There were many celebrities in ancient China who loved reading, and their enthusiasm for reading was unmatched. Below are 16 classic examples and insights of diligent reading by Chinese celebrities compiled for everyone. Welcome to read.
1. Lü Meng studied
Lü Meng was a general of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. He had made great achievements many times, but he did not like reading. So Sun Quan said to Lu Meng: "You are now a general, and you have a heavy burden on your shoulders. You must read more and gain more knowledge." Lu Meng began to study. Slowly, he discovered that there were many things in the book that he had never known before. Once, he read the story of Sun Bin using the "reduction plan" to induce Pang Juan to underestimate the enemy, and finally defeated Pang Juan, which opened his eyes. As a result, Lu Meng gradually fell in love with reading. When he was not busy with military affairs, he dived into the pile of books and read eagerly ancient military art and history books. Over the past few years, Lu Meng's military ability has improved greatly. Sun Quan was very happy and made Lu Meng the governor-general, commanding the country's troops.
I realize that learning is indispensable at any time. The ancients said: "Those who know from birth are superior; those who know after learning are inferior; those who learn through hardship are inferior; those who experience hardship and do not know how to learn are inferior." , is the lowest class of people. "Currently, teenagers are experiencing hardships. In this environment, if they don't seize the time to study, they may really become the lowest class of people. Therefore, young people should enrich their knowledge and grow their talents through continuous learning, so as to be fully prepared for future employment and livelihood.
2. Che Yin’s reading at night
Che Yin was a famous official in the Jin Dynasty and was famous for his erudition. He has been diligent and studious since he was a child, but his family is very poor and sometimes cannot even afford oil for lighting lamps. In this way, Che Yin could not study at night, and he was very distressed about this.
One summer night, Che Yin sat boredly outside the house enjoying the cool air. At this time, the fireflies flying around in the grass caught his attention. The flashing lights on those little bugs looked like lights! He quickly found a small bag made of white gauze and caught them in one go. I put dozens of fireflies in my pocket. When the light from so many bugs is gathered together, isn't it just a small lamp? Che Yin took this "lamp" and happily went into the house to read. In this way, Che Yin finally became a learned man after years of hard study.
I have some insights into Che Yin, a famous minister of the Jin Dynasty. When he was a child, his family conditions were not good and he could not even afford oil for lighting lamps. However, he was not discouraged in order to study and study. He installed dozens of lamps and lanterns. The "light" of the firefly studied diligently and finally became a learned man. The ancients were still eager to learn in such a difficult environment. Now the party and the government have provided us with such a good learning environment. For young people, it is even more important for young people to study hard, work hard, and not waste the good time of seeking knowledge and study.
3. Sun Kang Yingxue studied
Sun Kang from the Jin Dynasty was smart and studious since he was a child, but his family was very poor and he had no chance to go to school. So he began to study at night. However, when reading at night, he had to light an oil lamp. Reading for one night often required one lamp of oil. Sun Kang's family conditions at the time simply couldn't afford it. Once it got dark, he would There is no way to study. Especially in winter, when the nights are long, he sometimes tosses and turns for a long time and has difficulty falling asleep. There was really no other way but to read more during the day and lie in bed and recite silently at night.
One winter, the weather was extremely cold and there was heavy snowfall every three days. On a winter night, Sun Kang was curled up in bed covered with a thin quilt, facing the window where the north wind was whistling, and he was reading again. Carrying it on his back, he suddenly found that the window was getting brighter and brighter. He even suspected that it was almost time for the sun to rise. When he put on his clothes and went out, he saw that it had snowed heavily, and the white snow illuminated the window. Sun Kang thought to himself: Since the white snow can illuminate the window, then it must be possible to use the snow to illuminate the window for reading. Thinking of this, he picked up the book and ran outside the door, squatting alone in the snow, reading with the faint light reflected by the snow. My hands and feet were frozen, so I got up and ran for a while, rubbing my hands and feet.
From then on, Sun Kang no longer worried about the lack of lamp oil.
Throughout the winter, he read day and night, not afraid of the cold or feeling tired, and often read until the rooster crowed. Even when the north wind howled and the dripping water turned into ice, he never stopped. Hard work paid off, and Sun Kang finally escaped from his poor family and became a very famous scholar.
The story of Sun Kang Yingxue’s reading tells us that success can only be achieved through hard work. Especially when you encounter difficulties, you should not give up, but use your brain to find ways to overcome difficulties. For us teenagers, we must use all our time to learn, don't give up, don't be afraid, and hone ourselves in difficult situations.
4. Tang Ruxun studied hard
Tang Ruxun was from the Ming Dynasty. He was a smart and cute child when he was a child. Unexpectedly, when he was 5 years old, he unfortunately contracted smallpox. This disease made Tang Ruxun's world lose its brightness.
He can no longer see the beautiful scenery outside, the smiles on the faces of his friends, and his relatives. He was in agony. However, as he grew older, he gradually adapted to the days without light and began to face life positively.
When his brothers were in class, Tang Ruxun listened carefully and memorized them carefully. Although he is strong, he also encounters difficulties in the learning process. Because he cannot see, he often has to work harder than others. Sometimes, the text was very long, and he could not remember what the teacher said by listening to it by ear, so he had to learn how the ancients used knotted ropes to remember things. He also fell in love with poetry because he could appreciate the artistic conception described in poetry without using his eyes. After unremitting efforts, Tang Ruxun finally became a famous scholar and poet in the Ming Dynasty.
I realized that Tang Ruxun did not complain about the injustice of fate, nor did he live in the embrace of sympathy from others. Instead, he used his unyielding spirit and strong fighting spirit to inspire and inspire others, making his weak and incomplete body appear taller and taller. Magnificent. It takes a lot of effort for a healthy person to achieve such an achievement, but a disabled person who has gone through ups and downs can face life like this. Shouldn’t we normal people love life more?
5. Bingyuan Weeping Studies
Bingyuan was a native of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. His father died when he was very young, which made the already poor family even more difficult. Bing Yuan is a child with a strong thirst for knowledge, but his family can't even solve the problem of food and clothing, let alone pay for his education!
There is a private school near Bing's house, and every day he can hear from The sound of reading came from inside. One day, he passed by the door of the private school and thought about studying. His nose became sore and he couldn't help crying. The private school teacher heard his cry and came over to ask him what was wrong. Bing Yuan sobbed and said: "I really envy those children who can study. My family is very poor and cannot afford to support me in studying, so I feel very sad." , and started crying." After hearing this, the private school teacher felt that it was rare for a child like Bing Yuan to be eager to study, so he said to him: "Son, if you really want to study, come to me. I won't charge you tuition. "When Bing Yuan heard this, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say and expressed his gratitude to the old gentleman again and again.
Bing Yuan is talented and very diligent in studying. It only took him half a year to learn things that other children took several years to learn. He cherishes hard-won learning opportunities and uses all available time to acquire knowledge. When he grew up, Bing Yuan still loved reading and often traveled to various places to study with teachers. Later, his knowledge increased day by day, and more and more people came to learn from him.
I realized that Bing Yuan, who lived in a poor family, had a strong interest in reading since he was a child. His thirst for knowledge moved his kind-hearted private school teacher. In the end, with his hard work, he achieved great achievements in study. For young people, everyone must cherish the current good learning environment, study harder and harder, and strive to repay their loved ones with excellent results.
6. Jia Kui studied secretly across the fence
Jia Kui was a famous scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was extremely intelligent since he was a child. He likes reading very much, but he cannot afford to go to school because of his poor family. One day, my sister was playing with Jia Kui, and the sound of an old gentleman lecturing to the students came from the school opposite. The elder sister had an idea and quietly came to the school with Jia Kui, hoping that her younger brother would eavesdrop outside the school.
There was a fence outside the school. Jia Kui was small, so his sister picked him up and stood outside the fence to listen to the lecture. After returning home, little Jia Kui used the borrowed pen and ink to write down what he had learned on the wood chips he made, and reviewed it again and again. If he didn't understand anything, he would write it down on the wood chips and take the initiative to ask others for help. In this way, when Jia Kui was more than ten years old, he became a famous boy in the village.
I feel that Jia Kui’s family is poor, but he can use borrowed pen and ink to record what he learned secretly, review it repeatedly, and take the initiative to ask others for help when he doesn’t understand. After hard work, I finally succeeded in learning. During the learning process, young people should cherish their time, imitate Jia Kui's learning spirit, overcome all practical difficulties, truly regard the sentence as a semester, and unremittingly enrich and improve themselves, which will be of great benefit to their future lives.
7. Wang Chong was well-read.
Wang Chong was a famous thinker and philosopher in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He had loved reading since he was a child. But his family was very poor and had no money to buy books at all, so Wang Chong regarded the bookstore in the market as his own study room, where he studied tirelessly every day. Regardless of whether it is hot summer or cold winter, Wang Chong comes to the bookstore early every day, picks up the book he wants to read, and starts reading. As soon as he opened the book, he seemed to have forgotten everything. Sometimes he nodded and smiled, and sometimes he frowned. After he finished reading the books in this bookstore, he ran to another bookstore to read. Over the past few years, he has read almost all the books in the bookshops on the market and accumulated a lot of knowledge. Later, Wang Chong spent more than thirty years completing his masterpiece "Lunheng".
I feel that "the edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold." At all times and in all countries, those who have achieved great things have, without exception, worked hard. Wang Chong read a large number of books, which laid a solid foundation for him to later complete his masterpiece. Wang Chong's success shows that learning can only rely on accumulation over time and perseverance.
8. Gu Yanwu was diligent in his studies
Gu Yanwu was a great scholar in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. He was knowledgeable and had considerable expertise in Confucian classics, history, phonology and poetry. He is a well-deserved Confucian with profound attainments. Gu Yanwu has studied diligently since he was a child and takes knowledge very seriously. When he grew up, whenever he traveled, he would use horses or mules to carry heavy books, truly "reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles."
During his travels, Gu Yanwu also attached great importance to the collection and arrangement of first-hand information. If he goes to a certain place and finds that the geography, customs and other conditions there are different from what he knew before, he will open the relevant books to check and correct them. Gu Yanwu just kept reading and studied hard, and finally accumulated a wealth of knowledge. With his tireless spirit of exploration, Gu Yanwu made extraordinary achievements in many academic fields and started a generation of simple academic style.
I feel that young people must have the spirit of truth-seeking, pragmatism and hard work like Gu Yanwu in their studies. Only in this way can they master more knowledge and skills in prison and display their skills in the future society.
9. Zhao Guangyi is helpful to open the book
Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi was a smart and capable emperor. As a boy, he served in the Su Wei Army commanded by Song Taizu. Because he experienced frequent wars and understood the sufferings of the people, after he succeeded to the throne, he clarified the administration of officials and rectified the government's principles, so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment, and the world was peaceful. He was called a wise king by future generations.
It is worth mentioning that the ascension of Zhao Guangyi, known as the "Wise King", has become a mystery in history. According to the tradition of feudal society, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin should pass the throne to his son, but he passed it to his younger brother Zhao Guangyi instead, which was unexpected.
According to records, on October 20, the first year of Taiping and Xingguo's reign (AD 976), Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin summoned his younger brother Zhao Guangyi to the palace to drink. Zhao Kuangyin was in good health at the time, but felt a little uncomfortable after drinking, so he lay down to rest.
Zhao Guangyi asked everyone to leave and take care of his brother himself. Outsiders only saw Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi saying something from a distance, and then the candle shadow shook, and it seemed that Zhao Guangyi left the table and retreated. Then he heard the sound of an iron ax poking the ground, and heard Zhao Kuangyin saying loudly: "Do it well."
At dawn, Zhao Guangyi hurriedly called for someone to tell him that Zhao Kuangyin had passed away.
After dawn, Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne in front of the coffin, changing the Yuan Dynasty to bring peace and prosperity to the country.
Since there was no third person present in this incident, there has always been a legend that Zhao Guangyi killed his brother and ascended the throne, but it cannot be confirmed.
Although the world has doubts about the way Zhao Guangyi gained power, they have to admit that Zhao Guangyi was indeed an accomplished emperor in history.
In the second year of the Taiping Xingguo reign (977 AD), in order to promote traditional culture, Song Taizong ordered Prime Minister Li P and other fourteen people to compile "Taiping Guangji", "Taiping Yulan" and "Wenyuan Yinghua" "Three major types of books, which have made significant contributions to the inheritance and development of Chinese culture.
The original name of "Taiping Yulan" was "Taiping Bianlan". After the book was compiled, it was presented to Song Taizong for review. Song Taizong attached great importance to it and read it carefully. He stipulated that he should read three volumes every day. If he failed to complete the plan due to busy government affairs, he must make up for it the next day. At that time, some ministers thought that it was too hard for the emperor to study so hard despite having so many things to do, so they advised the emperor to slow down his plan and read less every day. Song Taizong said with a smile: "As long as you open the book, you will gain something. I don't feel hard!"
It took Song Taizong about a year to finally read the whole book. Because it was read by the emperor himself during the Taiping and Xingguo years, this book is also called "Taiping Yulan".
Understand that reading can make people smart. Whether it is the ancient Chinese saying "Young people do not know how to study hard, they will regret studying late when they are old", or the Western philosopher's "ideal books are the key to wisdom", they all reflect the great role of books as a carrier of knowledge and show the importance of reading. . In today's era of knowledge explosion and rapid social development, reading is still one of the important ways for us to obtain knowledge. Reading more can broaden our knowledge, improve our cultivation, and increase our talents and wisdom. Therefore, opening a book to its benefit should be everyone's motto.
10. Lu Wenshu edited and copied books
Lu Wenshu was from the Western Han Dynasty. When he was a child, his family was very poor and made a living by herding sheep. He is very ambitious. Although he cannot afford to buy books, he often borrows books from others to read. Borrowed books always have to be returned. Lu Wenshu often thinks: It would be great if she could have a book with her and read while herding sheep. One day, Lu Wenshu went to herd sheep and accidentally discovered that the leaves of cattail grass were very wide. He had an idea and thought: The leaves of cattail are so wide. If they were woven into mats, wouldn't it be possible to write and copy on them? So, Lu Wenshu cut the grass and wove mats while herding sheep, and then Then copy the borrowed books on the prepared mat. Through this method, he accumulated a lot of knowledge and eventually became a famous judge in the Western Han Dynasty.
Enlightenment As the saying goes: "Where there is a will, there is a way." As long as a person is determined since childhood, overcomes all difficulties, and works hard towards the goal, he believes that he will succeed one day. Wen Shu of Xihan Road was poor when he was young, but he was good at thinking of ways and studied unremittingly, and eventually became a famous judge. Young people are placed in a modern and civilized prison with a good learning atmosphere and diversified learning opportunities. They must cherish all study time, enrich themselves with knowledge, arm themselves with skills, and lay a solid foundation for employment and livelihood after release.
11. Su Xun is angry
Su Xun was a famous writer in the Song Dynasty and one of the eight great writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties. He was very playful when he was a child, but he didn't realize the importance of reading until he was 27 years old. From then on, he began to study hard and seize all the time to study. One year during the Dragon Boat Festival, Su Xun got up in the study and read. His wife brought a plate of rice dumplings and a plate of sugar into the study. When it was almost noon, when the lady was clearing away the dishes, she found that the rice dumplings had been eaten, but the sugar in the dish was still intact, and there were a lot of glutinous rice grains on the inkstone next to it. It turned out that Su Xun was only concentrating on studying and mistakenly mistaken the inkstone for a sugar dish. It is precisely with this spirit of seriousness and hard work that Su Xun became a literary master.
Enlightenment From ancient times to the present, there are many examples of old people studying hard. Can teenagers not be able to study when they are old? In today's era of knowledge explosion, the rapid development of modern science and culture has greatly increased the renewal period of knowledge. Shortening, living until you are old and learning is the requirement of the times. It requires people to study continuously from childhood to old age. Not to mention middle age, people still need to persist in learning even in old age, otherwise they will not be able to keep up with the pace of the times.
12. The eighty-two-year-old number one scholar
Liang Hao was from the Five Dynasties period, but he was the number one scholar in the Taizong period of Song Dynasty. He has been going to Beijing to take exams since the third year of Tianfu (938) in the Later Jin Dynasty of the Five Dynasties, and went through two short-lived dynasties, the Later Han and the Later Zhou. Although he failed many times in the exam, he didn't care. He always laughed at himself and said: "Take one exam and I will be one step closer to the number one scholar." It was not until the second year of Emperor Yongxi of the Song Dynasty (985) that he passed the exam. Was appointed as the number one scholar. He took the first-level examination for forty-seven years and participated in forty examinations. He was already a white-haired old man when he won the first prize. In the main hall, Taizong asked him how old he was, and he claimed: "Haoshou is poor in scriptures, and Shaofu is eight years old; Qingyun is lucky, and he is two years older than Taigong." He said that he was eighty-two years old. Just two sentences contain so much hardship and bitterness in the examination room!
I feel that Liang Hao won the top prize at the age of 82, which was the tragedy of that era, because he was born in the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, and ups and downs in life were inevitable. . But his perseverance is extremely valuable. On the road to study, if everyone is as tireless as Liang Hao and pursues until his beard and hair are white to achieve his goal, then even if he cannot achieve success in the end, he can at least be full of knowledge and be famous for future generations. This perseverance in learning is worthy of praise and learning from everyone. The story of a late bloomer tells young people: Learning does not depend on age. A person's life is a process of continuous learning and continuous improvement. As long as you treat it correctly and persevere, you can achieve your goals and realize your ideals.
13. Kuang Heng used the light to read by chiseling a wall
Kuang Heng was a famous Confucian scholar in the Western Han Dynasty. He loved studying since he was a child and worked hard, but his family could not afford lamp oil and could not study at night. One night, while he was lying in bed silently reciting the "Book of Songs" he had read during the day, he noticed that the lights in his neighbor's house were brightly lit. Kuang Heng envied people who read under the light. He had an idea and borrowed the light from his neighbor's house to study.
Kuang Heng was thinking about how to borrow light to read. The light cast huge figures onto the wall, resembling monsters, dangling weirdly on the wall. Little Kuangheng had an idea: If I secretly dig a hole here, the light from next door can pass through the wall and shine into my small house. Can't I use this light to study?
He happily climbed out of bed, found a chisel, and dug a small hole in a remote place under the wall. In an instant, the light illuminated a small area. Kuang Heng quickly took out the "Book of Songs" from the bedside, moved to the small piece of precious light, and began to read it with concentration. Kuang Heng's parents were particularly pleased to see Kuang Heng working so hard, and at the same time they felt sad.
From then on, Kuang Heng helped adults with farm work in the fields during the day, and studied tirelessly at night with the help of a small beam of light borrowed from the house next door. After unremitting efforts, he finally became a generation of scholars.
Enlightenment This story tells us that external conditions are not the decisive factor that restricts our success, but our own efforts are the key to success. It is common to encounter difficulties in learning. But we must work hard to overcome these difficulties, have the spirit of enduring hardship, and cultivate our own perseverance in learning.
14. Lu Xun in "Sanwei Bookstore"
Lu Xun was very naughty when he was a child. One day, the theater in the town was rehearsing. When Lu Xun heard the sound of gongs and drums outside, he couldn't sit still at home. When his father wasn't paying attention, he ran to the stage to watch the fun. By this time, the stage was crowded with people. Suddenly, the lively sound of gongs and drums stopped, and a person walked out from the backstage, raised his hands to the audience and said: "Which little brother is willing to come on stage? We will let him guest star in the Palace of Hell." Those usually very naughty children were now But you pushed me, and I pushed you to be humble.
"I'll do it!" Little Lu Xun walked onto the stage, asked the troupe to draw a painted face, then picked up a steel fork and started dancing, and cheers immediately sounded from the audience. He was so proud that he danced even harder. His friends all admired his courage.
When Lu Xun was 12 years old, his father sent him to a private school called "Sanwei Bookstore". When he first entered school, Lu Xun was very interested in the elves in the Herb Garden. In the garden, he remembered that the ancient Dongfang Shuo said that there was a kind of insect called "Quaizai", which would disappear when poured with wine.
Lu Xun really wanted to know what was going on, so he quietly asked the teacher at the private school: "Sir, what is going on with this 'weird' insect?"
The teacher said with a straight face. He replied unhappily: "I don't know!"
Later, Lu Xun gradually realized that students should study. He didn't like students asking all kinds of weird questions. So Lu Xun began to study hard. The gentleman who was very strict at first also began to like Lu Xun's intelligence and hard work, and his attitude gradually became kind. In order to encourage himself to study, Lu Xun made a small bookmark with 10 small characters on the bookmark: "Read three things: heart, eyes and mouth." When he was reading, he put the bookmark in the book and read it every time. Just cover up one word from top to bottom, and after reading it a few times, use silent reading to deepen his understanding of the text. It won't take long before he can recite the text proficiently. Later, the classmates also learned from Lu Xun and made bookmarks with the words "Reading Three Times" one after another.
Perceptual learning should pay attention to methods, step by step, and accumulate over time. People who really know how to learn must be good at making choices, choose the right ones, be proficient in the major, be familiar with the relevant ones, and understand the necessary ones. At the same time, learning requires thinking. Although some people are diligent in studying, they only do general reading, and any theoretical viewpoints only pass through their minds. This is the so-called "learning without thinking is wasteful". "Three Readings" is Lu Xun's experience summary in the learning process. We should also continue to summarize learning methods like him and concentrate our time and energy on studying. Only in this way can we get twice the result with half the effort.
15. Chen Jingrun studies seriously
When Chen Jingrun was a child, he often played hide-and-seek with his brothers and sisters. However, Chen Jingrun is a bit special when it comes to hide and seek. He often holds a book and hides it in a corner or under the table where others cannot easily find it. He reads with relish while waiting for others to "catch" him. As he watched, he forgot about others, and others forgot about him.
While in school, Chen Jingrun loved mathematics. When the teacher explains math problems, he always concentrates and listens carefully. He also took the exercises assigned after class seriously. Chen Jingrun had endless fun in the process of solving problems. Mathematics is a test and contest of the mind. Chen Jingrun has always spared no time and energy in solving problems. Chen Jingrun just asked when he didn't understand something. Even though he was usually taciturn, he was not shy or timid when asking the teacher for advice. His way of asking for advice is very special: when he sees the teacher going out or the teacher going from the high school to the junior high school, he will chase after him and walk with the teacher for a while, asking questions while walking.
When Chen Jingrun was studying at Fuzhou Yinghua Middle School, he was fortunate enough to listen to Professor Shen Yuan of Tsinghua University’s class. Professor Shen Yuan told the students about a difficult mathematical problem in the world: "About 200 years ago, a German mathematician named Goldbach proposed that 'any even number can be expressed as the sum of two prime numbers', referred to as '1' 1' theory. But he did not prove it when he was born. Goldbach passed away with a lifetime of regrets, but left behind this mathematical problem. For a long time, the mystery of 'Goldbach's conjecture' has attracted many people. Mathematician, but there has been no result, and it has become a major unsolved problem in the world of mathematics. "Professor Shen Yuan made a vivid metaphor of "Goldbach's conjecture". He compared mathematics to the queen of natural science, and "Goldbach's conjecture". "Conjecture" is likened to the jewel in the queen's crown! The "Goldbach Conjecture" explained by Professor Shen Yuan attracted Chen Jingrun like a magnet.
Many years later, Chen Jingrun finally got his wish and entered the Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1966, he published "Representing a large even number as the sum of a prime number and the product of no more than two prime numbers" (referred to as "1 2"), which was a milestone in the history of research on the "Goldbach Conjecture". The theorem he proved shocked the international mathematical community, and was later named "Chen's theorem".
I feel that learning requires a spirit of hard work like Chen Jingrun. Only in this way can we overcome difficulties one after another and achieve great achievements. Teenagers will encounter some difficulties in their studies, so what should they do? Here are two methods for reference: 1. The whipping method: let police officers and friends supervise themselves, and they should try their best to cooperate. 2. Self-control method: Find a goal for yourself. This goal must be what you care about most and are afraid of losing.
Then work hard towards that goal. And you can post your goals in a conspicuous place to remind yourself.
16. Tao Xingzhi, who loved reading
Tao Xingzhi was very smart when he was a child. He often went to Ye's house in the neighboring village to play. When he saw the couplets and calligraphy and paintings in the hall, he used bamboo sticks to trace them on the mud floor. When he reached the age of studying, his family was unable to pay the tuition. Fortunately, a scholar opened a teaching school nearby. He liked the smart and studious Tao Xingzhi very much and was willing to accept him as a student for free. In this way, 6-year-old Tao Xingzhi got the opportunity to receive enlightenment education. When he was 9 years old, Tao Xingzhi came to his grandmother's house. When his grandmother saw that he was smart, she sent him to Mr. Wu Erkuan's school to study with him. Only then did Tao Xingzhi officially enter the school. There, Tao Xingzhi developed good calligraphy. After the enlightenment education, he entered the school and read the Four Books and Five Classics.
When he was 10 years old, because his father was unemployed, Tao Xingzhi had to work part-time. He chopped a load of firewood every day, carried it to the city and sold it before going to school. He went back and forth 20 miles a day, and thus completed the study of the Four Books and Five Classics. At this time, Tao Xingzhi already knew how difficult it was for poor children to study, so he studied harder and more consciously. He heard that Mr. Wang, a former Qing Gong student who was full of economics, was in charge of the Cao family at Xiaonanhai Port, 15 miles away from Huangtanyuan Village, so he went to study. Mr. Wang was moved by his sincerity and asked him to read with him for free.
Due to the pressure of life, the young Tao Xingzhi could not concentrate on studying and had to participate in labor frequently. He sometimes carries melons and firewood for his father to sell in the city, and sometimes helps his mother carry water and wash vegetables. The principal of Chongyi Hall saw that Tao Xingzhi was diligent and studious, so he allowed him to enroll for free. In this way, 15-year-old Tao Xingzhi entered Chongyi Academy. Due to his solid foundation, he was directly assigned to the second grade as soon as he entered school. When he graduated, his grades ranked first. While studying at Chongyi Academy, Tao Xingzhi learned modern scientific knowledge without leaving behind classical literature. Because of his poor family background, he borrowed an anthology of Tang poems from his classmates at Chongyi Academy and copied the book neatly while reciting it. When returning the book, his classmate's father asked Tao Xingzhi who among the Tang Dynasty poets he admired most. He answered without hesitation: "Du Fu and Bai Juyi." He also said: "Du's poems are melancholy and powerful, and they are about the country in times of sorrow; Bai's poems are easy to understand and tell the sufferings of the people's livelihood." The father of his classmate said that Tao Xingzhi had such a He was surprised by the idea and thought that Tao Xingzhi would definitely make a difference.
Later, Tao Xingzhi became a famous educator in my country.
Impressions Tao Xingzhi finished studying the Four Books and Five Classics in a very difficult family situation, and also studied modern science and classical literature, and finally became a famous educator. His example shows that no matter how bad the environment is, it cannot be a reason not to study. A person who is thirsty for knowledge will not be hindered by difficulties, environment and many other factors, but will turn these adverse factors into the motivation for hard work.