Clearly fashion has a positive side and a negative side. It fills a basic human desire to look nice and have something new to wear. But fashion extremes could lead us to wear clothes that give others a wrong impression. And if we attach excessive importance to appearance, we could be misled by the wrong belief that our worth depends on our “packaging” rather than on our inner values. “We have to begin to value more a person’s ability and inner self, rather than simple wrapping,” says Alvarez. We need to find a balanced view of fashion.
Failure is never pleasurable. It hurts adults and children alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask “Why did I fail?” Resist the natural impulse to blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, how you can improve. If someone can help, don’t be shy about inquiring.
Success, which encourages repetition of old behavior, is not nearly as good a teacher as failure. You can learn from a disastrous party how to give a good one, from an ill-chosen first house what to look for in a second. Even a failure that seems definitive can prompt fresh thinking, a change of direction.
第一段和2、3两段不是一篇,没有什么逻辑关系哈~求高手支招