked up less than ten catties, so I exchanged them for two cents, plus one dollar from the first day, but my whole body was sore, my hands and feet were weak, and I felt ten times more tired than before, so I had to leave. It was nearly ten kilometers away, and he picked up scraps by himself. Where there is recycling, where can he sell him.

On the third day, because it was a bet, for Louis, in order for Neil to recognize the truth of reality, since he had chosen, he should let him bear the difficulties when he encounters difficulties. Parents must not condone him. Let him overcome the habit of sleeping in on his own.

Nuana listened to Louis' suggestion and didn't wake Neil up like she did the previous two days. On the one hand, it might be because she was too tired from the hard work in the first two days, and on the other hand, she might be too lazy to sleep.

As a result, he slept until ten o'clock in the morning. When he got up, the sun was already high, and he complained to his parents for not waking him up.

When he thought that it was the third day, and he only found one dollar, and it was all because of the meat on the first day, and his body was still sore, he fell into a tangle, should he go again today?Can I pick up some now?But I really don't want to lose to my father just like this, I have to persevere, even if I only earn a penny today, it's still a profit!

With this in mind, he dragged his tired body and went out again, but because he got up too late, the early birds had eaten all the worms.

On the third day, I was tired from running, but I didn't earn a penny.

This dealt him a heavy blow. On the third night, when Louis and Nuana returned home and asked him how much he had earned today, he was silent and didn’t know how to answer. He just shook his head slightly. In fact, even if he didn’t answer, as Parents also know.

But they still encouraged him to say that time is still long, let him take his time, and they didn't say much about the others. After all, this choice was chosen by him, so he can only bite the bullet on this road. finished.

On the fourth day, he didn't want to admit defeat just like that, he gave up, and continued to fight with his tired body. Today was a little better than yesterday, and he exchanged the scraps for a penny back.

Many things in the world are like this. At the beginning, God deliberately gave you a little surprise. When you put your body and soul into it, the so-called extra surprise will disappear. If you still want to keep a little bit of surprise, then you It's up to you to keep injecting with persistence.

Neil is because he doesn't want to lose, he wants to make a choice between reality and his dream, so he feels that as long as he persists, he firmly believes that there will be some extra surprises waiting for him tomorrow.

But many things are doomed from the very beginning, as for which path to take the day after tomorrow, it all depends on one's own choice.So, originally, God Neil intentionally let him have a dream since he was three years old. He is a basketball star in the future. This is impossible, because from the day he was born, God has given him the talent of basketball, and now he is getting tired of basketball, God naturally has his tricks, so that you are helpless on that road and have nowhere to go , When you are in pain and despair, you don’t believe that you will not look back, and you will not feel that your original choice was wrong.

Since running for a whole day on the third day but to no avail, Neil has never been lazy and woke up very early every day, but the daily income is still very low. At most, it is only three cents a day, and the rest of the time is one cent a day , two cents.

More than 20 days passed in a blink of an eye. Neil took out the money from the piggy bank. His heart was full of expectations and endless desires. After counting one by one, he discovered unexpectedly that the distance between reality and dreams is 1.5 , he only made $8.5.

When Louis came home on the last night of the vacation, he put the rest of the things behind him and asked first: "Boy, how much did you earn in the past 20 days?"

Neil didn't make a sound, but the answer was already written on his sullen face.

Louis didn't say anything more, but walked over and patted him on the shoulder, squatted down slightly, looked into his eyes and said, "Boy, you are already very good. Seeing you work so hard every day, as a parent, I don't care. It's also uncomfortable, but since it's a bet, it's your choice, and you have to overcome a lot of difficulties by yourself, it's okay, just tell your mother and me about how much you've earned!"

"In short, without ten dollars, I only made $8.5."

Both Louis and Nuana looked at him with satisfaction, and smiled encouragingly: "Son, good job!"

"But mom and dad, I lost the bet!" Neil said with a face full of tears.

Louis is usually not very good at comforting others, so he pointed to Neil at Nuana.

Nuana understood what her husband meant, she temporarily put down her work, stared at Neil for a while, hugged him in her arms, and whispered: "My child, I lost the bet, but you won the dream. Are you really going to win the dream?" These days, I haven’t thought about basketball for a moment in my mind, especially want to play?”

"Woooo..." When Nuana asked, Neil burst into tears, because these days, he has been sitting and fighting with himself in his heart all the time, and when he stopped, he wanted to hug the baby he hid in the box. To play basketball, basketball has been stationed in his life for so many years, he will not say give up, if he says forget, he will give up and forget.

Nuana patted him on the back lightly and said, "It's okay, kid, don't cry, just speak slowly."

"Mom, I... I these days, whenever I stop, I want to be abandoned by me and hide the basketball, I really want to touch it, I really want to play it, but my father and I have been There is a bet, a man is a man, and he can't talk without counting."

"Yeah, good job, mom is proud of you. If this is the case, it means that basketball has been imprinted on your heart, but you go against your heart and pursue other things. Of course you are very tired. "

"Mom, as you said, these days, I have always felt physically and mentally exhausted, especially tired. When I played before, even if I was trained by my father like a devil, I didn't feel so tired."

"This is because doing what you like makes you happy in your heart, but doing what you don't like makes you burdened with coercion, and you are always fighting against your own demons."

"Now, do you understand?" Nuana analyzed the reason for her son, then gently pushed him away, placed her hands on his shoulders, and stared straight at him as she asked.

Neil scratched his head with one hand and wiped his tears with the other hand, thinking for a while, then nodded to his mother.

Louis on the side suddenly thought that the reason why his son fell into a demon this time was because he valued money too much, so he wanted to strike while the iron was hot and let Nuana enlighten his son more, so he moved his mouth close to Nuana's ear and whispered After a few whispers.

Nuana nodded, stared at her son, and reached out to wipe away the tears that were still shining on his face, and said in a friendly tone: "Son, I hope you can understand a truth after more than 20 days of experience. , money is important, but it can be measured, but your dreams and the honor you get can never be measured. Do you understand?"

Neil was still ignorant when he heard what his mother said, but he seemed to feel that he was indeed wrong, and nodded slightly to his mother.

"Also, you should always remember what you should do at any age. Now raising a family is not something you should consider. What you have to do now is to dare to dream and pursue your dreams boldly."

"Yeah, I see, Mom!"

"Hmm... so cute!"

As soon as the words fell, Nuana and Louis touched his head, treated him like a treasure, and hugged him in their arms.

(End of this chapter)