The great inventor Edison's factory once caught fire, and nearly a million dollars of equipment went up in smoke. The 67-year-old Edison rushed to the scene of the fire, and all the employees thought that he would be furious in the face of the ruins. But Edison's performance was very calm. He even smiled and said, "This fire is good. All our mistakes have burned out. Now we can start again. " His words illustrate a truth: the quality of a thing depends on the attitude of the parties to it. A strong-willed optimist always holds a hopeful attitude when facing many problems, and will become stronger when encountering changes. As Edison famously said, "My success was achieved through failure all the way."

I have a very touching passage in Edison's biography. This is when he is old. One day, several reporters surrounded him and asked: Mr. Edison, we have seen that you have been so optimistic and positive all your life, but you must have encountered the most regrettable and frustrating thing. Can you tell me something about it? Edison said, I don't remember. The reporter said to him: I think you made a mistake when you were doing the experiment on the train, so that a piece of phosphorus fell on the board and caused it to burn. The conductor came to put out the fire and gave you a heavy slap, which made your left ear deaf. I think this must be your most painful and regretful thing.

Edison stood there after listening, then paused and said to him, Mr. reporter, the teacher told you that it didn't take long for me to find out that since I was deaf, I never heard any coldness or gossip from others.

In fact, sometimes I find that reading a book, the most important point, the most insightful point has been obtained, and that is very successful. From Edison's biography, I read that people live to be happier and happier, and a happy life must be won by themselves. In order to pursue their own happiness and strive for the goal of life, people must make themselves work hard, make their work interesting, make their boring work full of life, make themselves carefree, be healthy physically and mentally, live a quiet and comfortable life and be happy every day.

Former American President Roosevelt's house was stolen, and many things were stolen. A friend wrote to persuade him not to care too much. Roosevelt also wrote back to his friend: "Dear friend, thank you for your letter to comfort me. I'm safe, thank god. Because: 1. The sneaky thing is mine, but it didn't hurt my life. Two: The thief only stole some of my things, not all of them. The luckiest thing is that he is the thief, not me.

Hawking. He is praised by the world as "the greatest living scientist", "another Einstein", "an out-and-out man in life", "a man who dares to challenge his destiny" and "the king of the universe". 1963 was diagnosed as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, that is, motor neuropathy. At that time, the doctor diagnosed that he could only live for two years. Although he survived, in the next few decades, he gradually became paralyzed and lost the ability to speak. At a news conference, a female reporter asked a thorny question, but Hawking replied with a calm smile: "My fingers can still move, and my brain can still think;" I have the ideal that I pursue all my life, and I have relatives and friends who love me and love me. By the way, I still have a grateful heart ... "Hawking not only conquered the scientific community with his achievements, but also conquered the world with his tenacious fighting spirit and positive and optimistic attitude.

Life is a mirror. If you cry at it, it will cry, and if you smile at it, it will laugh. Happiness is a day, so is unhappiness. Why not spend every day optimistically and happily?