Students in the whole hospital:

A few days ago, I saw an article "Scholar Hidden in Security in Colleges and Universities" in China Youth Daily, and I was deeply moved. I think of another article I saw before, "The Scene of Harvard University at 4: 30 in the morning", and I publish these two articles here.

The fate of life lies in constant choice, and choosing to study is undoubtedly an important way to success and Excellence. We should not only learn our major well, but also read a lot of excellent works to enrich our knowledge and broaden our horizons. Reading is not only a good study habit, but also a belief. Through reading, our mentality becomes more peaceful, which further enhances our motivation and confidence in life.

Here, I appeal to the students to use the precious time of the university to borrow excellent books from the library. Time is merciless, so we can't waste it. As young people in the new era, we are faced with many opportunities and challenges. We should be responsible for the society, the family and ourselves. We should study hard and think deeply about our life and future development path.

Luo Yi, secretary of the College Youth League Committee and counselor.

March 28, 2065 438+00

"Latent" Scholars in University Security

They are scattered in every corner of colleges and universities, pursuing not fame and fortune, but faith.

Recently, the status of a Tsinghua student was forwarded by a social networking site: "The security guard at the library gate is reciting the little red book ... and he heard his phone call, as if he had been admitted to the Master of Laws." The words are full of admiration, and the message at the bottom is also amazing, calling it "awesome."

I remember that in May 2004, on the BBS in Tsinghua, Shui Mu, a Tsinghua canteen chef with a TOEFL score of 630 became a hot topic. Tsinghua students compared him to the Shaolin Temple "sweeping monk" hidden in Eight Dragons: "Shaolin has" sweeping monk "and Tsinghua has" steamed bread god ",which shocked the world."

Students who have the opportunity to enter famous universities such as Tsinghua and Peking University are proud and superior on the one hand, and suffocated by the learning competition brought by the gathering of elites from all over the country on the other.

In the security of Tsinghua campus, there are many "steamed bread gods" that are often overlooked. They lurk around classmates who come and go. They read when everyone is joking and review when everyone is resting. Tsinghua, a treasure house with one of the best learning resources in China, is fully enjoyed by those unknown people. Persistence and tenacity in dreams make the "Shantou God" appear on the list of prestigious schools, which just reflects the anxiety of the favored children, retreating from difficulties and not knowing happiness, and inspiring everyone from another angle.

Ji: I just want to work hard silently.

"Li Ming Lou" is the courtyard of Tsinghua University Law School. Ji has been in and out here for more than a year. He greets people he knows from time to time. A student who just came out of the mock trial patted Ji Jinfan on the shoulder in a friendly way and asked, "What was the result this time?" Ji Jinfan bowed his head and smiled shyly and said, "Five points short." "Nothing, I will take the exam next year."

It is hard for outsiders to imagine that this polite young man is actually a security guard in law school and has now been promoted to supervisor.

Ji's dormitory is in a small room of about 15 square meters at the south gate of the law school, with six people in one room. The ventilation is not good and the smell is very strong. Ji Jinfan's desk is full of thick books and newspapers. "Monthly salary 1500 yuan. I'm going to eat. I use it to buy books. There is almost no money left in a month. " Ji said that he likes to buy books on philosophy of life, biographies and laws. Of course, the materials of the judicial examination are the most purchased.

Ji Jin is from Linyi, Shandong. When he first came to work in law school at the end of 2008, he set the goal of taking the judicial examination. "I am purely interested in the law and full of enthusiasm for the law." Anyone who knows the national judicial examination knows that preparing for it is a time-consuming and labor-intensive process, but many law school students regard it as a sad hurdle.

Many law school teachers take care of this studious "supernumerary student". One teacher also gave him some books on law, encouraging him to say, "Not for a year, come again." But he doesn't want too many people to know about his preparation methods, even his family. "In Tsinghua's popular saying, it is' low-key'." Ji Jinfan felt that his identity was a bit embarrassing, he couldn't go to class, and he didn't want to bother the teacher without knowing anything, so he had to figure it out for himself.

Gao Zhixin: Having time to study is happiness.

When I met Gao Zhixin, he was sitting in the safety duty room of the School of Journalism and Communication, listening to MP3 and mumbling, completely ignoring the bright sunshine outside the window. He is teaching himself English. He has no class, no teacher to teach him and even no study partner to have an English conversation with him. "This is entirely for his own benefit. Just learn things by yourself. " Gao Zhixin said shyly, but he was ambitious. He wants to do simultaneous interpretation and go abroad, even if he goes abroad to work.

Shijiazhuang, wearing glasses, is very introverted. He clearly remembers that he came to Tsinghua on March 12, 2009. "Finally, there is a quiet place to read." For him, it is a kind of "happiness" to have time to study and have his own space.

He has a wide range of interests. He likes reading books on philosophy and biography, music and martial arts. Classmates and teachers pass by the duty room and always see him reading with his head buried, and he doesn't talk much. In fact, there used to be many foreign students, and Gao Zhixin also had the impulse to practice oral English with them, but he was shy and never spoke.

After graduating from high school, Gao Zhixin began to work as a restaurant waiter and auto mechanic. He has worked in many industries and almost forgot the English he learned at school. Last August, he regained his favorite English. Learning materials are downloaded and printed from the Internet, listening materials are downloaded to MP3, and word spelling and English writing are carried out in waste newspapers. His oral practice is talking to himself.

This 25-year-old boy insists on and affirms what he has done.

"As long as you think about it and follow your own direction, it will definitely pay off."

"The more times you fail, the greater your chances of success."

"Since you can't change the environment, change yourself."

He doesn't care much about what others think. As long as he can be happy in his own world, such as seeing his English progress, he will be satisfied. "People will say that it is impossible for you to learn English as a security guard. It won't affect me. I will learn it myself. "

Asked why he didn't sign up for English class, he bowed his head and was silent for a while. He glanced at it and said, "The salary is not much …" He smiled faintly. "Well … let's talk about it later."

Peng: I believe I can do it well. I am still young.

Peng is a low-key security guard in this computing center, 2 1 year old, from Henan. I usually like to read inspirational books and movies, and I am reading Carnegie's books recently.

Five years ago, 16-year-old Peng came to Beijing to work with his elders in his hometown. His first job was as a waiter in a restaurant. "One day 10 hour is very hard, and it has been consumed in the store from morning till night." He said.

Two years ago, he came to Tsinghua as a security guard. For his current job, Peng feels relaxed and has plenty of time to study. In addition to sitting quietly in front of the computing center and looking at the pictures taken by various cameras on the computer screen, he pinned more hopes on a training class not far from the school. Business management, Peng's chosen major. He intends to stay in school for three years, be admitted to a junior college, and then continue his undergraduate studies.

The experience of two failed self-taught exams made Peng lose in the end. He thought about resigning; If you want to go to the south, you will be tired and your salary will be higher. I also want to go home and do aquaculture. In desperation, he called home, but his father said, "Breeding is also risky. Now I screwed up in the exam. What if I come back and fail? "

In the past six months, Peng has lost all his hair and thinks about it every day. But it was also in these six months that he resisted the pressure and insisted on staying in Beijing. He pointed to his black hair and said, "It's all dyed. I thought that my family was not rich and needed to support, so I stayed. " Although young, Peng experienced a heavy life pressure, and his upward consciousness kept him from collapsing because of failure.

Realizing that the self-study exam is too difficult for himself who only attended junior high school, Peng chose a training class not far from the school, hoping to get a college diploma by studying in the training class. I successfully applied for the exam in June 5438+10 last year and just entered the school this year. Peng goes to school near Tsinghua every weekend.

"The teachers there are very good, and I just found that the classroom in the university is really different from that in the middle school. There are more than 40 students in a class, of all ages and occupations. Everyone comes and goes in a hurry. " He said. In such a class, Peng, who is not talkative, can't find any classmates who can help him, so he can only study alone after class.

He works 8 hours, recites words at work, and downloads English teaching videos by computer after work. The first book of New Concept English is the textbook for him to learn English now. "I'm desperate, but I still can't remember." Peng described his difficult learning process with a little shyness.

Only by taking the exam once a year can you get your diploma after three years. The tuition fee of nearly 4,000 yuan is also a big burden for Peng. His monthly income is only about 1500 yuan. "When you 18 years old, go to the talent market. The most common job, below 2,000 yuan, requires a college degree." After experiencing many difficulties, Peng decided that he must get a diploma.

Tsinghua campus these unknown security guards, as library security guard Wang Haiqing said, are scattered all over the school, pursuing not fame and fortune, but a belief. Many of them don't want to be interviewed, they don't want their affairs to be made public, or they just say "it's always good to read more books" or "they haven't achieved anything yet", so they have nothing to say. But they all cherish the stable reading environment here. There is no river they can't cross in life. They are gritting their teeth and changing their fate.

At 4: 30 in the morning at Harvard University.

Perhaps this proves once again that behind everyone's success, there are unknown efforts and sweat.

Harvard teachers often give students such a warning: if you want to be handy and get the due evaluation at any time and any occasion after entering the society, then you will have no time to bask in the sun while studying at Harvard.

As a world-famous university, Harvard University has trained many celebrities, including 33 Nobel Prize winners, 7 American presidents and professional elites from all walks of life. What makes Harvard the cradle of elites? What kind of spirit and idea did Harvard students accept? These questions have attracted thousands of people to find answers.

Take a nap now, and you will dream; But study at this moment and you will realize your dream.

Harvard teachers often give students such a warning: if you want to be handy and get the due evaluation at any time and any occasion after entering the society, then you will have no time to bask in the sun while studying at Harvard. A widely circulated motto of Harvard is "Busy with autumn harvest and busy with autumn planting, study, study, and then study."

People's time and energy are limited, so we should use our time to study hard instead of spending all our spare time dozing off.

Some people will say, "I just take a nap in my spare time." Why do I make myself so nervous in my spare time? " Einstein once said, "The difference between people lies in their spare time." A friend of mine who teaches at Harvard also told me that as long as you know how a young man spends his spare time, you can predict his future.

At the beginning of the 20th century, there was a problem in mathematics, that is, whether the result of subtracting 1 from the 76th power of 2 was a prime number that people guessed. Many scientists are trying to overcome this mathematical problem, but the result is not as expected. 1903, at the new york Mathematical Society, a scientist named Cole successfully proved this difficult problem through a convincing operation demonstration.

In addition to surprise and praise, people asked Cole, "How long did it take you to demonstrate this topic?" Cole replied, "All Sundays in three years."

Similarly, osler, a Canadian medical educator, is also a model who has made achievements in his spare time. Osler's greatest contribution to mankind is his successful research on the third blood cell. In order to squeeze out time from busy work, he stipulated that he must watch 15 minutes before going to bed. No matter how busy you are, you should stick to this habit. He persisted in this habit for half a century, * * * read more than 1000 books, and achieved remarkable results.

My uncultivated today is the tomorrow that people who died yesterday pray for.

William, the world-famous founder of Johns Hopkins College, a professor at Oxford University Medical College, was knighted by the King of England. When osler was young, he was also confused about his future. Once, when he was reading a book, he saw a sentence that gave him great inspiration. The most important thing is not to see what is vague in the distance, but to do what is clear in front of you.

In this regard, Harvard reminds students, "Today I leave uncultivated is tomorrow that people who died yesterday pray for". No matter how beautiful tomorrow is, it is better to seize today and do more practical things.

Benjamin is an inventor and scientist. He got an honorary degree from Harvard University. Franklin once received a consultation call from a young man and made an appointment with him for a time and place to meet. When the young man arrived as promised, Benjamin's door was wide open, but the house in front of him was a mess. The young man was very surprised.

Before he could speak, Benjamin shouted, "Look at my room. It's so untidy. Please wait outside the door for a while. I'll tidy it up before you come in. " Then Benjamin closed the door gently.

In less than a minute, Benjamin opened the door again and enthusiastically let the young man into the living room. At this time, the young man saw another scene-everything in the room became orderly, and there were two glasses of red wine, filled with microwaves in the faint aroma.

The young people were surprised, but before they told Benjamin all the problems about life and career, Benjamin said very politely, "cheers!" " You can go now. "

The young man with a glass of wine suddenly froze and said with a hint of embarrassment and regret, "I haven't asked you yet ..."

"Aren't these ... enough?" Benjamin glanced at his room with a smile and said, "You have been here for a minute."

"One minute ..." The young man said thoughtfully, "I see. You made me understand that you can do a lot of things and change a lot of things in one minute. "

Cherish every minute in front of you and you will cherish what you have today. This sentence of Harvard actually reveals a philosophy of life, that is, life should grasp time with a cherished attitude, starting today and starting now.

When it is too late, it is the earliest time.

Amman was an engineer of new york Port Authority and retired after many years' work. At first, he was very depressed. But he soon became happy because he had a great idea. He wants to open his own engineering company and open office buildings to all corners of the world.

Amman began to implement its own plan step by step and designed buildings all over the world. After retiring for more than 30 years, he practiced bold and novel designs that he didn't have a chance to try in his work, and constantly created one classic after another that attracted worldwide attention: Addis Ababa Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, Iranian expressway System, and downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ... These works are regarded as common examples in the textbooks of university architecture and engineering departments, and also witnessed Amman's great dream. At the age of 86, he completed his last job-the longest suspension bridge in the world-new york Wei razzano Strait Bridge.

In life, many things are like this. If you are willing to start, know your goals clearly and make up your mind to do something, it will never be too late.

Don't leave today, run tomorrow.

At Harvard, professors often remind students to manage their time well, and give the following examples:

Groft, president of DuPont, the largest chemical company in the world today, said. Greenwart, squeeze out an hour every day to study hummingbirds and take photos of hummingbirds with special equipment. Authorities call his book about hummingbirds an outstanding work in the natural history series.

Sugar. Blake had no higher education before he entered the US Congress. He squeezes an hour out of his busy schedule every day and goes to the Library of Congress to read various books, including politics, history, philosophy, poetry and so on. For several years, even in the busiest days of parliamentary work, he never stopped. Later, he became a judge of the United States Supreme Court.

Nicholas is a Greek elevator mechanic. He is very interested in modern science. He always spends an hour reading books on nuclear physics after work and before dinner every day. With the accumulation of knowledge, an idea jumped into his mind. 1948, he put forward a plan to build a new particle accelerator. This kind of accelerator is cheaper and more powerful than other types of accelerators at that time. He submitted the plan to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission for testing, and then improved it. This accelerator saved the United States 70 million dollars. Nicholas won a prize of $65,438+0,000 and was hired as a staff member of the Radiology Laboratory of the University of California.

On the road of life, you have stopped, but some people are desperately on their way. Maybe when you are standing, he is still chasing you, but when you turn around, he is out of sight, because he has run ahead of you, and now you need to catch up with him. So, you can't stop, you have to keep moving forward and constantly surpass.

Study like a dog and play like a gentleman.

We say that we should cherish time and strive to realize our ideals, but we should pay attention to one thing, not just to work hard, but also to have moderate rest and relaxation. In this regard, Harvard has a very apt saying, called "study like a dog and play like a gentleman." Although the words are slightly vulgar, the truth revealed is profound.

At Harvard, although the study intensity is high and students are under great pressure, students are not encouraged to spend all their time studying. They think that study should be as hard as possible and play should not be ignored. Harvard students also say that Harvard's after-school life is better than formal study. Harvard also realizes that moderate extracurricular activities will not deviate from the educational mission and will support it. Therefore, they proposed to play like "gentlemen".

At Harvard, students not only study nervously, but also participate in various art activities organized by the school, such as concerts, drama performances, dance performances and various art exhibitions. In addition, Harvard holds an art festival every year to enliven students' spare time. These activities full of strong artistic atmosphere not only make students receive artistic education and edification, but also improve their artistic accomplishment and aesthetic ability.

Harvard's philosophy is to ask you to forget them completely for a while after intense study and work, and play and relax as much as you do at work. Indeed, when you devote yourself to leisure, the recovery of physical strength and energy will add endless motivation to your next stage of struggle. Therefore, on the way forward, you should not only work hard, but also learn to relax.

The saliva that flows now will become the tears of tomorrow.

You can't be both successful and relaxed. If you choose one, you will definitely give up another ending. As Harvard reminds us: the saliva shed now will become the tears of tomorrow. If you don't work hard today, you will suffer tomorrow.

My neighbor Charles stayed at Harvard University for four years. Now I am working in a software company in new york, doing my best administrative work, and I have been a scholar for 99 years. Not long ago, his company was merged by a French company. On the day of signing the merger contract, the new president of the company announced: "We will not lay off employees at will, but if your French is too poor to communicate with other employees, no matter how high your position is, we have to ask you to leave." We will have a French exam this weekend, and only those who pass the exam can continue to work here. "

After the meeting, almost everyone flocked to the library, and then they realized that they should hurry up and take French lessons. Only Charles went straight home as usual, and all his colleagues thought he was going to give up the job. After all, Harvard's learning background and company management experience will help him find another good job easily.

However, to everyone's surprise, after the exam results came out, this hopeless person got the highest score. It turned out that when Charles came to this company after graduation, he found that there were many opportunities to deal with the French at work. Because he didn't know French, his work was greatly limited, so he began to teach himself French very early. He used all available time to study every day and finally learned something.

At Harvard, you will never see students slacking off their time. Years later, when you look back on your dreams, I hope to bring you endless smiles of relief, not tears of regret for wasting time.

People who invest in the future are loyal to reality.

As a world-renowned university, Harvard attaches great importance to having a long-term vision and investing in the future. If you want to invest in the future, you must set your future investment direction, that is, you must set your life goals as soon as possible. Without goals, there can be no development, let alone success.

Harvard University once conducted such a follow-up survey, targeting a group of young people with similar intelligence, education and environmental conditions. The survey results show that: 27% people have no goals; 60% people have vague goals; 10% people have clear but relatively short-term goals; The remaining 3% have clear long-term goals.

In the later years, they marched in their own lives. Twenty-five years later, Harvard conducted a follow-up survey on this group of students again. The result is this:

3% people have made unremitting efforts in one direction within 25 years, and almost all of them have become successful people in all walks of life, including many industry leaders and social elites; 10% people, whose short-term goals are constantly realized, become professionals in various fields, and most of them live in the upper and middle classes of society; 60% people live and work in peace and contentment, with no special achievements, and almost all live in the middle and lower classes of society; The remaining 27% people have no goal in life, and their lives are very unsatisfactory. They often complain about others, society and, of course, themselves.

In fact, the only difference between them is that 25 years ago, some of them already knew what they wanted to do most, while others didn't know or were not very clear. This survey vividly illustrates the importance of determining life goals for success in life.

Long, LZ. Cut it short yourself.