Things with the words old saying in front of them are basically not objective and can't stand strict scrutiny. For example, as the old saying goes, if you give up, you will gain, and if you lose it, it will be a blessing. At the same time, however, the old saying says that man is not doomed, so the old saying is just some subjective experience of people's reflection on things, with strong subjectivity in it, and there is no need to delve into the reasons behind it. It's always the same thing to look at three years old. The achievements of a person's life can't be seen at the age of three or a few. Congenital factors are on the one hand, but more are the education and opportunities that people receive the day after tomorrow. If you want to ask me if there is such an example around me, of course there is.
In fact, this topic first reminds me of Shang, an article I learned in classical Chinese. In reality, there are many such children. When I was a child, I was regarded as a little genius, but when I grew up, the little genius became an ordinary person, and life was full of variables. A good beginning does not necessarily have a good ending. I am a post-80s generation, and I have such a famous figure at school. Everyone says he is a child prodigy. He is a master of abacus mental arithmetic. He once participated in foreign competitions on behalf of our school and achieved a lot. Once everyone thought that such a child would succeed in the future, but everyone was wrong. Abacus mental arithmetic is not a profound skill, nor does it make his life shine with unusual brilliance. When this classmate grows up, he looks plain. I haven't heard from him since I entered junior high school.
It can be seen that what kind of life a person can have is composed of many factors. Accidents will happen. There is no reason to look at the age of seven at the age of three.