Edison was a poor worker before he became famous. Once, his old friend met him in the street and said with concern, "look, this coat on you is very worn." You should get a new one. "
"Need it to be? Nobody knows me in new york. " Edison answered indifferently.
A few years later, Edison became a great inventor.
One day, Edison met that friend again in the street of new york. "Oh," exclaimed my friend, "why are you still wearing this old coat? This time, I have to change a new one anyway! "
"Need it to be? Everyone here already knows me. " Edison still answered casually.
Will it?
Celebrity stories:
A hole was drilled in the wall to get light from the neighbor's house.
Kuang Heng, a naive girl, studies hard, but has no candles. There is candlelight in the neighbor's house, but it can't pass. Kuang Heng dug a hole in the wall, which attracted the candlelight of his neighbor's house and reflected the book with candlelight. Scholars in the same county don't know that there are many books in the family. Kuang Heng was hired by the family to work, but he didn't get paid. The host asked Kuang Heng strangely, and Kuang Heng said, "I hope I can read all the books of the host." The master was surprised and lent Kuang Heng a book. Later, he became a great scholar.
Learn by snow
Sun Kang can't read at night, because he has no money to buy lamp oil, so he must go to bed early. He felt it a pity to let time pass in vain. One night in the middle of the night, he woke up from his sleep, turned his head out of the window and found a ray of light in the window. It turned out to be a reflection of heavy snow, which can be used for reading. So he was so tired that he immediately got dressed, took out his book and went outside. The snow reflected on the wide earth is much brighter than that in the room, but it is actually very clear. So, regardless of the cold, Sun Kang immediately read a book. His hands and feet were frozen. He got up and ran, rubbing his fingers at the same time. From then on, every snowy night, he never missed this good opportunity and studied tirelessly. It is his spirit of studying hard that makes his knowledge advance by leaps and bounds and become a knowledgeable person.
Tie your hair to the beam and poke your thigh with an awl to stay awake ―― study hard/diligently.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man named Sun Jing, a famous politician. At first, because of his shallow knowledge, he was not reused, and even his family looked down on him, which greatly stimulated him. He made up his mind to study hard, often closed the door and continued reading alone. Reading from morning till night every day, often forgetting to eat and sleep. After studying for a long time, I am tired, but I still don't rest. After a long time, I was too tired to doze off. Afraid of affecting his study, he came up with a special method. In ancient times, men had long hair. He found a rope and tied it firmly to the beam. When he is tired of reading, he dozes off. When his head is lowered, the rope will hold his hair and hurt his scalp, wake up immediately and continue to study.
This is the story of Sun Jing's hanging beam.
During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Su Qin, who was also a famous politician. When I was young, because of the lack of knowledge, I went to many places to do things and was not taken seriously. After returning home, his family was also very cold and looked down on him. This is a great stimulus to him. So, he made up his mind to study hard. He often studies late into the night, is very tired, often takes a nap and wants to sleep. So he thought of a way, prepared an awl and stabbed himself in the thigh when he dozed off. In this way, I suddenly felt pain, woke up by myself, and then insisted on reading. This is the story of Su Qin's "stabbing stocks".
Lincoln who refused to give up
Perhaps the best example of staying the course is abraham lincoln. Want to know who has never given up, don't look!
Lincoln, who was born in poverty, faced setbacks all his life. He failed in eight elections, failed in business twice and even had a nervous breakdown. Many times, he could have given up, but he didn't, and it was because he didn't give up that he became one of the greatest presidents in American history. The following is Lincoln's resume before he entered the White House:
18 16, his family was driven out of their place of residence, and he had to work to support them.
18 18 years, my mother died.
183 1 year, business failed.
1832, running for state legislature but losing!
1832, I'm unemployed, too. I want to study in law school, but I can't get in.
1833, he borrowed money from his friends to do business, but went bankrupt at the end of the year. It took him 16 years to pay off his debts.
1834, I won the re-election of the state legislature!
1835, when he was about to get married after his engagement, his last wife died and his heart was broken!
1836, he had a complete mental breakdown and was ill in bed for half a year.
1838, trying to become the speaker of the state legislature failed.
1840, failed to become an elector!
1843, I lost the parliamentary election!
1846, participated in the parliamentary election again and was elected this time! Go to Washington, DC, and the performance is very wonderful.
1848, seeking re-election of members of Congress failed!
1849, the land director of his own state was rejected!
1854, he lost the election of the United States Senate!
During the period of 1856, the number of votes for his nomination as vice president at the Republican National Convention was insufficient 100.
1858, he ran for the United States Senate again and lost again.
1860 was elected president of the United States. ([America] Jack)
Comments: The road is hard and muddy. One foot slipped and the other foot was unstable; But I took a deep breath and told myself, "This is just a slip, not death and I can't get up." -Lincoln said after losing the Senate election.
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