A few classic short stories are very enlightening after reading them.
1. Fool
A child in a small town, when others left 1 yuan money and five yuan, he always picked up five yuan. Everyone thought he was a fool and tried him like this. As a result, he gained a lot of five yuan.
2. Precious dog
A beggar wandering along the street always thinks every day, if only I had 2, yuan in hand. One day, the beggar accidentally found a cute little dog that ran away. The beggar found that there was no one around, so he took the dog back to his cave and tied it up.
The owner of this dog is a famous monopoly in this city. The rich man was very anxious after losing his dog, because it was a pure imported famous dog. So, a dog-seeking notice was posted on the local TV station: if anyone finds it, please return it quickly and pay a reward of 2 thousand yuan.
The next day, when the beggar was begging along the street, he saw this notice and was eager to get the reward of 2, yuan with his dog in his arms. But when he hurried by the post office with his dog in his arms, he found that the reward on the notice had become 3, yuan. It turned out that the monopoly couldn't find the dog and called the TV station to raise the reward to 3 thousand yuan.
The beggar didn't seem to believe his eyes. He suddenly stopped walking forward, thought about it, then turned around and took the dog back to the cave and tied it up again. On the third day, the reward really rose again, and on the fourth day, until the seventh day, when the reward rose to the surprise of the citizens, the beggar ran back to the cave to hold the dog. Unexpectedly, the cute puppy has been starved to death, and the beggar is still a beggar.
3. Courage
A salesman of a soap factory in the United States tried to buy their factory, but on the last night, he couldn't raise the poor $1, any more. He walked alone in the dimly lit street, almost desperate.
Finally, he saw that the light on the first floor of an office building was still on. He got up the courage to run up, told the lawyer who was still in the office what had happened to him, and borrowed $1, from him. The lawyer was moved by his complaint, not only lent him money, but also helped him to go through the factory.
4. What's the price of the crab
Two girls, who are classmates, joined a company at the same time. As a result, they worked for a period of time. One girl was promoted to management, and the other girl was unconvinced, saying that we are basically the same in everything. We joined the company together, doing the same things and having the same education. How can we promote her? I am not convinced!
the manager asked them to go to the market and ask what the price of crabs was. After coming back, the manager asked the unconvinced girl's answer first, and she said how much a catty.
when the manager asks the girl who has been promoted for an answer, she will say what the price is now, what is the price of the big one and the small one, which one is cheaper, what the price was a few days ago, if it is food, what price to buy, what type and price to give, when to buy it in a day, and if it reaches a certain amount, you can also talk about the price.
who do you think the manager wants to do something important?
5. A pen
One winter night, a man passed by a busy railway station and saw a man with disabled legs setting up a pencil stall. He casually left ten yuan as a charity. But when he was about to leave, the man who set up the stall said in a weak voice, "Please wait a moment, sir, this is your pen!" "
Then he handed him his own pen. He said apologetically to the disabled person, "I'm sorry, I only need one pen, and the others are for you!"
A few years later, he accidentally passed the train station again. A shopkeeper smiled and stopped him at the door, saying, "I've been looking forward to your appearance."
The disabled man said, "You were my first customer on a winter night a long time ago. Without your ten yuan, I might not have survived that night. At the same time, I thank you for taking my pen and treating me as it.
6. Keep warm
Singh and a traveling companion were crossing a mountain pass in the high Himalayas and saw a man lying in the snow. Singh wanted to stop and help that man, but his companion said, "If we take him with us, we will lose our lives."
But Singh didn't want to leave this man and let him die in the ice and snow. When his traveling companion said goodbye to him, Singh picked the man up and put him on his back. He tried his best to carry the man forward.
Gradually, Singh's body temperature warmed the frozen body, and the man came back to life. After a while, the two men walked side by side. When they caught up with the traveling companion, they found him dead, frozen to death. Giving to others is actually saving yourself.