1. Joule’s pursuit of knowledge

The famous British scientist Joule loved physics since he was a child. He often did some experiments on electricity and heat by himself.

One year during the holidays, Joule and his brother traveled to the countryside together. The smart and studious Joule did not forget to do his physics experiments even when he was playing.

He found a lame horse, held by his brother, and quietly hid behind it. He used a Voda battery to pass current to the horse, hoping to test the animal's reaction after being stimulated by the current. reaction. As a result, the reaction he wanted to see occurred. The horse jumped wildly after receiving the electric shock, and almost kicked his brother.

Although danger has appeared, this has not affected the mood of Xiao Joule, who loves to experiment, at all. He and Giulia rowed a boat to a lake surrounded by mountains, where Joule wanted to test how big the echo was. They filled their muskets with gunpowder and pulled the triggers. Unexpectedly, with a "bang", a long flame spurted out from the muzzle of the gun, burning Joule's eyebrows, and almost scared his brother into falling into the lake.

At this time, the sky was covered with thick clouds and there was lightning and thunder. Joule, who was just about to go ashore to hide from the rain, found that it took a long time after each lightning to hear the rumble of thunder. What was going on?

Joule didn’t care about hiding from the rain, so he dragged his brother up a hill and carefully recorded the time between lightning and thunder with his pocket watch.

After school started, Joule couldn’t wait to tell the teacher all the experiments he had done and asked the teacher for advice.

The teacher looked at the studious and inquiring Joule and smiled, and patiently explained to him: "The propagation speeds of light and sound are different. The speed of light is fast and the speed of sound is slow, so people always want to see lightning before hearing it. The thunder and lightning actually happened at the same time."

Joule suddenly understood. From then on, he became more obsessed with learning scientific knowledge. Through continuous learning and careful observation and calculation, he finally discovered the thermal work equivalent and the law of conservation of energy, and became an outstanding scientist.

2. Seeking knowledge—continuous self-improvement

The British physicist Bragg, whose family was very poor when he was a child, relied on his unremitting pursuit of dreams and tenacious efforts to finally achieve a lot. Big achievement. The poor years he experienced became the driving force that inspired him to move forward in the future.

When he was in school, because his family’s financial situation was too poor, his parents could not buy him good-looking clothes or comfortable shoes. He was often dressed in ragged clothes and dragged a pair of shoes that did not match his feet. Worn leather shoes. But the young Prague never felt inferior because of poverty, and he never complained that his family could not provide him with superior living conditions. The pair of oversized leather shoes looked ridiculous on his feet, but he did not feel inferior because of it. On the contrary, he cherishes this pair of shoes because it gives him unlimited motivation.

It turns out that this pair of shoes was sent to him by his father. The family was poor and could not buy him a pair of comfortable and sturdy shoes. Even though this pair of old leather shoes belonged to his father. Although his father was also full of guilt about this, he still gave his son ardent hope, unparalleled encouragement and strong emotional support. His father wrote this in a letter to him: "...Son, I'm so sorry. I hope that in a year or two, my pair of leather shoes will no longer be too big for your feet. ...I hold this I hope that once you achieve something, I will be proud of it, because my son worked hard and succeeded in my worn-out shoes..." This letter, which is profound and full of expectations, has always been like an invisible force. , pushing Prague on the rugged mountain road of science, marching forward through thorns.

3. Honesty is more valuable than a thousand cherry trees - Honesty

George Washington has admired heroes since he was sensible. When he saw his brother wearing military uniform and fighting on the front line, he was extremely envious.

One day after dinner, he suddenly thought of a question and hurriedly ran to ask his father: "Dad, when I grow up, I want to be a brave soldier like my brother, okay?" "Excellent, my dear child. !” the father replied happily, “but do you know what kind of child can become a brave soldier?” the father asked. "Well -" Washington thought for a while and replied: "Only an honest child can become a brave soldier, is that true?" "Yes. Only by being honest can everyone be united, and only by unity can we defeat the enemy and become a brave soldier. . ”

My father not only preaches, but also pays attention to teaching by example. On his father's farm, there was a small cherry tree, which his father planted in commemoration of Washington's birth. Little George is growing up day by day, and the little cherry tree is getting taller and taller every year. Washington wanted to grow up to be a mighty soldier. Once, he planned to make a small wooden gun to arm himself. He originally wanted his father to help, but seeing that his father was busy with his work all day long and had no time, he decided to do it himself. Little Washington picked up the saw and axe, found a small tree that was easy to cut down, and sawed it down. Little did he know that this tree was my father's favorite cherry tree. This was a big disaster.

When my father came back and found out about it, he lost his temper and asked who did it. Washington hid in the house, terrified. He thought for a while, but bravely came out, walked up to him, and said with a ashamed look: "Dad, I did it." "Little guy, you cut down my favorite cherry tree. You didn't know I would do it." Want to beat you?"

Seeing that his father was still angry, Washington replied: "Dad, didn't you say that if you want to be a soldier, you must first have the character of honesty? It’s a fact. I didn’t lie.”

The father was very touched when he heard what his son said. He realized that the good qualities of his children were more precious than his beloved cherry tree. He hugged Washington and said: "Daddy forgives you, son. Admitting a mistake is a heroic act and is worth more than a thousand cherry trees."

4. Honesty

When Zihuayun was in primary school, she didn’t study very hard. Many things seemed to distract her. For example, every time she came home from school, she would see the shadows of her friends shaking outside the window and she would want to run away and talk to the children. Let's have fun together. At this time, my mother put her fist on the table and put forward various requirements for homework, plus her oral examination on the day's homework. Only after passing the test can she go to play. Her mother has always been strict with Hua Yun, and she has always been consistent. For children with poor self-consciousness, they can only devote themselves to study obediently under the supervision of their mother.

Probably this method can highly arouse the excitement of human nerve cells. Under the supervision of her mother, Zi Huajun is very efficient in doing homework. She often meets her mother's requirements effortlessly and with high accuracy. Very high. Gradually, she also developed a good habit of completing her homework on time. If she was asked to play before she finished her homework, she would feel really awkward!

During the winter and summer vacations, her mother did not relax her requirements at all. In addition to the homework assigned by the school, Zihuayun also has to complete the homework assigned by her mother. In addition, according to mother's instructions, she and her sister recited Han Yu's "The Master" and other ancient texts together.

Facing such a strict and merciless mother, Zihuayun was a little afraid of her. Once, Zihuayun did a math question wrong, and the teacher made a cross with a red pen. In fact, it was not a big deal, but when she thought of her mother who was so strict with her, she hesitated because she was afraid of her mother's criticism. After much deliberation, I secretly changed the fork myself. But afterwards she felt very uneasy and felt that doing so was contrary to her mother's daily teachings. After some ideological struggle, I finally told my mother about this and obediently waited for my mother's more severe criticism. But to Zi Huajun's surprise, her mother did not get angry after hearing her words. Instead, she first smiled and praised her for taking the initiative to admit her mistakes, and then pointed out: "Lying is the most shameful. All bad things are caused by dishonesty." Finally, her mother took her to analyze the reasons for the wrong questions.

By doing this, mother can not only educate her children well, but also take care of Zihuayun's self-esteem.

5. Humility

On the day of Adolf Beyeer’s 10th birthday. He originally thought that his parents would give him a lively celebration like the parents of other children. But this day: his mother took him to his grandmother's house early in the morning and spent the whole day there without mentioning his birthday at all. Bayer was very unhappy. On the way home, he kept pouting and said nothing. When his mother saw her, she said earnestly: "When I gave birth to you, your father was 41 years old and was still a rough man. Now he is 51 years old. But just like you, he is studying hard and has to take the exam tomorrow. I don't want to delay his study because of your birthday. Time is too precious for him. You are still young, so you must learn to cherish time. ”

Mother’s words, like rain and dew, nourish Beyer’s young heart bit by bit. Later he recalled: "This is the most generous gift my mother gave me on my 10th birthday."

When Beyer was studying at university, the name of organic chemist Professor Jaraku spread throughout Germany. . However, the professor was still very young at that time. Some elders in the scientific community always raised questions of one kind or another to find fault with him. One day, Beyer and his father were chatting together and mentioned Professor Jaraku. Bayer said: "Jiaragu is only 6 years older than me..." The implication is that this person is nothing special.

My father was very dissatisfied after hearing this. He said to Beyer: "What about being six years older? Isn't it worth learning from? When I was studying geology, the teacher was 30 years younger than me. I still call them teachers respectfully and listen to their lectures attentively. You have to remember that age and knowledge are not necessarily proportional. No matter who you are, as long as you have knowledge, you should learn from him humbly. ”

6. Patriotism

Since 1974, the famous football player Zhao Dayu applied for the provincial professional football team several times but failed because of his short stature. Repeated failures made him feel that he had no future. Confused and very discouraged. At this time, Zhao Dayu's father felt even worse. What parent doesn't want his child to stand out from others? However, he deeply understands that it is terrible for a person to lose an opportunity, but what is even more terrible is to lose his faith. What his son needs at this moment is encouragement and support.

So he worked hard to restrain his emotions. In order to prevent his son from losing confidence and giving up his efforts, he told his son the story of "suffering hardships while sleeping on the salary", encouraging his son to grit his teeth, not to give in easily, and to win. Be a person of integrity. He also introduced his son to the deeds of football player Hu Denghui. Although he was small, he still made it to the national team just because he played football very well. He also took his son to meet a Guangdong star and asked him to introduce the unique skills of a small man to beat a big man. He tried every means to make his son establish the belief: "As long as you are better than others, someone will definitely come to you."

With the encouragement and support of his father, Zhao Dayu rekindled his confidence and never gave up his efforts. The hard work finally paid off. In 1975, Zhao Dayu joined the Guangzhou team and participated in the National Youth Championship. At this time, my father was admitted to the hospital due to illness. Faced with such a sudden change, the father still did not give up his desire to let his son continue to work hard and make progress. He asked his son to maintain confidence, continue to work hard, and never delay training because of him. This is his biggest and only wish as a father!

Where there is a will, there is a way. With his unremitting hard work, the little Zhao Dayu finally entered the national team and fought hard on the green field for the "turnaround" of Chinese football. He realized his desire to bring glory to his country.