Gao Shiqi is a popular science writer in China. When I was studying abroad, I did an experiment. The glass bottle containing viral encephalitis was broken and the virus invaded his cerebellum. Since then, it has left a curse of physical disability. He endured the virus and completed all doctoral courses in bacteriology at the University of Chicago. After returning home, he dragged himself to work in Yan 'an. After liberation, his condition deteriorated and it was very difficult to speak and act. Even he needs help to open and close his eyes. But he still works with amazing suffering spirit, and has written more than ten thousand words 1. Someone asked him if he was bitter, and he smiled and said, "No! Because I struggle every day, and struggle is endless fun. "
Suffering is also a fortune ("the father of western folk songs" Wang)
The musician Wang, known as the "father of western folk songs" in China, was imprisoned for a long time, separated from his wife and children, and suffered great psychological pressure for a long time. However, with the attitude of "it is better to walk around", he devoted himself to the lonely smoke in the northwest desert and created many western folk songs such as "In that faraway place".
Frustration makes you angrier (Bailey and the reporter)
After Bailey became famous, a reporter interviewed him. "Will your son be the king of the ball like you in the future?" Bailey replied, "No, because his living environment is different from mine. When I was a child, my living environment was very poor, but it was in this harsh environment that I honed my strong fighting spirit and qualified me to be the king of the ball. However, he lived comfortably and didn't go through difficult trials. He can't be the king of the ball. "
Never be discouraged in the face of setbacks (Edison is not afraid of fire)
A fire destroyed the laboratory. All the materials and samples of Edison's research on talking movies were burned to ashes. His wife was heartbroken and burst into tears: "What a teenager's heart was burned by a fire. Now you are old and weak, what can you do? " Edison is also very sad, but he will never be disappointed. When he invented the electric light, he experimented with more than 7,600 materials and failed more than 8,000 times. He was still not discouraged and finally succeeded. Now the fire can't bring him back. Edison said to his wife, "Never mind, although I am 67 years old, I am not old. From tomorrow morning, everything will start again. "
Flexibility is a hero (Gou Jian, eat his bread and drink his intestines)
In 494 BC, the State of Yue defeated the State of Wu. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, had to use "careful words and gifts" to make peace with Wu, waiting for a comeback. Gou Jian first bribed the prince of Wu and his ministers with beautiful women, gold, silver and jewels, and also held his wife hostage to be a groom for the prince himself. Gou Jian also sent tea and rice to the king of Wu, and finally won the trust of the king of Wu and was released. After returning home from a narrow escape, Gou Jian tried his best to pay tribute to Wu while withdrawing troops and practicing. In the end, he led tens of thousands of elite soldiers, completely defeated the State of Wu, and realized his desire to wash away the humiliation and revitalize the country.
Overcome setbacks with optimism (Newton and others faced setbacks)
At all times and all over the world, because of extremely strong and effective optimism, many people have overcome all kinds of difficulties and obstacles and won. When Newton invented the theory of gravity, people all over the world opposed him; When Harvey invented the theory of blood circulation, people all over the world opposed him. When Darwin announced the theory of evolution, people all over the world opposed him; When Dambert first made the telephone, people all over the world laughed at him. When Wrigt first made an airplane with coolies, people all over the world laughed at him. Speaking of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, when he gave a speech on saving the nation by revolution in Nanyang for the first time, only three people listened at a time. Many people are praised by the world for their optimism.