1. The story of Gorky’s reading
Once, there was a fire in his room. The first thing he picked up was the books, and he did not consider anything else. He was almost burned to death trying to save the books. He said: "Books enlighten my wisdom and soul, and help me stand up in a muddy pond. If it weren't for books, I would sink in this muddy pond, and I would be drowned by stupidity and obscenity. Die."
2. The Story of Washington's Integrity
Washington chopped down his father's cherry tree with a hatchet. When my father saw that his beloved tree had been cut down, he was very angry and threatened to teach the man who cut down the tree a lesson.
Washington admitted his mistake without hesitation in front of his furious father.
My father was moved and said that Washington's honesty was much more precious than all the cherry trees. Similarly, US President Richard Nixon was forced to resign after being exposed for lying during the Watergate Incident; Clinton also narrowly escaped impeachment for lying during a disgraceful scandal.
One was loved and respected for his honesty, while the two left a stain on political history for lying.
3. Yue Fei’s martial arts training
The national hero Yue Fei was born in troubled times and his family was poor since childhood. With the support of his neighbors, he studied martial arts with the famous Shaanxi master Zhou Tong. During this period, he witnessed the broken mountains and rivers. The people were displaced, developed the ambition to learn art and serve the country, and overcame their pride and complacency. After practicing hard in the cold and summer, under the careful guidance of the famous teacher Zhou Tong, I finally mastered Yuejia Qiang, and led Wang Gui, Tang Xian and other partners to join the patriotic torrent of fighting against gold and saving the country.
4. Li Guizhen learned to draw tigers
Li Guizhen, a famous tiger painter of the Five Dynasties, liked painting since he was a child, especially tigers. However, because he had never seen a real tiger, he always painted tigers. He became a sick cat, so he decided to go into the deep mountains and forests to visit real tigers. After many hardships, with the help of Uncle Orion, he finally saw the real tiger. Through a lot of sketching and copying, his tiger painting skills improved by leaps and bounds. The tiger in the painting is so lifelike that it almost looks like the real thing. From then on, he spent most of his life traveling to many famous mountains and rivers, seeing more birds and beasts, and finally became a master of painting.