Huo Qubing has repeatedly made meritorious military service, won high positions and high salaries, but put aside his personal enjoyment and put his heart on national interests. After the victory of Hexi Campaign, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty specially ordered people to build a luxurious mansion for him in Chang 'an in order to reward him for his outstanding military exploits. Please ask him to see if he was satisfied. Huo Qubing declined the kindness of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and said heroically, "Why stay at home when the Huns are immortal!" This famous saying, which has been passed down through the ages, is a portrayal of Huo Qubing's glorious life. Huo Qubing made his own choice between the treatment of powerful people and the responsibility of facing the country.

Revolutionary mentor Marx: If we choose a career that can best work for human welfare, then this burden cannot overwhelm us, because it is dedicated to everyone; At that time, what we felt was not poverty, limitation and selfish pleasure. Our happiness will belong to millions of people, and our cause will be unknown but exist forever. In the face of our ashes, noble people will cry.

In the fifth year of Song Renzong (1045), Fan Zhongyan was demoted to Dengzhou for advocating reform. After being ruthlessly hit by politics, he did not become passive and decadent, went with the flow, and even abandoned his ambition and colluded with evil forces. Instead, it left the eternal swan song of "worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later".

In order to awaken the people, Lu Xun chose the difficult road of abandoning medicine and taking up literature.

Qian Xuesen gave up the generous material life abroad and chose to serve the motherland.

Li Siguang and China gave up their generous material life abroad and chose to serve the motherland.