Tales of celebrities who struggled for their ideals in their youth 1: Marx
The ideal ladder belongs to those who work hard. Marx struggled all his life to realize the lofty ideal of liberating all mankind. He took an active part in the fiery workers' movement, studied countless works and learned the languages of several European countries. He has been studying in the library, and for decades, the ground under the seat has actually worn off a layer. Chemist Nobel was determined to invent * * * in order to reduce the heavy work of diggers on construction sites. I forgot to eat and sleep, and did hundreds of experiments in four years. In the last experiment, he stared at the fuse of combustion delay. There was a loud noise, and people nearby exclaimed: "Nobel is finished!" Nobel jumped out of the smoke, covered in black blood, and shouted excitedly: "Success!" " Those excellent people were inspired by a lofty goal and produced amazing perseverance and selfless spirit. It is the waves of ideals that inspire them to work hard. The ideal ladder belongs to those who cherish time.
Franklin famously said, "Do you love life? Then don't waste time, because time is the substance that constitutes life. " Many scientists, writers and artists are experts in the race against time. Edison had 1000 inventions in his life. Where did the time for these countless experiments come from? It is squeezed out from the extreme tension of often working for two or three days. Lu Xun disciplined himself with the motto "Time is life", engaged in proletarian literature and art for 30 years, regarded time as life and insisted on writing. Balzac works hard every day 16, 17 hours. Even though his arms are sore and his eyes are watery, he refuses to waste a moment. In his life, he left a masterpiece "Human Comedy" which was deeply loved by the people, with a total of 94 novels.
Isn't the crystallization of these sweats a glorious record of time and life?
Tales of celebrities who struggled for their ideals in their youth 2: Kelly
In modern life, more and more people pursue the perfection of appearance in an almost paranoid way. However, there is a girl who is not perfect, but has become a beautiful spokesperson. On June 8, Nicole Kelly won the title of "Miss America" in the Iowa Division and became the new "Miss Iowa". The beauty winner is a disabled person with only half a left arm, but her bright smile is not sad.
"I am really disabled. When I participated in the beauty contest, I just stood up and told everyone that we may have different appearances and different ways of speaking and acting, but we can all do well. " Kelly has never avoided physical imperfections since she was a child.
Twenty-three years ago, little Kelly was born with only the second half of his left arm. Nevertheless, her parents still dote on her, and Kelly has developed a lively and optimistic personality. When I was a child, whenever a friend asked Kelly why her left hand was only half, Kelly always joked frankly, "The other half was bitten by a shark." Kelly has been used to being looked at since she was a child, and she is bolder and braver than ordinary children. Kelly is good at almost everything, whether it is a boy's sport-baseball or a girl's favorite dance. "There is no word' no' in my world, and there is nothing I dare not try." In the process of constantly trying, Kelly found her own interest and passion-the stage. "On the stage, I can hold my head high and be myself with confidence. Here, I allow others to stare at me enough. "
20 12 in may, Kelly graduated from the university of Nebraska, majoring in directing and drama management. She first went to new york, where she worked as an intern at Manhattan Theatre on Broadway, and then went to Goodman Theatre in Chicago. She is eager to be the stage supervisor of Broadway one day.
Kelly never thought she would be on the stage of beauty pageant before. "I have never seen this road at all." Even so, when she learned the news of the beauty contest, the girl who never refused to try would not miss it. "At that time, I thought, why not? Let more people hear my voice. I think I can do it and I will enjoy it. " 20 13 February, Kelly began intensive training for the beauty contest.
During the four months, in addition to observing strict dietary rules, Kelly also conducted meticulous training, from walking in high heels and answering questions, to hairstyle, clothing, photo posture and even the degree of smiling.
Kelly's efforts were not in vain. In the three-day competition, Kelly's sunshine, optimism and wit touched the judges again and again. In the talent show, she sang the classic track "Against Gravity" of the musical "The Witch Prequel" in a high voice, and the audience seemed to hear her voice: "I want to fly against gravity, and no one can stop me. I don't want to accept my fate anymore, just because others say it is right. Maybe there are some things I can't change, but how can I be sure without trying! "
After winning the title of "Miss Iowa", Kelly was quickly surrounded by well-known media such as CNN*** *, ABC*** *** *** * * and asked for an interview, but Kelly refused. She said: "I want to prove that disabled people are just like ordinary people. Ordinary people can do it and disabled people can do it."
Miss America has been held for 92 years. 13 years ago, this girl who was born without a left hand was chosen as "Miss Iowa". Although she didn't win the final, she succeeded in her career. Not long ago, she was awarded the Jefferson Prize, which is specially for those who have made contributions to the community and public service.
For Kelly, both "Miss America" and "Miss Iowa" are just the beginning, and her life has just begun.
Tales of celebrities who struggled for their ideals in their youth 3: Peter
Peter is a legend in Chengdu. His original name is Luo. He is a rural boy born and raised in Sichuan, and he can't speak a word of English. In his dictionary, the word "western food" does not exist at all. However, in only 10 years, he was transformed into another person. Now he speaks fluent American English, and his reputation is already very high.
Peter was born in Ziyang, Sichuan, and helped his parents with farm work since he was a child. His parents work day and night, but they are still poor households in the village. Because his family couldn't afford the tuition, he dropped out of school in the first grade.
He wants to get rid of poverty, so he studies hard to weave bamboo baskets. With the increase of income, the whole family joined the camp of weaving bamboo baskets.
"The woven bamboo basket was sold. After selling out, you have to walk a long mountain road and buy bamboo to weave. " Bamboo is very long and the mountain road is very curved, so it is very difficult to carry bamboo. If you are not careful, you will even fall into the ravine with bamboo, and your head will be broken.
It is too difficult to weave bamboo baskets. He didn't want to be a craftsman all his life, so he tried to communicate with his father and find another job. However, many times communication is exchanged for incomprehensible beatings. /kloc-at the age of 0/6, after another fierce quarrel with his father, he decided to leave the countryside and go to the city to make a living. He borrowed 20 yuan from his neighbor as a travel expense and traveled to Chengdu.
That is 1996. Peter, a rustic young man, is standing in the labor market of Jiuyanqiao, Chengdu, looking forward to being hired. His first job was washing dishes in a small restaurant. He began to soak his hands with washing dishes at 7: 00 in the morning and didn't rest until midnight 12.
1997, he jumped to a small western restaurant to be a chef, and the key person who changed his life appeared. This is Mary. Mary, an American, visited the western restaurant where Peter worked for a few days, but she felt that the food was not authentic. She recommended herself to the owner of the western restaurant and said that she could give free cooking training to chefs and employees. Peter signed up first and went to Mary's house to study with two other chefs in the restaurant every day.
The first western dessert that Peter learned to cook was apple pie. The biggest lesson he learned from it was that everything should be serious and not sloppy at all. From the choice of raw materials to the baking temperature, we should handle it carefully. One false move may lose the game. After studying in Mary's home for three months, Peter not only mastered many cooking principles and methods, but also made great progress in English, which he knew nothing about. Every time he goes to class, he always holds a thick dictionary, translates the English words on the menu one by one, studies hard and digests them carefully when he gets home.
Mary was moved by his unremitting enthusiasm and efforts. Knowing that he is not a "passer-by" but a "long-term garrison" in the culinary world, she offered to fund him to continue his studies. 1999, Peter chose the Culinary College and systematically studied the cooking skills of western food.
In 2000, he was hired as a chef in a western restaurant, and soon he was promoted to be a chef because of his excellent work performance. Many people come here because of their superb cooking skills and good variety, and the restaurant is full every day. At this time, Peter's boat of life has sailed into a warm harbor. However, for him who has a dream, the real challenge has not yet begun.
In 2003, his first dream came true. He used all his savings and friends' investment to open the first western restaurant full of South American style in Chengdu, and Mary was a consultant. Peter regards "unremitting efforts" as his motto all his life. Although he already owns four restaurants, Peter, who can shuttle back and forth between Chengdu and Beijing, has a new dream. He hopes that Peter's Western Restaurant will become a chain restaurant in China.
Struggle is a very specific thing. Do what you can, even if you just weave baskets and wash dishes. Only by taking this step well can you go higher.
Celebrities Fighting for Ideals 4: Zhou Enlai.
19 1 1 At the end of the year, Zhou Enlai studied in Shenyang Dongguan Model School. On this day, President Wei personally gave the students a self-cultivation class entitled "Life". At that time, it was a period of dramatic social changes in China. The Revolution of 1911 led by Sun Yat-sen just overthrew the Qing Dynasty and ended China's two thousand years of feudal rule. Many people, especially young people, are confused, have no clear ideal pursuit, and have no goal in life. When the headmaster talked about "making a living", he told the students how to aspire to it.
President Wei suddenly stopped talking about highlights and asked the students a question: "Why do you study?"
The classroom was quiet and no one answered.
"If no one answers, I will ask them one by one!"
President Wei stepped down from the podium and pointed to the front row and said, "Why are you studying?" The student stood up and said, "Read with a bright lintel!" " ""that's for glory. "President Wei replied to the second student: reading is a gift. The third student asked is the son of a shoe store owner. He answered seriously: "I study for my father." The students burst into laughter.
The headmaster was very dissatisfied with these answers, shook his head, went to Zhou Enlai again and asked, "Why are you studying?"
Zhou Enlai has a high prestige among the students. Not long ago, the Revolution of 1911 was just successful. He was the first among his classmates to cut off his long braid. This is not a simple matter, because the Qing dynasty stipulated that all * * * men must wear long braids like Manchu to show their loyalty to the Qing court, and without braids, they will be beheaded. Zhou Enlai was the first student to cut off his braid, so everyone admired him.
Zhou Enlai stood up, the classroom was silent, and everyone was waiting for his answer. Zhou Enlai replied very solemnly: "Learn for the rise of China!"
"Learn for the rise of China!" What a good answer! In a word, it expresses Zhou Enlai's great ambition of rejuvenating China since childhood.
President Wei didn't expect such an excellent student, so he was very happy. He motioned Zhou Enlai to sit down, and then said to everyone, "Where there is a will, there is a way!" This means that aspiring young people should learn from Zhou Enlai!
Famous people who have struggled for their ideals 5: horses
Ma finished middle school and high school under the protection of his family. After the college entrance examination, he still did not leave Shenzhen and went to the nearby Shenzhen University. After entering the university, Ma's astronomical ideal has never been realized. After learning that the way out for studying astronomy is mostly to be a geography teacher, he changed his computer major in the application form of the university, thus gaining greater happiness.
20 10 in April, Ma recalled in an interview with China Entrepreneur: I was going to take the road of astronomy. I often think a lot about natural science and study what special functions. 1986, I observed the return of Halley's comet. I took some photos of comets with school equipment. At that time, I was the first person to discover Halley's comet in Shenzhen Middle School, and I also wrote an observation report and won some prizes, which cost tens of dollars. I also got the opportunity to watch the competition. Later, because of the senior high school entrance examination, I didn't go to Hainan for observation.
When I was admitted to the university, I asked my teacher about my career after graduation from the astronomy department. At that time, only Nanjing University had an astronomy department. I learned that few people went to the observatory at that time, and many of them were geography teachers. At that time, I thought, don't be a geography teacher, and then I just started to contact computers, so I think this is also quite interesting. At that time, I was admitted to the computer department of Shenzhen University. "After all, astronomy is too far away," he said.
Shenzhen University is just an ordinary university in China, but in Shenzhen Special Zone, its development speed is quite amazing. Influenced by the reform and opening up, Shenzhen University has a strong pragmatic tendency. It can be seen that influenced by the spirit of Shenzhen University, Ma's pragmatic view was formed before graduation. When Ma was studying in the computer department of Shenzhen University, his grades were always in the top five. He gradually found pleasure in writing software and studying computer networks. Ma Hua Teng said that the way he learned programming was actually to "understand in the most stupid way"-to cultivate feelings by copying code.
In college, horses are not the core, and technology is not the strongest one. However, Ma will find some complementary partners to do something. Ma Hua Teng's views on this issue are neutral, but he will respect the opinions of those who are better than him. Ma Hua Teng will have more ideas about where products should go.