A short story about personal accomplishment: the shadow brought by the president
Former French President Jacques? Chirac is nearly 1.90 meters tall. When he was young, he was called. Big Jacques? . After he was re-elected as president in 2002, many people asked him for his autograph. Because of his height, Chirac often gets tired of signing autographs, but he still enjoys it.
This summer, Chirac walked the streets of Paris. A child came up, smiled at him and hid behind him without saying anything. Chirac walked in front and the children followed; He quickened his pace and the children trotted? After two intersections, the child still followed. Chirac couldn't help wondering. He bent down and said kindly to the child. Do you want my autograph? Do you have a pen and paper?
Unexpectedly, the child shook his head and said, I don't have a pen and paper, and I don't want your signature. ? Chirac paused and asked, then why are you following me? The child pointed to the burning sun in the sky and said, I think it's cooler to walk in your shadow. Chirac looked at his own shadow and suddenly realized that he continued to bend down to protect the children under him.
? Would you like to bring shade to the children? From now on, when facing the children, please bend down and write a speech entitled "I would like to bring you shade" overnight. Later in his speech, he always said: the value of life lies in what you can give, not what you have. This simple truth is no exception to the president. ? Later, Chirac also wrote this point into the policy agenda: protecting the people from the heat and bringing them shade is the people's greatest expectation for the rulers. ?
A short story about personal cultivation: blue and white porcelain bottle
Before class, the psychology professor asked the students to go to the office, and each of them brought a blue and white porcelain bottle to the classroom. He told the students that each porcelain vase only needs 50 yuan, so don't worry about moving it.
Hearing this, the students each picked up a porcelain vase and ran to the classroom. When the class began, the professor first asked: How much are these blue and white porcelain bottles worth? The students scrambled to answer:? Every 50 yuan. ?
Hearing this, the professor said with a smile: actually, this kind of blue and white porcelain bottle costs at least 20 thousand yuan each. ? The students' eyes widened. They are still a little scared. What if they just made a mistake?
At this moment, the professor's cell phone rang and hung up. The professor said helplessly. It seems that we have to ask everyone to help us move the porcelain bottle back. ? Then, he looked around and asked, "Raise your hand if you want to help!" ? There was silence in the classroom, and no student raised his hand.
The professor asked everyone why they refused to help.
The students all said that they were afraid of falling and could not afford to pay for it.
After listening, the professor wrote a line on the blackboard: ignorance and fearlessness, mentality determines success or failure. If the students realize something, they all nod.
Unexpectedly, the professor suddenly picked up a porcelain bottle and fell to the ground. He said: These porcelain vases are not worth 50 yuan! Now, are there any students willing to move? This time, the students all raised their hands again.
A short story about personal cultivation: a beard that changes fate
There is a young man who is determined to be a politician. But just when everything was going well, he was injured in a car accident. A few months later, although his body recovered, he left an ugly scar on his chin. After the repair operation, the effect is not ideal, and the scar is as dazzling and stubborn as the flaw on the gem. The young man was very depressed. He didn't want to associate with others and didn't have the courage to speak in public.
One day, his father pointed to a stain in the corner and said, these are indelible. Do you have any good ideas? The young man turned to get a shovel and hammer, trying to break the wall and repair it with cement and plaster. Father smiled: What a big battle. ? After that, my father moved a pot of flowers and put them in the corner, and the room suddenly added a lot of color.
The young man was full of praise for his father's coup, and his father shook his head and said, in fact, I want to tell you that when things are not going well in life, besides trying hard? Besides, you can use better things to influence and change them. Just like your scar, why do you have to remove it? If you grow a beard, won't they hide in it?
The young man was suddenly enlightened, and later he grew a beard, which not only covered his scars, but also praised him for his charm. He regained his self-confidence, became active in politics again, influenced and won people with different opinions with positive thinking, climbed up step by step, and finally became a political star.
A short story about personal cultivation: the most powerful weapon
During World War II, Officer Carter was in charge of interrogating prisoners of war in the Allied Forces. One day, he received an order from his superior to interrogate a German submarine expert named Ryan in order to get the latest core secrets of German submarines as soon as possible. Carter immediately interrogated Ryan, first publicized the prisoner priority policy, and then accused Nazi crimes, but in the end, even torture could not make Ryan talk.
Time is pressing, Carter looked through Ryan's file all night, hoping to find a breakthrough. Gradually, he found from these materials that Ryan is a person who pursues precision and rigor in everything, and even scrimps. Here comes the idea!
In the next few days, Carter asked his assistant to escort Ryan out for fresh air every day, and deliberately let him sit outside a classroom, which must be arranged in the classroom? Old professor? Explain the submarine knowledge, and the explanation content is full of mistakes. For the first few days, Ryan sat quietly outside, shaking his head from time to time and saying nothing. But after half a month, he couldn't bear it any longer, and rushed into the classroom with that? Old professor? Argument. The students admired him at once. The more he talked, the more excited he became, and then he simply picked up the chalk and wrote. Carter chuckled when he saw this.
In this way, the allied forces obtained the submarine information of the German army. When Carter visited Ryan again, he committed suicide, leaving a line beside him: what needs to be guarded against more than coercion and inducement is melodrama. Carter also said with emotion:? He was actually conquered by his inner vanity. ?
A short story about personal accomplishment: a girl who asked to dance.
One day, a foreign tourist visited a university. Due to the limited time, he temporarily canceled the student questioning session after the speech. A girl named Julia felt particularly lost when she learned about it.
At this time, the bell rang and the campus report performance was about to begin. Julia came to the auditorium gloomily. Suddenly, she saw sitting in the front row, nodding to the beat of the music.
Suddenly, she remembered something, went straight to the front and said gracefully, Sir, may I ask you to dance?
Cold and unprepared, I accepted it happily. The whole audience didn't know what happened until the gentleman stood up quietly, took her hand and walked slowly onto the dance floor, and thunderous applause broke out.
Under everyone's gaze, she jumped up and took the opportunity to ask six questions, all of which were answered satisfactorily.
Later, many years later, Julia was elected as the first woman in the country's history. Referring to the story of the invitation to dance in the past, she said meaningfully: When you can't achieve your goal according to the original idea because of unexpected events, don't give up and don't despair. Maybe the other way will yield more. ?