最近除了忙于研究，也抽空看了一些书籍。前几天看这一本由Po Bronson书写的'What Should I Do with My life?'。顾名思义，就是关于如何走出自己的人生路。作者为了写着一本书，特地采访了许多人。他们都是普通人，平凡人，但是却有着不平凡的故事。在这里我想分享的当然不是教你怎么发财之类的事情，而是怎样做才会无愧于自己或自己的才能。
引用书中的一小段:
"People have this stupid fantasy that if you're the creator, or the inventor, or the artist, you hand over your creation to businessmen and cash the royality checks. That's a fantasy. It's irresposible to their gift. If you have a gift, you should take care of it."
这句话让我产生了超强共鸣。是的，应该要好好保护自己的才能，不要白白浪费掉。"天生我才必有用"，你会出现在这个137亿岁的宇宙里，当然会有你存在的意义。虽然我没有丰富的人生经验，也没有狂风暴浪的遭遇，但一路走来看到许许多多有才干的人误入歧途，白白浪费了为这个社会，世界带来贡献的机会。同时也看到许多不顾周围的家人亲友反对，一直坚持自己梦想的朋友创出自己的一片天地。
说了那么多，到底要怎么做啊？当然，这些事情都是case by case，没有一个标准的答案。作者在书中写了一些自己的经验，可供参考。这是刚才那一句之后的下一段，作者与某人在对话当中。
"Did you do that?"
"Absolutely. During my late twenties I was attending writing school at night. I believed that someday I would write something worthwhile. So for five years, during the day, I put in my time at a small publishing house. I learned everything I could about the industry. I prepared the financials and paid the bills. I typeset books. I shipped orders. I designed jackets. I wrote press release. I made publicity calls. You name it, I did it. I know publishing wasn't my calling, and the pay sucked, but I was determined to have the skills to protect the books I would someday write."
看完这一小段，是不是想到了自己该做些什么呢？别挥霍青春，加油吧，朋友们！
(啊，该死的我，不去写论文，在这里写blog!!)
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