Talk about your understanding of this sentence: manual labor is noble and beneficial. Ignoring manual labor and craftsmanship can only show mental weakness and empty mind.

On a laughing occasion, someone teased Tolstoy angrily: What can you do besides writing novels?

Everyone present at that time felt that the joke was too much and untrue. Tolstoy, who is nearly sixty years old, has no response to the ridicule of his friends. He went home without saying a word. His workshop is next to the study. Among them, tools such as hammers, pliers, hacksaws and files were placed on a big wooden table, and an apron was hung on the wall for work ... In response to the ridicule of friends, he personally made a pair of beautiful and sturdy high-heeled leather boots and solemnly gave them to his eldest son-in-law, Su Huoding.

Sukhotin, who was willing to wear such a precious gift from Lao Zhang Yue, put his boots on the bookshelf. At that time, Tolstoy's collected works had been published in volume 12, and he labeled these boots: "13". This move immediately became a story in the cultural circle. Tuo Weng laughed and said, "That's my favorite volume."

On a whim, Tuo Weng made a pair of half-height cow boots and gave them to his good friend poet Fett. Fett had a brainwave and immediately paid Tolstoy 6 rubles, and issued a receipt: "The author of war and peace, Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, made a pair of boots with thick soles, short heels and cymbals according to my instructions. He delivered this boot to my home on October 8th, 65438/KLOC-0 this year, and I paid 6 rubles for it. From the second day on, it can be seen that these boots are very well made. Words are empty words and words are evidence. 1885 65438+ 10/0/5. " Fett's autograph and seal are on the back.

Craft is a symbol of spirit, and behavior reflects a person's ideological outlook. Modern young people hate manual labor and refuse to learn and master a trade. Whether you like reading or not, people who read well and those who don't, flock to universities, which is exactly what Chekhov said: "Universities cultivate all kinds of talents, including stupidity."

Tolstoy is known as "the pride of all mankind". His complete works, published in 90 volumes, are "an encyclopedia that every writer must read" and "world literary schools", which are rich, profound and broad in spirit and admired by the world. Moreover, he was born in a noble family, so he can become a "spiritual aristocrat" that modern people admire very much. What annoys Tuo Weng most is this aristocratic consciousness.

Lenin said that "before this inventory, there were no real farmers in the literature". He liberated the serfs in his manor four years before the country abolished serfdom. He always wanted to transfer his land to farmers so that his works could be published free of charge by those who wanted to publish, so he did not hesitate to fight with his family again and again. At the age of 82, he left home and wanted to be a farmer, live a self-reliant life and spend the rest of his life among ordinary workers.

He believed until his death: "labor, only in labor contains real happiness."

Once Tuo Weng passed by the dock and was accepted as a porter by a noble lady, who asked him to carry boxes. He also got 5 kopecks for carrying boxes for your wife. Then someone on the dock recognized Tolstoy. His beard and his own "Tolstoy shirt" are too easy to identify. So many people gathered around to say hello to him. The lady was ashamed of herself and wanted to get back the 5 kopecks that made her feel ashamed, but Tolstoy refused: "This is my labor income. I value this money very much and don't care how much it costs. "

Great spirit leads to great labor, and strong labor cultivates strong spirit, just like diamonds grind diamonds. Tolstoy is a great writer. He proved that manual labor is noble and beneficial with his own life. Ignoring manual labor and craftsmanship can only show mental weakness and empty mind.