After Tao Yuanming lived in seclusion in the countryside, a pupil next door asked him for advice and said, "Old gentleman, I admire your profound knowledge. I wonder what tricks you had when you were a teenager? " The younger generation is willing to listen to advice and open a spear. "Tao Yuanming heard that when the young man asked him for tips on learning, he covered his face and smoothed his beard first, and said with a smile," I haven't heard of any tips on learning in the world. It's ridiculous, ridiculous! "Suddenly, he stopped laughing and felt that he could not laugh at the childishness of the younger generation, but should be persuasive. So, he said to the teenager seriously: "There is no magic way to learn, only a stupid way. As the saying goes,' There is a road to diligence in Shushan'. If you study hard, you will advance; if you drop out of school, you will retreat. "

After listening to this, the young man seems to understand, but he still doesn't understand. Tao Yuanming took the boy by the hand and came to the rice field he had cultivated himself. He pointed to the seedling with a ruler and said, "You crouch in front of that seedling and watch carefully. Are you taller now? " The boy squatted down and stared at it, but until his eyes ached, the seedling was still the same and didn't grow. He stood up and said to Tao Yuanming, "I'm not good at it." Tao Yuanming asked, "Are you sure you can't? Then, how can the seedlings that started in spring grow so high? " The boy shook his head to show that he was confused. Tao Yuanming patiently guided and said, "This seedling has been growing! It's just that we can't detect it with the naked eye; The same is true of reading and studying. The growth of knowledge is accumulated bit by bit, and sometimes it is not easy for you to perceive it. However, as long as you persist in studying hard, you will learn a lot from it. Therefore, some people say,' Diligence is like a seedling in spring. If it doesn't increase, it will grow stronger every day'. This is a fact. "

When Tao Yuanming finished, he pointed to a big grindstone by the stream and asked, "Look at that grindstone again. Why is there a concave surface like a saddle? " The boy replied, "That's for wearing."

"Have you ever seen anyone dressed like this?" The boy thought for a moment and said, "I haven't seen it." Tao Yuanming said according to the situation: "This is what farmers grind their knives, sickles and hoes on it every day, year after year. It is by no means a day's work! "

The boy thought to himself, What does the old man say about this millstone? Tao Yuanming saw the teenager's mind, and then said, "From this millstone, we can realize a truth, that is,' dropping out of school is like a grindstone'. If you can't see its loss, you will lose money every day.' Once you stop studying intermittently, the knowledge you have learned will slowly drain away unconsciously. "

Hearing this, the teenager suddenly realized that "study hard and you will make progress, and dropping out of school means dropping out of school", so he bowed down and thanked him: "Thank you for your advice." After that, I asked the old man to write an inscription as a souvenir. Tao Yuanming happily wrote:

Diligence is like a seedling in spring. If you don't see its increase, you will be stronger every day. Dropping out of school is like a whetstone. Can't see the harm, losing money every day.

Lipper

Li Bai, a famous poet in Tang Dynasty, didn't like reading when he was a child. He often plays truant and wanders in the street.

One day, Li Bai did not go to school again. He wandered about the street, looked around and unconsciously arrived outside the city. Warm sunshine, cheerful bird songs and flowers swaying with the wind made Li Bai sigh, "How boring it is to study in the house all day in such good weather?"

Walking, at the door of a broken hut

An old woman with white hair is grinding an iron pestle as thick as a stick. Li Bai walked over. "What are you doing, old woman?"

"I want to grind this iron pestle into an embroidery needle." The old woman looked up, smiled at Li Bai, and then lowered her head to continue grinding.

"Embroidered needle?" Li Bai asked again, "Is it an embroidery needle for sewing clothes?"

"Of course!"

"But, the iron pestle is so thick, when can it be ground into a fine embroidery needle?"

The old woman asked Li Bai, "A drop of water can pierce a stone, but a fool can move a mountain. Why can't an iron pestle be ground into an embroidery needle?"

"But, you are so old?"

"As long as I work harder than others, there is nothing I can't do."

Li Bai was ashamed of what the old woman said, and never played truant after he went back. I study very hard every day and finally become an immortal poet.

Su Shi (Su Dongpo)-Generosity

When Su Shi took the Beijing exam, Ouyang Xiu, a famous literary master in the Northern Song Dynasty, presided over the exam. When he was examining and approving the paper, he was fascinated by Su Shi's gorgeous and superb writing style. In order to prevent favoritism, the papers at that time were all anonymous. Therefore, although Ouyang Xiu wanted to choose this article as the first, he felt that this article was very similar to that written by his favorite pupil Ceng Gong, and he was afraid of falling behind the crowd, so he finally rated the second. It was not until the list was published that Ouyang Xiu knew that the author of the article was Su Shi. After learning the truth, Ouyang Xiu regretted it, but Su Shi didn't care at all. Ouyang Xiu admired Su Shi's generosity and outstanding talent: "Such a talented young man should really make him stand out from the crowd (that's how idioms come from)!" And officially accepted Su Shi as an apprentice.

Zhu Ziqing-Be strict with yourself

An anecdote of Zhu Ziqing, a famous prose writer mentioned in Mr. Zhang Qizhi's article, is a good footnote for the excellent quality of teachers and students in Tsinghua. According to the regulations of Tsinghua in 1930s, professors have one year's academic leave after working in the school for five years, and they are sponsored by the school to study abroad. Zhu Ziqing was then a professor in the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University. 193 1 year academic leave, registered as an auditor at Royal College London and University of London. According to Zhu Ziqing's diary, he had two night dreams that Tsinghua could not continue to hire him as a professor because his foreign literature education was not enough. When I woke up in a cold sweat, I felt that it was quite reasonable not to send the letter of appointment, so he made greater efforts to use all the conveniences in London to improve himself. As the saying goes, if you think every day, you will dream at night. The so-called "shortage" is actually not the pressure from Tsinghua University, but the reflection of Teacher Zhu's strict demands on himself.

Li Qingzhao-became a coat because there was not enough money. Change books!

The year before Tomb-Sweeping Day, Li Qingzhao's aunt made her a beautiful skirt to wear when she went on an outing in Tomb-Sweeping Day. A person is bored at home for too long in winter, and when he sees the vitality and spring outside, his mood becomes lively. Li Qingzhao came to the book fair involuntarily and looked through it carefully in front of one booth after another, hoping to find something she liked. In this way, she wandered slowly with the idea of enjoying herself and came to a small corner that no one noticed. There was an old man with white hair and beard, who was only guarding a stall with a stack of books on it. The old man looks personable, unlike ordinary vendors. Stranger still, he doesn't attract customers, as if he doesn't want to sell his books. Li Qingzhao felt very interesting and went over to say a few words to the old man. However, she was suddenly attracted by the book on the ground. On the cover of the book was written seal script, "Ancient Stone Examination". She couldn't help being surprised. This is the ancient book she dreamed of. It almost disappeared among the people. She invited many people to buy it for her, but she didn't buy it. Now Li Qingzhao only reads books, not old people. Unable to restrain her surprise, she picked up a book and turned it over.

I don't know when it suddenly dawned on her that the book was for sale. Holding the book tightly in her hand, Li Qingzhao eagerly asked, "Grandpa, do you want to sell this set of books?" The old man nodded: "Yes, this is a family heirloom, and it should never be sold. It's also bad luck, and the family has been changed. There is really nothing to save. However, I still can't bear to send it to the pawnshop and give it to those who don't know how to cherish it, so I'll wait here for someone who knows it and give it a good home! Girl, I can see that you are a discerning person! If you can buy it, forget my worries. " Li Qingzhao smiled and asked the old man, "Grandpa, how much do you need for an emergency?" The old man said, "Well, emergency needs at least thirty taels. It's up to you, girl, as long as you can raise it well, it's nothing if it's missing. "

Before the old man finished speaking, Li Qingzhao poured out all his money and counted it carefully, which was about a dozen taels. Li Qingzhao looked anxious and said to the old man, "Old man, I went out in a hurry today and didn't bring so much cash. Can you come back tomorrow? " I have to bring more than thirty taels to get this book, okay? "The old man said awkwardly," girl, it's not that I don't promise you. I have spent almost all my travel expenses. I made an agreement with my family that whether the book can be sold or not, we will go out of town and go home with them at sunset today. "

Hearing this, Li Qingzhao quickly looked up at the sky. It's the latest dusk, even if she hired a car to go home, she may not be able to catch it. She didn't know what to do at the moment. Looking at Li Qingzhao's anxious appearance, the old man felt a little sorry and had to comfort Li Qingzhao and said, "Girl, you don't have to worry too much. Well, just pretend you have nothing to do with it! " Maybe one day, you can meet it again. "Listen to the old man, Li Qingzhao is very unhappy. Not only could she not help the old people, but she also lost the opportunity to save ancient books. She shook her skirt unconsciously. This grip gave Li Qingzhao an idea. She immediately said to the old man, "old man, wait for me for a while, just for a while!" Be sure to wait for me! " With that, he turned and ran, leaving the bewildered old man standing there.

After half an hour, the old man saw Li Qingzhao wearing only a thin lined coat and running back with silver in his hand. It turned out that she pawned her new clothes and exchanged more than twenty taels of silver, together with her original twelve taels of silver, for the old man. The old man was moved to see a young girl wearing only a thin coat for a set of books. What the old man said was only thirty taels, but Li Qingzhao didn't let him refuse again: "Grandpa, what you gave me is priceless. If I had more money with me today, I would give it to others. You don't have to refuse. " Then, Li Qingzhao picked up the precious set of "Ancient Stone Examination", put on a light coat and went home in the warm and cold spring.

Li Qingzhao later became the first poetess in the history of China literature, which was inseparable from her love of knowledge and obsession with books. It is because of her obsession that she can give up and even pawn the new clothes given by her aunt.

Xin Qiji-Patriotism

Xin Qiji, a patriotic poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, spent his boyhood in a state of decline and chaos. When Jinan, his hometown, was occupied by Jin Bing, he had just turned sixteen. He witnessed the smoke rolling, the mountains and rivers broken, and the seeds of hatred buried deep in his heart.

One day, a junior officer among the nobles of the state of Jin proudly came to Xin Qiji's home and forced Xin Qiji's grandfather Xin Zan to entertain him with wine and meat. Xin Zan is an honest man, clutching his stomach and barely putting on a banquet. After a few drinks, the arrogant thousands of families became more proud and even insulted the toasting boy in public.

Gal, youthful Xin Qiji couldn't help it any longer. He drew a sword from the wall with a whoosh, and "dong, dong, dong" came to Wanyan Qianhu in a few steps, enthusiastically saying, "I'll dance the sword to entertain you!" Afterwards, he danced with his sword. I saw him sometimes as light as a swallow and sometimes as heavy as Mount Tai. The dance is in full swing, the swordsmen are United, only the sword shines, and I don't know where people are. Just then, I suddenly heard Xin Qiji shout loudly: "Look at the sword!" A Dapeng spread his wings and pointed his sword at the forehead of thousands of families. "ah! -"Hong Yan" Thousands of families plopped forward with fear, even people and chairs fell to the ground, and the cups and plates on the table jingled and smashed. Xin Qiji quickly closed his sword, made a clean and free gesture and said, "Reckless!" Stand aside calmly. Thousands of families in Hong Yan are still sitting on the ground in shock. When the slaves hurried forward to help him, he had to say awkwardly, "What a brave young man! What a good dancer!" " "

I don't understand other people's composition materials.