Dr.. Hassan Madan
Once upon a time, a woman went to a gallery in London to see the first paintings of the French artist Paul Cézanne (1839 – 1906), whom she considers one of her favorite artists, who paved the way for much modern art, is affiliated with the Impressionist school, and had a great influence on many artistic movements. In the twentieth century: (fauvism, cubism, abstraction) and others. On the way to the exhibition, the woman was preoccupied with something that may seem strange to us, centered on the following question: What was Cézanne like in his early days, and what were his paintings like in the past, before he became the famous artist that we know now.
When the woman arrived at the exhibition, she was shocked that some of Cézanne’s early paintings were very bad, very disturbed, and some were violent. He also drew some people in a sloppy way. It is true that, on the other hand, she found some paintings that predicted Cézanne’s later future, but many of them do not indicate this at all.
The woman who went to the exhibition and was occupied with these questions on the way to it, and was somewhat shocked when she found the poor quality of many of his paintings, is the internationally known American psychologist and professor at Stanford University, Carroll. S. Dweck, the author of a famous book about what is described as “The New Psychology of Success,” which is the subtitle explaining the main title of the book, which was translated into Arabic as “The Way of Thinking.” The author presented her impressions of the exhibition of Susan’s first paintings as an example of what she would like to convey to her readers, starting from The next question: “Wasn’t the first Suzanne talented, or did it take time for Suzanne to become what he is, the distinguished, famous artist we know?”
The author is credited with urging people to make every effort they can for the things they love, and the message of her book is summed up in the fact that people who are content with who they are, whom she describes as having a fixed mentality, are the least able to develop their talents and abilities, unlike those who have a “mindset.” Growth” who believe that abilities can be developed and realize that “potential takes time to fruition” advise parents, teachers, managers, and outstanding athletes to use this idea to enhance achievement and develop skills.
What applies to individuals applies to groups, and it can also be said even to states and nations. A state or nation that surrenders to its reality burdened with burdens and difficulties, and sees in this an inevitable destiny from which it cannot escape, will not only remain stagnant in the state of stagnation in which it is in, but will witness further decline. While ambitious nations whose elites possess the will and vision are able to move forward and achieve successes that may be unexpected.
