A collection of inspirational toilet stories

I just got off work that day, and my phone rang with an unfamiliar number. When I picked up, a familiar local accent came. After guessing for a long time, the other side smiled and said, Alei, I am your Brother Chun...

For a moment. My memory came to life like a lightning bolt. Brother Chun is about ten years older than me and about the same age as my uncle. When I was a child, I remember that he often rode an old bicycle carrying dried sweet potatoes to call his uncle to go to town to study. When I was in junior high school, he was married and had children, and he was driving an ox cart to repair the earth every day.

About the year before last, when I went home for the Spring Festival, I heard someone said that Brother Chun was taking advantage of the money and had four apartments in Tianjin alone.

When I received Brother Chun’s call, I was half excited and half curious. Following his "instructions", we quickly came to the hotel to meet.

Halfway through the drink, Brother Chun told me that he had taken on a project in this city and would have to work for at least half a year, so he first met with the old and young men from the village who were working here so that he could take care of him. Brother Chun's Gudao Rechang moved me very much. Seeing that I was very interested in the history of his "prosperity", Brother Chun opened his heart...

Ten years ago, Brother Chun was no different from the migrant workers in the village. The outstanding bricklayer works odd jobs in Tianjin, barely making ends meet for his family all year round. One day, after he finished his work, he went back and felt uncomfortable. He couldn't find a toilet around, so he had to lower his head and "relax" in the holly bushes on the roadside. As soon as he pulled up his pants, a man who looked like an urban management officer tapped him on the shoulder and handed him a 100-yuan fine. He struggled to run but was held down. One hundred yuan is equivalent to three days' worth of money. For several days, Brother Chun did not dare to drink water when he went out to work.

That winter Brother Chun renovated a small store, and there was no bathroom in the store. The landlord told him that it would be convenient to go to the big hotel opposite. Brother Chun had never even entered a five-star hotel, so he asked, what should I do if the doorman wouldn't let me in? The landlord said. Change out of your work clothes, no one will stop you. Brother Chun still didn't dare to go. There was no other way, so the landlord took him there.

Brother Chun followed behind anxiously. As soon as they arrived at the door, the majestic doorman opened the door for them with a smile and said welcome. The two of them came out of the toilet and sat on the large leather sofa to smoke a cigarette and rest for a while. No one came to greet them. The stone hanging in Brother Chun's heart finally fell. When he walked out of the big hotel, Brother Chun "felt that his body was much straighter."

From now on, Brother Chun no longer has to worry about not being able to find the toilet. It is "convenient" to open the door of a big hotel, office building or McDonald's and walk in freely.

In their fourth year of working, the small contractor who led them took a bigger job and wanted to subcontract this "tasteless project" of digging trenches. There are a large group of people under me, and no one wants to take over, and they are all afraid of worrying about it. That night, Brother Chun called the small contractor and asked him to meet at a four-star hotel. Brother Chun cleaned up very neatly that day, and under the brilliant lights, Brother Chun decisively ordered the food and drinks. In this way, Brother Chun successfully took over his first job and earned 20,000 yuan by the end of the year.

After that, Brother Chun moved to the urban-suburban fringe area and gradually became bigger and bigger. Later, he bought a house and a car in Tianjin...

Brother Chun said that with confidence, he can start working Once things happen, you will be motivated, and others will be willing to cooperate with you and help you. In the first two years after arriving in the city, I just worked hard. I work hard but can’t make money because I don’t have any ideas. And once the horizons are broadened, the idea changes - just like when I first entered the city, I looked for nooks and crannies to relieve myself, but now I can just walk into a high-end place for the "convenience" and someone will open the door. In fact, he didn't know how much money we had in our pocket, but his energy was so impressive that no one dared to underestimate him. What do people live for? Isn't it just a temper?

The choice between dreams and bread

"Miss Wu, it's not that I am unreasonable, but my misfortune, alas, is all caused by you."

After the lecture, a young woman came over and said this to me.

For a moment, I was a little dazed...

"That's it, my husband is your reader. He... was originally an office worker. Suddenly one day, he resigned and said he wanted to pursue himself. My dream is to do what I want to do and pursue my own life just like you.”

“What’s the result?”

She said: “So far, he has. He has been unemployed for two years. At first, he was actively developing his own interests and would take photography, sketching and other courses. However, later on, I didn’t see what experience he gained or what expertise he developed, and I couldn’t tell what his dream was. Now, I only see him chatting with netizens online every day, making appointments for afternoon tea, singing in KTV, and hanging out until midnight... I am the only one who supports my family. I am also a sensible person, and I am afraid that if I talk about him, I will hurt him badly. A man's self-esteem may become a killer that hinders his dreams. I think if he continues like this, he will only become more and more disconnected from society and his family. What should I do?" After that, he sighed heavily.

Her question was really difficult. The moment she sighed, a heavy feeling of guilt weighed on me. I guess I'm not entirely wrong.

I often write the four words "If you have a dream, chase it" when signing. For me, chasing dreams and chasing them in time is my attitude towards life. I always hope that in our limited time in life, we can have fewer shortcomings and more sense of accomplishment and happiness. The mistake was that I didn’t explain enough the words “if you have a dream, chase it.” "If you have a dream, chase it" has its complications in practice, especially when dreams conflict with bread.

The pursuit of dreams always makes a heart shine. However, there has always been some contradiction between dreams and bread since ancient times.

I know a few friends who are good at painting. They used to work in newspapers and advertising companies with good pay, but later they decided to leave the track of office workers and go back to be painters. At this time, I will never throw cold water on them by saying "painting cannot be eaten", but I will also bless them: "if you have a dream, chase it." Facts have proved that they can all use their talents to draw something Heaven and earth come.

I don’t think dreams and bread are necessarily incompatible. There are many people who originally only wanted to pursue their dreams, but later used their dreams to win bread.

Of course, sometimes we are gambling with reality, and we always have to rely on luck. Those who are unlucky may be like Van Gogh, who could not sell even a single painting during his lifetime and died in depression.

No, Van Gogh is not unlucky. He still has a posthumous name, and it is a loud and clear posthumous name. This is not a good title that every artistic creator can enjoy. There are countless painters who have spent their whole lives painting. They were in poverty during their lifetimes and did not occupy a small place in the history of art after their death. They were completely forgotten.

Chasing dreams is a gamble in itself, but it is not just a gamble. The higher your talent, the more comprehensive your ideas, the more impeccable your skills, the richer your experience, the more effort you put in, or the more popular you are, the greater your chance of winning.

Everyone has a different chance of winning.

Only you can judge whether it is worth it or not. When you win, you usually have to be grateful to the many people who appreciate you, but when you lose, you have no reason to blame others. In any case, I affirm people's determination to pursue their dreams, because in this life, we should always do things that we feel are worthwhile. Although others may make some "concern" noises to hinder the will of the dream chaser, our own life must be done. Take responsibility for yourself. The question is, are you pursuing a dream, an ideal, or just a daydream?

It’s not like I haven’t thrown cold water on others, because everyone’s situation is different.

“Do you think I should quit my job and become a professional writer?” A bank employee once asked me, “I just want to write manuscripts at home. Printing books is like printing money, which is better than me. It’s better to be a passer-by at the bank.”

“How long have you been determined to write?” I asked.

"I'm too busy now. I plan to resign and start writing again." He said, "I used to write pretty good compositions and was praised by the teacher.

Some toilets can only be used for half a year, and will be flooded during the other half of the year during the rainy season: some toilets will be closed on weekends and holidays; some toilets are only open at certain times every day; and some toilets are for safety reasons Yes, the door is usually locked and you must go to a designated location to collect the key. These situations must be illustrated on the map. In addition, mapping experts also specially marked the locations of gas stations, restaurants and shopping malls in various places on the map, because people are usually accustomed to going to the toilet in those places.

After the unremitting efforts of mapping experts, this "toilet map" was finally completed. At present, this map indicating the locations and opening hours of more than 13,000 public toilets across Australia has been made available to the public on the Internet. Anyone who wants to find a certain area, or even a certain street or a park nearby With just a click of the mouse, you will be able to see clearly the public toilets. It can also be downloaded for emergencies.

Although the original purpose of drawing the "Toilet Map" was to provide convenience for the elderly and disabled people in Australia, it can also provide services for tourists and people who need this information.

Pursue your dreams in a different way

In February 2012, a message on Weibo aroused people's attention. A security guard from Tencent went through multiple rounds of interviews. , and eventually became an engineer at Tencent Research Institute. This Weibo post was retweeted more than 20,000 times in a short period of time. Soon this Weibo post was confirmed and retweeted by Tencent CEO Ma Huateng, and the security guard Duan Xiaolei was also hailed as the "2012 Inspiring Brother".

Security Duan Xiaolei is only 24 years old. He graduated from Luoyang Normal University in 2011 with a double degree in computer science and business administration. After graduation, Duan Xiaolei came to Beijing with the dream of becoming an IT engineer. But what Duan Xiaolei didn't expect was that it was not easy to find a suitable job in Beijing. After running into obstacles several times, Duan Xiaolei's life fell into trouble. In the end, Duan Xiaolei decided to find a job that was easy to get started with and established himself in Beijing first. It happened that Tencent Beijing Research Institute was recruiting security guards, so Duan Xiaolei came to Tencent Beijing Research Institute and became a security guard.

Although life has temporarily settled down, Duan Xiaolei has not given up on his ideals. In his spare time, Duan Xiaolei would take out books on computers and keep studying. He knew that his ideal was to become an IT engineer. However, when he was studying hard, he did not forget his own job, but actively did his job well. You can often see some warm reminders from Duan Xiaolei on the bulletin board at the entrance of Tencent Beijing Research Institute, such as " The weather will change tomorrow, so be sure to put on more clothes." "You worked overtime so late today, go back and have a good rest."

Soon all the employees of Tencent Beijing Research Institute knew that there was a special person among the security guards of the institute. security guard, and they also enjoyed chatting with this security guard. Duan Xiaolei did not feel inferior because he was a security guard. On the contrary, he took the initiative to chat with his colleagues about computer-related topics. Soon Duan Xiaolei became familiar with most of the employees at Tencent Research Institute.

Just in January this year, a project that Hidi was responsible for was in urgent need of a group of external employees. She had long known that Duan Xiaolei was reading a computer book, so she half-jokingly asked him: "Do you want to come?" Help us outsource data annotation? "This is a basic job that mainly requires proficiency in computer operation and sensitivity to data. To Hidi's surprise, one afternoon a few days later, Duan Xiaolei came to her and said that he had officially resigned and could help her with data labeling work.

After the interview, Duan Xiaolei successfully became an external employee of Tencent, responsible for some data collection and data operation work. Because his work involves external testing of Tencent products, Duan Xiaolei used his breaks to find friends and classmates to experience the products, and has been active in the testing QQ group he organized. Hidi was very satisfied with his job and began to consciously hand over some product work to him so that he could pave the way for his future career planning through contact with product design and find opportunities for him to participate in some internal training.