Motto about life

Life is not just breathing, life is activity. ——Rousseau

Life is a dangerous narrow valley, and only the brave can pass it. ——Michelle Pan

A great soul will strengthen thought and life. ——Emerson

There is only one kind of heroism in the world, and that is the person who understands life and loves life. ——Romain Rolland

We can only get life if we give our lives. ——Tagore

A life full of content is a long life. We need to measure life by actions, not by time. ——Little Seneca

If you can make good use of it, life will be long. ——Seneca

Life appears splendid in the sparkle, and true in the ordinary. ——Burke

The shortening of life is directly proportional to the wastage of thought. ——Darwin

To cherish life, you must cherish today. ——Proverb

Life consists of one day, and one day symbolizes a lifetime. ——Proverb

Whoever can enrich every moment with profound content will extend his life indefinitely. ——Kurz

We only have one life, but if we can use it correctly, once is enough. ——British Proverb

You cannot live twice, but many people are not good at spending even one life. ——Lucette

Birth is school. There, rather than saying that good teachers are happy, it is better to say that good teachers are unfortunate. ——Heibel

There is no art more difficult than life, because for other arts or knowledge, there are teachers everywhere. ——Seneca

We must turn life into a scientific dream, and then turn the dream into reality. ——Marie Curie

Whoever plays games with life will achieve nothing; whoever cannot master himself will always be a slave. ——Goethe

Life is not a pleasure, but a very heavy task. ——Tolstoy

Life is a gem that nature gives to human beings to carve. ——Nobel

Human life is short, but if you live it despicably, it will be too long. ——Shakespeare

To experience life, you must grasp reality and believe in reality. ——Ratit

Shi Tiesheng: Male, Han nationality, from Beijing. In 1958, he studied at Wang Daren Primary School in Dongcheng District, Beijing, and graduated from the junior high school of Tsinghua High School in 1967. Then, in 1969, he went to Yan'an area in northern Shaanxi to "jump in line". Three years later, he returned to Beijing due to paralysis of his legs and worked in a factory in Beixinqiao Street. Later, his condition worsened and he returned home to recuperate. Started publishing works in 1979.

Some of Shi Tiesheng's early novels, such as "Half Hour for Lunch", have the characteristics of exposing "dark side" literature. "My Distant Qingping Bay", published in 1983, was not only Shi Tiesheng's, but also an important work in novel creation at that time. It has been interpreted on multiple levels: it may be said that it expands the horizons of "educated youth literature", or it may be said to be of significance in the "root search" of literature. On the issue of "seeking roots", the author expresses this opinion, "'roots' and 'seeking roots' are two completely different things. One is just where we come from and why we come. The other is also for: us Where to go and how to go." Regarding the latter, he believed that "this is to see the absurdity of life and to find a reliable basis for the spirit" ("Sunday Postscript", Huaxia Publishing House, 1983 edition).

Shi Tiesheng's personal experience of physical disability led some of his novels to write about the life and mental difficulties of the disabled. But he transcended the disabled's pity and self-pity for their fate, and raised his concern for universal survival, especially the phenomenon of mental "disability". Unlike other novelists, he is not obsessed with the perceptual life characteristics of a nation or region. He regards writing as a narrative and exploration of his personal spiritual journey. "The universe refines a song and dance into eternity with its endless desire. What kind of name this desire has in the world can be ignored" (Shi Tiesheng, "Me and the Temple of Earth"). This constant concern for the survival of "disabled people" (in Shi Tiesheng's view, all people are disabled and defective) gives his novels a strong philosophical meaning.

Due to his personal experience, his narrative runs through a kind of tender yet fatalistic sentimentality; but it also contains a struggle against absurdity and fate. "Life is Like a Piano String" is a fable about fighting against absurdity to obtain the meaning of existence.

He is the author of the novel "Notes on Retreat", the short story "Life is Like a String", the essay "Me and the Temple of Earth", etc.

"My Distant Qingping Bay" and "Grandma's Star" won the National Outstanding Short Story Award in 1982 and 1983 respectively, and "Notes on an Old House" won the first Lu Xun Literature Award.

John Cutis----------

How many times have I fallen on the road? How many times have I broken my wings

Once How many times have I lost my direction, how many times have my dreams been shattered

Now I am no longer hesitant! Now I can transcend my ordinary life! Now I am no longer confused! Now I want my life to be liberated!

He has no legs, but he can dive; he has no legs, but he can drive a car;

He has no legs, but he can become a champion in the sports field;

He has no legs and has cancer, but he can travel around the world and give lectures;

He has no legs, but he has visited 190 countries and was interviewed by former South African President Nelson Mandela. ;

He faces death all the time, but he can have the most perfect love and life...

Can you do it? If he can do it, you can too!

He is John Cutis, a 38-year-old Australian disabled person. When he was born, he was only as big as a Coke can, his legs were deformed and he had no anus. He was lying dying in the observation room. The doctor concluded that he It was impossible to survive more than 24 hours, and his father was advised to prepare for the funeral. When the grieving father prepared a small coffin and a small cemetery for his son, he discovered that his son was still alive. The doctor also declared that he would not survive a week, a month, a year... But today John is still healthy and giving speeches all over the world.

Why can he escape the clutches of death? Why was he able to overcome the ordeal of cancer? Why did he finally find true love? How did he navigate an unusually bumpy road with his own hands? Get close to John Cutis and you'll find the answer.

He used his life to prove the power of love, the greatness of faith, and the brilliance and preciousness of life!

John has struggled with fear, loneliness, insult, torture, illness and even death throughout his life. Looking back on the past, he said: "This world is full of pain and suffering. Some people are worried and some are crying." In the face of fate, you must face any hardship bravely. If you win, you win; if you lose, you lose. Everything is possible, so never say 'impossible' to yourself."

< p>A man who walks on his hands: An exclusive interview with the world-famous motivation guru John Cutis_______________________________

John Cutis, the world’s most famous motivation guru. He was born with severe disabilities, but he challenged medical concepts by refusing to die. He has no legs and does not rely on a wheelchair, but has developed world-class self-esteem, confidence and self-reliance.

He has been to more than 190 countries and was interviewed by South African President Nelson Mandela. His speech was majestic and shocking, causing tears and enthusiasm everywhere he went. He has spoken to more than 250,000 people in Australia and more than 100,000 companies and organizations around the world.

Recently, this world-class motivational master was invited by Singapore Chengzhi Group and Guangzhou Gree Culture Communication Co., Ltd. to come to South China to give motivational speeches, setting off a craze, and "Success" magazine A follow-up interview was conducted with him immediately.

He was squatting there. Squatting there with a great and excellent demeanor. Like the Sphinx, or the upper body of a stone statue of some great man. He, only half. But it doesn’t make people pity, it only makes people amazed!

When God cast him, he must have used another mold.

This Greek from Australia - John Cutis, has a child-like expression on his face - frank, innocent and pure. If he looks at you, his eyes can burn your central nervous system and make your heart palpitate. What a pair of eyes those are! Bright, warm, and sincere like the sun.

He has no legs, absolutely none. But he is free, agile and powerful.

When he slid past us on his skateboard, it was like a drop of water sliding across the ocean.

He does not sit in a wheelchair, he insists on walking with a skateboard and hands, so God gave him the most powerful shoulders. It was these powerful shoulders that supported his proud head, which allowed him to come to China from Australia, allowed him to ascend the podium in one city after another in China, allowed him to come among us, and allowed him to use the most inspiring words. The language of the human heart tells us everything that happened to him...

Life, life, life!

John Cutis was born with deformed legs. Medically known as congenital sacral agenesis. He had no anus (doctors had to cut him deep so he could painfully defecate), and his bladder and bowels were abnormal.

With his legs completely undeveloped, the newborn baby John looked only as big as a Coca-Cola can. Doctors did not expect him to survive more than 24 hours.

"Sorry," the doctor suggested to Little John's father: "It seems you need to hold a funeral."

However, when the father prepared the funeral with tears in his eyes, Only to find that his son is still alive. The little life struggled to last for another week. The doctor also predicted that the child would not survive more than a month. However, little John lived more than a month. The doctor once again predicted that the child would not survive more than a year. However, Little John survived a year. (To this day, this child named John Cutis is still alive)

Little John, growing up day by day. Dark eyes and curly brown hair. His favorite thing to do is to tuck his small, undeveloped legs under his buttocks, then support his big head with his hands, and sit there innocently, like a little yogi.

Looking at this special child, his parents are full of pity, smile or sigh. But no matter what, they decided to raise him like any normal child, giving him human love and good character.

The father with pure Greek ancestry firmly accepted this imperfect son, and he clearly knew what kind of setbacks and pains his son would encounter in his future life. Pampering, pampering and too much care may make a son become a veritable weakling. He must give his son a chance and a start to truly experience life.

As a child, John was full of fears of many things, especially dogs. When any dog ??approached him with its tail wagging, his nerves would collapse.

His father decided to change everything. One afternoon, he picked up little John, let him stay in the backyard with the family dog ??named "Kenty", and closed the door.

The only thing Little John could do was scream, scream and scream. The neighbors near their home were so frightened that they almost called the police. But when three hours passed, his father smiled happily, because little John was riding on the back of the dog, waving his fists and walking around the yard.

"If you feel fear, then you learn to face it!" His father taught little John this lesson.

Little John never escaped punishment from his father because of his disability. When he set the neighbor's cat on fire; when he cooperated with his brother and almost burned down his own house;

His father said to him: "Put your hand out and don't move it." . "Pah!" It was a bloody blow.

But no matter what, Little John admitted that his father’s punishment was humane. Because he has never been punished undeservedly.

Stand up straight! His father always told him this. For that he is eternally grateful.

As for his mother, her warm hands would give him a big hug every time he came home from school: "I love you, John!" "You are the best in my life."

Childhood is happy. John was deeply loved by his brothers and sisters. They get into trouble together, they play together, they laugh together, and they support him in everything he wants to do. They treated him like a normal kid. But John also admits that when he was a child, he was jealous of his brothers. He wanted to walk in their shoes and do what they were doing, even though he knew such a miracle wouldn't happen.

Whenever he felt pitiful, he remembered his parents' advice: life is not perfect, but it is not all bad.

Go and taste the fragrance of roses!

You are the best thing about us

John Cutis finally reached the age of going to school, and his father bought him a schoolbag that was bigger than him. , and told him that from now on, he must learn to endure life: the real world is just ahead.

One disaster after another started in the first week after entering the elementary school. John was either chased around the campus by a few bad boys, or his wheelchair was broken off by them (at least 90 times). They broke the brakes on his wheelchair, causing him to lose control and fly down the school hallway directly into the math teacher's office. Those bad guys also tied him to the ceiling fan in the classroom, and then turned on the ceiling fan...

What's even more terrifying is that once some bad guys caught him and tied him with a rope , and sealed his mouth with tape, then picked him up and threw him directly into a large trash can.

Then the bastards lit a fire outside the dumpster.

John, whose mouth was sealed with tape, was unable to move among rolls of waste paper, garbage bags and rotting food. Coupled with the thick smoke and intense heat, he almost suffocated.

He was extremely frightened. Could this be death? Are you going to die like this? He shook his little body desperately, begging for life.

Until a teacher saw what was happening and rushed over, pulled John out of the trash can, untied the rope around him, and then they sat there together watching the trash can burn up... …

Later, John entered high school. There are 1,700 kids in the high school, and for John, it's 3,400 legs. He walks carefully among countless legs every day, and the only thing he has to do is to protect his hands from being stepped on by any of them.

However, he was still hurt the most.

During a slideshow class, John suddenly wanted to go to the toilet. He raised his hand, hoping that the teacher could see him, but the classroom where the slides were shown was too dark and he was too inconspicuous, so the teacher never noticed him.

So, he quietly slid down from the chair and began to move outside the classroom. However, every step he took in the darkness felt excruciating pain. Why is this happening? When he finally walked out of the dark room and sat on the floor outside the classroom, he realized that his hands were full of thumbtacks. Five thumbtacks were driven deeply into one hand, and six thumbtacks were driven deep into the other hand.

Twelve-year-old John was extremely uncomfortable. This is his classmates, this is what his damn classmates do.

He pulled out the thumbtacks stuck in his hands one by one, struggled to call a taxi and returned home.

He walked into his bedroom, closed the door, looked at himself in the mirror, and cried!

He thought of those pranks, those vicious jokes, and his own situation. He looked at himself in the mirror again and said to himself, don't go on!

At this moment, he thought of suicide.

But what to do?

When?

At the moment John made his decision, his ten-year-old brother Luke walked in.

"Luke," John whispered, "I can't deal with it anymore, and I'm going to end my life tonight."

His brother didn't speak, just slowly Walk slowly towards the door.

"Where are you going?" John asked sadly. Luke stood by the door and said, "Maybe I can help you. I'll help you get the gun."

Then his mother walked in. His mother sat on the bed and hugged him tightly, looking at him. The mother kept crying, but she said nothing and just looked at him with tears in her eyes. Then she gave John a particularly affectionate hug that only a mother can give and kissed him on the forehead.

Then, she said: "John, you are the best thing that has ever happened to us in our lives! Forever!"

After hearing these words from her mother , John cried again. It seems that the situation is not too bad, and there are still people who want to love him. John gave up on suicide and decided to continue living.

Live, live, live happily!

John Cutis finally decided to amputate his two deformed legs that had not fully developed.

This painful decision was made because of a painful experience.

In an open class for a geography exam, John leaned on the desk and leaned on his elbows to answer the question attentively. And his two deformed legs were raised like tails (there was nothing he could do about it), and if he didn't stare at his legs closely, he wouldn't notice even if they were burning, not to mention his I am concentrating on the exam.

When he finished the test questions, handed in the test paper, and walked into the sun with his hands, several girls screamed and said to him: "John, look at your legs quickly."

He watched with horror and sadness what was happening to his legs: his legs had been cut open with a razor blade, burned with a lighter, and had pins stuck in them. Two toes were almost severed.

He stumbled to the school infirmary, feeling like vomiting along the way. What made him even more angry was that no one was punished for this crime! However, John and his family did not spend too much time on this matter (let those people's consciences bear the consequences of their sins!)

At this time he faced a difficult decision : That means we must give up those two poor, short legs. (They were never really used)

On July 14, 1987, 17-year-old John Cutis had his leg removed and he became a real "half" people. Prompt surgery to remove the leg proved to be a wise move. After the deformed leg was removed, John could move more freely. Furthermore, he avoided possible complications from ulcers and skin infections and osteomyelitis on the deformed leg.

When his hands truly become feet, he will know better how to move forward in life...

After John Cutis left school, he began to look for Worked. During this period, he probably knocked on a million store doors and asked if anyone would hire him. He worked in a hardware store and twisted screws in an instrument box company. He wakes up at 4:30 a.m. every morning to catch the train to town, then rides his skateboard from the station to the factory a few kilometers away.

It cannot be said that he had a bad life during that time. After all, he was self-reliant and lived bravely and happily.

The real change in destiny begins with exercise.

Let us not forget that this man named John Cutis has Greek ancestry, so his whole body is filled with the Olympic spirit of competition and hard work. His athleticism is natural.

He started playing indoor cricket at the age of twelve. He is also an excellent weightlifter and wheelchair rugby player. Less than three days after he was discharged from the hospital after leg amputation surgery, he appeared at a club playing indoor cricket. Although he often knocked other players out of their wheelchairs and some complained that he played too hard, he also argued that some lacked dedication.

When he appears on the field triumphantly wearing sunglasses and a blue sports helmet, the children will immediately shout: "Look, a walking helmet!"

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His personal doctor said this: John Cutis’s personality has obvious obsessive-compulsive characteristics, and this is the only way for him to survive. It is this way of survival that made his athletic career so successful.

In 1994, John Cutis became the Australian Disabled Tennis Champion and was invited to travel to South Africa as a member of the Australian cricket team. He was fortunate enough to be greeted by South African President Nelson Mandela. 's interview.

In 2000, John retired from competitive sport when he received a scholarship from Sport Australia to train for the Sydney 2000 Paralympic and place second in the National Health Weightlifting Competition. After leaving the playing field, John achieved Level 2 coaching qualifications in each of the four major sporting bodies: Cricket, Rugby League, Football and Rugby Football Association.

Look, he is really something to be proud of.

However, John Cutis’s new experience of life began with a public speech.

At a luncheon held by a local "society", he was invited to give a brief speech. The whole time, he kept cheering himself up, trying to stand as high as possible. As a result, after the 15-minute speech, he won the most lasting applause from the audience.

A lady even ran up to him crying and said, "Thank you very, very much!"

After giving his speech, John Cutis sat alone on the Central Coast On the rocks, looking at the sea, I trembled for a while and cried for a while. He sat on the beach pinching himself and laughing from time to time. Because for the first time in his life, others were not just staring at him, but actually listening to him and willing to listen.

His words have weight, his views have weight, and so do his people! This is such an important thing to him.

When John really started his public speaking career, he realized very clearly that his different physiological characteristics would have an impact on his audience. But if he doesn't have something to say, his speaking career will be short-lived, because "monster shows" are never a box office hit that lasts long.

But it turns out that this guy who had no training in public speaking, John Cutis, was born with the grace of a speaker. He walked up and down the podium with his hands in a mighty manner. Gotta be like a lion! Moreover, he understood that real speech is a true confession that is true to the heart and originates from the true love in the heart.

No, no, don’t give up

This world is full of pain and suffering. Some people are worried and some people are crying. And he, John Cutis, clearly understood that people should embrace rather than fight against painful fate.

He once saw with his own eyes that his closest friend Matthew could not get up after falling asleep at night because the deformed spine compressed the atrium and lungs. Before that, they said good night to each other.

The death of a good friend made John Cutis burst into tears. He fell into deep self-blame: "I failed to take care of him. God, I'm lucky if I can take care of myself."

And, he began to think: "My spine is also deformed. So is my disability also fatal? "He began to feel fear: "When will I die?"

When he asked his father: "Dad, will I die?"

The father said to his son: "Yes, son. We are all going to die."

John Cutis grinned widely. Father, I will love you until death!

However, a huge disaster is quietly approaching him. In the second half of 1999, for no apparent reason, John Cutis often had to run to the bathroom to vomit when he was on a lecture tour. Sometimes he was very, very tired. By that year, he had become a very important figure in Australia, he was doing what he loved, and he was engaged and about to get married.

One night, he felt quite uncomfortable in his groin, and his left testicle was completely swollen and painful when touched.

When he struggled into the hospital, he was already in excruciating pain. When the ultrasound report came back, the doctor told him that he had to remove his left testicle because it was misplaced. But a week after removing the left testicle, the doctor told him expressionlessly: "John, it seems you have testicular cancer."

"What?" He was completely shocked. , "What did you say?!"

"I'm afraid your other testicle has to be removed too."

His brain went blank for a minute. The only thing he could think of was - he didn't have a child yet, he wanted a child!

There is no time, not even time to preserve semen. The only thing that can be preserved is the cherishment of life.

However, after all the testicles on both sides were removed, the damn doctor came to him again and told him: "Sorry, John, your cancer has spread! We estimate that you still have 12 to 24 months to survive." Live."

"What did you tell me?" John asked again.

"24 months." The doctor repeated again, "Your life..."

After listening to this, John Cutis climbed onto the guy's table, Knock everything on the table to the ground.

"Listen to me," he roared, "Who the hell gives you the right to tell me when I'm going to die? Is it the stethoscope around your neck? Or the glasses on your head? I will I'll die when I'm ready to die, not when someone like you tells me I have to die!"

Then John climbed off the table and turned around to go out. But the doctor rushed out, caught up with him, and gave him a deep hug. And the doctor was also crying, and then John heard him say: "You will defeat the disease. As long as you have this mentality, you will defeat the disease!"

After listening to the doctor's words, John cried like a child. And left. On the way home, a thought kept racing in his mind: I'm going to die, I'm going to die! How do I tell my parents? "

Finally, he mustered up the courage to tell his parents about his testicular cancer. After his father heard the news, his body shook slightly, but he still said calmly: "John , I can't believe it. "He said, "First your legs--bang! They're gone. Now your testicles - boom! They are gone too. I'm worried that when I come back next week, you will only have one 'head' left. "

After hearing this, John smiled widely, and then cried again. But the important thing is that his father's words made his son smile again in the face of death.

What followed was a full year of fighting the disease. John read a lot about cancer. He searched the Internet for information. He became an expert on cancer information. Can give him some good advice. A recovered leukemia patient called him and said:

"Listen, just do what the doctor says, but don't stop living. "And he never stopped.

In May 2000, John Cutis ended his treatment and was officially listed as a cancer survivor. When death left, he felt deeply Deep tranquility.

Love, love, never-ending...

I always thought that his love would be difficult and desperate, but he got it in 2000. Tis got married. While he had a beautiful wife, Lien, he also had her son, 6-year-old Clayton.

He got everything, everything. Open your mouth and laugh happily. Do you know what it feels like to laugh until your face hurts? You want to stop laughing, but you keep laughing, and life finally takes hold. The eldest boy, who felt aggrieved and blamed, showed his truest smile!

As a reporter, looking at their happy family, I was filled with curiosity as to why this family loves each other so much.

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It seems that children’s laughter, their happiness, and their love are the only thing that is really needed in life. During the interview, John Cutis came back again and again. , said to the wife beside him:

"I love you! ""I love you! "Still" I love you! "

Joy runs through it, but so does the deepest pain. Perhaps their love lives under the threat of death every moment, and it becomes more radiant.

I asked John: "How do you fall in love?" You and your wife. "He grinned again and glanced at his blonde beauty, almost happy.

"I fell in love with her as soon as she appeared. I fell in love with her based on my instinct. However, my wife had to struggle to fall in love with me. "

No matter what, they fell in love. When John finished answering this question, the hands of the three of them were tightly held together. For love, there is nothing more important than love itself. I Question: "The most naive John Cutis. Have you ever had hatred for life? "

He thought for a while and answered me: "Yes. Life has hurt me before, and I had to accept it at first. It's true that time heals all wounds, but that's only physical trauma. The hurt in my heart may stay in my heart forever. "

The hurt exists, and the only medicine that can heal the trauma is love.

John Cutis loved his son Clayton very much. He said: "My son will be a king-like figure in the future!"

And his family education There is only one word: love!

"Also, always have the best expectations for life!" His son Clayton, who was sitting next to him, suddenly added in a low voice.

We all laughed, and Clayton was so excited that his face flushed.

Suddenly, John Cutis said loudly to his son: "Clayton, tell everyone, what is your disability?"

Clayton He told us word for word: "I have autism, muscular dystrophy, cerebral intima damage, and myocardial dysfunction."

At this time, I noticed that every time this child said something, The hands and legs twitch uncontrollably. Looking at this boy who is as handsome as petals, my heart suddenly aches. Is this the truth of life?

John continued to say calmly and forcefully: "Just because you can't see it with your eyes, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Each of us has our own disability. Please think about it, where is your disability?"

He said: "It is the attitude of acceptance of disability that opened the door to life for me and created me as a person. It is this attitude towards life that makes my wife love me. Let me be the father of my son. One must have the courage to face it and try. If you win, you win. If you lose, you lose. No matter what, you will achieve nothing even if you sit at home! If my speech can change a person's attitude and remove a person's sense of powerlessness, then I will have a good day. "

This person, this "half-man", this person who walks with his hands. , sitting there majestically, telling us with his life: What is a miracle!

When he finished all this, he immediately turned back to his wife and son and said: I love you!