1. Pu Songling failed in his exams but never failed in his ambitions
Pu Songling was a writer in the Qing Dynasty. He was smart and studious since he was a child, but when he grew up, he failed in many exams. Pu Songling did not Be discouraged by this and instead continue pursuing success. He once shyly recommended himself and wrote a letter to Huang Kunpu, the highly respected great master at that time, hoping to get help, but he failed in the end.
From then on, he had to teach in the countryside while continuing to prepare for the exam.
At this moment, his beloved wife Chen Shuqing passed away, which made him devastated and made his life even more miserable. However, the hardships of life and the death of his beloved wife did not shake his will to pursue success.
He turned grief into strength and composed a couplet to encourage himself. The first couplet is: "Those who are determined, things can come true. Even if the cauldron sinks the boat, a hundred and two Qin passes will eventually belong to Chu." The second couplet is "Those who work hard will succeed." , God will not let you down, if you lie on the firewood and taste your courage, three thousand Yue Jia can swallow Wu."
In order to realize his long-cherished wish, he devoted himself to reading and asked time for knowledge and wealth. He said: "It is a pity to waste energy and shouting, waste time and drunken dreams!"
He also persisted in gaining knowledge from the masses; he stood near a big tree beside the road in his hometown. Below, he spread out a reed mat and provided tea and cigarettes. He offered tea and cigarettes to everyone who passed by for free, and asked them to tell one or two folk tales. In this way, day after day, summer after year, he collected materials extensively and wrote diligently.
After 20 years, he finally wrote the famous collection of short stories "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". This work criticizes the dark side of society through the expression of talking about foxes and ghosts, and "combines rewards and punishments with laughter". It has the artistic charm that can be read hundreds of times. At the same time, he also completed four volumes of "Collected Works from a Chinese Studio", six volumes of "Collected Poems from a Chinese Studio", fourteen volumes of "Collected Poems from a Chinese Chinese Studio" and other miscellaneous works.
2. Zuo Si worked hard to create "Ode to the Three Capitals"
During the Western Jin Dynasty in ancient my country, Zuo Si, the most accomplished poet in the literary world, was a native of Linzi (now Linzi, Shandong) during the Jin Dynasty. His "Sandu Fu" became famous for a while and is still recited today.
However, when Zuo Si was a child, his IQ was very low, his speech was slow, his academic performance was mediocre, and there was nothing outstanding about him. When he was a little older, he became ambitious and determined to write an article "Ode to the Three Capitals" in praise of the capitals of Wei, Shu and Wu.
After the news came out, there was an uproar. He was ridiculed by many literati. Lu Ji, a famous writer at the time, mocked him unkindly and said: "You are such a big-hearted person. A rough old gentleman who can't read a liter of Chinese characters still wants to write an "Ode to the Three Capitals"? You really don't know how high the sky is! When you finish it, you will only give me a wine jar to cover!"
After listening to this, Zuo Si , didn’t say anything, just smiled faintly, but secretly made up his mind in his heart: You said I couldn’t write it, but I decided to write it, and write it in a way that makes you envious! With such determination, Zuo Si made a difference among others. In the ridicule and ridicule, he conducted extensive reading, in-depth investigation, and collected a large amount of relevant information about the prosperity of the capitals of the Three Kingdoms.
After all the preparations were completed, he closed the door, stayed in seclusion, and concentrated on conceiving and creating. He was so obsessed that he put papers indoors, in the courtyard, and even in the toilet. No matter what time or where he went, as long as he thought of a good word or sentence, he would immediately write it down and never put it down. Any time.
In this way, he faced the wall, survived the scorching heat and severe winter for ten years, worked tirelessly and concentrated on writing, and finally wrote the sensational "Sandu Fu".
"Sandu Fu" is indeed a beautiful work, with smooth writing, wonderful and vivid writing, which makes people amazed after reading it. At that time, there were so many people copying copies in Luoyang, the capital, that the price of paper rose sharply. The idiom "Luoyang paper is expensive" comes from here. Lu Ji, who had ridiculed and ridiculed Zuo Si in the past, read "San Du Fu" and was filled with regret and praise. He was so impressed that he fell to the ground.
In the cynicism of others, Zuo Si did not lower his shy head and lose his strong will. Instead, he stood up in the face of adversity and "walked his own way and let others say it." Finally, he lived up to expectations and completed the task. This is the best counterattack against those who ridiculed his own amazing work.
3. Verne’s Failure and Success
One morning in the winter of 1863, Verne had just finished breakfast and was about to go to the post office when he suddenly heard a knock on the door. He opened the door and saw that it was a postman.
The postman handed a bulging package of mail into Verne's hand. As soon as he saw such an email, Verne had a premonition of something bad. Since he sent his first science fiction novel "Five Weeks in a Balloon" to various publishing houses a few months ago, he has received such emails every time. This is the fourteenth time.
He opened it with uneasiness and read it, and wrote on it: "Mr. Verne: After we have reviewed the manuscript, we do not intend to publish it, so we hereby return it."
Every Seeing such rejection letters made Verne's heart ache. This is the fifteenth time and it still hasn’t been adopted. At this time, Verne knew very well how the "masters" of publishing houses looked down upon unknown authors. He angrily swore never to write again.
He picked up the manuscripts and walked to the fireplace, preparing to burn them. His wife rushed over, grabbed the manuscript and held it tightly in her arms. At this time, Verne was still angry and wanted to burn the manuscript at any cost.
His wife came up with wisdom in her hurry and comforted her husband with words full of concern, "My dear, don't be discouraged. Try again. Maybe you can get better luck this time." After hearing this, Fan Erner's hand that grabbed the manuscript slowly put it down. He was silent for a while, then accepted his wife's advice, picked up this large package of manuscripts and went to the sixteenth publishing house to try his luck.
This time it did not fail. After reading the manuscript, the publishing house immediately decided to publish the book and signed a 20-year publishing contract with Verne. Without the guidance of his wife and the courage to "try again", we might not be able to read those popular science fiction stories written by Verne, and mankind would lose an extremely precious spiritual wealth.
4. Isinbayeva
Isinbayeva’s sports career began with her mother Natalia. When she was young, Natalia graduated from university. An amateur basketball player in the Department of Physical Education. After her daughters were born, Natalia believed that they should become athletes. When Isinbayeva was 6 years old, she played sports games organized by her mother at home with her one-year-old sister Inessa. .
When they were a little older, Isinbayeva and Iniesa started practicing gymnastics one after another. However, after middle school, the small gymnasium could no longer accommodate Isinbayeva’s growing body, so she had to I practiced pole vaulting instead. This practice made her the queen of pole vaulting she is today.