100 Historical Stories That Unlock Teenage Wisdom

Chapter 1 Continuously creating brilliance for the road of life (preface)

Continuously create brilliance for the road of life (preface)

Some teenagers want to ask: Isn’t history just what happened in the past?I care about the future, and knowing a little about the past is enough, so why take it so seriously?actually not.Francis?Bacon once said: "Reading history makes people wise." Although historical events throughout the ages have their own characteristics, the truth behind them is often the same.History has been repeating itself, but we are still "fans of the authorities" on the same stage, but watching the wonderful plays performed by the predecessors, we can generate a lot of true knowledge from the perspective of bystanders.History is like an ocean, carrying too much wisdom and hiding too many mysteries.This sea is surrounded by dense fog, and we can only realize its true face by taking a large ship to investigate and excavate it on the spot.

Western schools attach great importance to history teaching, and even no matter what major you study, you must first learn the history of this major.They believe that only by understanding history can we have a basic grasp of a field, broaden our horizons and open our minds, which is conducive to further study and research.But for a century, in our country with 5000 years of civilization and extremely profound and rich traditional wisdom, young people have become less and less interested in history.Historical nihilism is very popular among young people. It seems that whoever knows more about history will be an "old master" and a person who "cannot keep up with the times".This thinking is wrong.

The general dislike of history among teenagers begins with our problematic attitude to tradition.Prejudice makes us think that history is fetters, something against the spirit of the times.China has fallen behind in modern times, and has been bullied a lot by others, but the crime lies in closing itself off and being immersed in the sentiment of "the kingdom of heaven" and no longer making progress, rather than that there is a fundamental problem with the traditional system.Secondly, the means of history education are too rigid.The same is about history, why do we like to watch DISCOVERY?It is because it uses good audio-visual means without boring preaching.Third, we now make history for history's sake, and rarely abstract something that can be used as a reference for us.Find out some principles of life and conduct from Chinese and foreign historical stories, and use them to guide our thoughts and behaviors, so that young people can truly benefit from history.

Through 100 historical stories, this book reveals the art of communication, the motto of growth, the virtues of success, the skills of survival, the philosophy of cognition, the concept of doing things, the strategy of doing things, the wisdom of cleverness, the strategy of competition and the maximization of teamwork. The 10 points of wisdom in the 100 aspects of the method of strength allow you to set the right direction and choose the right path on the road of life, and move towards success step by step.Wisdom quotations are arranged in front of each story, which will touch the hearts of young readers before reading the stories; behind the stories are "wisdom interpretations", which use plain and philosophical words to highlight history and sublimate wisdom.The historical stories selected in this book are very representative, the narrative is vivid, the wisdom interpretation is profound and unique, and the words are concise and concise. It is really a rare masterpiece to open up the wisdom of young people.

Young people are the backbone of the motherland's future, and they must have a big mind, great wisdom, and great means.Tang Taizong Li Shimin said it well: "Take history as a mirror, and you can know the ups and downs." Learning from history is a very meaningful thing, and history is a good material for cultivating correct judgment and analysis.This book is to let you master the philosophy contained in it and open up wisdom in the process of reading history.The competition in today's society is fierce, and the relationship between people and people, people and society, and people and nature is becoming more and more complicated. We have learned various wisdoms from history, and we can use clear goals, peaceful minds, positive attitudes and brilliant Means, continue to create brilliance for the road of life!

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