Lead: Life is to hit a nail, touch a nail once, gain a point of knowledge and experience, which is also the process of growth. Here are the classic materials on the topic of growth. Let's learn together:

Great career is waiting for you

(Growth needs encouragement)

Claude Henri de Rouvroy was born in a noble family and lived comfortably since childhood. However, he stood up from his youth with great ambition and was determined to use knowledge to benefit mankind. At the age of 15, I told my family to wake myself up every morning with such words: "Claude, get up, great cause is waiting for you." He inspired himself with his lofty goals, helped him overcome inertia, devoted himself to his career, and finally became an outstanding utopian socialist, leaving his footprints in the history of human thought.

Qian Zhongshu, a crazy talent

(the road to the growth of different customs)

In 1929, a news broke out when the Foreign Languages Department of Tsinghua University enrolled students. A candidate who scored 15 points in the math test and should have been returned was accepted by an exception. This candidate is Qian Zhongshu. He did badly in the math exam, but he was excellent in English and Chinese, and he still got full marks in English. The teacher in charge couldn't bear to retreat, but dared not take it, so he reported it to the headmaster, Luo Jialun. President Luo decided immediately after reading the examination paper: this is a wizard, exceptional admission. As soon as he entered Tsinghua, Qian Zhongshu began to set up one record after another: the number of books read, the number of articles published, the test scores, and the number of crazy words spoken ... He loved reading, so there were "money criticisms" everywhere in the collection of Tsinghua Library.

In Tsinghua, he is also famous for finding fault with professors and scholars. In 1932, Zhou Zuoren, a famous professor in Peking University, published his monograph The Origin of China New Literature. As soon as the book came out, it was well received. However, Qian Zhongshu picked out many mistakes and straightened out the book, regardless of Zhou's embarrassment.

Sima Changfeng said in the New Literature History of China that he was one of the two "crazy men" in the history of modern literature in China. Qian Zhongshu's madness was so brilliant that Wang Yang was so arrogant that he was quite like an ancient Zhuang Sheng. His cousin once said that Qian Zhongshu was crazy when he was a teenager. He didn't want to praise others since he was a child. Instead, he criticized, sarcastically and teased many people. He was mean and witty, and his temper has never changed. Some of these people he criticized were his classmates and friends, and some were his teachers and predecessors, such as Zhu Ziqing, Zhou Zuoren, Feng Youlan, Zhao Wanli and Wu Mi. When the university was about to graduate, Tsinghua asked him to continue studying for a master's degree in western literature. He said, "No professor in Tsinghua is qualified to be a mentor of Qian!"

Qian Zhongshu has a famous saying: "Generally speaking, learning is something that two or three simple-minded people discuss and cultivate in an old house in the wilderness, and learning from the market will become popular learning." It is precisely because he wants to avoid vulgarity and do real learning that he shows a completely different personality and behavior from others. He is recognized by Chinese and foreign journalists as one of the most difficult celebrities in contemporary China. Not only journalists, but also celebrities from all walks of life stay at a respectful distance from him. "People call me crazy and don't know what I really am", which is Qian Zhongshu's evaluation of himself.

Jay Chou's growing experience

(Interest grows with others)

Jay showed his unique feeling and talent for music when he was in primary school. He likes the piano very much and likes to listen to music quietly alone.

After graduating from high school, he worked as a waiter in a restaurant, and he still loved his music. Although he only received 4 yuan's salary every month, he would spend a lot of money to buy tapes besides subsidizing his family. He often listened to music quietly by himself and tried to create his own music. Once, he was talking about the piano in a restaurant, and when his boss saw him, he was promoted to be a pianist in the restaurant.

Gold always shines. Wu Zongxian found him and asked him to work as an assistant in music production at Elfa Music Company. The so-called assistant was just running errands, but it was a good start for Jay Chou to realize his dream. Since then, he has strengthened his determination to take the road of music creation and asked others for advice when he had time. Finally, Wu Zongxian promoted this diligent young man to a music producer, and every morning, he put his written songs neatly on Wu Zongxian's desk.

He encountered many difficulties in it. The song he wrote for Andy Lau was thrown aside by Andy Lau without reading it, and the Nunchaku tailored for A Mei was also abandoned. When he secretly saw Wu Zongxian tearing up his manuscript, he silently shed tears. At this time, Wu Zongxian gave him one last chance to write 5 songs in 1 days, and choose 1 of them to give him an album, which was a crucial moment to decide his life and death on the music road. Sure enough, everything comes to him who waits. He finished the task within 1 days and successfully released his first album Jay Week. He became famous from then on, when he was only 19 years old!

Shen Xiangyang was "forced" to take the postgraduate entrance examination

(Good friends help him grow)

For a person's growth, friends around him are also very important. Microsoft prodigy Shen Xiangyang said he was lucky to have a good friend. "I played football for four years in college, which is equivalent to mixing for four years, although my grades are not very bad. Later, the teacher said to me,' Shen Xiangyang, you are so small and so smart, how can you be so mixed up? You should take the postgraduate exam!' I went back to think about it, and it was right, so I decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination. Keren is inert. I have a close classmate, who knows me very well and asked me to go to study with him. However, I can't sit still during my self-study. I am used to playing football and always want to go outside. My classmate said,' Shen Xiangyang, you are not allowed to go anywhere. You are not allowed to go to the toilet during the four-hour self-study period. Just sit here.' As a result, I got the first place in the whole department. If I had met a few friends who felt that their future was bleak and hopeless, I would have been mixed up in four years. Therefore, many people's ideas and practices are driven by the influence of people around them. "Shen Xiangyang is now the dean of Microsoft Research Asia.

Reagan stands on his own two feet

(Grow optimistically and stand on his own two feet tenaciously)

Although Reagan's family life in his childhood was poor, he never felt depressed. His open-minded and optimistic nature convinced him that he lived in the happiest world. It is based on this optimistic personality that he always devotes himself energetically to various activities, such as taking risks, playing ball, swimming, acting and so on. In order to finish his studies, Reagan helped his parents share their worries. He used his spare time to go to the construction site to do odd jobs, move bricks, push soil and transport cement, often for 1 hours. When he was hungry, he chewed a piece of dry bread, and when he was thirsty, he drank a few mouthfuls of tap water. In this way, Reagan not only solved the tuition of the whole middle school period by his own strength, but also saved 4 dollars to prepare for entering the university.

Who will the billionaire's money be left to

(Only by self-reliance can we grow better)

According to British newspapers, John Malone, the chairman of Telecommunication Company, the largest cable TV company in the United States, is going to donate more than half of his $1.5 billion legacy to charity. He believes: "too much property will destroy children, not help them grow up."

In 1997, Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, announced that he would not leave much legacy to his newborn daughter Jennifer for the same reason as Malone.

Warren Buffett, the second richest man in America, is famous for being stingy with his three children. He said that they would be lucky if they could get a penny from him after his death. He warned the children: "The idea that you can have enough food and clothing for life as long as you vote for the right mother has damaged the concept of fairness in my heart."

Peter Desavari, a British real estate developer, announced in 1997 that after his death, his five daughters could not share his 24-pound real estate.

After taking office, President Bush announced a tax reduction plan, including the abolition of the federal inheritance tax. This is of course good news for the richest people who own most of America's wealth. But interestingly, there are actually 12 rich people who jointly signed a shang book to oppose the government's abolition of inheritance tax. The Wall Street Journal has also published a survey result, which shows that even if the inheritance tax is abolished in the United States, there are still 5% rich Americans who intend to donate at least half of their property to the society, leaving only a part of their property for future generations. The rich who advertised in The New York Times and called on the government not to abolish the inheritance tax include Bill Gates' father, William Sr., Buffett, Soros and financial giant Rockefeller. Old William wrote in the petition that the abolition of inheritance tax will make the children of American millionaires and billionaires get something for nothing, make the rich always rich and the poor always poor, which will hurt the poor families. Buffett also said: "It is a big mistake and extremely stupid to cancel the inheritance tax. Abolishing the inheritance tax will create an aristocratic class. "

The prodigal son comes back to Greenlandia

(bravely facing the mistakes in growing up)

victor grignard was born in a prestigious French family, and his father ran a shipbuilding factory, which made him rich. Due to the well-off family and spoiled parents, Greenia wandered around all day in her youth and was domineering. He has no ideal, no ambition, and doesn't care about his studies at all. Instead, he dreams of being a maharaja all day. Because of his handsome appearance and luxurious life, many beautiful young girls admire him very much.

However, at a luncheon, a Puerto Rican countess who had just arrived from Paris said to him rudely, "... please stand away. I hate being blocked by a playboy like you! " This remark stung his heart like a needle. He suddenly woke up and began to regret the past, producing a sense of shame and bitterness. From then on, he studied hard to recover the time wasted in the past. At the age of 21, he left the family that had corrupted him and left a letter, which said, "Please don't inquire about my whereabouts, let me study hard, and I believe I will create some achievements in the future."

He came to Lyon, and after two years of hard study, he finally made up all the courses he had missed in the past and entered the University of Lyon.

During his college study, his attitude of studying hard won the esteem of Philip Barr, an authority on organic chemistry. Under the guidance of Barr, he did all the famous chemical experiments of the teacher again, and corrected some mistakes and omissions of Barr accurately. Finally, Grignard reagent was born in a large number of ordinary experiments.

Once Greenia opened the door to science, his scientific research achievements poured out like a spring. From 191 to 195 alone, he published about 2 papers. In view of his great contribution, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1912. At this time, he suddenly received a congratulatory letter from Countess Puerto Rico, which contained only a few words: "I love you forever!" "

Lamarck, who is "chop and change"

(constantly exploring the road to growth)

If the word "chop and change" is used to describe Lamarck's interest in adolescence, it is really appropriate. Lamarck has several brothers who are all soldiers, and he also wants to be a soldier and a general in the future. At the age of 16, he joined the army and was awarded the rank of lieutenant for his bravery. He soon retired due to illness, fell in love with meteorology and wanted to be a meteorologist. Later, he got a job in a bank and wanted to be a financier. Soon, Lamarck fell in love with music again, playing the violin all day and wanting to be a musician. Then I studied medicine for four years, but I didn't have much interest in medicine. At the age of 24, he happened to meet a mentor-Rousseau, a famous French thinker, philosopher, educator and writer. Rousseau led him into biological science, and he finally fell in love with this science and devoted his life to it, becoming a master of biological science.

Tolstoy's introspection

(growth requires introspection)

In his youth, lev tolstoy had a dissolute life, some bad habits, and he was fond of playing and gambling. But soon, he immediately woke up and expressed his dissatisfaction with himself. He thinks that his debauchery is equal to an animal, and he is really not a person. He also found out the reasons for the mistakes in detail and wrote them in his diary. * * * has eight points: 1. Lack of perseverance; 2. Deceive yourself; 3. There is a wind of juvenile frivolity; 4. Not humble; 5. Too short-tempered; 6. Life is too indulgent; 7. Too imitative; 8. Lack of reflection. This time, it was like a thunderbolt hitting him. He is determined to end his debauchery and correct his bad habits. So he came to the Caucasus with his brother Nicholas, became a junior officer in the artillery corps, and embarked on the road of literary creation.