In 494 BC, when the State of Yue defeated the State of Wu, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, had to make peace with the State of Wu, waiting for a comeback. Gou Jian first bribed the prince of Wu and his ministers with beautiful women, gold, silver and jewels, and also held his wife hostage to be a groom for the prince himself.
Gou Jian also sent tea and rice to the king of Wu, and finally won the trust of the king of Wu and was released. After returning home from a narrow escape, Gou Jian tried his best to pay tribute to Wu while withdrawing troops and training. In the end, he led tens of thousands of elite soldiers, completely defeated the State of Wu, and realized his desire to wash away the humiliation and revitalize the country.
Pu Songling wrote a masterpiece.
Pu Songling, a native of Shandong in the early Qing Dynasty, failed in all four exams because of the prevalence of bribery and fraud in the examination hall at that time. But he is not pessimistic and disappointed. He is determined to write a "book of loneliness and anger". He carved a pair of couplets on the copper ruler that pressed the paper:
Where there is a will, there is a way. If we cross the rubicon, 120 Qin Guan will belong to Chu after all. Hard-working people are rewarded by heaven, and they have tasted courage. More than 3,000 armour can swallow Wu. Pu Songling took this as a warning and encouragement, and finally wrote a literary masterpiece: Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio.
3. Sima Qian's book Historical Records, which endured castration.
When he was tortured, he was at the peak of creating historical records. Unexpectedly, he was taken to prison, where he refused to plead guilty. He has always insisted that he just said what he should say as a courtier and should not be so implicated, but the ruler obviously ignored his truth.
Since then, he has fallen into the adversity of life and gained a lot of new insights into life. He saw it thoroughly and was extremely disappointed with the decadent feudal monarchy. He no longer wants to suppress his thoughts for power, nor does he need to write some flashy articles to please his superiors. He began to devote himself to the creation of history books.
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A famous saying that he became a man after suffering.
1. Pushkin "If life deceives you": If life deceives you, don't be depressed or indignant! Temporarily endure when things don't go well; Believe it, happy days will come.
Beethoven: Pain can destroy people, and people who suffer can also destroy pain. Creation needs suffering, and suffering is a gift from God. One of the great advantages of outstanding people is their perseverance in adverse and difficult encounters.
Third, selected works of Xia Yan and Xia Yan: Adversity gives people precious opportunities for tempering. Only those who can stand the test of the environment are truly strong.