Stories about celebrities who did not bow to fate

Two stories of celebrities who did not bow to fate:

1. Beethoven

In 1798, the 28-year-old Beethoven discovered that his hearing was impaired. problem, followed by hearing loss. In 1822, because he lost his hearing, Beethoven failed to conduct the prelude of the opera "Fidelio". He threw away his baton, ran home in one breath, fell on a chair, and remained silent for a long, long time. The deterioration of the ear disease made Beethoven very painful. His negative emotions reached the extreme, and he once wrote a suicide note stating his tragic experience and misfortune. However, Beethoven did not recover. He re-established his confidence in fighting deafness and devoted himself wholeheartedly to music creation.

2. Sima Qian

While Sima Qian was concentrating on writing "Historical Records", a sudden disaster suddenly befell him. It turned out that Sima Qian offended Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty because he defended a general, and was imprisoned and tortured.

Sima Qian, who had been humiliated, was filled with grief and anger. He thought about splattering blood on the wall several times and ending his life. However, he remembered his father's instructions before his death, so he wanted to restrain himself and complete the work. What's more, " Before the "Historical Records" was completed, the idea was abandoned.

In this way, Sima Qian worked hard to write, and spent 13 years finally completing a brilliant masterpiece of 520,000 words - "Historical Records". This unprecedented work took almost all his life's efforts and was written with his life.