In the United States in 1922, when he was 12 years old, he and his friends played football on the road, everyone had a lot of fun, for a while they forgot the open window of the nearby house, only to listen to the sound of "boo", the glass shattered under the impact of the ball, an old man came out angrily, asking who broke the glass, this is not ordinary glass, the price is quite expensive, other children saw the situation and scattered, but he stayed in place. He came to the old man with his head down, begging the old man to forgive him for his mistake, but the old man did not accept his affection at all, insisted that he pay $15 to repay the piece of glass, the child's face was scared and bloodless, $15, at that time was not a small amount, especially for a child, it was simply a sky-high price, he whimpered and cried for a long time, and the old man promised to let him go home and ask his parents for help.
When he returned home nervously, his father saw at a glance that he had not done anything good today, and his father, who had always loved him, had set the original reason for the matter by dividing it by two. Unexpectedly, the father's expression was very serious, $15 may be equivalent to the January expenses of an ordinary family, somewhat painful for the father, when he handed the money to the child, the expression on his face became extremely serious: "The glass is broken by yourself, you should compensate yourself, I know you have no money, this money is counted as I borrowed you, you must return it to me within a year." You must understand that being responsible for your own mistakes is a man who dares to be bold. ”
Since handing over the money to the old man, he had uncharacteristically given up games and soccer, and made money penny by mowing lawns, selling newspapers, and taking out the garbage, and it took him more than four months to return $15 to his father.
The father was very happy, he patted the child on the shoulder and said, "Child, you will become a person with a good reputation, because you have learned to take responsibility for your mistakes." ”
Years later, he graduated from college, and during the Great Depression in the United States, his father went bankrupt, and he soon became a famous host, taking on the entire cost of the family. However, just when his career was booming, out of a sense of social responsibility, he had a conflict with General Electric, which caused an uproar, and he lost his job.
After leaving the media industry, he threw himself into the political circles, successively serving as the 33rd governor of California, the 40th president of the United States, and once used the arms race and the tactic of stealing beams for pillars to bring down the Soviet Union, and in his eight years in office, it can be said that he was one of the best periods of Sino-US relations, and did a lot of practical work for the development of US-China relations, especially in the "August 17 Communiqué". On April 6, 1984, he met with Deng Xiaoping, Li Xiannian and others, he was the first U.S. president to visit China when he was in office after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, and played a role in fueling the "one China" policy. Wilson. Reagan.
When President Reagan recalled the compensation for glass, he still said with emotion: "That incident taught me that only those who bravely take responsibility can become a successful person." ”
