Education is a key to everything
The key to wisdom is knowing
all the right questions.
John Simone
Vladimir Dovgan in his book devoted to self-development described a history of ascension of the well-known boxing producer Don King. His story is a graphic evidence of how reading clever books can affect the person.
The black guy grew up in a Black ghetto, the place where many residents tried to avoid, since there is a reign alcohol, drugs, and crime. What was waiting for him ahead? Most likely, crime, prison or death at young age. Initially it all very likely to be his fate. Don King became addicted to the gambling and even owned the illegal totalizator. Once, after the unsuccessful fight with the debtor that led to his death, Don was put into prison. His life started to change in this place. All day long Don was reading clever books and his world view was transformed. Administration of prison have noticed positive changes in his behavior and made a petition for his early release.
He came out the prison as an absolutely different person. Highly educated erudite Don constantly quoted Dostoyevsky, Socrates, Platon, and Einstein. He began to be engaged in professional boxing producing that lifted him to an absolutely new level and finally became the real legend. Don King went down in history as the person who was the first to organize a fight between Muhammad Ali and George Forman with a prize fund in the inconceivable for that time amount of 10 million dollars. In this case, loss of freedom served as a kick to improvement, and probably if this did not happen in his life, he would become a drag addict or alcoholic.
You should consider any barrier or failure as a chance to take a different look at your life, perhaps, even as a kick ahead. There is a law in economics according to which the most rapid growth comes namely after the recession or crisis, when the economy gets renewed and seeks new ways of development. The same happens in human mind, if he is able to get up, he will go toward his goals with even greater enthusiasm, otherwise, he will just give up.
The person who dreams of a better life must first become a personality. He needs to persistently improve himself, develop or change his life philosophy and live according to its requirements. The habit of reading – is a basis for creation of such philosophy and the shortest way to success and happiness.