Wang Xianzhi is the seventh son of the famous calligrapher Wang Xizhi. Influenced by his father, he loved calligraphy since childhood. He saw that his father's handwriting was very good, and all the people were copying his handwriting, which was really envious. I don't know when I can become a respected calligrapher like my father.
Once, he couldn't help asking his father, "Dad, why do you write so well?" Wang Xizhi said with a smile, "If you want to know the secret, come to the yard tomorrow morning." The next day, Wang Xianzhi came to the yard early and found that his father had been practicing calligraphy there. When Wang Xizhi saw his son coming, he pointed to the eighteen jars of water in the yard and said, "There is no secret in calligraphy. As long as you finish writing these eighteen tanks of water, the words will be written naturally. "
Deeply inspired, Wang Xianzhi practiced calligraphy day and night. In a blink of an eye, year after year, when he finished writing Eighteen Tanks of Water, he finally became a great calligrapher.
Mao Yisheng is determined to build a bridge.
When Mao Yisheng was eleven years old, he held a lively dragon boat race on the Qinhuai River in Nanjing. He made an appointment with his friends to go to the river and have a good time together. But unfortunately, the night before, he suddenly fell ill and had to stay at home. On the Day of Duanyang Festival, Mao Yisheng was lying in bed, but his heart flew to Qinhuai River. How he envies his little friend!
In the evening, my friends came back, listless and in tears. Mao Yisheng is very strange, ask just know, originally something was wrong on the Qinhuai River. Because there were too many people watching the dragon boat, an ancient arch bridge called Wende Bridge collapsed, and many people fell into the river and drowned. Unfortunately, Mao Yisheng looked straight at the ceiling while waiting. After a long time, he said a word: "When I grow up, I must learn to build bridges and build the strongest bridges for everyone!" ?
From then on, Mao Yisheng's mind was almost occupied by the bridge. Whenever he goes out to see the bridge, he always looks up and down carefully; When you read about the bridge, you will copy it in your notebook immediately. He collected countless pictures and photos of various bridges. Because of this, he also got the nickname "Little Bridge Fan"!
3. Su Shi is determined to read all the books in the world.
Su Shi can read books at the age of seven and write at the age of ten. He often speaks like a poem. Many elderly people came to Su's home and asked Xiao Su for advice. Gradually, Sue's reputation spread and he became proud. He felt that he was very proficient in the poems from the Pre-Qin Hundred Schools to the Han and Tang Dynasties, which can be said to be "learned". He proudly hung a pair of couplets written by himself in his study: Know all the words in the world and read all the books in the world.
Just when Shi was complacent, such a thing happened. One day, an old man with white hair came to ask for advice with a book. He said to Shi, "I have asked many scholars, but they don't know the words in this book." I heard that you are knowledgeable and everyone calls you a prodigy. You must know him, so I walked a lot to find you, hoping to get your help. "
Su Shi confidently took the book in the old man's hand and thought, "Isn't it just a word?" I am sure I can! "But he opened the book and read it for a while. Not only has he never read it, but he has never even heard of its name, and he doesn't know many words in it at all. At this moment, he understood the meaning of others' words. Facing the old man's hopeful eyes, he had to shake his head in shame.
Through this incident, Su Shi woke up and felt that he still had a lot of knowledge to learn. It was really wrong to be so proud before. He remembered the scarlet couplet he had made, so Su Shi hurried back to his study and tore it down. But at the moment he started to work, he suddenly stopped, only to find that he just thought about it, picked up pen and ink, added two words before the upper and lower couplet, and then studied it, spread out his books contentedly and buried himself in his work.
All this was clearly seen by my mother standing outside the window. So she came to the study, only to find that the couplet became: I am determined to read books all over the world. Mother smiled and nodded. Su Shi has been like this since childhood. He is strict with himself in his studies. If there is anything inappropriate, he will definitely bring it up. Even if the other person is a teacher, he will be outspoken. It is this good habit of taking study seriously that has been formed since childhood, which has achieved his position in the literary world and benefited him for life.
4. Hua Tuo's apprentice
Hua Tuo likes reading since he was a child, full of research spirit and interested in medicine. Under the education of his mother, Xiao Huatuo decided not to seek an official position, but to be a good doctor to save the people and the world. Later, my mother got a strange disease, hot and cold, with pain all over her body and swollen skin. Hua tuo invited a famous doctor to treat the disease, but it didn't work.
Before she died, her mother said to Hua Tuo, "Remember, son, your parents were tortured to death by this strange disease. I hope you will learn medical skills as soon as possible, so that people will suffer less from diseases! " The death of his mother inspired Hua Tuo's determination to study medicine for the benefit of all beings. When he came to this city, he wanted to learn medicine from his father's good friend, Dr. Cai.
At first, Dr. Cai didn't want to accept Hua Tuo as an apprentice, but on reflection, Hua Tuo's father was his old friend. It's unkind to deny people in an instant when a friend dies. So he wants to take an examination of Hua Tuo, and if it is the doctor's material, he will accept it; No, don't accept it. Dr. Cai has made up his mind.
Seeing several disciples picking mulberry leaves in the yard, he said to Hua Tuo, "Can you try picking the tallest mulberry leaves?" Hua Tuo said, "Yes." He asked someone to bring a rope and tie a small stone to it. When he threw it, the rope passed through the branch, the branch was pressed down and the mulberry leaves were picked.
Dr Cai saw two goats fighting again, and his eyes were red. Someone pulled them away and said, "Hua tuo, can you pull these two goats away?" Hua tuo added, "Yes." I saw him pull out two fresh grasses and put them beside the sheep. The sheep in the bucket have been hungry for a long time. They saw fresh grass and were busy grabbing grass to eat. Naturally, they dispersed and stopped fighting. Seeing that Hua Tuo was so clever, Dr. Cai took him as an apprentice. Later, Hua Tuo studied hard with Master and paid attention to practice, and finally became a generation of famous doctors.
Copernicus was determined to study meteorology since he was a child.
Copernicus received a good school education from an early age and liked to observe the astronomical phenomena. He often looks up at the starry night sky alone. Once, my brother inexplicably asked Copernicus, "Is it filial piety for you to stay at the window all night and stare at the sky?"
Copernicus replied, "No, I want to study the weather all my life so that people are not afraid to look at the sky." I want the starry sky to make friends with people and let it correct the course for seagoing ships and guide the voyage for sailors. "
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