After 45 years of hard work, farmers earned 4, yuan a year by selling words. What happened later?

persevere, and the rotten wood will not break; Perseverance, the stone can be carved. -Xun Kuang

As the saying goes, as long as the kung fu is deep, the iron pestle is ground into a needle. When we are determined to do something, as long as we are willing to take the time to do it and work hard for it, we will be rewarded. Edison, a great scientist, is such a person. He was able to invent the electric light because he didn't give up his goal after countless failures, but devoted himself to his experiments with a fuller working attitude. It is precisely because of this that he was able to invent the electric light and complete his ideal.

Luo Haiming practiced calligraphy

In real life, there are many examples of his continuous efforts to achieve success for his dreams. There is such an inspirational figure in Shandong, China: he started practicing hollow characters at the age of 6 and kept practicing calligraphy for 45 years. Later, he earned a lot of money with his own skills and bought a house for his son. This is the hero-Luo Minghai.

First, study hard

Luo Minghai was born in an ordinary rural family in Shandong. He likes to write and draw since he was a child, especially like to imitate the handwriting of various calligraphers. When Luo Haiming was 6 years old, he accidentally saw hollow characters on TV. He thought such fonts were particularly beautiful, so he made up his mind to learn them. At first, his family thought he was just saying it. Later, it was discovered that Luo Haiming was seriously studying and copying this font.

Luo Haiming is practicing

With the growth of his age, Luo Haiming's calligraphy has also made great progress. He always won the first prize in the handwritten newspaper competition of junior middle school classes, which strengthened his confidence in practicing calligraphy. Because Luo Haiming's family condition is not good, he has no choice but to drop out of school and go home to make money by working to supplement his family.

Second, stick to the dream

In this way, Luo Haiming embarked on the road of going out to work. Before long, he became a painter in a furniture store. Although the work was particularly tiring, it did not erase Luo Haiming's love and pursuit of calligraphy. He worked hard during the day and began to practice calligraphy when he returned to the dormitory at night. He often practiced until three or four in the morning before going to bed.

Luo Haiming's works

Everything comes to him who waits, and Luo Haiming's achievements in calligraphy soon emerged.

in the 199s, writing slogans on outdoor walls became popular in China. Luo Haiming became a wall painting worker. In order to write slogans well, he began to practice on the wall of his home. In order to write more beautiful fonts, he often stayed up late to practice hollow characters. But Luo Haiming's wife doesn't support his work. Because he not only affects the rest of his family, but also wastes a lot of paper, which makes his thrifty wife very dissatisfied.

wall slogans

However, Luo Haiming didn't take these to heart. I still practiced calligraphy every day and became a famous local wall painter. Gradually, his wife stopped objecting to his work and wrote many wall slogans with Luo Haiming.

III. Achievement

In this way, Luo Haiming became more and more famous. He not only made his mark on TV programs, but also wrote a 6-meter-long Preface to Lanting. More and more people come here, and some people spend 1, yuan to collect Luo Haiming's works. But it was rejected by Luo Haiming.

Luo Haiming's works

Up to now, 51-year-old Luo Haiming has been practicing "hollow calligraphy" and named his calligraphy "flying book without pen". He also said: Although he has been practicing for 45 years, he will devote his life to his calligraphy career. Over the years, with his calligraphy achievements, he not only earned 4, yuan a year, but also sent his son to study abroad and bought a 7, yuan wedding room for his children. The family's life is also very happy.

Luo Haiming's works

IV. Summary

As the saying goes, one minute on stage takes ten years off stage. Luo Haiming's achievements in calligraphy today are due to his love for calligraphy and his determination to never give up. Luo Haiming's deeds also tell us: In life, each of us will encounter difficulties and setbacks. When we face these hardships, we must not give up easily. We must persist for our dreams and beliefs. Only by constant efforts and struggles can we reap success!