Once upon a time there was a poor boy whose father was a shoemaker. After his father died, his mother had to take him to another marriage to make a living. One day, he had a chance to meet the prince. He sang a poem in front of the prince with hope. Recite the script. After the performance, the prince asked him what reward he wanted. The poor boy boldly made a request: "I want to write a poetic drama and perform it at the Royal Theatre." The prince looked at the stupid boy with a big nose like a clown from head to toe, and then said to him, "Just because you can recite a script doesn't mean you can write it. That's two different things. I advise you to learn a useful craft. "

However, when he came home, he broke his piggy bank, bid farewell to his mother and stepfather who never cared about him, and left home to pursue his ideals. At this time, he was only 14 years old, but he believed that as long as he worked hard, the name Andersen would be passed down through the ages.

When he arrived in Copenhagen, he rang the doorbell from door to door, ringing the doorbell of almost all the dignitaries, but no one appreciated him. He was ragged and poor in the street, but he remained enthusiastic.

Finally, at 1835, his fairy tales attracted children's attention and turned over a new page belonging to Andersen. His fairy tales have been translated into many languages, and no book can match them except the Bible. It has been 16 years since he left home.

Do you have an ideal? How do you want to realize your dream? The process of persistent efforts may be hard and full of pain, but as long as you don't give up hope, you will eventually reap sweet fruits. Andersen said, "As long as you are a swan egg, it doesn't matter if you are hatched in a duck pen.

2. Balzac who takes pleasure in suffering

Balzac is a representative of French realistic writers. Balzac finished 90 novels in his life, working 12 hours a day on average. Every night 12, the servant will wake him up. He put on a white monk's suit and immediately wrote a book. Generally, he will write for five or six hours without leaving the table until he is extremely tired.

Balzac is a world-recognized expert in observing and analyzing human nature, but in real life, he is not so smart. When he was young, his business failed and he owed 60 thousand francs. After he became famous, although he made a lot of money, he finally made ends meet because of extravagance and waste. These days, another interesting thing happened.

Balzac woke up one night and found a thief rummaging through his drawer. He couldn't help laughing. The thief asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Balzac said, "That's interesting. I searched for a long time during the day, but I didn't find a dime. What else can you find in the dark? "

The thief cut off his own road and turned away. Balzac smiled and said, "Please close the door behind you."

The thief said, "There are walls all around your house. Why did you close the door? "

Balzac said humorously: "It is not used for theft prevention, but for wind protection."

Balzac once boasted that he would surpass Napoleon. "What his sword can't do, my pen can do." He did it, but unfortunately, he only lived for fifty years, leaving many unfinished works, which became a great loss to all mankind.

Balzac once boasted that he would surpass Napoleon. "What his sword can't do, my pen can do." He did it. Balzac's example once again vividly shows that life is a state of mind.

3. Barene who overcomes disability?

Barene was disabled by illness when she was a child, and her mother felt like a knife, but she endured grief. She thinks that what children need most now is encouragement and help, not mother's tears. Mother came to Barone's sickbed, took his hand and said, "Son, mother believes that you are an ambitious person. I hope you can bravely walk on the road of life with your own legs! Good Barene, can you promise your mother? "

Mother's words hit Barene's heart like a hammer. He threw himself into his mother's arms and burst into tears.

Since then, whenever my mother is free, she will practice walking and doing gymnastics for Barene, and she is often so tired that she sweats. Once my mother caught a bad cold. She felt that a mother should not only teach by example, but also set an example. Despite her high fever, she got out of bed as planned to help Barene practice walking. Soybean-like sweat dripped from her mother's face. She wiped with a dry towel, gritted her teeth, and helped Barene finish the exercise plan for the day.

Physical exercise makes up for the inconvenience caused by disability to Barene. His mother's example deeply educated Barone, and he finally withstood the severe blow of fate. He studies hard and his academic performance has always been among the best in his class. Finally, he was admitted to the Medical College of Vienna University with excellent results. After graduating from college, Barene devoted all her energy to the research of otology. Finally, I finally got on the podium of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.

Persistence will stand the test of failure.

Edison, the "king of inventions", had more than 2,000 inventions in his life. Make great contributions to mankind. However, every invention embodies the power of persistence everywhere. In order to invent the electric light bulb, Edison tried again and again and failed. Many experts think that the future of electric light bulb is bleak. Some famous British experts even ridiculed Edison's research as "meaningless". Some reporters also reported: "Edison's ideal has become a bubble."

Edison didn't flinch in the face of failure and some people's cynicism. He understands that every failure means a step closer to success. After 13 months' efforts, we tried more than 6,000 kinds of materials for more than 7,000 times, and finally made a breakthrough. Since then, people have another sun, and people's activities are no longer limited by night objects.

When we see those gorgeous lights, please don't forget that it's all because of persistence. As long as we persist, we will succeed, but if we persist, we will bear the test of failure again and again!

5. Adhere to an optimistic attitude.

Nick vujicic was born in Australia. He was born without limbs. This rare phenomenon is called "seal limb disease" in medicine, but what is even more incredible is that Nick knows everything, such as riding horses, playing drums, swimming and playing football. In his view, nothing is difficult. He holds two university degrees, is an enterprise director and a famous speaker, and won the "Outstanding Australian Youth Award" in 2005.

In Nick's life experience, there is such a key word, that is "never give up". This word is really too important for his growth. Whether pouring water from the water dispenser with his forehead or doing various actions with his chicken feet, Nick had to go through dozens or even hundreds of failures in his initial attempt to master this skill.

Whenever he fails, Nick always says to himself, "Failure is not terrible. Keep trying. As long as you persist, anything is possible!