A good mother is better than a good teacher

Chapter 26 Perseverance and hard work combine action and thinking (1)
The big thing I want to do in my life

When American explorer John Goddard was 15 years old, he was just a child in the suburbs of Los Angeles who had never seen the world. He made a list of the major things he wanted to do in his life.He titled the form "Lifetime Volunteers."The list reads: "Expeditions to the Nile, Amazon, and Congo; climbs to Mount Everest, Kilimanjaro, and Metterhorn; ride elephants, camels, ostriches, and wild horses..." No., a total of 127 targets.

Once Goddard put his dream solemnly on paper, he began to rush to realize it. At the age of 16, he and his father explored the Okefenokee Everglades in Georgia and the Everglades in Florida.It was the first time he completed a project on his watch, and he also learned to dive in deep water wearing only a mask and no wetsuit, drove a tractor, and bought a horse. By the age of 20 he had already dived in the Caribbean, Aegean and Red Seas.He also became an Air Force pilot and made 33 combat flights over Europe.By the time he was 21, he had traveled to 21 countries. Just after turning 22, he discovered an ancient temple of the Mayan culture deep in the jungle of Guatemala.That same year he became the youngest ever member of the Los Angeles Explorers Club.Then he prepared to realize his grand ambition number one goal-exploring the Nile.When Goddard was 26 years old, he and two other expedition partners came to the source of the Nile in the mountains of Burundi.Immediately after the Nile expedition, Goddard began to accelerate his goals one after another: in 1954, he rafted the entire Colorado River; in 1956, he explored the 277-mile-long Congo River; Lived in New Guinea with cannibals who took the heads of their enemies as trophies; climbed Mount Ararat and Mount Kilimanjaro; flew jet fighters twice the speed of supersonic; wrote a book After he started working as a full-time anthropologist, he had the idea of ​​making movies and being a speaker. In the next few years, he raised funds for his next expedition through speeches and movies.

Still young at nearly 60, Goddard is not only a veteran of countless expeditions and expeditions, but also a filmmaker, author and speaker.Goddard has hit 127 of 106 targets.He received the honors expected of an explorer, including membership of the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club of New York.Along the way, he was met cordially by many people.

Goddard has 18 near-death experiences in his pursuit of his goals.He said: "These experiences have taught me to cherish life a hundredfold, and I want to try anything I can do."

He pointed out that almost everyone has their own goals and dreams, but not everyone strives to achieve them. "It's good to take a look at your life and ask yourself the question: 'If I had only one more year to live, what would I be going to do?' Don't hesitate, start now!"

mother heart words
Dare to take risks is the only way to success.

The Iron Hammer Story
Lang Ping is a famous Chinese women's volleyball player and coach.She used to be one of the three top dunkers in women's volleyball in the world, and was affectionately called "Iron Hammer".

Lang Ping was born in Beijing.When she was a teenager, it was a period of economic difficulties in our country. Food was rationed and nutrition was even more lacking.However, Lang was born a big man, and the rations of his parents and sister were saved for her as much as possible.

Xiao Langping grew taller and taller. He was a head taller than boys when he was in elementary school, and he stood out from the crowd when he was in middle school, overlooking the whole class.His father, Lang Jiahua, was a sports fan. Seeing his daughter's natural good figure, he encouraged her to become an athlete.After Lang Ping was promoted to middle school, he joined the school volleyball team after school, which became a major event in his father's life.In the eyes of the father, the daughter has good physical fitness, high jumping ability and high success rate of smashing balls, and she is a seedling who can practice sports.He teaches his daughter how to play every day, and accompany her to watch international volleyball matches whenever he has the chance.It can be said that Lang Ping's first guide in her volleyball career was her father, Lang Jiahua.

In 1978, Lang Ping was selected for the National Women's Volleyball Team. At the 1978th Asian Games held in Bangkok in December 12, the courageous Yuan Weimin let Lang Ping, who had only joined the team for more than a month, replace Yang Xi, who was already well-known in Asia and whose skills were on the rise, as the main attacker. Play against the "Oriental Witch" Japanese women's volleyball team and the world's strongest Korean women's volleyball team.On the field of competition, Lang Ping tried his best to carry a heavy weight on a shoulder pole, but he was defeated by the Japanese team in the end.Afterwards, a letter from the audience questioned Yuan Weimin: "As the head coach of the Chinese team, I missed a good opportunity and let the immature Lang Ping take the lead, and thus lost..." The letter from the audience made Lang Ping feel overwhelmed, and couldn't sleep for several days.But she still kept the letter carefully, and secretly swore: "I must defeat the Japanese team with my own hands!"

One year later, on December 1979, 12, at the 12nd Asian Volleyball Championship held in Hong Kong, Lang Ping and her teammates defeated the Japanese women's volleyball team, which had never been defeated in 2 years, for the first time. A "satellite".The news reached Beijing, and festive firecrackers were set off in front of Tiananmen Square that night. The headline "Lang Ping disrupted the position of the Japanese women's volleyball team" also appeared in Japanese newspapers and periodicals immediately.Lang Ping, who is only 20 years old and has only 19 years of playing experience, as the absolute main attacker of the Chinese women's volleyball team, personally defeated the volleyball overlord "Oriental Witch", fulfilling her oath a year ago.

The training of excellent volleyball players in the volleyball world can be summed up in one sentence: "3 years to lay the foundation, 5 years to develop, and 8 years to become a player." However, Lang Ping is an exception.She joined the Beijing Youth Women's Volleyball Team at the age of 15, and then crossed the second-tier team, the first-tier team, and the national team. She took the first level every year until Yao was promoted to the absolute main force of the Chinese team and defeated the world's top teams. for more than four years.As far as the entire world volleyball arena is concerned, it is really a rare "advance forward" player.

Lang Ping once said with infinite affection: "Whenever I hold a letter from the audience, it is like holding a fiery heart. They encourage me to keep climbing, and they hope that I will achieve more success. I can only redouble my efforts to learn more In order to live up to their ardent expectations." "When I bid farewell to the volleyball arena, I felt that the audience gave me feelings that were more precious than gold..."

mother heart words
"Talented people come out from generation to generation, and each has been the leader for hundreds of years." Love to fight, love to venture, and youth are often the unique marks of young people, and it is these advantages that prompt them to create many miracles.

Sylvester Stallone
There is no shortage of people with dreams in this world, but not everyone can realize their dreams.How many people are willing to be inventors, but there are only a handful of real inventors; how many people are willing to be writers, but there are very few real literary masters.But there will always be some people, no matter how difficult the conditions are, how bleak the hope is, how the world changes, and how many obstacles they encounter, they will not change their original intentions. They are the true pursuers of their dreams.

There is such a person in the United States, a poor young man, even when all the money on his body is not enough to buy a decent suit, he still sticks to his dream wholeheartedly, he wants to be an actor , make movies, be a star.

At that time, there were 500 film companies in Hollywood, and he counted them one by one, and more than once.Later, according to the route he carefully drew and the order of the list he arranged, he went to visit with a tailor-made script written by himself.But after the first pass, none of the 500 film companies were willing to hire him.

Faced with [-]% rejection, this young man was not discouraged. After getting out of the last rejected film company, he started from the first one again and continued his second round of visits and self-recommendation.

In the second round of visits, 500 film companies still rejected him.Most people may give up before the first round is over. Who will accept up to 1000 rejections?But he would, and he started another round of visits.

The results of the third round of visits are still the same as the second round.Has been rejected 1500 times, 1500 times, no one will stick to it! "Such a man is a complete fool," most would say.But the young man still gritted his teeth and started his fourth round of visits. After visiting the 349th film company, the boss of the 350th film company agreed to let him leave the script for a first look.

A few days later, the young man was notified and asked him to discuss in detail.

It was during this negotiation that the company decided to invest in the filming of the film and asked the young man to act as the leading actor in the script he wrote.

The movie is called Rocky.

The young man's name was Sylvester Stallone.Now looking at the history of movies, this movie called "Rocky" and this superstar who will become popular all over the world in the future are on the list.

mother heart words
It is gold, always to shine.Don't be afraid of rejection, too many things are not smooth sailing, as long as you firmly believe that you are gold, overcome all difficulties and let yourself shine.No one can deny your value unless you are willing to give up.

Efforts to Spectrum Huazhang

Li He, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty in my country, was very talented. He could write wonderful poems and articles at the age of 7. He was appreciated by some famous people at that time and was regarded as a child prodigy.Although Li He is extremely intelligent, he still works very hard and never slackens in the slightest. He is very serious in his compositions and poems, and never sloppy.

Li He has a unique habit of writing poems and essays. He does not contemplate behind closed doors, but pays great attention to collecting materials, accumulating experience, and capturing inspiration. He pays special attention to observing life and conducting on-the-spot investigations.He is used to riding the skinny horse at home every morning to go out for a tour. Whenever he has something to see or experience, he immediately records it and puts it in the embroidery kit that he carries with him.When the sun went down, Li He walked on the way home again, and it was often time to light up the lights when he got home, and the family had already had dinner.

When Li He returned home, his mother hurriedly asked the servants to bring the hot meals, but Li He still did not rush to eat, but took out the drafts written during the day from the kit, revised and sorted them out in time, and then transcribed them clearly , Put it in another embroidery bag, and then eat and rest.Li He is so persistent every day, as long as it is not due to illness or a major wedding or wedding event at home, he will never stop doing it.

One night, after Li He went home and finished all these things, he lay down and fell asleep, his mother came to his room, took the kit and poured out all the contents. , and nothing else.His mother thought that the child was always weak and sick, and seeing him lying down and sleeping exhausted, she sighed with distress and worry: "This child really has to vomit his heart out before he will give up!"

Although Li He passed away when he was very young, many of his poems have become masterpieces handed down from generation to generation that people love. For these masterpieces, he has really devoted himself to the point.

mother heart words
No matter how good a talent is, it still requires acquired hard work. Li He's achievements are achieved by relying on his own hard work and tenacious perseverance.

combine action with fantasy
One summer, a country boy from Massachusetts came to visit the elderly Emerson.The young man claims to be a poetry lover, and has been writing poetry since he was 7 years old. However, due to his remote location, he has not been able to get guidance from famous teachers. Because he admires Emerson's name, he has traveled thousands of miles to seek literary guidance. .

Although the young poet came from a poor background, he speaks elegantly and has an extraordinary bearing.The two poets, old and young, talked very harmoniously, and Emerson admired him very much.

Before leaving, the young poet left behind a few pages of poems.

After reading these few pages of poems, Emerson decided that this country boy would have a bright future in literature, and decided to use his influence in the literary world to vigorously support him.

Emerson recommended those poems for publication in literary journals, but the response was not great.He hoped that the young poet would continue to send him his works.As a result, the two poets, young and old, began frequent correspondence.

The young poet's letter is several pages long, talking about literary issues, full of passion and quick wit, which shows that he is indeed a talented poet.Emerson admired his talent greatly, and often mentioned the poet in conversations with friends.The young poet soon gained a little fame in the literary world.

However, the young poet never sent any poems to Emerson again, but the letters became longer and longer, with endless whims and fantasies, and he began to pretend to be a famous poet in his words, and his tone became more and more arrogant.

Emerson was beginning to feel uneasy.With his deep insight into human nature, he discovered a dangerous tendency in this young man.

The correspondence continued, and Emerson gradually became cold and a listener.

Soon, autumn is here.

Emerson wrote to invite the young poet to a literary party, and he arrived as scheduled.

In the old writer's study, the two had a conversation:
"Why didn't you send me the manuscript later?"

"I'm writing a long epic."

"Your lyric poetry is excellent, why should it be interrupted?"

"To be a great poet one must write long epics, and there is no point in making small troubles."

"Do you think that your previous works are all small talk?"

"Yes, I am a great poet, and I must write great works."

"Perhaps you are right. You are a very talented man, and I hope to read your great work as soon as possible."

"Thank you, I've finished one and it will be published soon."

At the literary party, the young poet admired by Emerson made a big splash.He talked about his great works to everyone he met, and he was brilliant and aggressive.Although no one has read his major works, even his few small poems recommended by Emerson are rarely read.But almost everyone thinks that this young man is destined to become a big player.Otherwise, could the great writer Emerson appreciate him so much?
In a blink of an eye, winter is here.

Young poets continued to write to Emerson, but never mentioned his major works.The letters kept getting shorter and more depressing in tone, until one day he finally admitted in it that he hadn't written anything in a long time.The so-called great works in the past are nothing but fiction, completely his fantasy.

He wrote in the letter: "I have longed to be a great poet for a long time. All the people around me think that I am a talented and promising person, and I think so myself. I have written some poems and have been fortunate enough to get I am deeply honored by your appreciation, Your Excellency."

"To my great distress, I have not been able to write anything since. For some reason, whenever I am faced with a manuscript, my mind goes blank. I consider myself a great poet and must write Produce great works. In my imagination, I feel that I am on par with the great poets in history, including you and your esteemed lord."

"In reality, I despise myself deeply because I have wasted my talent and can no longer write works. In my imagination, I am a great poet, and I have written masterpieces that have been handed down to the the throne of poetry."

"Your Excellency, please forgive me, an arrogant and ignorant country boy..."

Since then, Emerson never received a letter from the young poet.

mother heart words
Emerson warned us: "When a person is young, who has not imagined? Who has not imagined? Dreaming is a sign of youth." However, the future requires our own efforts, and we not only need a pair of fantasy wings , need a pair of down-to-earth feet!
(End of this chapter)