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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: A young man asked Socrates the secret of success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates told the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water came up to their necks, Socrates took the young man by surprise and dunked him under the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and held him down. When the boy started turning blue, Socrates raised the boy’s head out of water. The first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, “What did you want the most when you were underwater?” The boy replied, “Air”. Socrates said, “That is the secret of success. When you want success as intensely as you wanted air underwater, then you will have it. There is no other secret.” A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment. Just as a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results.1. What did Socrates do when the water was up to their necks?2. How did the boy react as soon as he was out of water?3. How did Socrates relate the secret of success with the boy’s struggle underwater? 4. Why cannot a weak desire produce great results? |
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Answer» 1. When the water was up to their necks, Socrates dunked the young man under the water. 2. As soon as the boy was out of water, the boy gasped and took a deep breath of air. 3. If the boy wants success as intensely as he wanted air underwater, then he would have it. 4. A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment. Just as a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results. |
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