Tham khảo tài liệu 'master your mind master your destiny phần 8', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | THE TRANSFORMATION OF MEANING 233 As you well know we cannot control every single thing that happens to us but we can control how we choose to respond to it. For example if you go sailing you cannot control where the wind is going to blow. You can complain and blame the wind all you want but it is not going to be of any use. However you can control how you maneuver the sails and that will control the outcome of your boat s direction. People who succeed and live fulfilling and enriching lives don t experience better events they just represent things and respond in a much more powerful way. We have heard so many stories of people who were born with all kinds of handicaps and despite all the odds stacked against them they managed to create a life most others can only dream about. Oprah Winfrey - from Street Urchin to Talkshow Host Extraordinaire What would you say of a child who was born to a single 13-year-old mother who was struggling to survive on the streets What would you say if I told you that this child became the victim of multiple physical and sexual abuse before the age of thirteen herself She later became pregnant and gave birth to a still-born baby. She often got intotroubl e wit ht he lawbefo ret hea ge of wouldn t bet too much hope on her future would you What if I told you that this person was Oprah Winfrey one of the richest and most successful women in the United States And she is a Black American as well. Despite all the handicaps and tragic abuses Oprah chose to keep responding in an empowering way that led to the outcomes that she is experiencing today. At the same time we know people who despite being born with all the money advantages resources and opportunities chose to make nothing of themselves. In fact many of them end up destroying their lives. 234 MASTER YOUR MIND DESIGN YOUR DESTINY Andrew Luster - from Cosmetics Heir to Rapist-on-the-run A recent example is Andrew Luster 39-year-old heir to the Max Factor cosmetics empire who
