Moving examples of celebrities from home and abroad chiseling through walls to steal the spotlight. During the Western Han Dynasty, there was a particularly knowledgeable man named Kuang Heng. When Kuang Heng was a child, he came from a poor family. In order to study, he dug through the wall of his illiterate neighbor and read by stealing a ray of candlelight. Finally, he was moved. His neighbors were illiterate, but with everyone's help, little Kuangheng succeeded in his studies. During the reign of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, Kuang Heng was recommended by the Grand Sima and Chariot General Shi Gao, and Kuang Heng was granted the title of doctor and became a doctor.

Che Yin and Nang Ying read at night. Che Yin, courtesy name Wuzi, was born in Nanping (today's Gongan City, Hubei Province) in the Jin Dynasty. His family was impoverished since he was a child, but he worked very hard in studying. "I was poor and didn't often get oil. In the summer months, I would make a bag to hold dozens of fireflies to illuminate the books. "The story of Che Yin and Nang Ying reading has been passed down as a beautiful story in history, inspiring generations of scholars in the future.

Chen Ping endured humiliation and studied hard. Chen Ping, a famous prime minister in the Western Han Dynasty, was poor when he was young and lived with his elder brother. In order to uphold his father's destiny and shine in the family, he did not engage in production and studied behind closed doors. However, he was not tolerated by his elder sister-in-law. In order to eliminate the conflict between brother and sister-in-law, he faced repeated humiliation and could not bear it. However, as the sister-in-law's behavior worsened, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and ran away from home, wanting to wander around the world. After being chased back by her brother, she disregarded the past grudges and prevented her brother from divorcing her, which became a good talk among the locals. Finally, there was an old man who came here because of his reputation and accepted apprenticeships for free. After completing his studies, he assisted Liu Bang and achieved great success.

The story of Lu Xun cherishing time

An important secret to Lu Xun’s success is to cherish time. When Lu Xun was twelve years old and attending a private school in Shaoxing, his father was seriously ill and his two younger brothers were still young. Lu Xun not only often went to pawnshops and pharmacies, but also had to help his mother with housework. In order not to affect his studies, he had to do a good job Precise timing.

After that, Lu Xun squeezed time almost every day. He said: "Time is like water in a sponge. As long as you squeeze, there is always some." Lu Xun had a wide range of interests in reading and also liked writing. He was also deeply interested in folk art, especially legends and paintings; Precisely because he has dabbled extensively and studied in many aspects, time is really important to him. He was sick all his life, and his working conditions and living environment were not good, but he would work until late at night every day before giving up.

In Lu Xun’s eyes, time is like life. "Americans say that time is money. But I think: time is life. If you waste other people's time for no reason, it is actually tantamount to seeking money and killing people." Therefore, Lu Xun hated those people who "run around all day long, and go to the west all the time." A person who sits around at home and gossips. When he is busy at work, if someone comes to him to chat or gossip, even if he is a very close friend, he will say to them unceremoniously: "Oh, you are here again." , is there nothing else to do?"

Studying in Juying

Che Yin was born in the Jin Dynasty. He was originally a son of a wealthy family, but later his family fell into poverty and became impoverished. However, he can persevere in the face of adversity.

Che Yin was very sensible when he was young and could endure hardships and stand hard work. Because he had to help his family with work during the day, he wanted to use the long nights to read more and enrich himself; however, his family was poor and he had no spare money to buy oil to light a lamp. Is there any way to break through the limitations of objective conditions? At first, he had to recite the contents of the book at night, until one summer night, he saw a few fireflies flying, and little fluorescent lights flashing in the dark night. So he came up with a good idea: he caught many fireflies and put them in a small bag sewn with white linen. Because the white linen was very thin, the light of the fireflies could shine through. He hung the bag Get up and become a "lighting lamp".

Che Yin continued to study hard and finally became a famous scholar and later a popular official. At that time, whenever there was any gathering or celebration, if Che Yin was not present, everyone would Feeling disappointed.

The story of Edison cherishing time

Edison only attended elementary school for three months in his life. His knowledge was obtained through his mother's teaching and self-study. His success should be attributed to his mother's understanding and patient teachings from an early age. Edison, who was originally considered an imbecile, became a world-famous "invention king" when he grew up.

Edison has been curious about many things since he was a child, and he likes to experiment until he understands the truth. When he grew up, he devoted himself to research and invention based on his interests in this area. He established a laboratory in New Jersey and invented more than 2,000 things in his lifetime such as the electric light, the telegraph, the phonograph, the movie player, the magnetic separator, the crusher and so on. Edison's strong research spirit enabled him to make significant contributions to improving human life style.

"Waste, the greatest waste is time." Edison often said to his assistant. "Life is too short, you have to think of more ways to do more things with less time."

One day, Edison was working in the laboratory, and he handed his assistant an empty box without a lamp. Glass bulb, said: "You measure the capacity of the bulb." He lowered his head to work again. After a long time, he asked: "What's the capacity?" He didn't hear the answer. He turned around and saw the assistant holding a soft ruler to measure the circumference and slope of the light bulb, and took the measured numbers and leaned on the table to calculate. He said: "Time, time, why does it take so much time?" Edison came over, picked up the empty light bulb, filled it with water, handed it to the assistant, and said: "Pour the water inside into the measuring cup, immediately Tell me its capacity." The assistant immediately read out the number. Edison said: "This is such an easy measurement method. It is accurate and saves time. How could you not think of it? If you still calculate it, wouldn't it be a waste of time?" The assistant blushed.