People who are shy when going to a friend's house have become first-class speakers in modern times. As far as I know, only two people are famous and can travel around the world with the first letter of their names. One is Roosevelt of the United States, the 32nd President Franklin. D. Ruzweed; The other is Irish, G.B.S. This G.B.S. is a world-class great writer. His colorful life was written into a book, in which his real name was not mentioned, but only G.B.S He was George. Bernard Shaw.
Bernard Shaw's life is full of legends. For example, he only received five years of school education, and as a result, he not only became a first-class contemporary writer, but also won the highest honor in Nobel Prize in Literature. At that time, the prize money of the Nobel Prize was 35,000 yuan, but he didn't attach importance to this honor and didn't want to accept the prize money, but he finally reluctantly accepted the prize money and donated the money to Britain on the spot. The Swedish Literature Federation, the time when the prize money is in his hand, is said to be only a fraction of a second.
Although his father was born in a famous Irish family, he is quite poor in money; As for the mother, the aunt's inheritance right was revoked just because the marriage partner did not agree with the rich aunt, and the family's life seemed to be stretched. Bernard Shaw/Kloc-started to go out to work at the age of 0/5. His first year's monthly salary was 50 points in 40 yuan, and his position was as a clerk.
16 to 20 years old, because business needs to be promoted to be a cashier and also do chores. Because of the increased position, his salary has also been raised to the weekly salary of 8 yuan. However, this kind of routine work is quite different from his interests. He grew up in a family that valued art, literature and music. At the age of seven, he had read Shakespeare and John. Benson's pilgrim's progress, Arabian nights and the Bible, etc. /kloc-at the age of 0/2, he began to be keen on Byron's poems, and then read Dickens' novels, Dumas' novels and Shelley's poems. 18 years old, reading the famous mountaineer John. Dade's article, and John. Stuart. Mill's philosophical and economic works, and Hubbard, besides philosophy and sociology, he is also famous for evolution. Spencer's works have also been read. After contacting these famous books, his thoughts took a big step forward and he began to think about life. So although he worked in real estate and finance for several years, he often got rid of these worldly things in his mind and plunged into the world of literature, art, science and faith.
When he was almost 20 years old, G.B.S secretly swore in his heart: "People only have one life, and I can't waste this only life with the life of a shop assistant."
1876, Bernard Shaw made up his mind to make a final attempt. At that time, his mother was teaching vocal music in London for a living, so she set out there to develop her life by writing, which was the starting point for his later fame and creation of millions of dollars.
However, in the first nine years, if you only rely on writing, you can't fill your stomach at all. The focus of his life at that time was writing, and he urged himself to write five manuscripts every day, no matter what the situation, it happened to be five. Recalling the situation in those years, he said: "At that time, I was not out of the habit of being a student and a clerk. If I write five manuscript papers, even if I don't finish one sentence, I will definitely stop writing and finish it tomorrow. "
In this state, he completed five novels, including the famous Love between Artists. He sent these manuscripts to all publishing houses in Britain and America, but they were rejected. Although several publishing houses expressed their hope to have the opportunity to read the next work, no matter how many drafts were sent, the results were not adopted. The reason lies not in his articles, but in his thoughts.
At that time, Bernard Shaw's financial situation was so poor that the postage for sending the manuscript to the publishing house was not enough. During the nine years when he made up his mind to make a living by writing, the income from writing fees was only 30 yuan, with an average of only one penny a day. Almost everything he wears has holes, even his pants and shoes are worn out. Walking in the streets of London, it is really painstaking to cover up these potholes. But it is not a problem in diet, because the mother will go to the bakery or grocery store to buy food on credit and solve the livelihood problem for her son.
During his nine years of writing novels without income, he won 25 yuan for helping lawyers write documents about Chinese medicine, and earned 5 yuan income for being a voter in the election. It is a problem to maintain a minimum living in this state, let alone bear the living expenses at home. Therefore, although he is the head of the family, he is very helpless about the difficult situation at home and needs his family to solve it. He himself once admitted: "I have never sacrificed for my family, only my mother."
Later, Bernard Shaw made a living by writing drama, literature and music reviews. It was not novels but plays that first made him famous and successful in money. Most of his plays in the past were losers. In fact, when he married a rich girl, it took 2 1 year for the sake of property marriage.
Bernard Shaw once criticized the modern marriage system, church organization and democracy in front of most audiences, and attacked the traditions that have been valued since ancient times. At that time, few people were as bold as him. But it is hard to imagine that Bernard Shaw is actually an introverted and timid person with a little inferiority complex. When he was young, he occasionally went to a friend's house by the Thames. He once recalled this incident: "I am a very shy person. I wandered by the river for 20 minutes before I got up the courage to knock on my friend's door. Several times, I wanted to go home, but on second thought, I really can't be so timid if I want to achieve something in my life, so I gave up the idea of backing out. I don't think anyone is as introverted as I was when I was young, and no one is as ashamed of introversion as I am. "
On the other hand, Bernard Shaw also pays special attention to his behavior and attitude in front of others. He has read every book on etiquette in the library of the famous British Museum, but it is said that the only book that really works is The Customs and Habits of Upper Society. Later, he finally thought of the best, surest and simplest way to overcome introversion and timidity, that is to speak in front of everyone. So he joined the debate group, and after two or three speeches, his attitude really became much more calm and generous. Once, he was asked to be the speaker of the next debate, which made him extremely uneasy. On the day of the debate, when he signed the record book, his hands even trembled. Although he prepared a lot of materials for this debate, he was too nervous to read it on the spot. However, no one found his embarrassment and everyone applauded his speech. However, he is still determined to correct his introverted and timid character. He will definitely attend the public seminar in London and will definitely speak at the meeting. At the age of 26, he listened to Henry, an American economist and author of Progress and Poverty. George, a speech on single tax.
This speech prompted him to start studying economics, and produced the idea of state-owned land. He hoped to give a speech on this idea at the rally of the Social Democratic Party, but was told that he would only study Henry. George's speech alone is not enough. He must also study the works of other economists, otherwise he is not qualified to talk about single tax. So he began to contact Das Kapital, which had a great influence on the Russian revolution, and his ideas changed greatly. He said: "After reading Das Kapital, my concept has changed a lot. Although I later learned that there were many mistakes in its argument, at least let me look at human history and civilization from another angle. "
From then on, he began to have a belief in his heart, which concealed his original introverted and timid character.
During nearly 12 years, he went to England or Scotland every other night, or in the street or on the platform of the auditorium or church, and enthusiastically expounded his beliefs. If someone refutes his remarks, he will fight back passionately and eventually become the first contemporary speaker. He was constantly invited to give lectures, and every time the lecture venue was crowded with the audience, the venue was also crowded with people who could not get in. Although someone raised money from the audience with a hat at the meeting, he didn't take any money himself.
1896, Bernard Shaw knew a man named Charlotte. Miss benton. Bernard Shaw is a 40-year-old bachelor and the other is a 39-year-old lady. Her economic situation is quite good, and Bernard Shaw has become an instant hit in the United States because of her plays, with an annual income of 654.38 million yuan+RMB. At that time, she was tired of the extravagant life in society, and Bernard Shaw was keen on Fabian socialism, so she fell in love with him at once and often confided to him.
Two years later, Bernard Shaw still has no intention of getting married. 1February, 898, she left for Rome for a municipal investigation. As a result, when she arrived, the telegram of Bernard Shaw's critical illness was also given to her. She had to go back to London and found Bernard Shaw in bed because of overwork. The situation was very serious. He was lying in an office that couldn't be dirtier. When Miss Bintonson saw the scene there, she was really shocked.
Even Bernard Shaw himself said, "Unless a bomb explodes here, it is really impossible to clean this room. If you call seven cleaners, even if you clean for 50 years, you may not be able to clean it. "
Miss Bentonson blinked her green eyes and said to Bernard Shaw, "Get out of this dirty place and get sick in my country house!" " I will take good care of you until you recover. "Bernard Shaw thought that since he had come to this, he might as well get married, so he sent someone to buy a wedding ring and get a marriage certificate.
Bernard Shaw said, "We got married for this reason, that is, we care about each other more than ourselves."
The happy married life lasted for 45 years. On September 1943, Xiao Furen finally passed away. She looks 20 years younger than her husband, so everyone thinks that Bernard Shaw will die before her, but in fact, she is only four months younger than him.
Bernard Shaw was born in 1856. Until now, he is still too busy with work to think about death. He said: "As long as I am alive, I feel that life is really comfortable. Shakespeare once said to General Macbeth, "Life is a short candle. But this is not the case with me. I think life is like a growing torch. Up to now, I still hold it tightly in my hand. I want to make it burn more and more vigorously and pass it on to the next generation. "