Oscar Wilde tells us a fact:” We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Rich or poor, does that really matter? I used to hold negative attitude towards the birth distance until i went to the college. The world is bigger for sure; the difference between individuals became to appear. You never know effective noting taking skills until you find a book in the library, when you share with your friends, a breeze came “I have maintained this ever since i was a little boy.” When i complained how bad my math is, one of my beloveds shared her mental calculation experience to comfort me, etc,. I bet, well, the gutter does have ladders. Some were born in the higher stairs, that’s one truth you can’t deny but to accept. If highborn means having more resources ever since birth, babies in the lower houses do have long distance to struggle, with lots to chase after in order to stand at the same level. But, since we are all in the same gutter, things begin interesting when some of the highborn get down, while some in the lower side sharpen their eyes, follow the star light to get higher. The thing that matters is whether you choose to dream big and follow the bright star light, or vice versa.
奥斯卡－王尔德说“我们都在相同的水沟里，只是有些人选择去仰望星空。”对于贫困或富有对一个人是否具有影响，我曾经持否定的观点。这个观点直到上大学后才渐渐开始被我意识到（嗯，就是这么迟钝）有次，我读到一本高效记笔记的书，觉得很有意思，于是想和好朋友分享，但是人家就只飘过这样一句“哦，我从小学就开始这样记笔记了呀。”讲真，我当时有点小惊诧；又比如，当我和一个死党抱怨算数是如何折磨我脆弱的小神经的时候，她跟我讲自己小学学习珠心算的痛苦经历。我当时的脑内小剧场如下：当我抓耳挠腮在纸上算数时，人家沉默一下，莫名其妙的就算出来了……我敢打赌，如果我们真的都“生活在水沟”，那水沟里也一定有梯度吧（笑脸）……有些人确实一出生就比你拥有更多。如果说出生在富裕的家庭意味着你从出生开始就拥有更多的资源可支配（渐渐觉得，人们所谓的生活，无非就是在争取资源中度过），那么出生普通甚至贫困家庭的孩子确实是需要付出更多的辛苦去努力试图追上。但是，有趣的是，虽然一些人出生在资优家庭，却最后渐渐走下台阶，然而一些普通家庭的小家伙却寻着那所谓的“星光”慢慢的爬上了更高的地方。王尔德，也许是对的，真正重要的事情其实不是你在水沟的哪段，而是你是否有仰望星空的耐心和勇气。
