What kind of sympathy and sense of humor does Lincoln have?

Lincoln was very depressed. According to people who have seen him, he has "hellish sadness". "When he walks, depression can almost drip from him." Lincoln's sadness is caused by two things, one is political frustration, and the other is marriage tragedy.

Lincoln was slow in thought and action. Sometimes he walks in the street, and he doesn't notice the oncoming people talking to him. When you shake hands with others, you look blank. Once, a congressman complained to Lincoln about something. Lincoln said, "Well, it reminds me of a story." The congressman was very angry at his words and roared on the spot: he described the rushing roar of water and the angry shouts of people. Get up: "I didn't come to the White House to listen to jokes." "Well, please sit down!" Lincoln still patiently tells his story. Strangely, after the story was finished, members of Congress were much calmer. Lincoln took the opportunity to put forward that it is necessary to often use funny stories to ease troubles. It should be said that Lincoln's plainness and humor are indeed a magic weapon for him.

Once, in order to refuse to attend a meeting, Lincoln told such a short story: "once, I met a woman riding a horse in the forest." I stopped to make way, but she also stopped to stare at my face. " She said,' Now I believe that you are the ugliest person I have ever seen.' I said,' You may be right, but what can I do?' ? She said:' Of course you can't change this ugly face, but you can still stay at home and don't come out! "

Lincoln knew that he was not handsome, but he was generous, informal and sometimes laughed at himself. Once, Lincoln heard Senator Stephen Douglas call him "two-faced". He said, "I want the audience to judge your words. If I have another face, why should I use my present face? "

After Lincoln entered the White House, many people came to him for office. One day, about 20 people from all over America filled a room with different letters of introduction. Now, let's see how Lincoln handled this situation. Lincoln said, "Gentlemen, I want to tell a story. Once upon a time, there was a king who wanted to go hunting, so he called the princes and nobles to discuss it (Cuū): discuss it repeatedly; Asked a minister if it would rain, the minister said no. So, everyone set off. On the way, he met another farmer riding a donkey. The farmer said it would definitely rain, and suggested that everyone go back. Everyone disdained him and walked on. However, it didn't take long to walk, and it rained heavily. They are soaked to the skin. "

"After returning to the palace, the king immediately summoned the farmer. Tell me, how did you know it would rain? I don't know, the donkey told me. How can the donkey tell you? Asked the king. Because the donkey pricked up its ears, it jumped up. The farmer replied. The king bought the donkey and gave it an official position. "

"On this issue," Lincoln continued, "the king made a big mistake." "What's the matter?" The audience is anxious to know. "Oh, after that," Lincoln said with a smile, "the donkey wants to be an official."

Lincoln is an extraordinary figure, and Marx once called him "a rare figure who has reached a great level and still maintained his good quality." Even from some small things, we can still feel zhuó remarkable brilliance of Lincoln.

When Lincoln was a shop assistant, he once found that he had given a customer two or two teas less, so Lincoln walked dozens of miles of mountain roads and gave the customer two or two teas.

When Lincoln worked as a postman at the New Salam Post Office, the post office was too small and Lincoln was the only staff member. When the post office was closed, Lincoln carefully settled the accounts of the post office and put the accounts and some surplus funds of the post office in a paper bag for his superiors to receive. However, this remote little post office has been completely forgotten by people. It was not until a year later that I met inspector Ji (j: and) of the post office on the road that I invited him home and handed in all the money and accounts. At that time, Lincoln was not only broke, but also in debt 1 100 yuan. But the money he handed over was not only perfect, but also the coins he handed over were received when he was a postal clerk a year or two ago. From then on, people called him "honest Lincoln".

Lincoln was still poor when he became a lawyer. His wife scolded him for his ignorance of money and financial management. Other lawyers are often very angry at Lincoln's low fees. They say Lincoln lowered the market and left the whole legal profession destitute. Lincoln is 44 years old. That year, he always took four cases, but his income was only 30 yuan.

Lincoln knew little Duff's family. Duff was lying in the cradle when he was a child, and Lincoln once shook him to sleep. But one day, little Duff was accused of money murder. The plaintiff bought a witness named folsom. Forcen swore that he saw the defendant shoot the victim with his own eyes. Little Duff was hard to argue and was convicted of murder. Lincoln volunteered as a defender and asked for a retrial. During the review, Lincoln insisted that "the defendant shot the victim in the moonlight in June 65438 +654381October+August" and raised a series of questions.

Lincoln: Do you know little Duff?

Yes

Lincoln: You are behind the haystack, and Little Duff is under the big tree. Twenty or thirty meters apart at that time. Can you see it clearly?

Forcen: I can see it clearly because the moonlight is very bright.

No. The moonlight was shining on his face, and I saw his face clearly.

Lincoln: Are you sure of the exact time?

Lincoln: Are you sure you don't judge by clothes?

I'm sure. Because when I got back to the house, I looked at the clock. It was 1 1: 15 at night.

When asked this question, Lincoln turned to the judge and juror and said, "This witness is a complete liar! He insisted that he could see the defendant's face in the moonlight at+10 in June, 65438+1 0 in August, 65438. Now, please think about it, 65438+ 10/8 is the first quarter moon, and the moon has set at 1 1. Where is the moonlight? To take a step back, even if the time is earlier, the moon has not set yet, but at that time the moon should shine from west to east. Hay piles are in the east and trees are in the west. If the defendant faces the haystack, it is impossible to let the moonlight shine on his face. Moonlight can only shine on the back of the defendant's head (sháo). How can a witness see the defendant's face clearly at a distance of twenty or thirty meters? If the defendant has his back to the haystack, the witness standing behind the haystack can't see the defendant's face. " Lincoln's voice just fell and the audience applauded thunderously. Forcen was speechless, gaping (chēnɡ): staring into his eyes, unable to speak, describing his embarrassment or shock. His face turned red and white, and he was ashamed.

However, Lincoln didn't like litigation at all. Sometimes he will persuade the parties to settle disputes out of court without charging legal fees. Once he refused to accuse someone. He said, "He is poor and lame. I really sympathize with him. "

When Lincoln ran for president, he was troubled by his thin cheeks. How can he make his image popular with voters? Lincoln can't figure out a way. One day, Lincoln received a letter from a girl named Dai 1 1 year-old, which wrote:

Mr Lincoln:

I am very eager for you to be elected president. I have four brothers, two of whom are willing to vote for you. If you grow a beard, I will ask the other two brothers to vote for you, too. You are too thin. You will be much more handsome with a beard. All ladies like people with beards, and their husbands will vote for you. You are sure to be elected. Grace Bedell

Lincoln took the little girl's advice and grew a beard. Sure enough, Lincoln with a beard is much more handsome than Lincoln without a beard and is more popular with voters. After Lincoln became president, he took a special train to Adele's hometown, kissed the little girl and said, "Look, I left you a beard."

On another occasion, Lincoln occasionally heard someone say that he was too kind to his political opponents, but he didn't think so.

"You should destroy your enemies, Mr. President." A congressman accidentally said to Lincoln.

"Yes! I'm destroying them, "Lincoln didn't deny each other's suggestions. "Thank you for your advice. When I turned the enemy into a friend, didn't I destroy the enemy? "

Lincoln's generosity, wit and humor deeply infected the people around him and won people's admiration and respect.