Dedication

1. Famous saying: Give a heart without taking away half of the grass. ——Tao Xingzhi

2. Example:

Li Ka-shing, after becoming extremely rich, always pays attention to social welfare and charity, and never hesitates to donate money. Since 1980, he has devoted great enthusiasm and energy to the founding of Shantou University, spending a huge sum of HK$570 million to build the first university in Chaoshan area, and determined to build it into a domestic and even international university. Attend a well-known institution of higher learning. To this end, he personally worked hard and took care of everything from the initial drawing design to the subsequent staffing of teachers. He once said: "The position of Shantou University in my heart is higher than that of all other undertakings." For Li Ka-shing, who had to interrupt his studies due to poverty and embark on the path of business, the establishment of Shantou University is nothing short of a fulfillment. A dream he had when he was studying. And when he devoted his life's efforts to repay his hometown, and when he wisely used the fruits of his success to serve future generations of China, it is not difficult for everyone to glean from this series of feats the ideals and meaning of life he pursued. .

Strong vitality

① Ostrovsky was born in a poor worker family in Ukraine and began working as a child laborer at the age of 11. He joined the Communist Youth League in 1919 and immediately participated in the civil war. In 1924, he joined the Communist Party of China. Due to his long-term participation in the arduous struggle, his health was seriously damaged. By 1927, his health deteriorated sharply, but he did not give in and fought against the disease with amazing perseverance. At the end of the same year, he began writing a "historical lyrical heroic story" about Kotovsky's division. Unfortunately, the only copy of the manuscript was lost in the post office while being sent to friends for review. This cruel blow did not dampen his strong will, but made him fight against the disease even more tenaciously. In 1929, he became paralyzed and blind. But he still used his tenacious will to write the novel "How the Steel Was Tempered". As expected, the novel achieved great success. Like his perseverance, he was sincerely and enthusiastically praised by his contemporaries.

②Cactus is a unique tropical plant with very tenacious vitality. Its green body has palm-shaped stems covered with hard thorns, growing upward like a stack of Arhats. A "green little hand" grows out of a "green palm", which makes people think a lot. Wherever it grows, it stands vigorously in this posture. In the hot and dry summer, other plants have already lowered their heads, but the cactus raised its head like a warrior, looking at the blue sky; and in the bitterly cold winter, the cactus still braved the wind and frost, not afraid of the surroundings. environment! It never pays attention to the environment. As long as it takes root, it will keep growing. A piece of green cactus broke to the ground. Everyone thought it was dead, but it used the nutrients from its body to grow roots and cultivated a youthful little cactus. This is the real "rooting"! Who can match its tenacious vitality? !

Overcoming Difficulties

1. Quote: The most difficult time is when success is not far away. ——Napoleon

2. Examples:

①The German astronomer Kepler was troubled since his childhood. He died prematurely after only seven months in his mother's womb. Came to the human world. Later, smallpox turned him into pockmarks, and scarlet fever damaged his eyes. However, he studied hard with his tenacious and persevering character, and his academic performance was far ahead of his peers. Later, due to his father's debt, he lost the opportunity to study, so he studied astronomy on his own. In his later life, he experienced a series of blows such as illness, the death of his mentor, and the death of his wife, but he still did not stop his astronomical research, and finally discovered the three laws of celestial motion at the age of 59. He turned all misfortunes into motivation to move forward. With amazing perseverance, he won the crown of science and became the "stander of the sky."

②Stephen Hawking, physics genius, professor of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University, the most important contemporary general relativity and cosmologist. In the 1970s, he and Penrose proved the famous singularity Theorem, for which they jointly won the 1988 Wolf Prize in Physics, for which he is known as the world's most famous scientific thinker and most outstanding theoretical physicist after Einstein. He suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and was confined to a wheelchair for 40 years. However, he turned his disability into an advantage and overcame his disability to become an international celebrity. A supernova in physics. He couldn't write and couldn't even speak clearly, but he transcended theories such as relativity, quantum mechanics, and the Big Bang and entered the "geometric dance" that created the universe. Although he was sitting so helplessly in a wheelchair, his mind brilliantly traveled across the vastness of time and space and solved the mysteries of the universe. Hawking's charm lies not only in the fact that he is a legendary physics genius, but also in the fact that he is an impressive leader in life. His scientific spirit of constant exploration and brave and tenacious personality deeply attracted everyone who knew him. His books include "A Brief History of Time", "Sequel to a Brief History of Time", "Hawking's Lectures - Black Holes, Infant Universes and Others", "The Nature of Time and Space", "The Charm of the Future", "The Universe in a Nutshell", etc.

Honesty

1. Famous quote: Life cannot bloom brilliant flowers from lies. ——Heine

2. Example:

The establishment of Yan Shu’s credibility

① Yan Shu, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, is known for his honesty. When he was fourteen years old, someone recommended him to the emperor as a child prodigy. The emperor summoned him and asked him to take the exam at the same time as more than a thousand Jinshi. As a result, Yan Shu discovered that the test was one he had just practiced ten days ago, so he reported the truth to Zhenzong and asked for other questions to be changed. Song Zhenzong admired Yan Shu's honest character very much and gave him "the same background as a Jinshi". When Yan Shu was in office, the world was at peace. As a result, officials of all sizes in the capital often went to the countryside to play or held various banquets in restaurants and teahouses in the city. Yan Shu's family was poor and he had no money to go out to eat, drink and have fun, so he had to read and write articles at home with his brothers. One day, Zhenzong promoted Yan Shu to the East Palace official who assisted the prince in his studies. The ministers were surprised and didn't understand why Zhenzong made such a decision. Zhenzong said: "Recently, the ministers often go out to play and have banquets, and only Yan Shu studies behind closed doors. He is so self-respecting and cautious, and he is a suitable candidate for the East Palace official." After thanking Yan Shu, he said: "I am actually a person who likes to play and have banquets, but I am just a family man. It's just poverty. If I had money, I would have participated in the banquet." These two things established Yan Shu's credibility in front of the officials, and Song Zhenzong also trusted him more.

②In the early years, few foreigners set foot in the southern foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. Later, many Japanese came here for sightseeing. It is said that this was due to the integrity of a young man.

One day, several Japanese photographers asked a local boy to buy beer for them. The boy ran for more than three hours.

The next day, the boy volunteered to buy beer for them again. This time the photographers gave him a lot of money, but the boy had not come back until the afternoon of the third day. As a result, the photographers talked a lot, thinking that the young man had cheated the money away. On the third night, the young man knocked on the photographers' door. It turned out that he only bought 4 bottles of beer in one place, so he climbed over another mountain and crossed a river to buy another 6 bottles. When he returned, he broke 3 bottles. He cried, holding the broken glass, and handed back the change to the photographers. Everyone present was moved. This story moved many foreigners deeply. Later, more and more tourists came here.

Gratitude

1. Quote: Gratitude is the least of the virtues, and ingratitude is the worst of character. ——British proverb

2. Example:

①Shun

Shun, one of the five emperors in ancient times, was the son of Gushen. I have been very filial to my parents since I was a child. His father is an honest and kind farmer. Because Shun's mother was poor, she often spoke rudely and criticized his father. Shun had a younger brother named Xiang who was often arrogant and disrespectful to his father. Only Shun remained consistent, did not complain about others, was respectful to his parents as usual, paid extra attention to his younger brother, and guided him to change his ways.

This extraordinary filial piety moved God. When Shun was plowing the fields at the foot of the mountain, there were divine elephants to help him; there were also divine birds to help him hoe away weeds. When Emperor Yao heard about Shun's filial piety, he sent nine waiters to serve the Gushou couple, and married his daughters Ehuang and Nvying to Shun in recognition of his filial piety. Later, Yao also "abdicated" his throne to Shun. People praised and said that Shun's transformation from a commoner to an emperor was purely due to his filial piety. Later generations wrote a poem praising it:

Teams plowed the spring elephants, cultivating grass and fowls one after another; Si Yao ascended the throne, and his filial piety touched the heart of heaven.

②Surgery fee = a glass of milk

A boy living in poverty sold goods door to door in order to save for tuition. In the evening, he felt extremely tired and hungry, but his sales were not going well, which made him a little desperate. At this time, he knocked on a door, hoping that the owner could give him a glass of water. The door was opened by a beautiful young woman, but she gave him a cup of thick hot milk, which made the boy extremely grateful.

Many years later, the boy became a famous surgeon. A sick woman was transferred to the hospital where the famous surgeon worked because her condition was so serious that the local doctors were helpless. After the surgeon performed the operation on the woman, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the woman was the young woman who had enthusiastically helped him many years ago when he was hungry and cold. It was the cup of hot milk that gave him confidence again. . As a result, when the woman was worrying about the expensive surgery fee, she saw a line on her surgery bill: surgery fee = glass of milk.

Fighting

1. Famous saying: It’s rare to fight hard in life. If you don’t fight now, you’ll have to wait until later!

2. Example:

"Desperate Saburo" Chen Yonggui

Hugo once said: "The so-called living people are those who are constantly challenging and constantly climbing the destiny. "Desperate Saburo" Chen Yonggui is such a person. Chen Yonggui is the secretary of Zhongxiang City in Hubei Province. He is "fast-paced, full-loaded, efficient, and workaholic" is the evaluation of him by the people in Zhongxiang City. From the day she took office, she tied her whole body and mind to Zhong Xiang's career, working day and night. From January to August 1997, he only had 5 and a half days of rest in total, including 2 days of sick leave, and his attendance rate was 97.7; he worked overtime at more than 90 hours in the evening; the overtime rate on Saturdays and Sundays was 100... Chen Yonggui relied on this "desperate" The spirit of "Sanlang" has won the support of millions of people in the city and brought about Zhongxiang's development and changes; the total GDP has reached 5.43 billion yuan, the comprehensive strength has been among the top ten in the province for four consecutive years, and the added value of agriculture ranks among the top 10. Ranked fifth in the country and first in the province.

Books and Me

1. Famous Quotes: The joy of reading is so great, the greenery is always in front of the window; Happy Taotao, I look for the bright moon and the frosty sky high; where can I find the joy of reading? Count the plum blossoms in the heart of heaven and earth. ——Zhu Xi

2. Example:

Reading

A man loved reading, and his rich friend made a bet with him and invited him to live in his manor. He stayed in the study alone every day and could not leave the room. He was given three meals a day through the window for a year. If he could persist, the rich man promised to lose the manor to him. Halfway through the year, my rich friend still couldn't believe that there could really be such a bookworm in the world, but he still looked like he had a chance to win. A year has passed. When the man who loved reading calmly walked out of the study, the rich friend completely surrendered. He had no choice but to fulfill the contract. But the friend who has been reading for a whole year said, thank you for letting me read so many good books. After reading these books, I understood a lot of things. What else do I need from your manor? After that, I drifted away.