Ford, the king of cars, is not a stingy man, but he seldom makes donations. He stubbornly believes that the value of money lies not in quantity, but in the way it is used. What worries him most is that donations often fall into the hands of people who are not good at using them. On one occasion, President Martha Betty of Georgia asked Ford to donate money to expand the school, and Ford refused her.
She said, please donate a bag of peanut seeds to me. So Ford bought her a bag of peanut seeds. Ford later forgot about it. Unexpectedly, a year later, Ms. Betty visited again and gave him 600 dollars. It turns out that the original bag of peanut seeds planted by the students is a year's harvest. Without saying anything, Ford immediately gave Betty $6 million.
Ford's worries are by no means superfluous. If the recipients get the money too easily, it is often difficult to feel the bitterness and wisdom hidden behind the money. I admire Betty's great respect for every bit. What she leads the children to sow is actually enough to prove their ability to accept the kindness of others.
Fish can't talk.
The U.S. Federal Parliament approved the construction of a reservoir for power generation on the Little Tennessee River, and invested more than 1 100 million dollars successively. When the dam project was about to be completed, biologists found a rare fish called snail fish at the bottom of the dam. If the dam is finally completed, it will affect the living environment of this fish and lead to its extinction. So environmental organizations filed a lawsuit with the court, demanding that the dam stop working and give up the plan to build a reservoir. But in the first lawsuit, they failed: the court of first instance held that the dam was nearly completed, and it was unwise to waste taxpayers' money more than 1 billion dollars to protect a fish species, and refused to judge the dam to stop working. Environmental groups appealed to the Supreme Court.
Finally, according to the endangered species act promulgated by the federal government 1973, these small fish won their rights in the Supreme Court. These small fish can live freely in their homes, and they are surrounded by permanently abandoned dams worth more than 1 billion dollars.
Release from the bondage of.
One day, Secretary of the Army Stanton came to Lincoln and told him angrily that a major general accused him of favoring some people with insulting language. Lincoln suggested Stanton write a sharp reply to this guy.
"You can give him a good scolding." Lincoln said.
Stanton immediately wrote a strongly worded letter and showed it to the president.
"Yes, yes." Lincoln shouted, "This is what you want! Teach him a lesson. This is a masterpiece, Stanton. "
But when Stanton folded the letter and put it in the envelope, Lincoln stopped him and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Send it." Stanton is a little confused.
"Don't be ridiculous." Lincoln said loudly, "This letter can't be sent. Throw it in the stove quickly. That's how I handle my letters when I'm angry. This letter is well written. You can rest assured when you write it. Now you feel much better. Please burn it and write a second letter. "
determined
A 6-year-old boy, while playing outside one day, found a bird's nest blown off a tree by the wind and a hungry sparrow rolled out of it. The little boy decided to take it home to feed.
When he walked to the door with bird's nest, he suddenly remembered that his mother didn't allow him to keep small animals at home. So he gently put the sparrow at the door and hurried into the house to ask his mother. At his entreaties, mother finally made an exception and agreed.
The little boy ran to the door excitedly, only to find that the sparrow was gone. He saw a black cat licking its mouth. The little boy was sad for a long time. But from then on, he also remembered a lesson: as long as it is what he believes, he must never be indecisive. The little boy achieved something when he grew up. He is a computer celebrity in China-Dr. Wang An.