Do you think you know your real character? Do you actually know, for example, tne good and bad points about yourself? It is often difficult to see your real character correctly, but knowing yourself is important in life. Most of us are much more ths.aware of our meakhesses than our strengths. This is probably why we all sympathize mith Charlie Brown, the boy mho sees himself as a loser. He never thinks he will be successful. But is Charlie Brown a loser? No, he is not an incapable person at aii. The real problem lies in his personality. He always doubts if he will succeed.causes him to fail. This usually causes him to fail. The more he fails, the worse he thinks of himself. It becomes a vicious cycie. We are amused by Charlie Brown because in one way or another he is just like us.
Charlie Brown reminds us of the negative feelings within ourselves, bot he is a character in a comic. That`s why we are able to stand at a distance and laugh at him. We laugh at Lucy for the same reason, though she reflects the opposite part of us. Lucy believes she knows everything and can do no wrong. She has a good excuse for anything that doesn`t go quite right. Just as Charlie sees himself as a loser, Lucy sees herself as always being successful. When Lucy and Charlie Brown are playing baseball, Lucy`s fielding is just as bad as Charlie`s pitching. But Lucy always has an excuse for her failure to catch a ball, then she criticize poor Charlie for his terrible pitching. Charlie Brown thinks the worst of himself, while Lucy thinks too muct of herself. By studying their characters, we may be able to avoid some problems in our own lives.
Our attitudes toward life are very important. Most things in life have a positive and negative side. If you always look at the negative side of things, your attitude may be wrong. Some people, just like Charlie Brown, are so afraid of failure they are too frightened to try anything. But life gives us many oppoetunities. If you try, you may succeed. Of course you cannot succeed all the time, but if you do nothing, you will be a real loser. Trying and then failing is better than never trying at all. Look at the positive side of things. Enjoy the times when you succeed and try to learn from the times you fail. But remember to take the first step.
She has a good excuse for anything that doesn`t go quite right.
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Just as Charlie sees himself as a loser, Lucy sees herself as always being successful.
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Charlie and Lucy seem quite different, but actually, they are similarn in one way. They both have little confidence in themselves. Charlie doesn`t hide his lack of confidence, but Lucy hides hirers---she is always teying to show others that she can do everything. Charlie`s way of thinking is much better than Lucy`s. Whan Charlie has a problem, he often asks others for help. But Lucy is usually too proud to ask others for help. She may think it`s a sign of weakness. But such an attituce comes from false pride. In fact, people who have real pride take themselves as they are, and ask others for help when necessary. When we some bad mistakes. Look at the cartoon. Heads may be wiser, but they sometimes need the help of arms.