1. Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba in 1999, never gave up on his dreams. He wanted to get into a key elementary school, but failed; he also failed when he got into a key middle school; it took him three years to get into college; he wanted to get into Harvard University, but he didn't succeed either. But he had the spirit of perseverance and courage. As the saying goes: "The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold." Through his own hard work, he finally succeeded. He said: Dreams must be down-to-earth and are closely related to tears.
2. Once in class, Socrates gave an assignment and asked his disciples to do one thing and shake their hands a hundred times every day. After a week, he asked how many people there were Ninety percent of the people who still insist on doing it now insist on doing it. A month later he asked again, now only half the crowd. A year later, he asked again, and now only one person persisted, and that person was Plato.
3. The famous British writer Dickens paid great attention to observing and experiencing life. No matter it was windy or rainy, he insisted on going to the streets every day to observe and listen, write down the fragmentary words of passers-by, and accumulated a wealth of knowledge. means of subsistence. In this way, he wrote wonderful character dialogue descriptions in "David Copperfield" and left realistic social background descriptions in "A Tale of Two Cities", thereby becoming a generation of British literary giants and achieving great success in his literary career. success.
4. Thirty years ago, a young man left his hometown and began to create his own future. He went to visit the clan leader and asked for advice. The old patriarch wrote: Don’t be afraid. Then he raised his head, looked at the young man and said: "My child, the secret of life is only one word. I will tell you this today so that you can use it for half your life.'" Years later, this former young man has reached middle age. There have been some achievements, but also a lot of sadness. The journey back was long, and when he reached his hometown, he went to visit the patriarch again. When he arrived at the patriarch's house, he found out that the old man had passed away a few years ago. The family took out a sealed envelope and said to him: "This is what the old man left for you. He said that you will come back one day." The wanderer who returned home then thought He got up, where he heard half of the secrets of life years ago. He opened the envelope and saw another big word inside: no regrets. In life, there is no need to be afraid before middle age, and there is no need to regret after middle age. This is the refinement of experience and the concentration of wisdom.
5. Marx, the outdoor mentor of the world proletarian revolution, spent many years writing "Das Kapital" and read so much information in the British Museum that a piece of it was worn off the cement floor under the seat where he sat. layer of cement. Through his unremitting efforts, Marx finally wrote the "Das Kapital" needed by the proletarians around the world.
6. Helen Keller was blind in both eyes and deaf in both ears, but she worked hard to transform from a sympathetic and unknown little girl into a strong woman respected by the whole world. If life is really unfair, then life is extremely unfair to her. She is completely able to put down her dreams and hide in a dark corner and cry loudly, and no one will blame her. She is also completely able to lie on the bed or sit in a wheelchair and be served by others like a vegetable. But she didn't do any of this. She just struggled to learn Braille with the help of the teacher and touched things, relying only on her never-give-up belief and perseverance. She painted her ideal sky with the brightest colors in life.
7. Wu Jichang, a Chinese farmer scientist, conducted cotton experiments at the request of Premier Zhou. He "wanted cotton when he ate, and he also wanted cotton when he slept." During the catastrophe of 2016, when others did not allow him to conduct experiments, he secretly stayed in his home. Do it. Finally, new cotton varieties were developed and contributed to the agricultural development of the motherland.
8. Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty dabbled in books when he was young, determined to inherit his father's business. Just when his writing of "Historical Records" was progressing smoothly, he was implicated in the "Li Ling Incident" and suffered castration. Faced with this great shame and humiliation, he did not sigh and sink, but forged ahead with determination, "quiet and angry". He endured the injustice for decades, and finally wrote "Historical Records", which "understands the changes of ancient and modern times, and becomes a family story", which will be famous for future generations.
9. Li Bai, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, did not like reading when he was a child. One day, while the teacher was not at home, he quietly slipped out to play. He came to the river at the foot of the mountain and saw an old woman grinding an iron pestle on a stone. Li Bai was very puzzled and asked: "Old woman, what are you doing grinding the iron pestle?" The old woman said, "I am grinding a needle." Li Bai asked in surprise: "Oh! How can the iron pestle be ground into a needle when it is so thick?" The old woman said with a smile: "As long as you grind it every day, the iron pestle can be ground finer and finer. Are you afraid that it will not grind into a needle?" After hearing this, Li Bai thought of himself, felt ashamed, turned around and ran back to the study room. From then on, he kept in mind the principle that "as long as you work hard, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle", he studied hard, and finally became a great poet and was called the "Immortal of Poetry".