The story of the little monk washing his hands by the river and saving the "ants" in the middle of the big river, we have heard about it since childhood. But that is the story after all, the real people, who are not busy, who have the kung fu to look down at an ant.
However, during the Republic of China period, several talents went out together, and they observed the creature like an ant, the shell lang.
While they relished it, they also realized the philosophy of life.
First, three teachers and students, observe the shell Lang
On this day, Hu Shi, Jiang Menglin and Dewey played in the West Mountain of Beijing.
Dewey is an American professor, just the teacher of Hu Shi and Jiang Menglin, who came to China to feel the scenery well.
However, the three pedantic heads are different from ordinary people after all.
Others pay attention to the beautiful scenery and the interesting things that happen to tourists, but these three people stop in front of a hillside. People who don't know the inside may think that they are meditating and discussing problems, but only they know that they are looking at a shell lang.
On the open hillside, the appearance of the shell lang itself is a miracle, and such three big men, observing the shell lang is even more strange.
However, the observation of the three of them is not for no reason, but the performance of the shell lang, which is too excellent.
At this time, the shell Lang was trying his best to push a small mud ball.
Each time, it pushes the mud up a little, and it will tilt back a little, and when the mud is closest to the top, the shell will fall with the mud.
But even so, Shell Lang has not given up, first using the front legs and then the back legs, and finally using the side legs.
The cycle goes on and on and
After watching for a while, Hu Shi and Jiang Menglin couldn't help but sigh that this shell Lang was too persevering, very comparable to others.
Hearing this, Dewey smiled and said:
"Its perseverance is commendable, but its stupidity is pitiful."
Born as a human being, there will always be failures, and it requires perseverance not to give up and not to give up, but at the same time it also needs the right methods and paths. If you keep working hard, it is a pity that you have only worked hard and failed.
Second, do not know maxima, doctoral degree into a mystery
In fact, although Hu Shi and Jiang Menglin are both students of Dewey, one is the palm of the hand and the other is the back of the hand.
Hu Shi was an official student of Gengzi's reparations in the late Qing Dynasty, and he studied at Cornell University in the early years before entering Columbia University. During his studies in the United States, Dewey's fame was very loud, and Hu Shi came to him as his student.
At first, Hu Shi felt that Dewey was not good at words, that his lectures were too slow, and that the so-called famous professors seemed to be no more than that. However, as the course became more and more advanced, Hu Shi gradually discovered that although Dewey spoke slowly, he was very precise, and every word was deliberated.
If the language of Dewey's class is a little sorted out, it can become a rigorous article.
Who can not love such a teacher?
Since then, Hu Shi has also greatly admired Dewey, going to listen to his lectures whenever he has time, and even often coming to the symposium uninvited.
However, Hu Shi liked Dewey, but Dewey could not look at Hu Shi differently, but he was just an ordinary student.
For this reason, Hu Shi also complained in his diary that he "did not know Maxima".
In the year of his doctorate, Hu Shi's thesis was marked as "overhaul passed" in his defense, and he returned to China.
As for whether Hu Shi successfully obtained his doctorate, it is not known.
Later, after Hu Shi became the principal, people with a heart turned the matter over and called him a "fake doctor". Despite the boiling of the matter, Hu Shi did not make much statement, only condemning nothing wrong.
As for the strong self-evident evidence, Hu Shi was even more unable to come up with it.
As a result, Hu Shi's position as "doctor" has become a doubt in the hearts of many people.
Third, the friendship of the same window, jumping out of the window to witness the marriage
Compared with Hu Shi, Jiang Menglin is much luckier, and he is favored by Dewey.
During his time in Colombia, Jiang Menglin studied philosophy and pedagogy at the same time, and was deeply impressed by Dewey's true biography.
It is said that there is friendship between students, and there is more competition.
One is not welcomed by Dewey, the other is deeply liked by Dewey, and according to common sense, the relationship between Hu Shi and Jiang Menglin is naturally not very good. However, the truth is just the opposite, the two of them have a very strong relationship, and Hu Shi once offended his wife Jiang Dongxiu for Jiang Menglin.
At that time, Jiang Menglin and Hu Shi were both employed at Peking University. Because of his work, Jiang Menglin left his wife and children in his hometown and lived alone in Beijing.
At this time, his feelings with his friend's widow Tao Zenggu continued to heat up, and gradually reached the point of talking about marriage.
As a teacher, Jiang Menglin's approach is not appropriate. However, emotions are often out of control. Even with all the resistance, he insisted on getting married.
In order to give Tao Zenggu face, he specially invited Hu Shi to witness his marriage.
Although Jiang Menglin's marriage was not glorious, after all, it was the same window and the same time, Hu Shi agreed with his mouth
On the day of the wedding, Jiang Dongxiu locked the door of the house and did not allow Hu Shi to attend the "ungrateful" wedding. In desperation, in order to fulfill his promise, Hu Shi finally secretly jumped out of the window to attend the wedding.