Factual arguments about "learning"

Confucius studied hard all his life and especially liked the Book of Changes in his later years. The Book of Changes is difficult to read and learn, but Confucius is not afraid of suffering and reads it repeatedly until he understands it. Because paper was not invented in the era when Confucius lived, books were all written in bamboo slips or wooden slips, which were both stupid and heavy. Many bamboo slips are woven together with thongs to make a book. Because Confucius studied hard and often exhibited letters and bamboo slips, the pimp was broken three times. Later, people created the idiom "Bian Wei's Three Musts" to express Confucius' studious spirit.

During the Warring States Period, Su Qin was so tired that he studied day and night that he stabbed himself in the leg with an awl to keep his head clear.

In order to prevent himself from falling asleep while studying, Sun Jing of Han Dynasty tied his hair to the beam with a rope, and he would be woken up as long as he dozed off. This is the story of "stabbing the stock and hanging the beam" in history.

Che Yin, Sun Kang and Kuang Heng in the Jin Dynasty were so poor that they couldn't even afford to buy oil for lighting. In the summer night, Che Yin made a small pocket with gauze, caught a few fireflies and put them in, reading by the light of fireflies; Sun Kang sat in the snow on a cold winter night, studying hard through the reflection of snow; Kuang Heng cut a small hole in the wall and "stole" a little light from his neighbor's house to read. These are the stories told by the idioms "A firefly reflects snow" and "Digging a wall to steal light".

Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, practiced calligraphy hard since childhood. Every time he finishes writing, he goes to the pond in front of his house to wash his brush. After a long time, a pool of clear water turned into a pool of ink. Later, people called this pond "Mo Chi". Through diligent study and hard practice, Wang Xizhi finally became a famous calligrapher, known as the "book saint".

Song Lian, a famous essayist and scholar in Ming Dynasty, was fond of learning since childhood. He was not only knowledgeable, but also wrote excellent articles, and was praised by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, as the "head of the founding civil servants". Song Lian loves reading very much, and those who don't understand always get to the bottom of it. Once, in order to find out a problem, Song Lian walked dozens of miles in the snow to consult Ji Meng, a teacher who had stopped accepting students, but the teacher was not at home. Undaunted, Song Lian visited the teacher again a few days later, but the teacher didn't see him. Because of the cold weather, Song Lian and her companions were freezing, and Song Lian's toes were frostbitten. Song Lian was rescued when he fell into a snow pit during his third solo visit. When Song Lian almost fainted in front of the teacher's house, the teacher was moved by his sincerity and patiently answered Song Lian's questions. Later, in order to gain more knowledge, Song Lian visited many teachers and became a famous essayist.

Late at night, the voice of reading suddenly came from the Buddhist temple. The young monk was frightened and thought there was a ghost inside, so he immediately reported it to the old monk. So the old monk led the young monk to catch ghosts. Unexpectedly, the "ghost" turned out to be a poor boy named Liu Xie, who was reading with a Buddha lamp. Liu Xie finally became a great literary theorist after studying hard.

Hua, a mathematician, has a different way of reading. Every time he reads a book, he doesn't read it from beginning to end, but closes his eyes and guesses what is written in it. Don't open the book after thinking for a while. If the content of the book is consistent with his own guess, he will stop reading; If it's not what he guessed, he will watch it carefully. Hua's "guessing reading method" not only saves reading time, but also cultivates his thinking ability and imagination.

Hou Linbao, a language master, has only been in primary school for three years. Because of his diligence, he finally became a famous crosstalk performer. On one occasion, he wanted to buy a joke book "The Ridiculous Waves" of the Ming Dynasty, but he couldn't find it all over the old book stalls in Beijing. Only later did he know that Beijing Library had this book. It was winter, and he braved the snow and went to the library to copy books for 18 days in a row. He finally copied a book of more than 100,000 words.

Tong Dizhou was curious when he was a child. When he sees a question he doesn't understand, he often asks his father why. Father patiently explained to him every time.

One day, Tong Dizhou saw a row of pits neatly arranged on the stone steps under the eaves. He felt very strange. After pondering for a long time, he couldn't figure out what was going on, so he asked his father, "Father, who knocked out the small hole in the slate under the eaves?" What is this for? Seeing that his son was so curious, the father said happily, "It was not carved by people, but knocked down by water drops on the eaves. "Little Tong Dizhou is even more strange. Can water knock hard stones out of the pit? Father patiently explained: "Of course, a drop of water can't knock out a hole, but over time, knocking bit by bit can not only knock out a hole, but also knock out a hole!" "The ancients not often say' drip wears away the stone'! This is the case. " Father's words stirred up ripples in Tong Dizhou's heart. He sat on the stone steps under the eaves, looked at his father and nodded his head.

Due to more farm work, Tong Dizhou lost some interest in learning and didn't want to study. Father patiently enlightened, Tong Dizhou said, "Do you remember the story of' dripping water wears away a stone'? Small eaves water can knock through hard stones as long as it persists all the year round. Is a person's perseverance not as good as eaves water? Learning knowledge also depends on bit by bit accumulation and perseverance to achieve success. " In order to better encourage Tong Dizhou, his father wrote down the four characters "Drops of water wear away the stone" and said hopefully, "You should take it as your motto and never forget it."

Since then, Tong Dizhou has integrated the spirit of "dripping wears away the stone" into his study. He made up his mind to be admitted to the then famous Ningbo Xiaoshi Middle School. He meticulously prepared for the exam and the whole family mobilized to support him. Tong Dizhou finally passed the primary school, but his grades were the lowest in the class. One night, Mr. Chen, a senior three math teacher, came back from work and found a thin figure shaking under the dim street lamp. Mr. Chen thought, "Who doesn't go back to the dormitory to sleep in the middle of the night?" Teacher Chen walked over with questions. It turned out that Tong Dizhou was doing the problem by street lamps. "Don't go back to the dormitory to rest so late?" "Miss Chen, I must hurry to catch up on my homework. I don't want to be the last one. " Teacher Chen looked at Tong Dizhou's thin body and advised Tong Dizhou to go back to rest with concern. Not far away, Tong Dizhou stood under a street lamp, reading a book in his hand. Teacher Chen was deeply moved. He deeply understands Tong Dizhou's ambition and is proud of having such a student. The final exam is coming, and Tong Dizhou has become the focus of the whole school. Finally, by his own efforts, he achieved an average score of 70 points in all subjects, including full marks in geometry, which caused a sensation throughout the school.

Later, when Tong Dizhou recalled his childhood, he said with emotion, "Effective two firsts have a great influence on my life. This let me know that I am no more stupid than others. What others can do, I can certainly do it through hard work. There is no genius in the world, and genius is bought with labor. "