1. Lu Yu knew how to adapt, abandoned Buddhism and followed literature, and eventually became a great master.

Lu Yu, a famous scholar in the Tang Dynasty, was an orphan since he was a child and was raised by Zen Master Zhiji. Although Lu Yu was in the temple, he did not want to chant sutras and chant Buddha's name all day long. Instead, he liked to read poems and books. Lu Yu insisted on going down the mountain to study, but was opposed by the Zen master. In order to pose a problem to Lu Yu and educate him better, the Zen master asked him to learn how to make tea. In the process of studying tea art, Lu Yu met a kind-hearted old woman and not only learned the complicated tea-making skills, but also learned a lot about reading and life. When Lu Yu finally brought a cup of steaming Kuding tea to the Zen master, the Zen master finally agreed to his request to go down the mountain to study. Later, Lu Yu wrote the widely circulated "Tea Classic" and carried forward the tea culture of the motherland!

2. Sima Guang knew how to be flexible, alert and inspirational, and became a literary giant.

Sima Guang was a child who loved to play and sleep. For this reason, he was often punished by his teacher and ridiculed by his peers. Under his teacher’s earnest instruction, he was determined to get rid of his bad habit of being a sleepy person. When he got up, he drank a full stomach of water before going to bed. As a result, he didn't wake up in the morning, but wet the bed. So the clever Sima Guang made a warning pillow out of garden wood. When he turned over in the morning, his head slipped on the bed board. Naturally, He woke up with a start, and from then on he got up early every day to study. With perseverance, he finally became a learned and great writer who wrote "Zi Zhi Tong Jian".

3. Chen Pingren knows how to adapt, ignore past grudges, and achieve hegemony.

Chen Ping, a famous prime minister in the Western Han Dynasty, was poor when he was young, and he and his brother depended on each other. In order to uphold his father's destiny and shine in the family, he did not engage in production and studied behind closed doors. However, his sister-in-law did not tolerate him. In order to eliminate the conflict between brother and sister-in-law, he Faced with repeated humiliation, he kept silent. As his sister-in-law became more and more aggressive, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and ran away from home. He wanted to wander around the world. After being chased back by his brother, he ignored the past grudges and prevented his brother from divorcing his sister-in-law, which became a good talk in the local area. Finally, there was an old man who came here because of his reputation and accepted apprenticeships for free. After completing his studies, he assisted Liu Bang and achieved great success.

Animal:

American Professor Wick once did an interesting experiment: put some bees and flies into a flat glass bottle at the same time, so that the bottom of the bottle faced

The bottle mouth faces the dark place. As a result, the bees struggled desperately towards the light, and eventually died of exhaustion, while the scurrying flies actually slipped out of the narrow neck of the bottle to escape.

This experiment tells us: In an environment full of uncertainty, sometimes what we need is not to work persistently in a set direction, but to find a way to survive in a adaptable manner; not to follow the rules. , but a breakthrough in rules. We cannot deny the role of persistence in promoting life, but we should also see that in a world that is constantly changing, flexible action is much better than orderly decline.

Famous quote:

Bernard Shaw said, "A wise person adapts himself to the world, while an unwise person will only insist on making the world adapt to him. ? (Adaptation)

Shakespeare said: “Don’t let your mind be your prisoner. (Flexible thinking)

Bernard said: "The biggest obstacle to our learning is the known things, not the unknown things. (Learn to be flexible and don't let the known things destroy yourself)

~~~ I have some personal suggestions. In fact, many famous quotes and aphorisms are not related to one aspect. Many celebrities have multiple excellent qualities, so pay attention to exploring multiple aspects, and the famous quotes and materials are not a problem. ~~~