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He worked as a medical worker, soon gave up medicine to become an artist, and worked as a dramatic actor for 14 years. Nobody saw it then,

And a gift for flying.

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At the age of 32, she accidentally began to learn to fly. At that time, women's learning to fly was considered absurd by many people, and they even met face to face.

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Cheng, who stood out from the crowd, showed unquestionable flying ability. In the same year, she obtained a private pilot's license and got her own.

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(2) Examples of celebrities giving up their comfortable lives and pursuing their dreams.

First, in the Ming Dynasty, Xu Xiake had no worries about food and clothing, but he became a donkey friend in the spirit of adventurer and the ideal of traveling all over the country, and finally wrote Xu Xiake's Travels.

Second, Sakyamuni gave up the prince's comfortable life and benefited all beings;

Third, after the reform and opening up, the people of Feng Lun gave up the stable and comfortable life of the original institutions and units, and still went to the sea to do business and realize the value of life;

(3) Historical examples of success in overcoming ease.

All the examples are nothing more than that the hero has a firm and clear goal and tries to achieve it! Psychologically speaking, a person is lazy because he lacks goals. When a person makes up his mind to change himself, sets a long-term goal, and then breaks it down into a series of small goals that he has the ability to achieve step by step, he will become diligent, have the strength and confidence to constantly improve himself and gradually find the direction of life! I found this for you online! I hope it helps you! Wang Xizhi was a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He keeps practicing calligraphy every day, and then washes his pen in the pond near his home. Day after day, the water in the whole pond was dyed black. So people call this pond "Mo Chi", "Xiyan Lake" and "Pen Washing Pool". During the Warring States Period, Su Qin was so tired that he studied day and night, using an awl. In order to prevent himself from falling asleep while studying, Sun Jing of Han Dynasty tied his hair to the beam with a rope, and he would be woken up as long as he dozed off. This is the story of "stabbing the stock and hanging the beam" in history. Che Yin, Sun Kang and Kuang Heng in the Jin Dynasty were so poor that they couldn't even afford to buy oil for lighting. In the summer night, Che Yin made a small pocket with gauze, caught a few fireflies and put them in, reading by the light of fireflies; Sun Kang sat in the snow on a cold winter night, studying hard through the reflection of snow; Kuang Heng cut a small hole in the wall and "stole" a little light from his neighbor's house to read. These are the stories told by the idioms "A firefly reflects snow" and "Digging a wall to steal light".

Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, practiced calligraphy hard since childhood. Every time he finishes writing, he goes to the pond in front of his house to wash his brush. After a long time, a pool of clear water turned into a pool of ink. Later, people called this pond "Mo Chi". Through diligent study and hard practice, Wang Xizhi finally became a famous calligrapher, known as the "book saint".

There is a book, have you read it? The name of this book is The Story of Diligence and Learning. There are many stories about celebrities' hard work in this book, and I will tell one of them: I believe everyone knows Helen Keller, right? She is a famous American woman writer. When she was a child, she was seriously ill, which made her blind and deaf. When Helen was seven years old, her parents hired a teacher to help her with her study. However, Helen can't see or hear. How does she learn? So the teacher thought of a way: first give her a doll to play with, and then write the word doll on her palm to let Helen know what a doll is. Therefore, Helen soon fell in love with this learning method. Since then, Helen has studied like this. She remembered them one by one. Over time, she learned many words. You can think about what difficulties Helen has to overcome as a deaf and blind child. But she was not afraid of difficulties, studied life with amazing perseverance, and eventually became a world-famous writer. Now, people's living conditions and learning conditions are much better, so we don't have to "steal the beam to replace the column" any more, let alone imitate the practice of "hanging the beam with thorns". But the spirit of the ancients is worth studying. We are all healthy people, much better than Helen Keller. As long as we learn not to be afraid of difficulties, not to give up halfway, to study hard and to be successful, we will certainly succeed.

Kuang Heng's family is too poor to afford books. There is a rich man in his hometown who has a rich collection of books. Kuang Heng went to his home to work, but he didn't receive any money. The rich man was surprised and asked Kuang Heng why. Kuang Heng said, "I don't want to be paid. I only hope that you can lend me all the books at home, and I will be very satisfied. " Hearing this, the rich man was deeply moved by his studious spirit and agreed to his request. Since then, Kuang Heng has had excellent reading opportunities. According to historical records, Kuang Heng was full of energy, surpassing ordinary people, rich in books, and Kuang Heng's hard work finally made him a learned scholar. At that time, among the taxi drivers, there were even a few words passed down from mouth to mouth: "If you don't say" Poetry ",come here; Kuang speaks poetry and is considerate (no one can explain the Book of Songs, Kuang Heng has just arrived; Kuang Heng explained the meaning of The Book of Songs to everyone, and everyone laughed happily. " It shows that his popularity is very high. At that time, many scholars worshipped him as a teacher and learned from him.

During the Han and Yuan Dynasties, Zhang Heng was recommended as a doctor by the imperial court and later promoted to a doctor. At this time, solar eclipse and earthquake occurred one after another. Fearing that this was a harbinger of disaster, Emperor Han and Yuan discussed political gains and losses with his ministers. Kuang Heng played last part, citing historical facts to explain that the astronomical phenomena are only a natural change of Yin and Yang, and the fortunes and blessings all lie in people's actions, the ethos of human society, and more importantly, the enlightenment and influence of the imperial court. Therefore, the emperor should cut down the expenses of the court, get close to loyal officials and upright people, alienate disloyal officials and villains, select talents, and open up the way to accept advice, and so on. Emperor Han Yuan appreciated Kuang Heng's knowledge and promoted him to Doctor Guanglu and Prince Shaofu.

Pang Aifu, emperor of the Han Dynasty, and her son Ding Chao abolished the queen and prince. Kuang Heng earnestly exhorted this, and deeply analyzed the truth that "the family should be the master of the world" in order to prevent the national disaster. Kuang Heng participated in the discussion of the major policies of the imperial court, quoted classics and expounded legal principles and morality, which was highly appreciated. He was promoted to GuangLuQuan, an ancient scholar, and later to Prime Minister, and was named Hou Le 'an.

During the Han and Yuan Dynasties, the eunuch secretariat made the sages monopolize power, excluding and framing the sages. Kuang Heng is too afraid of him to criticize him. After the death of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty acceded to the throne, and jointly impeached Shi Xian with Zhen Fu, the imperial censor, exposing all kinds of evil deeds of Shi Xian and his followers. Shi Xian and his minions were duly punished. However, some people think that Kuang Heng, as the minister of Fuzheng, did not participate in the exposure in time in his early years, but failed to fulfill his responsibility and impeached him. Kuang Heng also felt ashamed, repeatedly asked to resign, and was finally dismissed for occupying more fiefs.

According to Kuang Heng's story, later generations summed up an idiom, "Digging the poacher to steal the column", which describes being diligent and eager to learn.

(4) Examples of celebrities giving up comfortable life and daring to challenge.

An example of daring to challenge:

Zhou Zhiyi, a student at Ningbo University, is a model of the times. /kloc-when he was 0/2 years old, he lost his arms because of electric shock while playing, but with tenacious perseverance, he learned to play computer, send text messages, play table tennis and write calligraphy. He can compete with clever middle school students. When playing table tennis, he linked the broken arm with the wrist guard and threw it high and hard. Finally, I was admitted to Ningbo University.

Dare to challenge case 2:

Helen Keller was blind, but she did not give in. She learned many languages, and her autobiographical works were translated and published in many languages. It can be seen that facing up to the hardships of life and bravely facing challenges are the foundation of Helen's success. In this way, she became the representative and pride of the spirit of disabled people all over the world.

Case 3 of Dare to Challenge:

Zheng Zhihua, a famous singer, suffered from polio when he was a child. Although his childhood was unfortunate and gloomy, he was quite proficient in painting and advertising design, especially in music. His masterpieces include Light the Stars and Sailors.

Dare to Challenge Case 4: Lu Yu abandons Buddhism and follows the literature.

Lu Yu, a famous scholar in the Tang Dynasty, was an orphan since he was a child and was raised by a Zen master. Although Lu Yu is in a temple, he doesn't want to read Buddhist scriptures all day, but he likes reading poetry books. Lu Yu insisted on going down the mountain to study, which was opposed by the Zen master. In order to give Lu Yu a difficult problem, the Zen master better educated him and made him learn to make tea. In the process of learning tea art, Lu Yu met a kind old woman. She not only learned complicated tea-making skills, but also learned a lot about reading and being a man. When Lu Yu finally brought the Zen master a steaming cup of Kuding tea, the Zen master finally agreed to his request and went down the mountain to study. Later, Lu Yu wrote the widely circulated Tea Classic, which promoted the tea culture of the motherland!

Case 5: Dare to challenge:

Nie Haisheng and Fei are comrades-in-arms who have been training with Yang Liwei for many years. In 2003, Yang Liwei flew into the sky on the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft, becoming the first astronaut in China's space history. Nie Haisheng and Fei, who lost the election, were not discouraged and depressed, but devoted themselves to the new training with more full emotions. Finally, two years later, they boarded the Shenzhou VI spacecraft as they wished, successfully completed the historic mission of multi-person, multi-cabin and multi-day flight, and became the great heroes of the times admired by the world.

⑤ An example about the difficulty of success in a comfortable life.

1\ A calm lake can't make a superb sailor, and a comfortable environment can't make an outstanding person of the times;

Po, a real folk artist who has experienced hardships, is creating a legend of sound. He has a metallic tone, lightning penetration, and two extremely rare high C trebles. He has no chance to receive music education. Experts believe that the method of vocalization is unscientific. He is often eliminated in the first round of competitions and rejected by all professional art groups. But Po stubbornly grew up in the vast soil of the people, and his heartfelt simple and natural cry touched countless hearts. Won the first weekly champion and monthly champion in CCTV's famous column "Avenue of Stars".

Professor grignard, a famous chemist, has gone through a tortuous road. As a teenager, due to his well-off family and doting parents, he had no ideals and ambitions and wandered all day. However, the good times did not last long. A few years later, his family was completely bankrupt and penniless. All his former friends left him, and even his girlfriend humiliated him in public. From then on, he woke up and began to study hard, determined to recover the wasted time. Nine years later, he invented Grignard reagent and won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Beethoven, the great composer, failed to go to college because of poverty. At the age of seventeen, he suffered from typhoid fever and smallpox. At the age of 26, he was unfortunately deaf and his love was frustrated. In this case, Beethoven vowed to "take life by the throat". In the tenacious struggle against fate, in the career of music creation, the fire of his life grew stronger and stronger. Adversity did not frighten him, but became a magnetic field for him to gain great vitality.

4\ Edison, a great American inventor, collected bottles and cans everywhere when he was a child because he couldn't afford books and experimental equipment at home. Once, he did an experiment on the train and accidentally caused an explosion. The conductor slapped him in the face and he was deaf. The hardships of life and physical defects did not discourage him. He studied harder and eventually became a world-famous scientist.

A reporter congratulated the ball king Bailey on the birth of his son, saying, "Your son is so strong that he will definitely become a sports star like you in the future." Bailey replied without thinking, "lions don't hunt unless they are hungry." My son can't be a good star because he is rich now and lacks an innate sense of competition, while I was poor when I was a child. "It was my poor family when I was young that made Bailey the king of the ball. He pursued his dream, worked hard, struggled in adversity, achieved success and finally succeeded. His son, who inherited the huge wealth left by his father at birth, grew up happily in the greenhouse, and it is really difficult to achieve something like his father. So adversity is the road to success for the strong.

When other children are happy and talented under the care of their parents, when other children are reading aloud with books in their hands in the classroom. What is he doing? He, Lai, knelt in a corner of the street begging, or begging for leftovers from house to house, or helping his mother wash clothes, or leading his blind father to play the erhu on the roadside ... Fate always loves to test those children who grow up in adversity. He can't grow up as happily as other children, and he has to take care of more than a dozen people. What a heavy burden this is for a teenager! As the saying goes, "the children of poor families have long been in charge." Lai is a typical example, but he didn't give up the pursuit of ideals because of his bad life, because he knew that although half of his destiny was in the hands of God, he still had the other half, and he just wanted to get what God had with what he had. He is not afraid of eating leftovers with ants, throwing stones at others and being chased by dogs. He only knows his textbooks by heart and does everything in a down-to-earth manner. In the face of adversity, he finally became a famous entrepreneur and one of the "Top Ten Outstanding Youth" in Taiwan Province Province with this spirit of pursuing knowledge and perseverance and his lofty ideals and ambitions. It was adversity that made him!

What are the famous stories in history about: Comfort makes people fail.

At the beginning of his stepfather's accession to the throne, Fu Cha, the king of Wu, made great efforts to defeat Gou Jian, which made Wu reach its peak. In the later period of his reign, he lived in luxury and fought abroad militarily, and went north to compete with Qi Jin many times. At the meeting of Huangchi, Gou Jian attacked Wu, and Wu was greatly weakened. In 473, Gou Jian destroyed Wu and Fu Cha hanged himself.

⑦ Examples of ancient celebrities giving up comfort and pursuing their dreams

In the Ming Dynasty, Xu Xiake had no worries about food and clothing, but he became a donkey friend with the spirit of adventurer and the ideal of traveling all over the country, and finally wrote Xu Xiake's Travels.

8. A short story about pursuit.

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A father came home late from work, tired and annoyed. He found his five-year-old son standing at the door waiting for him.

"May I ask you a question?"

"What's the problem?"

"Dad, how much can you earn an hour?

"It's none of your business. Why do you ask this question? " Father asked angrily.

"I just want to know, please tell me, how much do you earn an hour?" The child pleaded.

"If you must know, I earn $20 an hour." "Wow," the child looked down and said, "Dad, can you lend me 10 dollars?"

Father is angry: "If you just want to borrow money to buy toys, go back to your room and sleep.". Think about why you are so selfish. I work hard for half a day every day and have no time to play children's games with you. "

The child quietly returned to his room and closed the door.

Father is still angry when he sits down. After a while, he calmed down and thought that he might be too hard on the child. Maybe the child really wants to buy things and says that he seldom asks for money.

The father walked into the child's room: "Are you asleep? Children. "

"No, Dad, I'm still awake," the child replied.

"I may have been too hard on you just now," said my father. "I shouldn't have lost my temper. Here is the $65,438+00 you asked for. "

"Thank you, Dad," the child shouted, took out some crumpled bills from under the pillow and counted them slowly.

You already have money, why do you want it? "The father asked angrily.

"Because it wasn't enough before, it is enough now," said the child. "Dad, I have $20 now. Can I buy it from you for an hour? Please come home early tomorrow _ I want to have dinner with you. "

Time can buy money, family and happiness. Make time for your family, because some things can't be bought with money!

Second, another hell.

After death, a man went to see the prince and passed a magnificent palace on his way. The owner of the palace asked him to stay. The man said, "I have worked hard all my life, and now I just want to eat and sleep." I hate work. "

The owner of the palace replied, "if so, there is nothing better for you to live in." I have delicacies here. You can eat whatever you want, and no one will stop you. " I have a comfortable bed here. You can sleep as long as you want, and no one will disturb you. Besides, I promise there's nothing you can do. "

So this man settled down.

At first, the man ate and slept and felt very happy. Gradually, he felt a little lonely and empty, so he went to see the owner of the palace and complained, "It's too long to eat and sleep every day. Now I am full of fat intestines and have no interest in this kind of life. Can you find me a job? "

The owner of the palace replied, "Sorry, we have never worked here."

A few months later, the man couldn't stand it and went to see the master of the palace: "I can't stand this life." If you don't give me a job, I'd rather go to hell than live here again. "

The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously: "Do you think this is heaven? This is hell! "

An easy life is also hell! Although it has no mountain to climb, no fire to descend and no oil pan to go, it can gradually destroy your ideal, corrode your soul and even make you a walking corpse.

Doing nothing is also an unbearable pain, sometimes a full happiness; Born in sorrow and died in happiness, it is probably the same fate of mankind. Look at those rich people. They have more money than they can spend and are still working hard. Why? For their own vitality.

What is home number three?

In Los Angeles, there is a drunk lying on the street. The police arrested him and found that he was a rich local man. When the police said they would take him home, the rich man said, "Home? I have no home. "

The policeman pointed to the villa not far away and asked, "What is that?"

"That's my house," said the rich man.

In our world, many people think that home is a house or a yard. However, once you or your relatives move out of there, once there is no warmth and affection, do you still think it is home? For celebrities, it is the former residence; For ordinary people, it can only be said that they have lived there, and it is no longer home.

What is home? 1983, a true story that happened in Rwanda, may be an appropriate annotation to this family. During the civil war in Rwanda, there was a man named Gerald, 37 years old. His family consists of 40 people, including father, brother, sister, wife and children. Finally, desperate Gerald found that his 5-year-old daughter was still alive, so he wandered around and risked his life to find his own flesh and blood. Sad and happy, he held his daughter tightly in his arms. The first sentence is: "I have a home again."

In this world, home is a place full of affection, sometimes in thatched houses with bamboo fences, sometimes in tall buildings, and sometimes among homeless people. Those who have no affection and are forgotten by love are the people who really have no family. Home is a relative, a kinship, not a big house to live in.

Fourth, the romance of the poor.

Walking to the overpass at night, I saw a young man laboriously carrying a girl on the overpass, with fine honey sweat on his forehead. I hurried over to help and asked the young man, "Is she sick?" I went to the hospital to call a car on New Year's Day. "

When I came to the overpass, the girl laughed, and the young man quickly apologized to me: "Sorry, thank you, we are playing games."

"What?" I'm a little embarrassed and angry.

The girl laughed for a long time before telling me that today is their wedding anniversary and they went shopping specially. "He has no money, and I don't want him to buy any gifts, but he does; Strength, so I asked him to carry me on the overpass, only three times, and he was tired. On the 30th anniversary of marriage, I asked him to recite it 30 times ... "The girl smiled on the boy's shoulder again.

I always thought that romance must be associated with flowers, candlelight and music, but I didn't know there was such a unique poor romance in the world.

Being poor and happy is also happy. You don't have to be happy according to other people's standards.

Pet-name ruby in the history of emperors and princes covet the story of ease!

A lot.

Just give a few examples, the first thing that comes to mind is Chen. Chen Shu is the Chen Houzhu of the Southern Dynasties. His favorite concubine is a famous beauty, and Zhang Lihua and Chen are a debauched country. One of the most popular stories is that when the country collapsed and perished, he hid in a well with his beloved concubine to avoid being hunted, and was finally captured by Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty.

Needless to say, Yang Guang, the son of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, is well known.

Something happened in the Jin Dynasty. When Emperor Jinhui learned that the people didn't have enough to eat, he asked, "They don't have enough to eat. Why don't they drink porridge?" It has become a story that makes people laugh. Of course, Hui Di was not so ignorant, which was closely related to Queen Hui Di and the famous Jia Nanfeng.

Speaking of which, we can find many stories of emperors who are eager for comfort in ancient famous stories about concubines, such as Xia Jie's ingratiation with you, Di Xin's ingratiation with da ji's, and Zhou Youwang's praise for you … too much.