Ideal refers to the imagination or hope of future things, (synonym: goal, ambition) refers to the goal of life and the vision of the future.

"When nature deprived human beings of the ability to crawl on all fours, it gave them a crutch. This is the ideal! " Gorky

First, the ideal determines the height of life.

1, three birds

Three birds were born together, grew up together, and flew out of the nest together to find a place to get married. When they flew to a hill, a bird saw the cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks in front of them and landed on a tree contentedly. The other two birds continued to fly. When they fly to colorful clouds, a bird is intoxicated with being able to fly to the clouds. Another bird said sadly, I firmly believe that there must be a higher realm. So it flapped its wings, flew to the sky, flew to the sun, and persevered ... finally, it became a sparrow that landed on the tree, a wild goose that landed on the cloud, and an eagle that flew to the sun. The same is true for people, and any goal often has a positioning.

3 masons once, a man asked the 3 masons, "What are you doing?" The first and second answers are "bricklaying" and "earning wages" respectively. The third worker's answer is: "build the most distinctive house in the world." A few years later, the third worker became a famous architect and designed many amazing masterpieces.

3, Chen She "Swallows know the ambition of a swan"-Chen She worked for others when he was young. Once, he stopped farming and walked on the ridge for a long time. He said, "If one of us becomes rich in the future, don't forget the others." Other employees smiled and replied: "How can you be rich when you are an employee for others?" Chen She sighed and said, "Alas, where does the sparrow know the ambition of the swan?"

Zhang Yimou, the ideal director of Cowherd, saw a child while filming in northern Shaanxi. At sunset, he rode on the back of an ox and hummed a tune from northern Shaanxi. Zhang asked, "Baby, what are you doing?" The child replied slowly, "I am herding cattle!" " ""Why are you herding cattle? " "Cows make money!" "Why make money?" "Make money and marry a wife!" "Why do you want to marry a wife?" "marry a daughter-in-law and have children!" "Why do you want to have children?" "Give birth to a baby, cattle! "

5. Harvard talent survey Harvard University did a famous experiment. A survey on life goals was conducted among a group of young people with similar intelligence and age. The results show that: 3% people have very clear long-term ideals; 10% people have clear but relatively short-term ideals; 60% people only have some vague ideals; 27% of people have no ideal at all.

Twenty-five years later, Harvard University conducted another follow-up survey on them, and the result was very surprising! Those 3% people have all become elites and industry leaders in all walks of life; Those 10% are successful people in various fields, living in the upper and middle classes of society and having a successful career; 60% people mostly live in the middle and lower classes of society, have no ambition and have a mediocre career; Those 27% people are unhappy, their jobs are unstable, they can't make ends meet, and they often complain about society, the government and others.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

1, Fan Zhongyan "eats porridge"

Fan Zhongyan, who "worries about the world first and enjoys the world later", had a very hard life as a young student because of his poor family. Every night, he cooks a bowl of porridge with brown rice. When the porridge is frozen the next morning, he cuts it into four pieces with a knife, two in the morning and two in the evening. This is "cutting porridge". If there are no vegetables, cut some pickles for dinner. This is called "broken horseshoe crab". Life is so hard, but he has no complaints and concentrates on his studies. The allusion to "broken porridge" comes from this.

Fan Zhongyan's hard life, after being known by the son of the local left-behind officials, expressed deep sympathy and sent a delicious meal from home. Fan Zhongyan expressed his gratitude and accepted the meal. A few days later, when the left-behind son came to see Fan Zhongyan, he saw that the food he gave him was still there, and it was all broken and puzzled. Fan Zhongyan explained: "I really appreciate your good meal, but I'm used to porridge at ordinary times and I don't feel so bitter." Now, if I am greedy for these things and used to eating delicious food, what shall I do in the future? "After the left-behind son came home, he told his father exactly what Fan Zhongyan said. His father praised him and said, "What an ambitious child! He will certainly make great achievements in the future! " Later, Fan Zhongyan finally became a famous writer, politician and strategist in the Song Dynasty.

2. Mao Zedong's "Three Don't Talk"

Mao Zedong wrote a poem to his father in his early years: "Children who are interested in going to the countryside will never return until they learn to become famous. The bones don't need to be buried, and they are endless. " To show his determination to study and serve the motherland. It is precisely because of Mao Zedong's patriotic enthusiasm for the country and people in his early years that he has full learning motivation and clear learning direction. In order to seek the truth of saving the country and the people, Mao Zedong went through many twists and turns, successively studying in Dongshan Higher Primary School Hall in Xiangxiang, Hunan Provincial Middle School and Hunan Provincial No.4 Normal School, then working in Peking University Library, and studying under the revolutionary pioneer Li Dazhao. Mao Zedong attaches great importance to determination. He once said: "The ideal person is also the mother of facts." "Set an ideal, and then whatever you say and do will conform to it." People should not only have ideals, but also have lofty ideals. When discussing problems with friends and classmates, Mao Zedong agreed with them "three noes": no money, no men and women, no family chores: "What he cares about is' big things', namely' humanity, human society, China, the world, the universe' and' being human, being human and learning for the whole world'. "If Mao Zedong was only pursuing his personal life, how could he have any great future?

3. The Wright brothers' flying dream

More than a hundred years ago, a poor shepherd took two young sons to herd sheep for others to make a living.

One day, they drove the sheep to a hillside, and a group of geese flew over their heads singing and soon disappeared in the distance. The shepherd's youngest son asked his father, "Where did the goose go?" The shepherd said, "They are going to a warm place, where they will settle down and spend the cold winter." The eldest son blinked and said enviously, "If only I could fly like a wild goose." The youngest son also said, "I wish I were a flying goose!" "

The shepherd was silent for a while, and then said to his two sons, "You can fly if you want."

The two sons tried, but neither could fly. They looked at their father suspiciously. The shepherd said, "Let me fly to you." So he opened his arms, but he couldn't fly. However, the shepherd said firmly, "I can't fly because I am old." You are still young. As long as you keep working hard, you will fly and go where you want to go in the future. "

The two sons firmly remember their father's words and have been working hard. When they grow up, when their brother is 36 and their brother is 32, they can really fly, because they invented the plane. These two men are the Wright brothers in America.

4. Boggs' NBA ideal

Basketball is a tall game, not to mention the highest level of NBA, but there is such a person-a player with a height of only 1.60-Boggs, the first player of Charlotte Hornets.

Boggs likes basketball since he was a child. The iron ring he used for the first time was made of clothes hangers, so that his sister could hang clothes. The first basketball was just a small ball. At the age of eight, he had a real basketball. That night, he was too excited to sleep for a long time. From then on, he slept with the ball and went out with it. Even if he takes out the garbage, he still carries the garbage bag in his left hand and dribbles the ball in his right hand. As a result, garbage is everywhere. His father scolded him and his neighbors laughed at him, but it didn't help. He went his own way. I "bullfight" with my companions on the basketball court almost every day. At that time, his dream was to play the NBA one day. Boggs' figure is really disappointing. When he grows to 1.60 meters, he can't move. To this end, he used to feel very distressed.

In middle school, Boggs told his friends that he wanted to play in the NBA when he grew up. As a result, everyone laughed "Can a squirrel like you play in the NBA?" Some people even fell to the ground laughing. Because in the eyes of my peers, how can I tolerate a short man who is only 1.60 meters tall in the NBA? Because there has never been a player of 1.60m in NBA history.

He worked hard to realize his dream. As time goes by, Boggs' skills are also improving. After graduating from high school, he entered Wake, Baltimore. I studied at Forrest University and worked for it. At first, his skill didn't attract people's attention, but his short stature did. Two years later, when Boggs, 2 1 year-old, was in the third grade, his excellent organization and command ability was gradually known and his popularity was greatly improved. In the basketball league of the American College Sports Association, he got a nickname: Magnesi, which means to stay close to the opponent, intercept and successfully block.

1In July, 1986, Boggs was selected for the American team to participate in the 10 World Men's Basketball Championship held in Spain. At first, this extremely short defender was not noticed by the audience, but he finally won the respect of his opponents and the applause of the audience with his superb skills. Finally, he helped the American team beat the Soviet team to win the championship.

After the World Championships, Boggs became a star, and many sports newspapers around the world interviewed him one after another. Spanish journalist Richard wrote: "After winning the championship, it was widely rumored that the American team had a funny-looking little guy. Many children ran to see him and found that the basketball player was as tall as himself. " Because of his excellent ball skills and "dwarf" figure, Boggs has become the object of people's onlookers. Wherever he appears, there are crazy people.

Boggs said: "I am really too short to make a difference in high-level professional basketball games, but I believe that basketball is not for tall people, but for those who have basketball talent." Those companions who used to fall to the ground laughing when they heard that he was going to enter the NBA now often tell people ostentatiously, "I played with Boggs when I was a child."

Where there is a will, there is a way.

1, snail's dream

A snail wants to make an earth-shattering career. At first, it wanted to travel east to Mount Tai and climb to the top of the mountain, but once calculated, it would take at least 3000 years to realize this plan, so it had to reluctantly give up this plan. Later, it wanted to climb south to the edge of the Yangtze River and have a look at the fast-flowing river, but it would take at least 3,000 years. The snail knew that his life was short, so he was very sad, refused to do anything, and finally died in the weeds.

2. The fantasy of the milkmaid

A farmer milkmaid walked back to the farm from the field with a bucket of milk on her head. She suddenly thought, "This bucket of milk can buy back at least 300 eggs. Excluding accidental losses, these eggs can hatch 250 chickens. When the price of chicken rises to the highest level, you can take these chickens to the market to sell. Then all the year round, I can get a lot of money, enough to buy a beautiful new skirt. At the Christmas dinner, I put on beautiful and charming new clothes, and all the young boys will propose to me, but I will shake my head and refuse. " Thought of here, she really shook her head, the milk on her head fell to the ground, and her beautiful fantasy disappeared.

3.pierre? Cardin's Choice-Pierre, a French teenager, likes dancing since he was a child. His ideal is to be an excellent dancer. But because of his poor family, his parents can't afford him to go to dance school. Pierre's parents sent him to a sewing shop as an apprentice, hoping that after he learned a craft, he could help his family lighten the burden. He was frustrated that his ideal could not be realized.

Pierre believes that it is better to end his life earlier than to live in such pain. On the night when he was about to commit suicide, he suddenly remembered Boudrie, who he admired since childhood and had the reputation of "the father of ballet music". Pierre felt that only Boudrie could understand his dedication to art, so he decided to write a letter to Budri, hoping that Boudrie would accept him as an apprentice. At the end of the letter, he wrote that if Budley didn't reply to his letter within a week and refused to accept him as a student, he would have to devote himself to art.

Soon, Pierre received a reply from Boudrie. Boudrie said in his letter that he wanted to be a scientist when he was a child. Because his family was poor, he couldn't send him to school, so he had to wander around with a busker ... Finally, he said that there is always a certain distance between reality and ideal in life. In ideal and real life, we must first choose to survive. Only by living well can the ideal stars shine; A person who doesn't even cherish his own life is not worthy to talk about art ... Budley's answer made Pierre suddenly wake up. Later, he studied sewing skills hard, and started his fashion career in Paris at the age of 23. Soon, he established his own company and clothing brand. This is Pierre Cardin. In an interview with reporters, Pierre Cardin said that he didn't have the qualities of a dancer, and becoming a dancer was just a frivolous dream of a teenager.

Fourth, aspire to be a teenager.

1. Studying for the Rise of China —— Zhou Enlai left his hometown of Huai 'an, Jiangsu Province in his youth to study in Dongguan Model School. On this day, President Wei personally gave the students a self-cultivation class entitled "Life". At that time, it was a period of dramatic social changes in China. When the headmaster talked about "making a living", he told the students how to aspire to it. President Wei suddenly stopped talking about highlights. Question: Why do students study? At that time, someone replied, "study for fame and fortune." Others replied: "study and be an official." Zhou Enlai, a student at that time, replied loudly: "Learn for the rise of China!" President Wei praised: "Where there is a will, there is a pupil!" At that time, Zhou Enlai was only 12.

A resounding oath and a lofty ambition inspired our beloved Prime Minister to fight for it all his life. It is precisely because of this great ideal that he devoted himself to national independence and national rejuvenation.

Mao Yisheng is determined to build a bridge-Mao Yisheng is an expert in bridge building in China. He lived in Nanjing when he was a child. There is a river called Qinhuai River not far from his home. Dragon boat races are held every year on the Qinhuai River during the Dragon Boat Festival. On this day, there was a sea of people on both sides of the river. Dragon boats on the river are all hung in red and green, and the drums and gongs on the boat go ashore. The lively scene is really exciting. Mao Yisheng, like all his friends, was very excited. Looking forward to watching the dragon boat race. But one year after the Dragon Boat Festival, Mao Yisheng fell ill. Friends all went to see the dragon boat race. Mao Yisheng was lying in bed alone, hoping his friends would come back early and tell him about the dragon boat race. My friends didn't come back until evening. Mao Yisheng hurriedly sat up and said; "Tell me, how lively is today's scene?" Friends bowed their heads and said a word for a long time; "Something happened to Qinhuai River!" "What's the matter?" Mao Yisheng was taken aback. "There are too many people watching, and the bridge on the river has collapsed. Many people fell into the river! " Mao Yisheng was very sad to hear the sad news. He seemed to see many people falling into the water, men and women, old and young, and the scene was very miserable. Return to absolute being, he ran to the Qinhuai River alone and looked at the broken bridge in a daze. He thought; When I grow up, I must be a bridge builder. The bridge built is very strong and will never collapse! From then on, Mao Yisheng paid special attention to all kinds of bridges, flat, arched, wooden and stone. When going out, no matter what kind of bridge he meets, he always looks up and down, observes it carefully, and draws the bridge he sees when he gets home. When he reads books and newspapers, he carefully collects all the information about bridges. Over time, he accumulated a lot of knowledge about building bridges. He studies hard, studies hard.

3. Napoleon's "ideal star"-when Napoleon was a simple child, his uncle asked Napoleon by chance what he wanted to be when he grew up. After listening to his uncle's question, Napoleon immediately gushed out his long-cherished ambition. Napoleon Jr. started with his determination to join the army. He was eager to lead the French army, sweep across Europe, build an unprecedented super empire and make himself the emperor of this great empire. Unexpectedly, after listening to Napoleon's ambition, my uncle laughed on the spot and pointed to Napoleon's forehead and sneered: "Fantasy, everything you said is fantasy! Want to be the emperor of France? That's impossible! In my opinion, you will still be a novelist when you grow up, but it will be easier to realize your dream of being an emperor. " Little Napoleon was robbed by his uncle for a while. Instead of being angry, he quietly went to the window, pointed to the distant horizon and asked seriously, "Uncle, can you see that star?" At noon, Napoleon's uncle went to the window in surprise and replied blankly, "What stars? It's noon, of course I can't see it! Son, are you crazy? " Facing his uncle's question again, Napoleon Jr. said calmly, "That's the star! I can really see it still hanging high in the sky, flashing for me day and night, and it is my star of hope; As long as it exists for one day, my dream will never be shattered-"In fact, the star of hope has never been hung high in the sky. It has been hidden in Napoleon's heart. Under the guidance of the inner star of hope, Napoleon finally became a real French emperor.

Ban Ki-moon is determined to take diplomatic measures. South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ban Ki-moon became the eighth UN Secretary-General. Born in a small town in Korea. I have dreamed of becoming a diplomat since I was a child. He began to study English hard in high school, and went to study in the United States as one of the four "American government scholarships" selected by South Korea in his sophomore year. /kloc-When he was 0/8 years old, he visited the United States and met Kennedy. Since then, he has been determined to become a diplomat. (Added: Boggs)

People with lofty ideals are also getting old.

"Ideal makes you forget your early white hair; The ideal makes your head white and naive. " -Liushahe "Ideal"

1, Cao Cao was full of courage in his later years-(Don't give up your ideals because of old age)

Cao Cao, 53, led the troops to the north of Wuhuan after Yuan Shao was defeated in Guandu War. After months of fighting, he finally unified the north. At the end of the year, he returned to Yecheng smoothly, thinking that Liu Biao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others were still fighting in their own way, and the country was still in a state of disintegration. He deeply feels that although he is old, he still shoulders heavy responsibilities and needs unremitting efforts. Suddenly, his passion welled up in his heart, and he wrote ambitiously: "Although the tortoise has a long life, it still has its time. The snake rides the fog and eventually turns to dust. The old man is crouching tiger, hiding dragon, and his ambition is thousands of miles. The martyrs are full of courage in the next year. " This is the famous work "Although the tortoise lives long".

2. Zhong Er ascended the throne at the age of 62 and ruled at the age of 66.

3.70-year-old Jiang Ziya went to worship.

4. Pu Songling wrote Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio at the age of 72.

19 years old, a boy, famous for being the first in the three exams of county, state and road. He is a doctoral student. But then he tried again and again (17 times) and didn't reach adulthood until he was 72 years old. Bi Yisheng completed "Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio" with 8 volumes of 49 1 article, with about 400,000 words.

5. Harlund. Sandoz founded KFC at the age of 88.

His father, a farmer in Santa Anna, was only five years old when he died. /kloc-When he was 0/4 years old, he dropped out of Greenwood School and started a wandering career. He did odd jobs on the farm and was very unhappy. I am a tram conductor, and I am very unhappy. /kloc-when he was 0/6 years old, he lied about his age and joined the army-and life in the army was not satisfactory. After serving for a year, he went to Alabama. Opened a blacksmith's shop and soon closed down.

Later, he became the locomotive stoker of the Southern Railway Company. He likes this job so much that he thinks he has finally found his place. He/kloc-married his wife at the age of 0/8, but only a few months later, he was dismissed on the same day that he learned that his wife was pregnant. Then one day, while he was busy looking for a job outside, his wife sold all their property and fled back to her family. Then the Great Depression began. However, the mother and daughter walked back and forth to his side.

Harlund won't give up because he keeps failing. That's what everyone else says. He did his best. When he was working on the railway, he studied law by correspondence, but later gave up. He sold insurance and tires. He runs a ferry and a gas station. All failed. Accept your fate. Harend will never succeed. Later, he became a chef and bottle washer in a restaurant in Corbin. If the new expressway hadn't walked through the restaurant, he would have done well.

Then I reached retirement age. He was not the first, nor will he be the last, to lose his glory in his later years. Happy birds, or any birds, are always flapping their wings in inaccessible places. Time flies. Seeing that his life has passed, he has nothing. If the postman hadn't sent him the first social security check one day, he wouldn't have realized that he was old.

On that day, something in Harlund was angry, awakened and broke out. The government sympathized with him. They sent him a pension check saying that he was "old". He said, "Bah." He was angry. He accepted a check for 105 and started a new career with it. Today, his career is thriving. And he finally achieved great success at the age of 88.

The person who didn't start until the end was Harlund? The brand-new enterprise he founded with his first social insurance money is KFC hometown chicken.