1. Huo Qubing repeatedly made military exploits and received high-ranking officials and generous salaries, but he put aside his personal enjoyment and focused on the interests of the country. After the victory in the Battle of Hexi, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty specially ordered someone to build a luxurious residence for him in Chang'an in order to reward him for his outstanding military exploits, and asked him to go and see if he was satisfied with it.
Huo Qubing declined the kindness of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and said heroically: "The Huns are not destroyed, so why should we take care of our family!" This famous saying that has been passed down through the ages is a reflection of Huo Qubing's glorious life. Huo Qubing made his own choice between the treatment of dignitaries and the responsibility of facing the country.
2. In the fifth year of Qingli reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty (1045), Fan Zhongyan was demoted to Dengzhou for advocating reforms. After suffering a ruthless political blow, he neither became passive and decadent, nor followed the trend, nor did he lower his ambitions and join in the evil forces. Instead, he left behind a masterpiece that will last forever: "Be worried before the world is worried, and be happy after the world is happy." .
3. Clinton gave up going to Washington three times
In 1963, 17-year-old Bill Clinton met President Kennedy in the Rose Garden of the White House. The moment we shook hands, he had a crazy idea: I also want to be the master of the White House. Since then, Clinton has given up going to Washington three times in a row. In 1973, after he graduated from Yale Law School, some political bosses in Washington took a fancy to his experience in campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate McGovern and invited him to work.
Clinton considered it for ten days and refused. He was tired of canvassing votes for others. As it happened, the University of Arkansas School of Law needed an assistant professor, and he decided to teach.
In 1974, he came up with the idea of ??running for the Arkansas House of Representatives. At this time, an old friend named John Dole called: "I am now the chief counsel of the House of Representatives, responsible for investigating whether President Nixon should be impeached. I need young lawyers. Come to Washington." This time, Clinton considered it for only a day before declining. John Dole was very shocked: "You made a stupid mistake. This is the impeachment of the president! How many people have dreamed of a historic opportunity, but you actually gave up?"
"All the talented young lawyers in the United States have I am willing to work for you at any cost, and there is no young person except me who is willing to fight for Arkansas." Clinton politely hung up the phone and threw himself into the United States House of Representatives campaign. He works 18 hours a day and travels to 21 counties across the state. In each remote town, he walked into shops, cafes, gas stations and even funeral parlors. "I like one-on-one retail politics. These small shopkeepers and undertakers know all the people in the town, and they are the most important votes." As a result, he received 48% support as a first-time candidate, but The veteran *** and party members still won.
At the end of 1975, supporters encouraged Clinton to run for Congress again to "conquer the Washington political circle." An hour later, Clinton said "no." "Since I want to do something for Arkansas, I don't have to be a congressman, I can do something else." He decided to run for state attorney general, and this time he succeeded. In 1978, he became the youngest governor in American history and was re-elected five times.
In 1992, Clinton, who had never been involved in Washington politics, became the owner of the White House. Looking back on the past, he said: "What determines your life is not what you choose, but what you choose to give up. If I had gone to Washington, I would never have been elected president."
4. Mao The chairman brought meals from home when he was a child. A classmate's family was poor and could not afford to bring food, so Mao Zedong gave the food to that classmate every day. He takes the comfort of others and sacrifices his own hunger. This is the right trade-off.
Nowadays, some people become thieves and robbers. They also make a choice, but it is wrong. They take their own comfort and comfort, but sacrifice the happy lives of others. This kind of choice is an extremely despicable and selfish act of egoism, while a legitimate choice is a noble behavior that benefits oneself without harming others, or harms oneself and benefits others.
5. When the famous Italian tenor Pavarotti was still a child, his father began to teach him to sing. At that time, Pavarotti had a wide range of interests and had many hobbies and goals. He wanted to be a teacher, an engineer, a scientist, and a singer.
In the end, he chose to sing under his father’s warning. After three seven years of hard work, he finally became a singer. Pavarotti made a wise choice because he knew what he wanted. Only those who know how to make choices can achieve success.