Life Faith
Why do we call home before the Jin army is destroyed?
Yue Fei, the national hero in the late Northern Song Dynasty, established his ideals in the turbulent years when the Jin invaded. With the ambition of "returning my rivers and mountains", he fought on the battlefield all his life and died. When Yue Fei led his army to repeatedly defeat the Jin soldiers and made great achievements, someone presented him with a beautiful woman as a token of comfort. Yue Fei said, "The Jin soldiers are not destroyed. Is this the time when the general will be happy?" Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty wanted to build a house and a family for him. In order to praise his illustrious military exploits, he declined and said: "The Jin army is not destroyed, why do you call home?" Yue Fei remained determined throughout his life and finally left an eternal reputation.
Analysis: Life is short, what is most important? Some people choose to enjoy themselves in the moment, and some people choose to be comfortable and comfortable. However, Yue Fei chose to give up his ego for his own ideals and ambitions, and for the happiness of more people.
Topics: "The value of life", "Enjoyment and pursuit"
Tong Dizhou's newlyweds say goodbye to his wife
In 1930, Tong Dizhou just got married. To further his studies, he resolutely said goodbye to his wife and went to study in Belgium. They firmly believe: "If the love lasts for a long time, how can we stay together day and night!" This lasted 4 years. His wife raised the children at home and saved some of her meager salary to send to Tong Dizhou, who was almost impoverished abroad. He couldn't help but burst into tears. Four years later, Tong returned to China, and the two worked side by side in the laboratory to explore the mysteries of biology.
Analysis: Those who seek knowledge are sometimes borderline ruthless; they may seem ruthless, but they are truly affectionate.
Topic: "Sentimental and ruthless" and "Pursue"
Li Ning won the gold medal despite being injured
Li Ning, who won three consecutive gold medals at the Olympics, was injured Participating in the competition. In May 1984, severe injuries caused him to give up the national gymnastics competition held in Nanchang. The Olympics were approaching and the pain had improved a little, so he started training. After going to Los Angeles, one day when he was doing a back roll on the parallel bars and a handstand pull, he strained his chest muscles and injured his shoulders and back. The pain caused him to twitch and clench. Clench your fists. But he hid it from the coach and secretly swore: "Let's fight. Even if my shoulder is broken after the game, I will admit it!" In this way, Li Ning not only relied on his physical strength and skills, but also relied on his strong will to win three gold medals.
Analysis: The gold medal is important, but more important than the gold medal is the spirit. What touches people the most in the stadium is this fighting spirit.
Topics: "The heaviest gold medal" and "Spirit is priceless"
Don't give up until you reach your goal
Language master Hou Baolin only went to elementary school for three years. Due to his diligence and studious, his artistic level reached the level of proficiency and he became a famous language expert. Once, in order to buy a Ming Dynasty joke book "Jian Lang" that he wanted to buy, he visited all the second-hand bookstalls in Beijing but failed. Later, he learned that the Beijing Library had this book. It was winter, and he braved strong winds and heavy snow to run to the library for 18 days to copy books. Finally, he copied a 100,000-word book. It is precisely because of his strong perseverance that he "will not give up until he achieves his goal" that he became a master of cross talk art.
Analysis: Language master Hou Baolin tells us this through his actions: If you want to achieve a career, you must be diligent and studious, and secondly, persevere.
Topics: "Laughter comes from hard work" and "Studying creates genius"
Zhizu practices brushwork
Contemporary painter Pan Jinjìn缋huì graduated from Shanghai Art College , returned to his hometown to sell paintings for a living. He practiced painting hard in a harsh environment, often practicing for more than ten hours non-stop. He practiced painting under a kerosene lamp at night and found the best way to cure drowsiness. Whenever he felt sleepy and unable to control himself while painting at night, he would stretch his arms to the lampshade, and the hot kerosene lamp glassshade would make a "hiss" sound. The severe pain drove away his sleepiness, and he regained his energy to continue painting. Over time, several black scars were left on his left elbow. He studied painting hard and finally succeeded. His fish paintings are unique and famous at home and abroad.
Analysis: Learning requires both methods and perseverance. Anyone who tries to be opportunistic is unlikely to succeed.
Topic: "Hard work" and "The Law of Success"
The Death of Wang Guowei
The most profound stroke in Wang Guowei's cultural life is his die.
About his death, Zhao Wanli's "Chronology of Mr. Wang Jing'an" has the following record: "On the night of the second day of May, after reading the examination paper, I wrote a note to cherish it. That night, I slept soundly as usual. The next morning (i.e. 1927) June 2) After washing and eating, he went to the institute to attend to matters as usual. Suddenly, he gave five counterfeit silver cakes to a friend. He left the school alone and hired a car to go to the Summer Palace. He walked to the West Fish Zao Pavilion of Paiyun Pavilion and walked alone. After finishing a cigarette, the gardener saw it, suddenly heard the sound of falling water, and rushed to help him. He died in less than two minutes, and the time was right."
From this, it can be roughly inferred that Wang Guowei. His death was not only an active choice, but also very calm, like going on a date with an old friend, without any excitement. It is this kind of calmness that regards death as home that defines Wang Guowei's unique position in the coordinate system of cultural history. He did not die from specific current events, but most likely from his disappointment in the cultural spirit in which he lived, and his despair over some irreparable shortcomings in Chinese culture. From a large historical perspective, his death was not only not limited to some specific current affairs, but also transcended individual life; he used death to separate himself from the fallen culture - he saw that if the body does not die, the spirit will not die. It will inevitably lead to annihilation, so the only way is to exchange physical death for spiritual immortality. This is his great sobriety and great wisdom. At that time, I am afraid that only a few people who felt the same way saw through this.
Analysis: The choice of tranquility and no regrets seems to be pursuing something. Perhaps it is a kind of tranquility deep in the hearts of Chinese intellectuals!
Topics: "Choice and Pursuit", "Death and Eternal Life"
Jia Pingwa, who is never discouraged
Jia Pingwa began literary creation when he was studying in the Chinese Department of the University. , he published poems in the school newspaper one after another, and gradually submitted his works to newspapers and periodicals in society. Although he received much more rejection slips than manuscript fee slips at that time, he was not discouraged and continued to read and write as always. , submitted the article, and finally succeeded. In the past 20 years, he has written seven to eight million words of works with a clever pen, published sixty or seventy books, and won dozens of domestic and foreign literary awards.
Analysis: Perseverance is a quality that shines with the light of the brave. There is nothing to be afraid of if you fail. Be a brave person with perseverance and success will be yours.
Topic: "The Road to Writing" "Persistence is Victory"
Dare to ask where the road is
Tang Xuanzang left Chang'an at the age of 25 and traveled westward. Unfortunately, we got lost after entering the desert and accidentally dropped a bottle of water we were carrying. He fainted and fell to the ground many times in four or five days, but as soon as he woke up he kept going and finally walked out of the desert. He crossed the Gobi Desert, climbed over the mountains, passed Suiye City, climbed the Pamir Plateau, and braved the natural dangers of Iron Gate Pass. After nearly a year, he finally arrived in Tianzhu and became the first Chinese traveler to travel around ancient India. .
Analysis: "Those who achieved great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance." The success of Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty further confirmed this conclusion of Dongpo layman.
Topic: "The Road is at Your Feet" and "Pioneering"
The Seventh Effort
There is a well-known story in Britain: the ancient Scottish King Robert? Bruce, defeated six times by invading enemies, lost confidence. One rainy day, while lying in the hut, he saw a spider spinning its web. The spider tried to wrap a piece of silk around the opposite wall, but failed six times, but after the seventh try, it finally achieved its goal. Robert jumped up excitedly and shouted: "I want to come for the seventh time too!" He organized his troops, fought back against the invaders, and finally drove the enemies out of Scotland.
Analysis: An inadvertent discovery changed Robert's life. His spider-instinct behavior inspired him, and his perseverance made him ultimately victorious.
Topic: "Persistence leads to victory" and "Faith"
Legless Flying General
During the Soviet Patriotic War, Alexei Melesiye The husband's plane was shot down, and he crawled for 18 days and nights with his legs injured and frozen, and finally returned to his position. After his legs were amputated, he went through training and returned to flying a fighter jet. He attaches great importance to people's sports enthusiasm, which is indispensable for health and mental state. He has been fond of sports since childhood, rowing, playing football and working as a goalkeeper. After he was grounded, he exercised hard every morning and took cold showers every morning to prevent colds.
Analysis: For a man who returned to the cab after having both legs amputated, it is definitely a miracle. The occurrence of miracles requires a supporting point, and that is perseverance.
Topics: "Real disability", "Crippled but not disabled", "Spiritual power"
There is a way out only if there is no way out
Famous speaker in ancient Greece When Demosthenes was young, in order to improve his speaking ability, he hid in a basement to practice eloquence. Because he couldn't bear the loneliness, he wanted to go out for a walk from time to time, but his mind couldn't calm down, and the effect of practice was very poor. In desperation, he made up his mind and cut off half of his hair with a pair of scissors, turning him into a weird "yin and yang head". As a result, because he was shy to meet people, he had to completely give up the idea of ??going out to play, and devoted himself to practicing eloquence. He did not leave the room for several months in a row, and his speech level improved by leaps and bounds. After some tenacious efforts, Demosthenes eventually became a world-famous orator.
Similarly, in 1830, the French writer Victor Hugo signed a contract with a publisher to deliver a work within six months. In order to ensure that he could devote all his energy to writing, Hugo locked all the clothes except the sweater he was wearing in the cabinet and threw the key into the small lake. In this way, since he couldn't get any clothes to wear when going out, he completely gave up the idea of ??going out to meet friends and play, and dived into writing. He never left his desk except for eating and sleeping. As a result, the work was finished two weeks early. This work, which took only 5 months to complete, became the literary masterpiece "Notre Dame de Paris" that later became world-famous.
Analysis: Both cases illustrate the truth: cutting off retreat to force oneself to succeed is the common choice of many wise men.
Topic: "We have no retreat" "Retreat is an excuse"
"The Lady with the Lamp" Nightingale
In the mid-19th century, the status of nurses was low. Nightingale, who came from a noble family, was determined to change this situation by setting an example and volunteered to become a nurse.
In 1854, Britain and Russia went to war in Crimea, and Nightingale personally went to the front line. She cleaned, disinfected, bandaged, changed dressings on time, improved food for the wounded, and often knelt on the ground to scrub the floor and wash bloody clothes and pants. Every night, she would carry a lantern and go on a 4-kilometer patrol line, checking on the conditions one by one, singing to the wounded, and sending comfort and love, all without interruption. For this reason, she often worked for more than 20 hours, and she still persisted until her hair fell out due to fatigue. As a result of her efforts, the mortality rate of the wounded dropped from 60% to 0.3%. Later, she did not return home until the armistice between Britain and Russia and the last soldier left the battlefield. After returning to China, she used all the 50,000 pounds raised by the British people to reward her and founded the world's first nursing school. She also wrote books and made great contributions to the creation of modern nursing.
In view of this, the International Red Cross designated her birthday on May 12 as "International Nurses Day" after her death. The British people erected a giant bronze statue of her holding an oil lamp in her honor. "Lady with the Lamp" Nightingale was called "the greatest woman in British history."
Analysis: Nightingale donated her time and love, thereby changing the world's view of nurses. It can be seen that personal power is not small, the key depends on how much you are willing to pay.
Topics: "Sacrifice and Dedication" "How to Face Your Work Facely"
The Tragic Hero-Arafat
Arafat has been exposed since he was a child With an independent spirit that is not controlled by others and extraordinary organizational skills, he is the best among his peers. During the anti-British struggle, Arafat, who was only 17 years old, volunteered to buy weapons from desert tribes and smuggle them to Palestine, becoming a hero in the hearts of the Palestinians.
In May 1948, the first Middle East war broke out, and Arafat resolutely devoted himself to the war against Israel. In the flames of war, he saw clearly the tragic fate of the Palestinians and realized that revolution was the only way out. For more than ten years since then, he has been sacrificing his life for the ideal of protecting his country.
Freedom is more precious than anything. Arafat marched bravely towards his ideal country. In 1993, he and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin signed the Declaration of Principles of Palestinian Autonomy, thus kicking off the political settlement of the Palestinian issue. The next year, he ended his 27 years of exile and returned to Gaza, where he had been away for many years. In 1996, Arafat was elected chairman of the Palestinian National Authority and served until his death.
Analysis: Freedom is people’s inherent right. Arafat’s life is the best interpretation of “Give me freedom or give you death.”
Topics: "Confinement and Freedom" "Hard Struggle for Ideals"
You will win if you love to work hard
Chinese mathematician Chen Jingrun determined to study in mathematics when he was a boy In order to overcome the "Goldbach's conjecture", he performed calculations all day long. He filled several sacks with the manuscript paper he had calculated. Finally, he preliminarily demonstrated this conjecture and created a method that even Europeans could not use computers. The miracle of doing it.
Analysis: The pursuit of career usually comes from ideals and belief in and struggle for career.
Topics: "Ideals and Talents" and "The Birth of Miracles"
Zu Ti heard the chicken dance
Zu Ti tì, a native of the Jin Dynasty, was broad-minded and not very particular. Appearance, but ambitious. One night in the middle of the night, he suddenly heard the crow of a rooster. Zu Ti said, "This is an auspicious sound!" As he said this, he got out of bed and walked to the yard to dance with his sword. During the reign of Emperor Yuan of Jin Dynasty, Zu Ti served as the governor of Yuzhou. When he was crossing the river during the Northern Expedition, he swore with his oars: "I will not be a human unless I regain the Central Plains!" After crossing the river, he led his men to a stalemate with the army of Later Zhao Shile and regained A lot of lost land was lost and many territories south of the Yellow River in the Eastern Jin Dynasty were restored.
Analysis: If you work hard, have great ambition, study hard and practice hard, you will definitely achieve something.
Topic: "Success and Pursuit" "Listen to his words, watch his actions"