Many people cherish honor just as they cherish life. They cherish all kinds of objects like honor. This is even more common among the ancient literati in China: things favored by the emperor because of some contributions can be passed down from generation to generation, and later generations will be proud of them as if they were their own. Madame Curie, a world-famous scientist, gave medals awarded by the Royal Society to children to play with. In the eyes of most people, this is simply incomprehensible, but Madame Curie said: "Honor is only a record of one's efforts. Medals are like toys. Just play with them. Keep them like magic weapons, but accomplish nothing. "
Yes, if a person can win honor, he must be proud of it, but how to treat honor and its influence on future generations correctly is beyond the reach of a visionary. Madame Curie is such a person. She can clearly realize that honor is a kind of recognition from society, but it is also a burden for successful people. Because short-sighted people are often complacent about this, thinking that they have reached the peak, taking medals, certificates and other things as symbols and guarantees of their talents, but stopping there, there is no great achievement in the end.
More importantly, Madame Curie did not deliberately leave any honor, medal or property to her daughters, but taught them not to rely on their parents' protection, but to stand on their own feet. This doesn't seem to work in China.
No matter ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, China people always have a deep-rooted traditional concept: leave something for future generations. Rich or poor, they always think wholeheartedly about future generations. It is naturally best to keep money; Leaving honor is also an inexhaustible fountain for future generations. Later generations often regard this as spiritual strength. It doesn't matter how they were destroyed. As long as they think of their glorious ancestors, they will breathe freely and have a sense of superiority. I didn't know that honor belonged to my ancestors. What does it have to do with you? However, smart China people who can win honor, status and wealth for themselves would rather harm their children and grandchildren-let them never forget the glory of that year and show off for themselves, so that they will go on step by step-than let them suffer and learn some real skills to win honor. Isn't it? History has proved that both the royal family and the noble family have experienced the process of rise, prosperity and decline? Has this nothing to do with the way China people treat honor and educate their children? People always scold those black sheep, but in fact, the responsibility is not entirely on them. In a sense, they "Xiao" too much and forget themselves. Under the cover of their ancestors' honor, their spirit and body seem to be continuing for their ancestors, inheriting a permanent sense of superiority, enjoying the favor of their ancestors, and being decadent day by day, which is the sorrow of many people in China. Will the spirits of those ancestors regret it?
Madame Curie's daughter did not accept her mother's honor, medal and property, but she became an outstanding physicist. What a sharp contrast.
We might as well call what Madame Curie did "Curie spirit". It should be a spirit that every successful person-even ordinary people-can learn from. In China, it should be carried forward in particular.