A good mother is better than a good teacher

Chapter 2 To be a person and do things first, do the things around you well (1)
you can do anything big
A black mother took her daughter to Birmingham to buy clothes.A white clerk blocked her daughter from entering the fitting room and said arrogantly: "This fitting room is only for white people. You can only go to a fitting room for black people in the storage room." The mother ignored it at all, and she said coldly to the shop assistant: "If my daughter can't enter this fitting room today, I will buy clothes from another shop!" The female shop assistant had to let them enter this fitting room in order to keep business In the meantime, I stood at the door watching the wind, for fear that someone would see it.That scene made my daughter feel deeply.

Once again, a white clerk reprimanded her daughter for touching her hat in a store, and the mother stepped forward again: "Please don't talk to my daughter like that." She then said to her daughter, "Conti, you Now touch every hat in this store." The daughter happily followed her mother's instructions and really touched every hat she liked, while the shop assistant could only stand aside and stare blankly.

To these discriminations and injustices, the mother said to her daughter: "Remember, son, all this will change. This injustice is not your fault, the color of your skin and your family are an integral part of you, and this cannot be changed nor There is nothing wrong. If you want to change your low social status, you will have a chance only if you do better and better than others.”

From that moment on, being unyielding and unyielding has become the treasure of her daughter's life.She firmly believes that only education can enable her to acquire knowledge and do better than others; education is not only a means for her own improvement, but also a weapon for her to defend her self-esteem and surpass the ordinary!
Later, this black girl who was born in the apartheid area of ​​Birmingham, Alabama, was named the "Most Powerful Woman in the World in 2004" by Forbes magazine. She was US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Rice recalled: "My mother said to me, Conti, your goal in life is not to get a hamburger from a 'whites-only' store, but if you want to and fight for it, you can do anything great. .”

mother heart words
The reality is helpless, but this does not mean that we lose all the right to choose.Although we cannot choose race, blood, body and hair; however, we can choose struggle.As long as you are willing, you can achieve any great thing!

real masculine image
When the famous Japanese movie star Ken Takakura was young, he lived a very poor life.In order to make a living, he had to go against his original ideal and enter Xinyi Film Studio as an actor.He participated in the performances of films such as "The Stone Pine of the University" and "Wannian Taro", but the romantic boy he played was mediocre and sometimes even clumsy, so it was always difficult to show his talents.

Takakura Ken once worked with a dancing girl on the set of a film.The girl was overworked from work and suddenly passed out in cold sweat all over her body.At that time, Gao Cangjian took her to the hospital with the ambulance. After being diagnosed with anemia, she had to be hospitalized for a period of time.In fact, Takakura Ken's life at that time was not much better than that of this dancing girl, and his heart was full of loneliness and melancholy.

On the second day, no one expected that the girl appeared at the shooting site hobbled again.Seeing her arrival, everyone complained that she was "deadly", and many colleagues advised her to go back to rest, because her face was so pale that it was frightening.However, the girl smiled slightly and said firmly, "No, I can't give up! Maybe this work can make me a star."

The dancer's words shocked Gao Cangjian's heart and inspired him.That inspiration is a realization that was suddenly inspired after a long period of hard work.In his chest was ignited the blazing fire of pursuit of excellence and the desire for success, and he was determined to develop his potential, go all out to create a brand new image, and be a truly excellent actor.He firmly believes that as long as he never gives up like a dancer, he will become a household star in Japan sooner or later.

Heaven pays off.Takakura Ken, who relentlessly pursued excellence, finally ushered in a turning point in his film career.

In 1957, Takakura Ken met two art teachers and Bole, one was the director of the film "Extraordinary Line" Masahiro Makino, and the other was the director of the film "A Tribute to the Forest and Lake" Uchida Tumeng.These two highly accomplished old directors discovered the hidden artistic talent in Gao Cang Fitness, who seemed to have mediocre acting skills at the time and was not improving.Makino Masahiro once said: "I have never seen anyone who pursues excellence like Takakura Ken, has such a strong desire for success and artistic potential." From the two teachers, Takakura Ken learned the acting skills to become an outstanding actor.

In 1964, Takakura Ken successfully portrayed the image of a man with a distinctive personality and full of passion in the film "Kago Manwa Tetsu" written by the famous director Akira Kurosawa.In order to take this role well, he braved the severe cold of minus [-] degrees and jumped into the bitter sea water of Hokkaido wearing only a pair of shorts.Relying on his strong desire and tenacious will to pursue excellence, Takakura Ken has successfully created manly images with distinct personalities one after another on the screen, not only conquering Japanese fans, but also conquering fans from all over the world.

mother heart words
The pursuit of excellence makes people full and full of vitality.Regardless of whether the pursuit of excellence ends in success or failure, it is a life movement worth recalling in life.

general who lost a leg

Major Franks lay in a lifeless ward, staring at the Christmas tree in a daze.It was the happiest time of the year, but Franks was sad. A grenade shrapnel went into his left leg seven months ago in Cambodia.Doctors have decided to amputate him.

Franks is a graduate of the West Point Military Academy, where he was captain of the baseball team.He once made up his mind to serve in the army for life, but now it seems that retiring from the army seems to be the only option.Although Franks has the combat experience, technical knowledge, and problem-solving skills to contribute to the army, he also knows that seriously wounded soldiers rarely return to active duty: they must pass an annual fitness assessment, mile.Franks wondered if he would be up to the task with his prosthetic.

The saddest thing about Franks after surgery is that he will never be able to perform on the baseball field again.During the weekly baseball games, when it was his turn to hit, someone else had to run the bases for him.

While waiting for the batting turn one day, Franks noticed a teammate slipping into third base.He wondered: What if I tried the same thing?
When Franks hit the ball, he slammed it into the middle of the field.He waved his runners out of the way, moved his stiff legs, and began to run painfully.Between first and second base, he saw the outfielder throw the ball to the second baseman.So he closed his eyes, pushed himself forward as hard as he could, and slid headlong into second base.The referee shouted: "Safe to base!" Franks smiled gratified.

A few years later, Franks led a squadron through harsh terrain for field training.The boss doubted that an amputee could take up the challenge, but Franks answered yes with action. "It brought me closer to the soldiers," he said. "Whenever my prosthetic got stuck in the mud, I said to myself, 'This is what happens when you have no legs.'"

Today, Franks has been promoted to four-star general. "Losing a leg made me realize: the size of the limiting factor depends on your attitude." He said with emotion, "The key is to focus on what you have, not what you don't have."

mother heart words
What people see with their eyes is often not the whole picture of things, but what they want to seek.Optimists and pessimists seek different things, so they take two different attitudes towards the same thing.To be successful and live a happy life, you must first correct your attitude.

The girl who always dreamed big
Andrea has always dreamed big since she was a little kid.While her friends her age were talking about becoming a teacher or a secretary when they grew up, she dreamed of being a movie star; while others dreamed of vacationing in the Mediterranean, Andrea dreamed of The Caribbean Sea, which is further away from Scotland!
When Andrea came into the room one day and announced, "I'm going to Rome to work as a babysitter," the partners were not at all surprised.They knew that Andrea had long loved Rome and always said that was where she wanted to live.

She openly told her partners: "I am convinced that I will meet a handsome Italian prince and I will be madly in love!"

While laughing at her words, the partners are still saddened by her passing.She's the kind of person who can have sunshine all around her, and when she's gone, everything becomes dull.

After Andrea arrived in Rome, she worked as a nanny in a family.They gave her a small room, and she had already learned to speak the necessary Italian.Andrea often takes the child out of her care, and the place they go most often is the Trevi Fountain.

"Anyone who has never seen it," she wrote to her companions, "will think that it is only a small fountain in a square. But in fact it is very large, like It's a giant monument of water, stunningly beautiful."

She tells her friends that tossing one coin in the fountain is to return to Rome, but tossing two coins is to find true love. "I've spent a lot of money there, and every time I pass by, I throw two coins into it. I know it will work sooner or later!" The friends laughed at the letter: it was the same Ann. Delia, is still continuing those unrealistic dreams.

On a beautiful, sunny morning in Rome, Andrea was out early with the child, and they came to the Trevi Fountain, went down the steps, and she dropped her two coins into the fountain.

She glanced up and saw two handsome young men watching her.The taller of the two asked her, "It seems that you really want to come back, otherwise why did you throw in two coins?"

Andrea looked at the handsome young man, with light brown hair but a typical Italian face. "One coin to return to Rome, two coins to find true love!"

The two young men walked up to her smiling, and the young man who had just spoken to her introduced himself as Marcello.He continued to study her smile as he asked, "You want to find love here, during your vacation?"

"I live in Rome. I love Rome, I've always dreamed of falling in love with someone here, and I'm sure it will happen someday." She smiled at him, and he kept smiling at her.Later, the four of them drank coffee together.

Regardless of what she said during their first meeting, he seemed genuinely smitten with her, and he asked her if she'd like to go out with him.

The next night, Andrea has a date with Marcello, and she asks about his profession.It turned out that he was a professional player of the Roman football team.He not only plays football, but is also a football star, and is crazily adored by many young people in Italy.

When Andrea wrote to his friends about him and sent pictures, they all admitted that he was very handsome and very dashing.

Now, they have been married for 15 years and have 3 children.She had seen half the world, as she had always believed.

mother heart words
In order to achieve the ideal life, you must have a firm belief in realizing your dreams.Be unwavering in your belief that your dreams will one day come true and you will increase your chances of getting lucky!
tenacious to become a superstar

Johnny Cash had long dreamed of being a singer.After joining the army, he bought his first guitar in his life.He began teaching himself to play the guitar and practice singing, and he even composed some of his own songs.After his military service, he started working hard to realize his long-cherished dream of becoming a singer, but he didn't succeed right away.He was never asked to sing, not even a job as a radio disc jockey.He had to make a living by selling various daily necessities door to door, but he still insisted on practicing singing.He organized a small singing group to tour various churches and small towns to sing for fans.In the end, a recording he made formed the basis of his musical work.He attracted more than [-] fans, the money, the accolades, the appearances on national television screens—it was all his, and he finally had success.

However, Cash went on to be tested a second time.After several years of touring, he was worn down by the rabid fans, had to take sleeping pills to fall asleep at night, and had to take "stimulants" to maintain his mental state the next day.He began to develop some vices-drinking, taking hypnotics, sedatives and stimulant drugs.His vices grew so bad that he lost control of himself, and later he appeared more often in prison than on stage.By 1967, he was taking more than 100 pills a day.

As he was being released from a Georgia prison one morning, an administrative sheriff said to him, "Johnny Cash, I'm going to give you back your money and your narcotics today because You know better than anyone that you have full freedom to choose what you want to do. Look, here's your money and your pills, you throw these pills away now, or you're going to anesthetize yourself, destroy yourself, you choose Bar!"

Cash chose life.Once again, he affirmed his ability and was convinced that he could succeed again.He returned to Nashvili to find his personal physician.The doctor didn't quite believe him, thinking that it would be difficult for him to get rid of the bad habit of taking narcotics. The doctor told him: "It is harder to get rid of drug addiction than to find God."

Kash was not intimidated by the doctor's words, he knew that "God" was in his heart, and he was determined to "find God", although it seemed almost impossible to others.He started his second struggle.Locking himself in his bedroom, he single-mindedly wanted to eradicate his drug addiction, and for this he endured great pain and often had nightmares.Later, when recalling this past event, he said that he was always groggy, as if there were many glass balls expanding in his body, and there was a sudden explosion, and he felt that his whole body was covered with glass shards.What was in front of him at that time was the temptation of narcotics on one side and the call of his goal on the other. As a result, his belief prevailed. Nine weeks later, he was back to his old self, sleeping without nightmares.He worked hard to realize his plan, and after a few months, he returned to the stage, singing again.

mother heart words
Binstock pointed out: "In a person's life, perseverance is always tested. Only those who can persevere can get the greatest reward. At this point, perseverance can move mountains, fill seas, and even It makes people stand out from the crowd.”

The most important thing is to do the things around you well
In the spring of 1871, William Siler, a student of Monterey General Medical School in England, was confused by many problems in his life. He didn't understand how to deal with lofty ideals and small things around him. It didn't make any sense.He even thought that the current school life was boring and there was nothing worth paying attention to, so his grades went from bad to worse.He went to his teacher to discuss these puzzling life issues.His teacher recommended him to read a philosophical primer written by the philosopher Carlyle.The teacher said: "There may be answers in his book to help you solve the problem."

Williamsler is a very determined young man. He has never worshiped big figures, let alone believe in so-called famous quotes, and has always had his own unique insights on many issues.But since it was recommended by the teacher, he thought it might be really useful.He took the book and casually browsed it.

(End of this chapter)