Are there any stories about great people who studied hard when they were young? For example, who? Cutting through walls to get light?

1. Zhou Enlai

Zhou Enlai had high ambitions since he was a child, and at the age of 12 he vowed to "study for the rise of China." At the end of 1911, Zhou Enlai was studying at Shenyang Dongguan Model School. On this day, Principal Wei personally taught a self-cultivation class for the students, and the topic was "Establishing Destiny." It was a period of drastic changes in Chinese society.

The Revolution of 1911 led by Sun Yat-sen had just overthrown the Qing government and ended two thousand years of feudal rule in China. Many people, especially young people, are confused, have no clear ideal pursuit, and no goal to strive for in life. When the principal talks about "setting a goal", he means telling students how to make a decision.

Principal Wei suddenly stopped when he was talking about something exciting and asked the students a question: "Why are you studying?" The classroom was quiet, and no student answered. "If no one answers, I will ask one by one!"

Principal Wei walked down from the podium, pointed at a student in the front row and said, "Why do you study?" The student stood up and said with his chest out. : "Study to bring glory to your family!", "Just to bring glory to your ancestors." Principal Wei asked the second student, and the answer was: "Study for the sake of enlightenment." The third student asked was the son of a boot shop owner. He answered seriously: "I am studying for my dad." The students burst into laughter.

The principal was not satisfied with these answers. He shook his head and went to Zhou Enlai again and asked: "Why are you studying?" Zhou Enlai had a high prestige among the students. Not long ago, the Revolution of 1911 had just succeeded. , he was the first among his classmates to cut off his long braids.

This is not a simple thing, because the Manchu government stipulated that all Han men must grow long braids like the Manchus to show loyalty to the Qing court. If they do not grow braids, they will be beheaded. Zhou Enlai was the first student to cut off his braids, so everyone admired him.

Zhou Enlai stood up. The classroom was quiet, everyone was waiting for his answer. Zhou Enlai replied very solemnly: "Read for the rise of China!"

"Read for the rise of China!" What a great answer! In one sentence, he expressed Zhou Enlai's determination to revitalize China since he was a child. ambition. Principal Wei did not expect that there would be such an outstanding student and was very happy. He motioned for Zhou Enlai to sit down, and then said to everyone: "Those who are aspiring should be like Zhou Enlai!" This means that aspiring young people should learn from Zhou Enlai!

Students, you Now that you are students, what ambitions do you have? I think we should learn from our beloved Premier Zhou and make aspirations since childhood. To aspire is to set a lofty goal in life, and then persevere and strive to achieve this goal, and contribute to the people and the country. Only in this way will life be meaningful.

2. Kuang Heng cut through the wall to steal the light

Kuang Heng was a native of the Western Han Dynasty and was born in a poor peasant family. He has loved reading since childhood. He had to work during the day and didn't have much free time. He wanted to study at night, but was too poor to light a lamp, which made him very distressed. Later, he found that his neighbor's house had lights every night, so he thought of a way.

Because there was only a wall between the neighbor's lighted house and his living room, so he cut a small hole in the wall. Sure enough, the light came through the small hole. He jumped for joy. From then on, he squatted at the foot of the wall every night, reading with this ray of light. It was not until the neighbor's house turned off the lights that he went to sleep contentedly.

Not long after, another problem occurred: the few books he had had already been read by heart, but he never had the money to buy new ones, so he borrowed them from others who had books, but he often ran into problems. , he began to worry again.

There was a local rich man named "Wen Bu Shi" who had a lot of books at home. Kuang Heng asked someone to introduce him to the Wen family as a long-term worker. When he arrived at Wen's house, he worked hard without paying a penny. The "illiterate" thought it was strange, so he asked Kuang Heng: "Why do you work voluntarily without being paid?"

"I work for you for no other reason than to lend you the book." "I, let me read well." "Wen Shishi" agreed to his request. As soon as Kuang Heng got a wealth of books, he was like a person who hasn't eaten for several days getting delicacies. He read and read greedily and with relish, finishing one volume and then another. Over time, he finally became a famous scholar.

3. Wang Yanan studied hard and became a talent

Wang Yanan slept on a three-leg bed. When Wang Yanan was a child, he had great ambitions and loved reading.

When he was in middle school, in order to gain more time to study, he cut off one leg of the wooden bed he slept on by half a foot to make it a three-legged bed.

Reading late at night every day, when he was tired, he went to bed and took a nap. Then he turned over in a daze and the bed tilted toward the short leg. This happens every day, without interruption. As a result, he achieved excellent results every year and was known as one of the three heroes in his class. Because he studied diligently when he was young, he finally became an outstanding economist in our country.

4. Lu Xun chewed peppers to ward off the cold

Mr. Lu Xun studied hard since he was a child. When he was a boy, he studied at the Jiangnan Naval Academy. He had excellent grades in the first semester and was awarded a gold medal by the school. He immediately took them to the streets of Nanjing's Drum Tower to sell them, then bought a few books and a bunch of red peppers.

Whenever it was cold at night and he couldn't bear to read at night, he would pick off a chili pepper, put it in his mouth and chew it, which made him sweat on his forehead. He used this method to keep away the cold and insist on studying. As a result of studying hard, he finally became a famous litterateur in our country.

5. Tong Dizhou

Tong Dizhou, a famous biologist in my country, failed the exam when he was in middle school. The teacher wanted him to repeat the grade, and his classmates also laughed at him, but Instead of being pessimistic and disappointed, he studied hard and finally achieved excellent results. When he studied abroad, he studied hard, gained popularity for the Chinese people, and became a famous biologist in our country.

Scientist Marie Curie also discovered "radium" through diligent exploration and made great contributions to mankind. Although Zhang Haidi, who is physically disabled and strong-willed, has never been to school, she worked hard, overcame difficulties that ordinary people could not imagine, and managed to master several foreign languages. Isn't it the result of their hard work that they can achieve such achievements? Let me ask, if they had not been hardworking, would they have achieved what they have today?