a modest celebrity story: Hebo looks at the ocean and sighs
It is said that the ancient Yellow River has always been under the jurisdiction of Hebo. This Hebo is very dedicated, always guarding the Yellow River, so he has no time to look outside the Yellow River, so he is deeply proud of the rolling waves of the Yellow River and thinks that all the spectacular scenes in the world are in his own place. Proud, he decided to look elsewhere, so he went down the river until he reached the North Sea. Hebo stood by the North Sea and looked east. He saw the sea and the sky connected, but he couldn't see the edge at a glance. He couldn't help feeling very much and said to the North Sea Poseidon. As the saying goes? After listening to a few truths, I thought there was nothing like myself in the world. , said is a person like me. And I've heard of it? Kong Qiu knows too little? Is Boyi's lofty righteousness not worth paying attention to? At first, I didn't believe there was such an arrogant person! Now I have seen the boundless sea with my own eyes. If I hadn't come to you, I would have been laughed at by those knowledgeable people forever. ?
A Modest Celebrity Story Part II: Liu Gongquan is a humble apprentice
Liu Gongquan is a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. When he was a teenager, he wrote a good hand, which often won the praise of his teachers and the envy of his friends, so he could not help being proud. One day, Liu Gongquan and several partners were practicing calligraphy in a roadside pavilion. Liu Gongquan was surrounded by his friends. While watching him write, he praised him loudly. Liu Gongquan was so proud that he said to his friends? What is this? In a few years, my calligraphy will be the best in the world. ?
At this moment, an old man passed by and heard Liu Gongquan's words. He came to look at his handwriting, frowned and said? This word is not well written, it is soft, and it has no bones. Is it worth boasting in front of people? As far as I know, some people write better with their feet. ?
hearing this, Liu Gongquan's face turned red. Impossible, no one can write better than me, let alone with their feet! ?
The old man smiled brightly and said? If you don't believe me, you can go and have a look at Hua Jingcheng. ?
The next day, Liu Gongquan set out early in the morning and went to Huajing alone. As soon as he entered the capital of China, he saw many people surrounded by a big locust tree. He squeezed into the crowd and saw a black and thin old man without arms, with his back against the locust tree, barefoot, sitting on the ground, his left foot pressing paper, his right foot smiling, writing freely, and his words were so vigorous and powerful that Chen chen, a bystander, applauded.
Compared with the handwriting written by the old man with his feet, his own handwriting is really nothing to mention, and Liu Gongquan is deeply ashamed. He went to the old man at once. Plop? Kneel down and say, I would like to worship you as a teacher. Please tell me the secret of writing. . . . . . ?
The old man hurriedly put down the pen in his foot and said to Liu Gongquan. I am a lonely person. I was born without hands and had to live by my feet. How can I be a teacher? Xiao Gongquan begged, and the old man spread a piece of paper on the ground and wrote a few words with his right foot: Write eight cylinders of water, and the inkstone is dyed black in the waterlogging pool; Win hundreds of parents, and you will get a dragon and a phoenix. ?
Liu Gongquan took the old man's words to heart, and from then on, he worked hard to practice calligraphy. Thick cocoons were worn on his hands, and his elbows were mended layer by layer. After hard training, Liu Gongquan finally became a famous calligrapher.
Modest Celebrity Story 3: Einstein as President
Einstein was a great German physicist. He played an epoch-making role in the development of contemporary science. People call him? Copernicus in the 2th century? 、? Newton in the 2th century? .
At a banquet specially held for Einstein, someone said a lot of compliments to him, but he said: If I believe that all your good words are true, then I am a big madman. I don't believe it because I'm not crazy. ?
In 1952, Israel asked Einstein to be the presidential candidate. He said to the ambassador who came. I know a little about nature, and I know almost nothing about me. How can a man I want be president?
the ambassador said? Every Israeli citizen and every Jew in the world is expecting you! ?
Einstein said? What am I supposed to do? I will disappoint them. ?
afterwards, he simply made a statement in the newspaper and formally declined.
Einstein said? If anyone pretends to be the judge of truth and knowledge, he will be covered with God's laughter. Even if you have achieved great success, you must never be complacent and never live in the glory of the past. ?
Later, when Einstein was taken to see his office on the first day after accepting the letter of appointment from Princeton University, the administrative assistant asked him what equipment he needed.
he replied:? A table, a chair, paper and chalk Oh! By the way, I need a big wastebasket, the bigger the better, because then I can throw all my mistakes in. ?
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