这句话使用了不定式短语作目的状语，强调了‘学会放弃’这一核心动作对于达成‘成功’这一目标的必要性和主动性。
A young rich man consulted a sage about the secrets of success. The sage took out a watermelon, cut it into three pieces of different sizes, and asked the young man, "If each piece of watermelon represents a different level of benefit, which one would you choose?"
"Of course, the biggest one!" the young man answered without hesitation.
The rich man smiled and said, "Very well, please go ahead!" Then, the rich man handed the largest piece to the young man, while he ate the smallest one himself.
Soon, the rich man finished his piece and then picked up the last piece of watermelon from the table, waving it proudly in front of the young man. The young man's face turned red, and he stammered incoherently.
The young man immediately understood the rich man's point: the rich man did not eat all the watermelon but ate more than the young man did.
If each piece of watermelon represents a certain degree of benefit, then the rich man naturally possesses more benefits than the young man.
After eating the watermelon, the rich man told the young man, "To be successful, we must learn to give up. Only by giving up immediate interests can we obtain long-term benefits, and that is my path to success."
一位年轻的富商向一位智者请教成功的秘诀。智者拿出一个西瓜，切成了三种不同大小的块，问年轻人：“如果把每一块西瓜比作不同程度的利益，你会选哪一块？”
“当然是最大的一块！”年轻人毫不犹豫地回答。
富商微笑着说：“好吧，请吃吧！”随后，富商将最大的一块西瓜递给年轻人，而自己却吃了最小的一块。
很快，富商就吃完了手中的西瓜，然后拿起桌上最后一块西瓜，在年轻人面前得意地晃了晃，年轻人的脸顿时涨得通红，语无伦次。
年轻人立刻明白了富商的用意：富商并没有吃掉所有的西瓜，而是比年轻人多吃了更多。
如果每一块西瓜代表一定程度的利益，那么富商自然拥有比年轻人更多的利益。
吃完西瓜，富商对年轻人说道：“要想成功，我们必须学会放弃。只有放弃眼前的利益，才能获得长远的利益，这就是我的成功之道。”
"One must be able to grasp and also let go."
"Knowing what you want is partly about understanding what you must give up before you get it."
"Without giving up, how can you possess?"
"A CEO's primary task is not just seeking opportunities, but knowing when to say no to them."
"Do not hold on to what should be let go of, and do not let go of what should be cherished."