1. The story of Qu Yuan studying hard in the cave: Qu Yuan was born in a declining aristocratic family of the Chu Kingdom. Although his family's financial situation was not as good as it was in its heyday, he still lived a comfortable life with no worries about food and clothing. The elders in the family are full of knowledge and attach great importance to Qu Yuan's family education. Qu Yuan knew very well that he had the royal blood of the Chu Kingdom in his body, and he had been very strict with himself since he was a child.
There is a mountain not far from their home. The environment in the mountain is quiet and quiet. Except for hunters who come here to hunt, there are few people around. Qu Yuan was studying at home. In winter, the brazier was burning very brightly and the room was very warm. After a while, Qu Yuan felt drowsy. He thought of stories recorded in ancient books about scholars studying hard, and thought of going to the cave behind his house to study, so that he could exercise his mind and read without dozing off. After he told his family about his idea, they met with unanimous opposition. However, Qu Yuan ignored his family's obstruction and came to the mountains alone with his books. He found a cave with leeward wind and started reading. The temperature in the mountains was already low, and it was even colder and damper in the cave. It didn't take long for Qu Yuan's hands and feet to become swollen from the cold. He stood up, stamped his feet and rubbed his hands. When his body warmed up, he sat on the ground and read again. When the family saw that Qu Yuan could endure hardship at such a young age, they no longer stopped him. Qu Yuan persisted in the cave for three years and finally understood the "Book of Songs" thoroughly. This also laid a solid literary foundation for his later creation of Chu Ci.
In fact, one thing is the same in the experiences of successful people at home and abroad in ancient and modern times, that is, they are willing to endure hardships and work hard, and they put in far more effort and sweat to do something than others. Qu Yuan's great achievements in politics and literature are closely related to his hard-working spirit, which is very worthy of our modern people's learning.
2. The story of Qu Yuan carrying rice: There is a children's story that Qu Yuan helped an old woman when he was a child. Qu Yuan was very naughty when he was a child. When he was playing on the roadside, he saw an old woman. The old woman was carrying a bag of rice and was struggling to walk. Qu Yuan was kind-hearted and felt compassion, so he sent the old woman home with rice on his back.
From this incident, it can be seen that Qu Yuan respects his elders, and he can also see Qu Yuan's benevolence. Although, the credibility of the story itself needs to be verified.
Qu Yuan was closely related to rice. In addition to carrying rice on his back, the rice dumplings used to commemorate him were also made of rice. There is also a legend about how he helped the villagers.
During the drought, people’s lives were miserable. Suddenly one day, a stone in front of Qu Yuan's house was filled with grain. The people were very happy, thinking that it was a gift from God, and called the stone "the sacred stone". Qu Yuan's father was very strange. After secret investigation, he discovered that it was Qu Yuan who did everything. Qu Yuan couldn't bear to see people not having enough to eat and seeing people starving, so he took grain from his home and secretly put it into the stone.
Although Qu Yuan’s father felt that his son was kind-hearted, he also told his son some principles of life. You can help people for a while, but you cannot help them for a lifetime. If you really want to help them, then you should sit in a position where you can speak for them, think about them everywhere, and do things for them everywhere.
Qu Yuan was deeply touched after hearing his father's words. From then on, he studied hard and finally became a doctor of Chu State. He did a lot of good things for the people and was deeply loved by the people.