1, never be a puppet: Coffey? After Annan was elected as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations, people were worried whether he would become the "spokesman" of the United States. In this regard, Annan firmly stated that he is an "independent person" and said: "My role is to serve the 185 host." Minutes after his election, Annan made it clear that he would never be a puppet of the United States. He didn't break his word as he said. 1997 65438+1October 2 1 ~ 24, he visited Washington for the first time as a secretary-general, and asked Clinton to collect debts, urging the United States to pay $654,380.3 billion as soon as possible. Annan's trip is to prove to the world that he is by no means a pawn in the hands of the United States.
2. Luo Jiaheng is a famous jurist in China. One day during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the commander of the Japanese army in Hebei Province met with the special envoy Sakurai to warmly receive Luo Jiaheng in an attempt to induce him to surrender with high officials and generous salaries. In front of these two enemy leaders, Luo Jiaheng stood upright, not for inducements or threats. He maintained personal dignity and national dignity with a high degree of patriotism and great national integrity.
3. Shevchenko does not bow his head: Shevchenko is a famous Russian poet. His poems show his love for his hometown and his resistance to the tsar. One day, the czar summoned him. All the officials and envoys bowed to the czar, but only Shevchenko was in awe. The tsar was furious and asked, "Why don't you bow?" Shevchenko calmly replied, "It's not that I want to see you, but that you want to see me. How can you see me clearly if I bend over in front of you like these people around me? "
I come from China: Feng Yuxiang is a famous patriotic general in China. When he was studying in Europe, he was often mistaken for a Japanese. He was so angry that he simply hung a sign on his chest that said "I'm from China".
5. Hua Tuo would rather die than be a doctor: Hua Tuo, a famous doctor at the end of the Han Dynasty, was not only superb in medical skills, but also enthusiastic in helping others. More importantly, he is honest and not afraid of power. Cao Cao became prime minister at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He often suffers from head wind. I heard that Hua Tuo was an imperial doctor, so I asked him to treat the disease. Hua tuo cured Cao Cao's illness. Cao Cao wanted to keep him as a doctor, while Hua Tuo didn't want to wait on him alone, so he went home on the pretext that his wife was ill. Soon, Cao Cao's eccentric wind rose again and sent people to the countryside to find Hua Tuo. It turned out that Hua Tuo was busy treating the villagers, and his wife was not sick at all. Cao Cao was furious and wanted to execute Hua Tuo. While in prison, Hua Tuo wanted to give Gao Tou the manuscript of a medical book, Qingnangjing, so that he could have a chance to print it into a book in the future. For the benefit of future generations. Unfortunately, the jailer was afraid of being implicated and didn't dare to accept it. In his grief and indignation, Hua Tuo burned this precious book with fire. The doctor finally died in Cao Cao.
Angel material
As long as people have confidence in themselves, they may overcome difficulties and succeed. German psychiatrist Lin Deman proved this through personal experiments. Lin Deman believes that as long as a person has confidence in himself, he can maintain physical and mental health. At that time, the whole German nation was concerned about this tragic adventure of crossing the Atlantic alone. /kloc-more than 0/00 warriors failed to sail one after another, no one lives. Lin Deman concluded that these victims were not physically defeated at first, but mainly died of mental breakdown, panic and despair. In order to verify his point of view, he carried out the experiment alone, regardless of the opposition of his relatives and friends. 1900 July, Lin Deman sailed into the rough Atlantic alone. He is conducting an unprecedented psychological experiment, and he is prepared to pay the price with his own life. During the voyage, Dr. Lin Deman encountered unimaginable difficulties and was on the verge of death many times. He even had hallucinations in front of his eyes, feeling numb, and sometimes he really felt desperate. But as soon as this idea arose, he immediately blamed himself loudly: coward, do you want to make the same mistake and die here? No, I will succeed! Finally, he succeeded in crossing the Atlantic.
Qin Na went her own way.
Jenner is an English doctor. More than 200 years ago, it has been proved that vaccination can protect people from smallpox. This conclusion was strongly opposed by many parties at that time. Some people say that he is blasphemous; Some people accused him of treating people as animals; It was suggested that he be deprived of the right to practice medicine; It was proposed that he be expelled from the medical association. However, Qin Na ignored these secular prejudices and malicious attacks and firmly believed that his conclusion was correct. He said, "Let others talk, and I will go my way!" " "Facts have proved his scientific conclusion. Qin Na opened the door to immunology by self-confidence, and thus saved countless lives. ? One hundred zeros add up to zero.
After Einstein's theory of relativity was published, someone cooked up a book entitled 100 refuting theories of relativity. Einstein rejected it. He said: "If my theory is wrong, a rebuttal is enough, and a hundred zeros add up to zero."
Confident people will be hired.
Several gentlemen arrived at the examination room at the same time, and it was time, but the examiner was still missing. Someone sat down and repaired four nails; Others look around; Some people keep yawning, as if they didn't get enough sleep in their last life ... only one person swaggered into the manager's office to ask. As a result, he succeeded, and the company finally chose him because he was confident and would not back down.
Seiji Ozawa dares to say "No"
The famous conductor Seiji Ozawa once went to Europe to take part in a conducting competition. When he played, he found a mistake in the score. The composer and the judges present solemnly declared that there was no problem, saying that it was his own illusion. After much consideration, he still insists that his judgment is correct. It turned out that this was an examination question set by the judges on purpose, and Seiji Ozawa won the competition because he insisted on his correct viewpoint.
Arrhenius was confident and successful.
Arrhenius is a Swedish scientist who founded physical chemistry. When he was young, he came up with ionization theory and told his alma mater's teacher, who was sarcastic without mercy. But this did not shake Arrhenius' confidence. He wrote his theory into an academic paper and submitted it to the academic Committee of the school for discussion, but it was rejected again. He sent it to four famous chemists in Europe, and these experts affirmed his conclusion. Horonius continued to enrich his ionization theory, so he won the Nobel Prize.
Try to be stronger.
When Wang An, a computer celebrity in China, was six years old, he went out to play one day and passed a big tree. Suddenly something fell on his head. He reached out and touched it. It turned out to be a bird's nest, from which a hungry sparrow rolled out. Wang An decided to take it back to feed. When she walked to the door, she suddenly remembered that her mother didn't allow him to keep small animals. He had to put the sparrow outside the door gently, and then hurried into the house to ask his mother's permission. The mother made an exception and agreed to her son's request. Wang Ran excitedly went out, only to find that the sparrow had disappeared and a black cat was wiping its mouth. Wang An's broken heart turned into regret and he was sad for a long time. From this incident, Wang learned a lesson that influenced his life: as long as you have determined what you can do, you don't have to rely on others, you can't be indecisive, and you must act immediately.
During the Kangxi period, Liu Yinshu, the governor of Guizhou, retired to his hometown and wanted to build a bridge for his hometown with his life savings. However, the children objected to him: "You have been a senior official all your life, but we haven't touched any light. It is easy to expect you to go home, but you are so indifferent to us. " Liu Yinshu was very sad. He felt that although he was innocent, he neglected the education of his children. So he used up his savings and spent five years building a bridge named "Liu Yuqiao". After the bridge was repaired, he said to his children, "The reason why I spent all my savings on repairing the bridge is to tell you with facts that I want to go my own way and create my own life. It is better to rely on yourself. " In order to completely eliminate the children's dependence on their parents, he sold the bridge to the government for fifteen taels of silver.
What Liu Yinshu did deeply touched his children. His children will become the pillars of the country in the future.
It should be said that Liu Yinshu is far-sighted in attaching importance to the cultivation of children's spirit of self-improvement, and he is well-intentioned in educating children with his life savings. The ancients still did. How should parents view the cultivation of children's self-improvement spirit today, and what role should parents play from it? Let's look at two stories first.
Self-reliance:
Story 1: The children of American rich Rockefeller have little pocket money.
The regulations on children's pocket money are printed on the title page of the Rockefeller family's books: 30 cents a week for 7-8 years old; 11-12 years old, weekly1USD; People over 02 pay $ 65438+3 a week. Pocket money is paid once a week, asking children to remember the purpose of each expenditure and give it to their father for inspection next time. Rockefeller believes that "too much wealth will bring disaster to children."
Story 2: Liu Shaoqi advocates letting children do things freely.
1964 In the summer, Comrade Wang, the wife of President Liu, was in Xincheng County, Hebei Province. Comrade Liu Shaoqi was in Beijing at that time. She wrote a letter to 15-year-old daughter asking her to deliver it, and told her secretary not to buy a ticket for her daughter, not to send him to the railway station, and not to ask Comrade Wang to pick her up. Children should take care of themselves.
The secretary felt embarrassed. I think Pingping is a little girl after all. She has never traveled far. Comrade Liu Shaoqi read it and said, "One is to control the children, and the other is to let them go. What does it matter? If you don't study hard, you must manage your bad morals. What's in it? Let children do everything that needs hard work and effort. In this way, the child may fall, but only in this way can the child get exercise and grow better.
I hope I can help you.