After several years' efforts, the Wright brothers' first plane "Flyer I" finally appeared in front of people. 1903 12 17, at Kitty Hawk Bay Beach in North Carolina, take off. On this day, Bird 1 made four flights. The plane rocked in the air for 12 seconds and landed 36 meters above the ground. Later, the first free flight recognized by the world was the fourth flight by my brother wilbur wright. The plane flew 260 meters in 59 seconds.
After the success of the first plane, the Wright brothers were greeted by suspicion and criticism instead of flowers and applause. Conservative pedants don't believe that "cyclists" can build airplanes. However, the Wright brothers continued to explore and make progress, and performed many air shows around the world to spread the seeds of aviation. They devoted themselves to aviation all their lives, never got married, and were later hailed as the founders of aviation.
It is the people who have made great achievements in ancient and modern China and abroad who have given our world splendid culture and promoted the progress of our human civilization. An important reason for their success is the spirit of "dripping water wears away the stone". Beethoven was a great German musician. He loved music since he was a child, was open-minded and eager to learn, and devoted himself to writing. He said: "My motto has always been: Never write every day; If I sometimes make the god of art sleepy, it is only to make him more excited when he wakes up. " Being deaf at the age of 30 is a great blow to musicians. But he never stopped writing. What the students are listening to now is a fragment of Beethoven's symphony Destiny, which expresses Beethoven's determination and courage to fight against the unfortunate fate to the end.
After several years' efforts, the Wright brothers' first plane "Flyer I" finally appeared in front of people. 1903 12 17, at Kitty Hawk Bay Beach in North Carolina, take off. On this day, Bird 1 made four flights. The plane rocked in the air for 12 seconds and landed 36 meters above the ground. Later, the first free flight recognized by the world was the fourth flight by my brother wilbur wright. The plane flew 260 meters in 59 seconds.
After the success of the first plane, the Wright brothers were greeted by suspicion and criticism instead of flowers and applause. Conservative pedants don't believe that "cyclists" can build airplanes. However, the Wright brothers continued to explore and make progress, and performed many air shows around the world to spread the seeds of aviation. They devoted themselves to aviation all their lives, never got married, and were later hailed as the founders of aviation.
It is the people who have made great achievements in ancient and modern China and abroad who have given our world splendid culture and promoted the progress of our human civilization. An important reason for their success is the spirit of "dripping water wears away the stone".
3 Qian Xuesen's mother: Let her son be loyal to the motherland.
Qian Xuesen, known as the "father of Chinese missiles", has been gifted since he was a child. When he was three years old, he could recite hundreds of Tang poems and Song poems. Qian Xuesen's mother, Zhang Lanjuan, is cheerful, enthusiastic, kind-hearted, has strong computing ability and memory, and has a high talent for mathematics. It should be said that Qian Xuesen's superhuman talent is inherited from his mother.
When Qian Xuesen was very young, Zhang Lan Juan put him in a strong atmosphere of excellent traditional culture. Qian Xuesen loved listening to his mother tell him stories such as Yue Fei's loyalty to the country, Lu You's brave sword to the country, Du Fu's concern for the country and the people, Zhuge Liang's loyalty to the Han Dynasty, and "doing his best to help Shu". Whenever he heard these stories, Qian Xuesen was so seriously involved, and his childish face was full of reverence for the ancients. Their moral integrity left a deep imprint on the hearts of young Qian Xuesen. Immersed in the excellent traditional culture for a long time, Qian Xuesen's heart breeds reverence and love for the splendid civilization of his nation, and at the same time inspires his strong patriotic feelings and deep national pride.
65438-0936, Qian Xuesen, a graduate of Shanghai Jiaotong University, went to study in the United States. He is eager to change the poverty and backwardness of his motherland with his knowledge. Before leaving, my family specially bought some ancient books of China traditional culture, such as Laozi, Zhuangzi, Mozi, Mencius, The Analects of Confucius and Lu Outline. His mother told him, "If you read these books carefully, you can get some clues about the traditional philosophy of the motherland." Mother, like father, thinks: "The characteristics and outlook on life of any nation are reflected in its history. Therefore, people who study history intensively are often the people who have the deepest feelings and the most loyalty to the motherland. " Parents' encouragement gave Qian Xuesen great support.
During his days in the United States, Qian Xuesen learned well, but he was not used to it in life, especially because some Americans looked down on China's arrogant attitude, which made him angry. Once, an American student laughed at China people for smoking opium and binding their feet in front of Qian Xuesen. Qian Xuesen immediately challenged him: "As a country, China is behind the United States; But as an individual, who dares to compare with me? " Hearing this, all the American students around us stick out their tongues and dare not look down on China people any more. With a strong sense of national pride, Qian Xuesen obtained a master's degree in aircraft mechanical engineering in just one year.
According to the tenet of MIT, students of all professional disciplines should practice in the corresponding factories and scientific research departments during the semester. Qian Xuesen should have gone to the aircraft factory for an internship. But he did not expect that American aircraft manufacturers only allowed American students to practice and did not accept foreign students. This racial discrimination is another heavy blow to Qian Xuesen in the United States. However, setbacks and difficulties did not shake his determination to study hard for the prosperity of the motherland. Unable to study aviation engineering, he decided to study aviation theory instead, and boldly volunteered to join Professor Von Carmen, a world aviation theory authority who teaches at California Institute of Technology. Soon, under the training of his mentor, Qian Xuesen made remarkable achievements.
Although the United States provided excellent working environment and material treatment for Qian Xuesen, Qian Xuesen in the United States never forgot his motherland and his desire to serve the motherland. Every time my mother in China writes to Qian Xuesen, she reminds him to return to China as soon as possible. Qian Xuesen always keeps his mother's teachings in mind. After many years, Qian Xuesen finally returned to the motherland after many twists and turns, devoted himself to the research of "two bombs and one satellite" and made immortal contributions to China's space industry.
4 Ding Ling's mother: Respect her daughter's own choice.
Ding Ling's mother, Jiang Shengmei, studied in Changde Women's Normal School and Changsha Shuitian No.1 Women's Normal School for two years, and then returned to Changde Women's Primary School as school supervisor. Jiang Shengmei, who is resolute and self-reliant, never dotes on her daughter. She attached great importance to her children's education and personally taught her daughter to read ancient prose, The Analects of Confucius and Mencius. Under the influence of her mother, Ding Ling read extensively since childhood and laid a solid foundation in literature.
19 18 summer, 14-year-old Ding Ling graduated from primary school with excellent results. During the summer vacation, her mother sent her to Taoyuan County to apply for the Second Women's Normal School. At that time, the school asked the students to pay the deposit, and the mother had no money, leaving a gold ring for the female administrator to sell. After selling the ring, the female manager gave Ding Ling the remaining two yuan in the deposit, saying, "Your mother has a hard life, so you can't squander this money." Ding Ling took the money, and her eyes were red when she thought of the hard life of her mother and daughter over the years. She carefully put the money in a small wooden box and pressed it with a change of clothes. She was reluctant to spend money until she returned to Changde during the winter vacation.
At the end of the semester, the May 4th Movement broke out. The students marched in the streets, and Ding Ling also took part in the struggle. Influenced by her mother's thoughts since childhood, she took the lead in cutting her braids. The Students' Union also organized night classes for the poor to publicize anti-imperialism and anti-feudalism to poor women nearby and give them literacy classes. Ding Ling teaches abacus at night school. Because she is the youngest, the students call her "Mr. Zaizai".
When she came home in the summer vacation, menstruation saw her cut her hair and said coldly, "My parents can't hurt me." Ding Ling replied rudely: "Since it can't be damaged, why do you have to pierce people's ears and make your feet look like zongzi?" You are bound and I am liberated. "
Ding Ling happily tells her mother all kinds of new things in school. The mother is also very pleased to see her daughter's progress in thought and lessons. Mother told her daughter that during the May 4th Movement, she led students to March, shouted slogans and participated in various activities. She resigned as the administrator of the provincial women's high school and founded a primary school affiliated to the Women's Virtue Salvation Association. At present, in addition to continuing to run Jiande Girls' Primary School, she has also set up a small "work-study program mutual aid group" for poor girls outside the East Gate. Students can learn culture without paying tuition fees, and they can also take some money to subsidize their families. Inspired by letters and articles sent by Xiang Jingyu, my mother often reads progressive books such as New Youth and actively participates in social work. Ding Ling saw that although her mother was over forty, she was still full of enthusiasm and spirit, forgot her personal interests and looked forward to the future. She is also very happy and relieved.
After the summer vacation, Ding Ling made a request to her mother, hoping to transfer to Changsha Nan Zhou Girls' Middle School. This girls' middle school is a famous school in Hunan, which has produced Xiang Jingyu and Cai Chang. This school was also very active during the May 4th Movement. Mother has always trusted and supported her daughter, but this school is private. Tuition, accommodation, books and paper fees are naturally a big expense in her meager salary. However, considering her daughter's future, the mother agreed to her daughter's request and personally sent her daughter to Changsha. Ding Ling finished her second grade in Nan Zhou, but because she couldn't stand the headmaster's preventing students from participating in social activities, she transferred to Yue Yun Middle School.
1922 During the Spring Festival, Ding Ling was invited by Wang Jianhong to go to the Shanghai Civilian Girls' School founded by Chen Duxiu and Li Da. My uncle rudely interfered, and he asked Ding Ling to marry his cousin six months after graduation. The mother supports her daughter. She believes that it is right for children to seek knowledge, find their way and learn the most practical knowledge. To this end, there was a dispute at home. In the end, Ding Ling got rid of the arranged engagement and other entanglements, gave up the graduation diploma she was about to get, and came to Shanghai in the spring of 1922, where she received the education of China * * * production party. She changed her name to Bingzhi and gave up her surname to show her contempt for traditional consciousness.
1923 During the summer vacation, Ding Ling met Xiang Jingyu in Shanghai. Xiang Jingyu told Ding Ling about her mother: "Your mother is an extraordinary person, a woman with ideals and perseverance. She is poor and fixed by the environment, so it is not easy for her to achieve great things. She pinned all her hopes on you. " Xiang Jingyu's words deeply touched Ding Ling's heart and always inspired her to keep forging ahead.
Ford: A butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil may cause a tornado in Texas.
It is no exaggeration that a trivial action may change a person's life. It can be proved as an example. Ford Company of the United States is famous in the world, which not only makes the American automobile industry in the forefront of the world, but also changes the national economic situation of the whole United States. Who would have thought that Ford, the creator of this miracle, entered the company with a simple action of "picking up waste paper"?
At that time, Ford had just graduated from college, and he applied for a job in a car company. Several people who applied together have higher academic qualifications than him. Ford felt hopeless when others interviewed him. When he knocked at the door and walked into the chairman's office, he found a piece of paper on the floor at the door. Naturally, he bent down and picked it up. Looking at it, it turned out to be a piece of waste paper and threw it into the garbage basket. The chairman sees all this in his eyes. Ford just said, "I'm here to apply for Ford." The chairman issued an invitation: "Very good, very good, Mr. Ford, you are hired by us." This decision that surprised Ford actually came from one of his casual actions. From then on, Ford began his brilliant road until he changed his name to the company and made Ford famous all over the world.
A salesman of Ping An Insurance Company also had a surprise similar to Ford's. He visited the general manager of a company many times, and finally he was able to sign the bill only because he picked up a piece of waste paper on the ground and threw it into the trash can on his way to the general manager's office. The general manager said to him, "I watched all morning (through the window glass) to see which employee would pick up waste paper, but I didn't expect it to be you." Before this meeting with the general manager, he was "left hanging" for more than three hours, and many colleagues were vying for this big customer.
The harvest of Ford and salesman seems to be accidental, but it is inevitable. Their subconscious actions come from a habit, and the habit formation comes from their positive attitude. This is just as the famous psychologist and philosopher william james said: "Sow an action and you will reap a habit;" Sow a habit and you will gain a character; Sow a character and you will reap a fate. "
In fact, the "butterfly effect" used by scientists to vividly illustrate chaos theory also exists in our lives: a bold attempt, a bright smile, a habitual action, a positive attitude and a sincere service can all start from an unexpected starting point in life, which can bring far more than a little joy and superficial return.
Whoever can catch the "butterfly" that is beneficial to life will not be abandoned by society.