A noble life is not humble

Zhu Guoyong

①He is a black man,

born in 1963

The ghetto of Brooklyn, New York. He saw little hope for the future.

②When he was thirteen years old, one day, his father suddenly handed him an old dress: "How much is this dress worth?"

"About one dollar. ." he replied.

"Can you sell it for two dollars?" The father looked at him with inquiring eyes.

"Only a fool

would buy it!" he said angrily. His father's eyes were sincere and full of longing:

"Why don't you give it a try? If you sell it

, you will be helping me and your mother." He Then he nodded: "I can give it a try, but I may not be able to sell it."

He washed the clothes very carefully. Without an iron, he used a brush to smooth the clothes and spread them. Dry in the shade on a flat plate.

The next day

He took this piece of clothing to a crowded subway station,

passing six After many hours of hawking,

he finally sold the

piece of clothing.

③More than ten days later,

his father suddenly handed him another old dress:

“Think about how you can sell this dress. To twenty

dollars?" How is that possible? How could such an old piece of clothing be sold for twenty dollars? He was only worth two dollars at most.

"Why

don't you give it a try?" His father inspired him, "Think about it, there will always be a way." Finally, he thought of a good way.

He asked his cousin, who studied painting, to draw a cute Donald Duck and a naughty Mickey Mouse on his clothes.

He chose to hawk at the entrance of a

school for aristocratic children.

After a while,

a housekeeper who drove the young master to pick him up from school bought this dress for his young master.

The teenage boy liked the patterns on his clothes very much.

When he was happy, he gave him a tip of five dollars. Twenty-five

US dollars, this is undoubtedly a huge amount of money!

④After returning home,

his father handed him another old clothes:

"Can you sell him for two hundred dollars?"

My father’s eyes were deep,

like an old well shining faintly. This time, he didn't hesitate. He took the clothes calmly and began to think.

⑤Two months later, the opportunity finally came. La Fosse, the leading actress of the popular movie "Charlie's Angels" came to New York to promote.

After the press conference, he pushed aside the security guard and rushed to Lafosse, holding up his old clothes and asking her to sign her autograph.

Lafosse was stunned for a moment at first,

but then he laughed①.

No one will reject an innocent child.

Lafosse signed his name smoothly.

⑥He smiled②,

Dark face,

White teeth:

"Ms. Lafosse,

p>

Can I sell this dress? ”

“Of course

It’s your dress, it’s entirely up to you what to do with it!” "Ha" cheered: "Miss Lafosse

Autographed sweatshirt,

sold for two hundred dollars!

" can pass the scene After bidding, an oil businessman purchased the sweatshirt for a high price of one thousand two hundred dollars

.

⑦Back home, he, his father, and a large family fell into a carnival.

The father was moved to tears, and

kissed

his forehead:

“I originally planned,

If you sell If you don’t want to drop it, I’ll send someone to buy it.

I didn’t expect you to do it!

My child, You are really great..." Dad continued,

"I just want to tell you that an old dress is only worth one dollar

,

There are ways to become noble.

What about us living people? Why do we lose faith in life?

We are just a little bit poorer, but what about this? What does it matter?"

At this moment,

in his heart, a brilliant sun rose

Rising up,

illuminated his whole body and the world in front of him.

"Even an old piece of clothing can be noble. I

what reason do I have to belittle myself!"

⑧From then on, he began to study hard, Exercise hard and always be full of hope for the future! Twenty years later, his name has spread to every corner of the world. His name is - Michael

Jordan!

(Selected from

2011

Year

4

Month

《 Reading and Writing Monthly Report