"Letters to Youth" is a collection written by the famous educator Mr. Shu Xincheng to young friends, which contains seven letters written by him between 1926 and 1931. In his letter, he unreservedly introduced his experience and views to young friends from the three aspects of young people's governance, affairs, and love.
Shu Xincheng is the editor-in-chief of China's largest comprehensive dictionary "Cihai", as a generation of compilation masters, Shu Xincheng in addition to compiling "Cihai", but also wrote "Modern Chinese Education Historical Materials", "Modern Chinese Educational Thought History" and other rich works, is a famous publisher and educator in China.
Although "Letter to Youth" was written more than 90 years ago, the concept conveyed between the lines is not outdated at all, involving reading, learning, social practice, and also talking about the daily trivialities in young people's life such as dating, love, and money. To this day, there is still a great inspiration for young people's self-improvement.
Active learning
During the Warring States period, Su Qin was tired of reading, so he used an awl to tie his leg to keep his mind clear and continue to read; Sun Jing of the Han Dynasty, in order to prevent drowsiness when reading, tied his hair to the beam of the room with a rope, and as long as he dozed off, he would be woken up; Zeng Guofan of the Qing Dynasty did not read for a day, even if he was blind in his right eye in his old age, he still insisted on reading and studying. Throughout the ages, most of those who have achieved something have the characteristics of active learning.
Shu Xincheng believes that active learning is an important way to improve oneself. It is precisely because of his love of learning that Su Qin can become a famous zongheng and strategist, Sun Jing can become a university scholar who is familiar with ancient and modern times, and Zeng Guofan has had a major impact on China's politics, military, academics, literature and other aspects.
There are no shortcuts to success, and active learning is the only way to success.
Responsible
In the 1980s, Lang Ping created the myth of the Chinese women's volleyball team. However, when she retired to the United States, the Chinese women's volleyball team once again fell into a trough. In 1995, when the motherland needed her to lead the Chinese women's volleyball team out, Lang Ping was obligated to choose to return to China to teach. Under her leadership, the Chinese women's volleyball team has regained its former glory and frequently won awards in major international competitions.
Shu Xincheng believes that a sense of responsibility can not only do things well, but also get the peace of mind. It is precisely because of the heavy responsibility on his shoulders that Lang Ping can go all out and pull the Chinese women's volleyball team back from the brink of despair. Although in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team did not achieve the desired results, but Lang Ping still won the respect of the Chinese people.
Responsible people are more likely to get the approval of others.
Do things planned
Almost every year in the college entrance examination, there are students who forget to bring their admission tickets or are late for the exam, and the root cause is that they have not done a good job of preparation before the exam.
Shu Xincheng believes that whatever you do should be planned in advance.
Usually, he often carries a notebook with him, writes down the things he wants to do in advance, and takes them out every day to see them, and then completes them one by one according to the plan. This habit greatly improves his efficiency in doing things, and, no matter how busy he is, he can always handle things with ease.
Be a person with a heart, take everything we should do seriously, and we will not be disappointed by life.