Late Bloomers: The Success of Mo Yan and the Resilience of Late Development

'Perhaps, we are all like Mo Yan, late bloomers or on the road to late blooming.' Mo Yan grew up in an ordinary rural family, and his success was a result of his perseverance and countless hardships, just like the late-maturing rice. As Mo Yan said in his book 'Late Bloomers', 'we late bloomers need a year to accomplish what early bloomers achieve in ten years.' However, late bloomers may not necessarily be losers. They may not be savvy in social situations, but they possess rare sincerity; they may not understand how to gain advantage or avoid harm, but they have precious kindness; they may not soar to great heights immediately, but they have plenty of resilience.