Great people often overcome setbacks in the face of adversity and thus make a difference

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I heard that you have encountered some unhappy things recently, and for you, it may be that you have encountered some small setbacks, right? In fact, when you have experienced it, you will find that these small setbacks are nothing.

This letter I want to talk to you about setbacks. There's a philosophical passage that goes something like this: What is a setback? Qiang Qiang said: "Setbacks are mountains, and if you cross it, you can see the vast sea." Brave said: "Setbacks are thorns, and splitting them will lead to a broader road." Victory said: "Setbacks are a reef in the sea, and without encountering it, it will never be able to stir up the waves of success." "Wise you, tell me, what exactly is a setback?"

I once shared the story of Sima Qian with you, but I don't know if you remember it? Sima Qian was once sentenced to palace punishment, but he still completed the great work of "History" with strong perseverance.

Sima Qian once said: "The ancients are rich and famous, and they are invincible, but they are called by extraordinary people." King Gaiwen performed "Zhou Yi"; Zhongni'er wrote "Spring and Autumn"; Qu Yuan was exiled, naifu "Leaving Sorrow"; Zuo Qiu was blind and had "Chinese"; Sun Tzu was blind, and the "Art of War" was revised; Bu Wei Qianshu, the hereditary "Lü Lan"; Han Fei imprisoned Qin, "Speaking Difficulty", "Lonely Anger"; "Poems" three hundred pieces, most of which were the works of the sages who were angry. This means that in ancient times, although rich and noble, there were too many people whose names could not be passed down, and only those who were extraordinary and unusual were famous in the world. Xi Bojichang was imprisoned and expanded to write "Zhou Yi"; Confucius was embarrassed and wrote "Spring and Autumn"; Qu Yuan was exiled to write "Leaving Sorrow"; Zuo Qiuming lost his eyesight and had "Chinese". Sun Bing had his kneecap amputated and the "Art of War" was written; Lü Buwei was relegated to Shudi, and the "Lü Shi Chunqiu" was circulated in later generations; Han Fei was imprisoned in the Qin State and wrote "Speaking Difficulty" and "Lonely Anger"; and most of the three hundred poems of the "Book of Poetry" were written by some sages expressing their indignation.

It turns out that those great people often overcome setbacks in the face of adversity and thus make a difference. In the process of a person's growth, it is common to encounter setbacks and failures. Setbacks are a common occurrence and are always with us. Only by becoming more and more frustrated and fighting repeatedly can we move from frustration to success.

Growing up requires setbacks.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu and the State of Yue fought wars, and the State of Wu defeated the State of Yue. Yue Wang Gou Jian was forced to become a slave to the State of Wu, [Note: Yue Wang Gou Jian (c. 520 BC – 465 BC), surnamed Jiu Qian (ancient Chinese characters are different, transliterated as "Gou Jian"), also known as Tan (tan) Zhi, the king of the Yue state in the late Spring and Autumn Period. In 496 BC, King Gou of Yue ascended the throne and became the last overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period. Serve Wu WangFuchai. Gou Jian made a comeback in the future, willing to endure humiliation in the kingdom of Wu, and devoted himself to serving The King of Wu. Once, Wu Wangfu was almost ill, and in order to find the source of the disease, Gou Jian personally went to taste Fuchai's feces. This move of Gou Jian made King Wu very moved, and he released Gou Jian back to Yue. After Gou Jian returned to China, he secretly vigorously developed production, strengthened military training, and tried to shame himself. In order to motivate himself, he slept every night without a mattress, only laying some firewood and grass (called salary in ancient times), and hung a bitter bile on the beam, and the first thing he did after getting up every day was to taste the taste of bitter bile. After 20 years, the State of Yue finally became strong, attacked the State of Wu, and defeated the State of Wu in one fell swoop. Subsequently, Gou Jian successfully conquered some surrounding countries and made himself one of the overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period. This is the origin of "lying down and tasting courage".

The story of Yue Wang's gouge tells us that escaping setbacks cannot solve problems, and the best way is to face setbacks, accumulate strength, and overcome many obstacles, and success will usher in.

Setbacks breed opportunities for success.

Faraday was born in 1791 to a poor blacksmith's family on the outskirts of London. Because his father was often ill, had many children, and had a meager income, Faraday could not even eat enough to eat when he was a child, let alone go to school.

When Faraday was 12 years old, he went out on the street to sell newspapers. While selling newspapers, I read from them. At the age of 13, he went to a printing house as a bookbinder apprentice. Whenever he was out of work, he would flip through bound books and ask for advice when he encountered words he didn't know. Gradually, he was able to read some books. He was particularly fond of books on electricity and mechanics, but because he had no money to buy them, he bound the waste paper from the printing house into notebooks to copy the knowledge in the books. Once, Dans, a member of the Royal Society, went to the printing house to study his works, accidentally found Faraday's "manuscript", and was very moved, so he gave him a lecture voucher from the Royal Academy to express his support for the young man. Faraday was extremely excited to come to the Royal Academy to observe, and the report was given by the famous British chemist David at that time. [Note: David (17 December 1778 – 29 May 1829), born in Penzance, Cornwall, was a British chemist. Major achievements: pioneered agricultural chemistry; separated metal potassium and sodium by electrolysis; separated metal calcium, strontium, barium and magnesium; pointed out that iodine is an element similar to chlorine, and prepared many iodine compounds such as potassium iodide and potassium iodate, which later confirmed that the chemical composition of diamond and charcoal is the same; invented mine safety lamps; discovered the catalytic effect of platinum to promote the oxidation of alcohol vapor in the air. Faraday listened attentively to David's lectures, and when he returned home, he compiled the notes into a book of self-taught chemistry textbooks. Later, he sent the "chemistry textbook" to Professor David with a letter expressing his fervent desire to learn science. After receiving the letter, David was deeply moved and recruited Faraday as an assistant.

Faraday was very diligent and soon mastered experimental techniques and became David's right-hand man.

Later, Faraday began independent scientific research and discovered the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction. Soon, the law of electrolysis was discovered, which shook the entire scientific community. This law is named "Faraday's law of electrolysis". Because of his great contribution to electrochemistry, people used his surname, "Faraday", as the unit of electricity; and his surname abbreviation, "Fara", as the unit of capacitance.

Faraday's growth experience in his youth is a big blow to a teenager who is in the flower season who is in school and reading! But Faraday was not willing to be mediocre, taking advantage of the opportunity to sell newspapers, book subscriptions, and other opportunities to contact books, assiduously self-taught, from an apprentice who had not even studied in elementary school to a world-class scientist. Zhang Haidi, who had a high amputee, said: "Even if setbacks make you fall down a hundred times, you still have to stand up a hundred times, and only setbacks can make you strong." ”

Beethoven, a musician who is deaf in both ears, said: "To choke the throat of fate in the face of setbacks, setbacks will make you confident." ”

The road of life cannot always be smooth, and a momentary failure does not mean that you are inferior to others, nor does it mean that you will never succeed, nor does it mean that you do not have the opportunity to flip your life. When you feel hopeless, encourage yourself to persevere and overcome setbacks, and you will usher in the dawn of success.

Children, when setbacks come, we must put aside all distractions and still struggle for dreams happily. Encounter difficult problems, think more, humbly ask the teacher for advice will be solved; once the exam is not good, summarize the experience, start the journey again, the next time there is a chance; and the people around the contradiction, as long as active communication, frank treatment, will always solve ... The sunshine is always after the wind and rain, please believe that there is a rainbow.

Reading and learning, always can not be afraid of setbacks, wipe the sweat on the forehead, wipe the tears in the eyes, continue to run! Come on!

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