Only those who lie in the pit forever without looking up at the sky will not fall into the pit.

It means that if a person has no lofty goals, no pursuit of his own, and only looks at the vested interests in front of him, then he will lose the opportunity to fall. In a sense, falling into the pit is also a kind of growth and progress.

This sentence was said by Hegel.

One night, Thales, an ancient Greek philosopher, saw the sky clear and observed the stars on the grass. He looked up at the sky and walked slowly. Unexpectedly, a deep pit appeared in front of him. As soon as he stepped on it, he fell like a stone. When he realized it, his body was already in the water. Although the water only flooded his chest, it was two or three meters away from the road. He couldn't get out or get up, so he had to shout for help.

Terez was rescued from a puddle by passers-by. He stroked his injured body and said to passers-by, "It's going to rain tomorrow!" " "Passers-by smiled and shook his head and walked away, telling Thales' prediction as a joke.

The next day, if it rains, people admire Thales very much Some people don't think so. They said, "Thales knows things in the sky, but he can't see things under his feet."

Two thousand years later, the German philosopher Hegel heard this story of Thales and said a famous saying: Only those who lie at the bottom of the pit forever and never look up at the sky will not fall into the pit.

Extended data:

Thales is the man who is used to looking up at the starry sky. As a result, he has made many achievements in astronomy.

Thales has made great achievements in astronomy, mathematics and philosophy. His theories and theorems have been used to this day. He laid the foundation for the development of science in later generations and was praised by later generations as the earliest scientist in human history. He is worthy of the title of "Father of Science".

In astronomy, Thales has done a lot of research. He measured and calculated the diameter of the sun. As a result, he announced that the diameter of the sun is about one twentieth of the diameter of the sun road.

Life needs persistence and concentration in looking up at the sky. Otherwise, people will always lie in the "deep pit" of mediocrity and stagnation, mired in mud, and waste their lives.

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