1. Wang Xianzhi practicing calligraphy
Wang Xianzhi is the seventh son of the famous calligrapher Wang Xizhi. He was influenced by his father and loved calligraphy since he was a child. He saw that his father's calligraphy was very good. , everyone is copying his calligraphy, I am really envious. I don’t know when I will become a great and respected calligrapher like my father.
Once, he couldn't help it anymore and asked his father: "Father, why do you write so well?" Wang Xizhi smiled and said, "If you want to know the secret, come tomorrow morning." Come to the yard." The next day, Wang Xianzhi came to the yard early and found that his father had already been practicing calligraphy there. When Wang Xizhi saw his son coming, he pointed to the eighteen tanks of water in the yard and said, "There is no secret to calligraphy, as long as you write After finishing these eighteen jars of water, the calligraphy will come naturally." Wang Xianzhi was deeply inspired and practiced calligraphy day and night. Year after year, after he finished writing these eighteen jars of water, his hard work paid off and he finally became a great calligrapher.
2. Mao Yisheng determined to build a bridge
On the Dragon Boat Festival when Mao Yisheng was eleven years old, a lively dragon boat race was held on the Qinhuai River in Nanjing. He made an appointment with his friends to go to the riverside to have a good look. But unfortunately, he suddenly fell ill the night before and had to stay at home. On the Dragon Boat Festival, Mao Yisheng was lying on the bed, but his heart flew to the Qinhuai River. How he envied his little friend!
In the evening, the friends came back, all listless, with tears in their eyes. Mao Yisheng was very surprised. After asking, he found out that something happened on the Qinhuai River. Because there were so many people watching the dragon boat, an ancient arch called Wende Bridge collapsed, and many people fell into the river and drowned. This is so unfortunate. Mao Yisheng stared at the ceiling blankly, and it took him a long time to say one sentence: "When I grow up, I must learn to build bridges and build the strongest bridge for everyone!"
< p> From then on, Mao Yisheng’s mind was almost occupied by bridges. Whenever he sees a bridge when he goes out, he always looks up and down carefully. When he reads something about a bridge, he immediately copies it down in his notebook. He has countless pictures and photos of various bridges in his collection. Because of this, he was nicknamed "Little Bridge Fan"!3. Su Shi was determined to read all the books in the world
Su Shi was educated at the age of seven and could write at the age of ten. He often spoke in chapters and poems. Many older people came to Su's house to consult young Su Shi. Gradually, Su Shi's reputation spread, and he became proud. He felt that he was proficient in everything from pre-Qin scholars to Han Dynasty Fu and Tang Dynasty poetry. It's to the extent of "learning to be rich in five things". He proudly hung a couplet written by himself in his study room: Know all the characters in the world and read all the books in the world.
Just when little Su Shi was complacent, something like this happened. One day, a gray-haired old man came to my door with a book and asked for advice. He said to little Su Shi: "I asked many literati, but they didn't know the words in this book. I heard that you are knowledgeable and knowledgeable. Everyone calls you a prodigy. You must know it, so I walked a lot of ways to specialize in it. I came to you, hoping to get your help."
Su Shi took the book from the old man's hand confidently and thought: "Isn't it just words?" But he turned it over! After opening the book and reading it for a while, he was stunned. Not only had he never read this book, he had never even heard of its name, and there were many words in the book that he didn't recognize at all. At this moment, he understood what someone outside the crowd meant. Facing the old man's hopeful eyes, he could only shake his head in shame.
Through this incident, Su Shi woke up and felt that he still had a lot to learn, and that he should not be so proud before. He thought again of the blushing couplet he had made, so Su Shi quickly returned to the study and prepared to tear it down. But at the moment when he started, he suddenly stopped. He thought for a moment, took some pen and ink, added two words in front of the upper and lower couplets, then looked at it, opened the book with satisfaction, and went to study hard again. .
All this was clearly seen by the mother standing outside the window. So she came to the study room and saw that the couplet became: Be determined to read all the words in the world, and determined to read all the books in the world. Mother smiled and nodded. Su Shi has been like this since he was a child. He has strict demands on himself in terms of knowledge. If there is anything inappropriate, he will definitely point it out. Even if the other person is a teacher, he will speak out. It was this good habit of taking knowledge seriously that he developed since he was a child that made him famous in the literary world and served him well throughout his life.
4. Hua Tuo became a disciple
Hua Tuo loved reading since childhood, was full of research spirit, and was very interested in medicine. Under the education of his mother, Xiao Hua Tuo determined not to seek official position, but to be a good doctor and to save the people and the world. Later, my mother contracted a strange disease, with alternating colds and hot temperatures, pain all over her body, and swelling of her skin and flesh. Hua Tuo invited famous doctors to treat his illness, but there was no success.
Before her death, her mother said to Hua Tuo: "My child, remember that both your parents were tortured to death by this weird disease. I hope you can learn medical skills as soon as possible so that the people will be less affected by the disease. Bitter!" His mother's death inspired Hua Tuo to study medicine and help all living beings. He came to the city to study medicine under Dr. Cai, his father's best friend during his lifetime.
Dr. Cai did not want to accept Hua Tuo as his disciple at first, but when he thought about it, Hua Tuo's father was his old friend during his lifetime. It would be too unkind to ignore his friend after his death. Therefore, he wanted to take the test of Hua Tuo. If he was qualified to be a doctor, he would accept him; if he was not qualified, he would not accept him. Dr. Cai has made up his mind.
He saw several apprentices picking mulberry leaves in the yard, but the mulberry leaves on the highest branches could not be reached, so he said to Hua Tuo: "Can you try to pick the highest mulberry leaves?" "Hua Tuo said, "Yes." He asked someone to get a rope, tie it with a small stone, and just throw it. The rope was thrown over the branches, and the branches were pressed down, and the mulberry leaves were picked.
Dr. Cai saw two goats fighting again, and his eyes turned red. No one was able to pull them apart, so he said, "Hua Tuo, can you pull these two goats apart?" Tuo said again: "Yes." I saw him pulling out two handfuls of fresh grass and placing them next to the sheep. The fighting sheep were already hungry. When they saw the fresh grass, they were busy grabbing the grass to eat, and naturally dispersed without fighting. . Dr. Cai saw that Hua Tuo was so smart and accepted him as his disciple. Later, Hua Tuo studied hard with his master and paid attention to practice, and finally became a famous and well-known doctor supported by others.