A collection of celebrity stories about pursuit
A dream is a goal, the driving force that keeps you alive, and the reason that makes you happy. As long as a person pursues it strongly and persistently, he can achieve his goal. The following is a collection of celebrity stories about pursuit that I have carefully compiled for you. Welcome to read!
Helen Keller
Helen Keller was blind in both eyes and deaf in both ears, but she She worked hard to transform from a sympathetic and unknown little girl into a strong woman respected by the whole world. If life is really unfair, then life is extremely unfair to her. She could give up her dream and hide in a dark corner and cry loudly, and no one would blame her. She could also lie in bed or sit in a wheelchair and be cared for like a vegetable. But she didn't do any of this. She just struggled to learn Braille with the help of the teacher and touch things, relying only on her never-give-up faith and perseverance. She painted her ideal sky with the brightest colors in life.
Sima Qian
Sima Qian, following his father's will, determined to write a history book that could be "hidden in famous mountains and passed on to future generations." In the seventh year when he started writing this history book, the Li Ling case occurred. In a battle with the Xiongnu, General Li Ling of the Second Division was defeated and surrendered because he was outnumbered. Sima Qian defended Li Ling, which angered Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He was arrested and imprisoned, and suffered cruel "corruption".
After receiving sex, he planned to commit suicide due to the humiliation and pain, but he thought that his dream of writing a history book had not yet been completed. So he endured the humiliation and worked hard for 18 years before finally writing "Historical Records". This great book has a total of 526,500 words. It is the first of its kind to create a general history of biographies in our country. It has rich and detailed historical materials and has always been highly praised by people. Lu Xun once spoke highly of "Historical Records" in extremely general terms: "The historian's swan song, the rhymeless lissao."
Britain's first blind minister
There is a man named Brody When a British teacher was sorting out old things in the attic, he found a stack of exercise books. They were spring compositions for 31 children in Pitkin Kindergarten Class B (2). The title was: In the future I will be——
He thought that these things were blown up in the school during the German air raid on London, but he did not expect that they were lying safely in his home, and they had been lying there for fifty years.
Brody flipped through a few books and was quickly fascinated by the children's bizarre self-designs.
For example, there was a little guy named Peter who said that he would be the Lord of the Navy in the future, because he once swam in the sea and drank three liters of seawater without drowning;
Another one said that he will definitely be the president of France in the future because he can recite the names of 25 French cities while other students in the same class can only recite 7 at most.
The most amazing thing is a little blind boy named David. He believes that he must be a cabinet minister in the UK in the future because no blind person can enter the cabinet in the UK.
In short, thirty-one children described their futures in their compositions. Some were dog trainers; some were navigators; some were princesses. There were all kinds of things.
As Brody read these essays, he suddenly had the urge to re-distribute these notebooks to his classmates and let them see if they have realized their 50-year dream.
A local newspaper learned of this idea and sent him a message. Within a few days, letters flew to Brody. Among them were businessmen, scholars and government officials, and more of them were not. identity person.
They all expressed that they wanted to know their childhood dreams and wanted to get the composition book. Brody sent them one by one according to the address.
A year later, there was only one composition copy left and no one asked for it. He thought that this man named David might be dead. After all, it had been fifty years, and anything could happen in fifty years
Just when Brody was about to give this book to a private collection, he received a letter from the Cabinet Secretary of Education Blunkett, in which he said that the man named David was me. , thank you for still preserving our childhood dreams for us. But I no longer need that notebook, because my dream has been in my mind since then, and I have never given up for a day. Fifty years later, it can be said that I have realized that dream, and today I still want to pass it. This letter told my other thirty classmates: As long as you don’t let your youthful dreams drift away with the years, success will one day appear in front of you
This letter from Blunkert was later published. Published in The Sun, because as the first blind minister of the United Kingdom, he used his actions to prove a truth: If anyone can maintain the desire to be president at the age of three for fifty years, then he must be the president now .
Fan Zhongyan "cutting porridge and cutting 鑳 (jīu)"
Fan Zhongyan, who "worries about the world's worries first, and rejoices after the world's happiness" was a young student. Due to his poor family, he Life is very hard. Every night, he cooked a bowl of porridge with brown rice. After it had frozen in the morning, he cut it into four pieces with a knife. He ate two pieces in the morning and another two pieces in the evening. This was called "cut porridge." If there are no vegetables, just cut some pickles and eat them with rice. This is called "Duanqi". Life was so difficult, but he had no complaints and concentrated on his studies. This is where the allusion of "breaking the knot and drawing the porridge" comes from.
When the son of a local left-behind officer learned about Fan Zhongyan’s hard life, he felt deep sympathy and sent him delicious food from home. Fan Zhongyan expressed his gratitude and accepted the meal. A few days later, when the left-behind son came to see Fan Zhongyan, he was confused when he saw that the food he had given him was still there. Fan Zhongyan explained: "I'm really grateful for the good food you gave me, but I'm used to eating gruel, so I don't feel the bitterness. If I'm greedy for these things now and am used to eating good food, what will I do in the future? What?" After the left-behind son returned home, he truthfully told his father what Fan Zhongyan had said. His father praised him and said: "What an ambitious boy, he will definitely accomplish a lot in the future!" Later, Fan Zhongyan finally became a famous writer, politician and military strategist in the Song Dynasty.
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The story of celebrities pursuing their own life values ??
1. A loyal and patriotic warrior, a talented poet, a man who celebrates every Dragon Boat Festival During the festival, we will think of a person - Qu Yuan. This name should not be unfamiliar to us. He threw himself into the river with a stone in his arms, leaving us with our reverie about history.
On the banks of the Miluo River, waves rise and fall, and the waves are getting bigger every hour. "The road is long and long, and I will search up and down." We can still faintly hear Qu Zi's deep sigh, as if He has never left, and we can still vaguely see his unyielding body.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, we reminisce about history. Eating rice dumplings at Dragon Boat Festival, we miss the literati. Qu Yuan was exiled by King Huai, but he still cared about Chu and deeply loved his country. The patriotic enthusiasm solidified in his heart explained his life and demonstrated the value of his life. He was slandered by villains, but he still insisted on the truth and maintained noble moral integrity. The world was muddy, but he was alone; everyone was drunk, but he was alone.
Qu Zi was walking by the Yin River. A fisherman saw him and said, "This is not a Sanlu official. Why are you here?" Quzi said: This is how I see it. The whole world is turbid but I am alone in the clear. Everyone is drunk but I am alone in the clear. Fisherman said: Husband, a saint is not stagnant in things, but can move with the world. However, the loyal Qu Yuan did not follow the trend and did not move away from the world. He did not dance with villains or sleep with villains. As a result, he got into trouble with eunuchs, was wronged and slandered by villains, and was exiled by King Huai.
He upholds the foundation of the soul, does not follow the trend, and exudes a noble atmosphere. A loyal and patriotic heart will always be condensed in the hearts of the Chinese people. The loyal feelings explain the background of his soul and his life beliefs.
"The swan song of a historian, the rhymeless "Li Sao"", Lu Xun's thorough writing style makes Qu Zi's feelings expressive in words.
2. When the Yangtze River and the Yellow River meet deserts or mountain gorges, they flow forward in a mighty way, achieving the momentum of rolling and flowing for thousands of miles. Difficulties and difficulties can never stop their progress. With a strong spirit, life should sing the tune of progress, and walk through the rugged and dangerous journey in the solemn and solemn singing. A hurried traveler passing through this section of the road will feel a sense of sublime interest and witness a unique and magnificent scenery. However, a hurried traveler must have a strong spirit to see the magnificent scenery and feel the sublime interest.
The bits of residual blood in Fengbo Pavilion set off the afterglow of the sunset. In the afterglow of the setting sun, it becomes brighter and more vigorous. In the song of serving the country with loyalty, he has bright red loyalty, and he has a high-spirited and vigorous spirit. Yue Fei, the anti-gold hero in the hearts of the people, left a little residual blood in Fengbo Pavilion.
Yue Fei's mother tattooed the four words "Serve the Country with Loyalty" on Yue Fei's body, and Yue Fei used it to its fullest potential. On the march against the Jin Dynasty, the frightened Yue family army marched forward bravely, causing the Jin soldiers to retreat thousands of miles. However, the Song Dynasty court was filled with worries when they saw Yue Fei's huge strength. Just as the flag of the Yue Family Army was fluttering in the sky and the Jin soldiers were about to be expelled from the Song Dynasty border, Qin Hui and other court officials were afraid that Yue Fei was too powerful and would endanger their power when he returned to the court. Slandered Yue Fei. Because he was framed by a villain, Yue Fei was ordered to "return to Beijing", and returning to Beijing was just an excuse. In fact, returning to Beijing was a lie, and killing Yue Fei was the real thing. The Yue family army, which has always had strict military discipline, advised Yue Fei not to return to Beijing. However, Yue Fei, who was deeply influenced by Confucianism, had no choice but to embark on the road of "returning to Beijing" when the court called him. The three cardinal principles and the five constant principles restrained him. Even though he knew it was a road of no return, he still chose to go on resolutely. "If the father wants the son to die, the son has to die; if the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die."
His loyalty can be seen from the sun and the moon. But the "unfounded" crime was so heavy that he could only breathe heavily, then slowly suffocated and died slowly, but his strong spirit would never leave him.
The most precious thing for a person is life. Everyone knows that you only live once. Someone has summed up this way, a person's life should be spent like this: when he looks back on the past, he will not regret for wasting his years, nor will he be ashamed of doing nothing. We should also pursue this kind of life. In this way, he was able to say: "My whole life and all my energy have been dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world - the struggle for the liberation of mankind." People who have such a life truly understand the true meaning of life and truly create the value of life.
3. Zhuge Liang once said, "A gentleman's journey is to cultivate one's morality through tranquility, and to cultivate virtue through frugality. Without indifference, one cannot clarify one's aspirations, and without tranquility, one cannot reach far." Human beings have an ocean of knowledge and a world of cultivation. Therefore, there are excellent human beings and cultivated human beings in the world. Gentlemen rise to the forefront of the world and cultivate inner emptiness. They allow their souls to breathe.
Socrates was a great philosopher in ancient Greece. He once gave his students a test question. He said to the students: "Today we only learn one of the simplest and easiest things, which is to throw your arms as far forward as possible and then as far back as possible." Then he demonstrated it himself, and then asked, "From now on, can everyone swing their arms 300 times a day?" The students thought this question was ridiculous. How could they not do such a simple thing? They all answered in unison: "Yes." After a month, Socrates asked: "Which students persisted in shaking their arms 300 times a day?" More than 90% of the students raised their hands proudly. Two months later, when he raised the issue again, only 80 percent of the students persisted. A year later, Socrates asked again: "Please tell me, which students insist on doing the simplest arm swing every day?" At this time, only one student raised his hand. This student's name was Plato. He later became another great philosopher of ancient Greece.
Success lies in persistence. Persistence is the easiest thing to do. Everyone can do it as long as they are willing. Persistence is the hardest thing to do, because only a few people can really do it. . Plato insisted on doing it, so he later became another great philosopher in ancient Greece. Plato's life is meaningful and successful. His success may be because he persisted. He left a famous saying to future generations: "Patience is the basis of all intelligence." This is both an experience and a statement from the bottom of my heart. In his ideal country, there is a vague flavor of life and a tone of patience.
The road of life will not be smooth. A mighty Yangtze River, sometimes it flows into a very wide realm, with endless plains, and it cascades thousands of miles; sometimes it flows into a very narrow realm, with cliffs and cliffs, with rivers flowing in between, twisting and turning, and extremely dangerous.
Human life in history is like a journey. The places we passed during our journey were sometimes smooth plains and sometimes rugged and dangerous roads. As for travelers, when they reach a flat place, they will happily move forward. When they reach a rugged state, they will be more curious and interesting. They feel that in this strange and magnificent state, they can feel a kind of joy. The beauty of adventure leads to the pursuit of the true value of life, just like Socrates, Plato and other great philosophers who have made great contributions to mankind.
4. On the stage of history, there are always some people who dedicate themselves to the world and all mankind. In 1902, the Curies discovered radium. Before World War I, the price of radium had risen to $100,000 per gram. If they relied on patented technology, the Curies would have become rich long ago. But in fact, the Curies did not.
Luminous light is not exclusive to the sun, you can also shine. However, the Curies gave up their patent when they discovered radium and published the method for purifying radium without reservation. Marie Curie's explanation for this was unusually plain: "No one should use radium to get rich. It belongs to all mankind." They who discovered radium were still conducting scientific research in a simple laboratory.
Madame Curie’s stubbornness in dealing with radium is difficult for some people to understand. She said in her later autobiography: Human beings need people who are good at practice, who can gain greater gains from their work, who do not forget the welfare of the public, but can also protect their own interests. But human beings also need dreamers and selfless people who are obsessed with their careers.
Einstein also said: When a noble figure like Madame Curie ends her life, we should not be satisfied with just recalling the contributions that her work has made to mankind. The significance of first-class figures to the era and the historical process may be more in terms of their moral character than in terms of pure intellectual achievements. Even the latter, they always depend upon character to a greater extent than is usually supposed.
There is nothing wrong with being able to profit from the struggle of life, but if everyone focuses on the gains and losses of their own interests, then the pace of human civilization will be much slower. Marie Curie gave up her radium purification patent, and Einstein gave up a large sum of money and gave a voluntary speech. These seemingly incredible behaviors and attitudes. In their opinion, it was so plain. The reason why Marie Curie and Einstein are widely praised by people is not only because of their unparalleled scientific achievements, but also because of their noble life values ????who dedicated themselves to science and mankind. On the road of life, people will be conquered countless times by their own decisions or the adversities they encounter. What is even more frightening is that they may be crushed to pieces. But no matter what happens, no one will ever lose value in the eyes of God. In the eyes of God, dirty or clean, neat or disheveled, every person is still priceless. The true meaning of life does not depend on what you do or do, nor on yourself, but on yourself! Everyone is unique, never forget this. Like Marie Curie and Einstein, they were unique.
5． The word "人" can be said to be both difficult and easy to write, but everyone in the world has been writing the word "人" all their lives. People like Qu Yuan, Yue Fei, Plato, Marie Curie, and Einstein use the word "人" The writing is vivid, the writing is majestic, the writing is upright, the writing is serious, and the writing is upright. However, people like Qin Hui and Wei Zhongxian wrote the word "human" carelessly, crookedly, and in a selfish way, and they were like beasts. If we want to write about "people" well, we must be down-to-earth, truth-seeking and pragmatic, and care about society.
Our lives are like ships in the sea. As long as we don’t stop sailing, we will encounter risks. There is no calm ocean, there is no ship that is not injured, and no ship has no experience of being injured from the day it was launched into the sea... All ships, no matter what their purpose is, will be injured and encounter dangers as long as they sail in the sea. Disasters, just like us humans, will encounter natural disasters, encounter villains, and face birth, old age, illness, and death. But we must be worthy of our motherland, our teachers and classmates, our parents, our friends, and ourselves. Only by truly having a clear conscience can we truly gain the blessings of life. The truth. Life will not be devalued. As long as we look at it sincerely and take it seriously, it is priceless. As Emerson said, each of us has value. Don't envy those halos that do not belong to us.
Life passes in a hurry, history is frozen among busy people, years pass by in ups and downs, and each of us is pursuing the value of life in our own world. .
1: Andersen
Once upon a time there was a poor boy whose father was a shoemaker. After his father died, his mother had to take him to marry another in order to survive. One day, he had the opportunity to meet the prince. He was full of hope and sang hymns in front of the prince. Read the script. After the performance, the prince asked him what reward he wanted to ask for. The poor boy boldly made the request: "I want to write a poetic drama and act in the Royal Theater." The prince took this clumsy boy with a big nose like a clown from head to toe. After reading it again, I said to him: "Being able to recite a script does not mean that you can write a script. Those are two different things. I advise you to learn a useful craft."
However, he replied After returning home, he broke his piggy bank, said goodbye to his mother and stepfather who never cared about him, and left home to pursue his ideals. At this time, he was only 14 years old, but he believed that as long as he was willing to work hard, the name Andersen would be passed down through the ages.
He arrived in Copenhagen and rang doorbells door to door, ringing almost all the doorbells of dignitaries, but no one appreciated him. He lived in ragged clothes on the streets, but the enthusiasm in his heart still did not diminish.
Finally, in 1835, the fairy tales he published attracted the attention of children and opened a new page belonging to Andersen. His fairy tales have been translated into many languages, except for the Bible. No book can compare. At this time, it had been 16 years since he left home.
Do you have ideals? How do you want to make your dreams come true? The process of persisting in hard work may be difficult and full of pain, but as long as you don’t give up hope, you will eventually get sweet fruits. Andersen said: "As long as you are a swan egg, it doesn't matter even if you are hatched in a duck pen.
2: Lincoln
The best example of perseverance may be Abraham Lincoln. If you want to know who never gave up, look no further!
Lincoln, who was born penniless, faced setbacks throughout his life and ran eight times. He failed twice, failed in business twice, and even suffered a mental breakdown many times. He could have given up, but he did not. It is precisely because he did not give up that he became one of the greatest presidents in American history.
The following is Lincoln's resume before entering the White House:
In 1816, his family was kicked out of the place where they lived, and he had to work to support them; in 1818, his mother died; in 1831, business failed; in 1832, He ran for state legislator but lost; in 1832, he also lost his job and wanted to go to law school, but couldn't get in; in 1833, he borrowed money from friends to start a business, but he went bankrupt at the end of the year. It took him sixteen years to Pay off the debt; in 1834, he ran for state assembly again and won!
In 1835, when he was about to get married after being engaged, his last wife died, so his heart was broken; in 1836, He had a complete mental breakdown and was bedridden for six months. In 1838, he tried to become the speaker of the state assembly, but failed. In 1840, he tried to become an elector, but failed. In 1843, he ran for Congress and failed. In 1846, he failed again. Participated in the congressional election and was elected this time! He went to Washington, D.C., and performed well; in 1848, he failed to seek re-election as a member of Congress!
In 1849, he wanted to serve as a land director in his own state. Rejected! In 1854, he ran for the U.S. Senate and lost. In 1856, he ran for the nomination of vice president at the Democratic National Convention and received less than a hundred votes. In 1858, he ran for the U.S. Senate again. Yiyi was defeated again; in 1860, he was elected President of the United States.
This road is difficult and muddy. One of my feet slipped, and the other foot became unstable; but I took a breath and told myself, "This is just a slip, not death and being unable to get up." --Lincoln running for the Senate. Said this after defeat.
3: Einstein
At the beginning of the last century, a young man dreamed of becoming a violinist like Paganini. He practiced the piano whenever he had free time, and he was fascinated by it. He is crazy and obsessed, but has made little progress. Even his parents feel that this poor child is really bad at music and has no musical talent at all, but they are afraid that telling the truth will hurt the young man's self-esteem.
One day, the young man went to ask an old luthier for advice. The old luthier said: "Son, please play a piece of music for me first." The young man played one of Paganini's 24 etudes. The third one is so full of flaws that I can’t bear to listen to it. At the end of the song, the old violinist asked the young man: "Why do you like playing the violin so much?" The young man said: "I want to be successful. I want to become a great violinist like Paganini." The old violinist asked again: "Are you happy? "?" The young man replied: "I am very happy." The old violinist took the young man to his garden and said to him: "My child, you are very happy. This shows that you have succeeded, so why do you have to become Paganini?" Such a great violinist? In my opinion, happiness itself is success."
The young man was deeply touched by the violinist's words. He finally understood that happiness has the lowest cost and the lowest risk in the world. The success can actually benefit people. If you don't seek anything else, you are likely to fall into a swamp of disappointment, loss and depression. The fanatical fire in the boy's heart has since calmed down. He still often plays the violin, but he is no longer trapped by Paganini's dream. Who is this young man? Albert Einstein. He still liked the violin throughout his life. He played it very badly, but he could enjoy himself.
Happiness is success, this is a philosophy of life full of sunshine. In real life, it is not difficult for us to see such people. They have rosy faces, good health, smile often, and are in a happy mood. They live out all the fun of being a human being, but they have not made much achievements in their career. , has little to do with fame, wealth and success. Are such people really losers? I don’t think so.
4: Balzac
Balzac is a representative of French realist writers. Balzac completed ninety novels in his lifetime, working an average of more than twelve hours a day. Every night at twelve o'clock, the servant would wake him up. He would put on his white monastic clothes and write quickly. Usually he would write for five or six hours continuously, and would not leave the table to rest until he was extremely tired.
Balzac is universally recognized as a master of observing and analyzing human nature, but in real life, he is not very shrewd. When he was young, he failed in business and owed a debt of 60,000 francs. After he became famous, although he earned a lot of money, he ended up being unable to make ends meet due to extravagance and waste. During this period, an interesting thing happened.
One night Balzac woke up and found a thief looking through his drawers. He couldn't help laughing. The thief asked: "What are you laughing at?"
Balzac said: "It's so funny. I searched for a long time during the day and couldn't even find a cent. What else can you find in the dark? What?"
The thief asked for trouble and turned around to leave. Balzac smiled and said: "Please close the door."
The thief said: "Your house has four walls, why are you closing the door?"
Balzac said humorously: " It is not used to prevent theft, but to block the wind."
Balzac once boasted that he could surpass Napoleon, "What his sword cannot do, my pen can do it." He did. He did it, but unfortunately he only lived to be fifty years old, leaving behind many unfinished works and becoming a huge loss to all mankind.
Balzac once boasted that he would surpass Napoleon, "What his sword cannot do, my pen can do." He did indeed do it. Balzac's example once again vividly illustrates that life is a state of mind. ;