Someone once said this truth: Hard work pays off. This sentence expresses an important condition for many people's success: perseverance.
From ancient times to the present, many people have made unremitting efforts and constantly tempered themselves in order to achieve their goals. Finally, he achieved his goal and became a big man respected by everyone in future generations.
Just to give a common example: Everyone has heard of the chicken dancing. The protagonist in this story, Zu Ti, was a naughty child who didn't like reading when he was a child.
When he entered his youth, he realized his lack of knowledge and felt that he could not serve the country without studying, so he started reading hard. Hard work paid off, and after a long period of hard study and training, he finally became an all-rounder who could be both civil and military.
He can not only write good articles, but also lead troops to win battles. Zu Ti was named General Zhenxi, realizing his wish to serve the country. Liu Kun, who studied with him, also made great achievements: he became the governor and was in charge of the military affairs of the three states of Bing, Hebei and You. He also gave full play to his literary and military talents.
The stories of these two people have fully demonstrated that as long as you persevere, you will definitely succeed in whatever you do.
Ancient examples of hard work pays off:
1. The Foolish Old Man moved mountains.
It is said that there lived an old man in his nineties named Yu Gong in Beishan.
There were two big mountains, Taihang and Wangwu, in front of his house. It was very inconvenient to get in and out, so Yu Gong discussed with his family members to dig up these two mountains.
Yu Gong’s wife asked: “Where should we put the rocks and soil on the mountain?” Yu Gong and his sons did not care about this, and just did what they said, and transported the excavated soil and stones. Go to the Bohai Sea, which is very far away, and come back only once a year.
There was an old man named Zhisou in Hequ who advised Yu Gong not to be stupid. How could he dig a flat mountain at such an old age? Yu Gong said: "If I die, I will still have a son. If my son dies, I will still have a grandson. If I continue to work for generations, there will be no uneven mountain."
Yu Gong mobilized the whole family. The Jade Emperor was moved by his power, and the Jade Emperor sent Hercules to move the mountains.
2. Cantilever thorns.
Sun Jing was born in the Eastern Han Dynasty. When he was studying every night, in order to avoid dozing off, he tied one end of the rope to the beam and the other end to his hair.
Whenever he wanted to sleep and his head drooped, the rope would pull him awake. After he woke up, he continued to study. In this way, he became a person who used a hanging beam to prevent himself from falling asleep. He studied hard and Eventually became a celebrity.
There is also the prickly Su Qin, who has been looked down upon by others because he failed to seek an official position in the Qin State. So, he decided to argue. From then on, he studied diligently and forgot all about food and sleep.
Whenever it was late at night and everything was quiet, Su Qin was already drowsy, so he would immediately tap his thigh with an awl. When he felt severe pain, he would wake up.