What inspirational stories are there to bravely meet the challenge?

Try to accept the sunshine in the sky.

Master Yixin practiced in Famen Temple when he just shaved his head. Famen Temple is a famous temple, with strong incense and an endless stream of pilgrims. Every morning, bells and drums chime and pilgrims flow. I calmed down and concentrated on self-cultivation. However, there are too many ceremonies in Famen Temple to socialize. Although I have studied classics for many years, when it comes to classics, I am far behind many monks in the temple. Someone persuaded him to say, "Famen Temple is a famous temple in the world, with a long water depth and many famous monks in the world. If you want to get ahead among monks, you might as well read scriptures in some remote small temples, so that your talent will soon shine. "

I thought about it for a long time, and I thought it was the right thing to do, so I decided to bid farewell to Master, leave this Famen Temple full of noisy monks, and go to the mountains to find a lonely little temple. So, with all my heart, I packed some scrolls and packages and went to say goodbye to the abbot.

After understanding the intention of a heart, the abbot asked him, "Which is brighter, candlelight or the sun?"

He said with all his heart, "The sun, of course."

The abbot said, "Would you like to be a candle or a sun?"

Answer without thinking: "Of course I want to be the sun!" " "

The abbot smiled and said, "Let's go for a walk in the Woods behind the temple."

Behind Famen Temple is a lush pine forest. The abbot will take his heart to a mountain not far away. There are only some shrubs and scattered three or two pine trees on this mountain. The abbot pointed to the tallest tree and said, "This tree is the biggest and tallest here, but what can it do?"

I looked at the tree wholeheartedly. This pine tree is full of branches and its trunk is short and twisted. Then I said, "It can only be used as firewood for cooking porridge."

The abbot strolled wholeheartedly into the lush forest, where the sun was covered and the pine trees were beautiful and tall. The abbot asked, "Why is every pine tree here so slender and straight?"

I said with all my heart, "We are all fighting for the sunshine in the sky."

The abbot said solemnly, "These trees are like all living beings. When they grow up together, they are a group. They all strive to grow up for a ray of sunshine and a drop of rain, so they may all become pillars. The scattered three or two trees far away from the group, a group of sunshine is theirs, and a lot of rain and dew is theirs, which stands out among the bushes. No trees compete with them, so they become firewood. "

I listened attentively, thought for a while, and said with shame, "Famen Temple is this vast and desolate forest, and Shan Ye Temple is the tree far away from the forest. Abbot, I will never leave Famen Temple again! "

In the forest of Famen Temple, I practiced hard. Later, I finally became a monk.

Inspiring proverbs

"Complacency is the biggest obstacle to progress." Only if a person is not satisfied with what he already has, will he always devote himself with full enthusiasm, will he fully display his talents, will generate produce magical and endless creativity, and will become a great winner.

Come up with a better way

180 1 year, in a small valley in central Italy. There are two young people, one is popolo and the other is Bruno. They are cousins, both ambitious. They live in a village in Italy.

These two young people have been good partners since childhood.

They all have big dreams.

They often talk endlessly about how to become the richest man in the village in some way one day. They are all smart and diligent. All they need is a chance.

One day, the opportunity came. The village decided to hire two people to transport the water from the nearby river to the reservoir in the village square. The village chief handed over the work to popolo and Bruno.

The two men each carried two buckets and ran to the river to start their hard work. At the end of the day, they filled the reservoir in the village square with water. The village chief paid them a penny for each barrel of water.

"Our dream has finally come true!" Bruno shouted, "I can't believe how lucky we are."

But Bob Boluo doesn't think so.

His back is sore and painful, and his hands used to lift heavy buckets are blistered. He is afraid of doing the same job every morning. So he vowed to think of a better way to transport the river to the village.

"Bruno, I have a plan," Bobolo said the next morning when they grabbed the bucket and ran to the river. "Only a few cents a day. If we are going to carry water back and forth so hard, why not build a pipeline to bring water from the river to the village? "

Bruno froze.

"pipe? Who has heard of such a thing? " Bruno shouted, "Bob, our work is great. I can carry 100 barrels of water a day. According to a penny and a bucket of water, one day is 1 yuan! I am already rich! After a week, I can buy a new pair of shoes. A month later, I can buy a cow. In six months, I can build a new house. We have the best job in town. We also have weekends and two weeks' paid holidays every year. We don't have to worry for the rest of our lives! Give up your fantasy! "

But Bob Poirot is not easily discouraged. He patiently explained the plan to his best friend. Unfortunately, this does not change Bruno's mind. So Popolo decided to carry out the plan even by himself. He spends part of his day carrying buckets and water, and the other part of his day and weekends building pipes. He knows how difficult it is to dig pipes in soil as hard as rock. Because his salary is paid according to the number of buckets to carry water, he knows that at first, his income will drop. He also knows that it will take a year or two for its pipeline to produce considerable benefits. But Bob was convinced that his dream would come true, so he went all out to do it.

Soon, Bruno and other villagers began to laugh at Popolo, calling him "Popolo, the pipeline builder". Bruno earns twice as much as Bob Poirot, and he often shows off his new purchases to Bob Poirot. He bought a donkey with a brand-new leather saddle and tied it to his new two-story building.

He also bought shiny new clothes and ate delicious food in the restaurant. The villagers addressed him respectfully as Mr. Bruno. He often sits in a bar and buys drinks for everyone, and people will laugh loudly at his jokes.

When Bruno slept in a hammock at night and on weekends, Bobolo continued to dig his pipe. In the first few months, Popolo's efforts didn't make much progress. He works very hard-even harder than Bruno, because Popolo still works at night and weekends.

But Bob kept reminding himself that realizing tomorrow's dream is based on today's sacrifice. As the days passed, he continued to dig, only one inch at a time.

"inch by inch ... became a foot," he repeated, swinging the chisel at the rock-hard soil. An inch becomes a foot, and then 10 foot … 20 foot … 100 foot …

"Short-term pain brings long-term rewards," Popolo always reminds himself when he hobbles back to his humble hut after work every day. He measures the effectiveness of his work by setting daily goals. He persisted in this way, because he knew that one day, the return would greatly exceed the pay at this time.

When everyone else went to bed and their ears were filled with the jeers of the villagers in the pub, he repeated over and over again, "Keep your eyes firmly on the reward." "Keep an eye on the reward."

Day by day, month by month passed. One day, Bobolo realized that his pipeline was half finished, which meant that he only had to carry a bucket halfway. Bob spent extra time building the pipeline. Finally, the completion date is getting closer.

Finally, the big moment in Boboro has finally arrived-the pipeline is completed! The villagers gathered around to watch the water flow from the pipe to the sink! Now there is a steady stream of fresh water in the village. People from other nearby villages have moved to this village one after another, so this village has developed and prospered.

As soon as the pipeline is completed, Popolo will never have to carry a bucket again. Whether he works or not, water keeps coming in.

When he was eating, water was flowing in. When he was sleeping, the water was flowing. When he went to play at the weekend, the water was still flowing in. The more water flows into the village, the more money flows into Bob Polo's pocket.

Years later, although popolo and Bruno have retired for many years, their pipeline businesses all over the world still remit millions of income to their bank accounts every year. Sometimes they travel all over the country and meet some young people with buckets.

Inspiring proverbs

It is very sad that many people in the world have been unknown all their lives and achieved nothing because of their lack of foresight and enterprising spirit. We should not be satisfied with living in a "bucket world", but dare to dream of "building pipelines".

Precious gifts brought by fairies

A king added a prince who loved beauty. On the day the child was baptized, God sent 12 fairies to congratulate him, and each fairy brought precious gifts. The gift from the 1 th fairy was wisdom, and the king accepted it gladly. The second fairy brought a treasure, and the king accepted it happily. The third brings strength, the fourth brings wealth, the fifth brings handsomeness, the sixth brings emotion, the seventh brings health, the eighth brings friends, the ninth brings love, 10 brings knowledge, 1 1 brings care. The king was very happy to accept them one by one. But by 12, the king was shocked because the gift she brought was discontent. The king thinks my son has everything he wants. How could he be dissatisfied? He refused the gift of the 12 th fairy without hesitation, and the king even treated the fairy a little unkindly.

As the years passed, the prince grew up and he succeeded to the throne. He is handsome, gentle and healthy. But in his mind, there is no ambition to pursue the future because of dissatisfaction, and there is no ambition to make achievements because of dissatisfaction. I am satisfied with what I have, with my own country, and I am not dissatisfied with any mediocre minister. I never want to reform and innovate, and I never want to make great efforts. Over time, because he is in a state of complacency every day, ministers have become enterprising. His country was backward and poor, and soon became a backward country, and was soon annexed by neighboring countries.

When his country was destroyed, the old king did not die. In the face of disaster, he suddenly woke up, because he refused the most precious gift from God to his son, and the unsatisfied gift is the most precious to his son.

Inspiring proverbs

Discontent is the most precious gift. "Discontent" will keep you motivated, pursue and make progress in your life.

Think about what else you can do.

Harry Lieberman, 10 1 years old, has a slender figure, a deep wrinkle on his face, a tuft of beard on his chin, and gray hair, but he is full of energy and well dressed. He doesn't look over 80 years old.

And 80 years old, this is the age when he began to learn to draw!

Lieberman is addicted to painting in an old age club. At that time, the old man had been out of business for six years. He often plays chess in clubs in the city to kill time. One day, the salesgirl told him that the usual chess player could not come to accompany him because he was unwell. Seeing the old man's disappointment, the enthusiastic clerk suggested that he go to the studio and try to draw some pictures.

"What do you mean, let me draw?" The old man smiled. "I've never touched a brush."

"It doesn't matter, give it a try! Maybe you will find it very interesting! "

At the insistence of the salesgirl, Lieberman came to the studio. After a while, she came to see if the old man was doing well.

"Ha ha, Sir! You just lied to me! You are a painter worthy of the name. " She smiled and said to the old man.

However, the old man is telling the truth. This is indeed his first time playing with brushes and paints. When I mentioned this past, the old man was very emotional: "This salesgirl gave me great encouragement. From then on, I went to the studio every day. She made me rediscover the joy of life. Six years after retirement is the most melancholy time in my life. Nothing is more annoying than waiting for someone to go to the grave. When you engage in an activity, you will feel that you have started a new life. "

For this 80-year-old man, painting is more than a simple pastime. At the age of 8 1, the old man also attended a painting class, and a school specially offered a 10-week remedial class for adults. This is the first and only time in Lieberman's life to learn painting knowledge. At the end of the third week, the old man complained that the teacher and painter Larry Rivers had never given him help and guidance.

"You tell everyone this and that, but you say nothing to me. Why is this? " Obviously, the old man is unhappy.

"Sir, because everything you have done, even I can't do it myself. How dare I give directions? " Finally, Rivers also voluntarily paid for a painting by the old man.

In this way, in less than four years, Harry Lieberman's works were bought by some famous collectors and entered many museums. American art historian stephen lang streeter wrote: "Many critics and art collectors have seen the extraordinary skills of a great artist through this passionate and concise art ... It can be said that Lieberman is Xia Jiaer with a unique vision."

19r77165438+1October, a prestigious art museum in Los Angeles held its 22nd exhibition entitled: Harry Lieberman 10 1 year-old exhibition. The centenarian stood upright at the entrance to greet more than 400 guests attending the opening ceremony, including many collectors, critics and journalists. The vitality shown in the works has won the appreciation of many visitors. The old man said, "I didn't say I 10 1 year old, I said I10/year old. I want those who think they are old at 60, 70, 80 and 90 to know that this is not the twilight of their lives. Don't always think about how many years you can live, but what you can do. Set out to do something, this is life! "

Inspiring proverbs

No matter what your age, you should think about what you can do. The life of "endless struggle" is full and meaningful.

No matter how good the song is, it will be boring.

In a big tree, there lived a myna. Every day, it sings sweet songs with a very mellow voice.

Early summer morning, myna was singing when she heard a deafening scream. When she looked carefully, a cicada stopped on the tallest branch. She kept shouting "know one, know one" for a second, as if calling for help. Starling jumped next to it and asked it, "Hey, what did you get up and shout in the morning?"

Cicada stopped barking and saw it was myna. She smiled and said, "So we are colleagues and I am singing."

Starling asked it, "What are you singing? That sounds sad. Did anything unfortunate happen? "

Cicada replied, "Your expressive force is stronger than your understanding. I sang a song about morning. That beautiful morning glow makes me sing excitedly. "

Starling nodded and saw cicada flapping its wings again, making a sound and taking it seriously. Knowing that it was hopeless to persuade cicadas to stop, it flew to another tree to sing.

At noon, myna returned to the tree. She heard cicadas singing there. The cry of "know one, know one" is louder than in the morning. Starling still asked it with a smile, "Now the morning glow has disappeared. What are you singing? "

Cicada replied, "The sun makes me feel stuffy. I sing live. "

Starling said, "That's more like it. People will feel hotter as soon as they hear your songs. "

Cicada thought it was a compliment, so she sang harder and harder. Starling had to fly somewhere else.

In the evening, myna came back, cicada was still singing!

Starling said, "Now the fever has gone down."

Cicada said, "I saw the power of sunset, and I was very excited, so I sang and bid farewell to the sun." As soon as he finished singing, he continued to sing, as if afraid that when the sun reached the other side of the mountain, he would not hear his songs.

Starling said, "You are so diligent!"

Cicada said, "I never seem to sing enough." My colleague, if you want to listen, I can serenade. "

Starling said, "Don't you feel hard?"

Cicada said, "I love singing. Only when I sing can I feel happy. "

Starling said, "But I heard you sing the same song in the morning, at noon and at night."

Cicada said, "My mood is different, and so is my song. I was born with the best voice. I can sing for a long time without changing the tune! " "

Starling said: "To tell the truth, as soon as I heard your song, I felt bored because it never changed;" No change, even the best songs will be boring. You scared me by refusing to rest. I will move tomorrow. "

Inspiring proverbs

No matter how wonderful the music is, it will become monotonous if it is played repeatedly. Anything unchanging will be abandoned by others because of boredom.

Make your life circle bigger.

A telemarketing company is training its sales staff.

The supervisor explained the moral of a life with pictures. He first drew a picture on the blackboard: a man stood in the middle of a circle. Then, he added a house, a car and some friends to the circle.

The supervisor said, "This is your comfort zone. Things in this circle are important to you: your house, your family, your friends, your job. In this circle, people will feel comfortable and safe, away from danger or disputes. "

"Now, who can tell me what will happen when you walk out of this circle?" There was a sudden silence in the classroom, and an active student broke the silence: "I will be afraid." Another thought: "there will be mistakes." Then the supervisor smiled and said, "When you make a mistake, what is the result?" The students who just started answering questions loudly replied, "I will learn something from it."

"Yes, you will learn from your mistakes. When you leave your comfort zone, you learn things that you didn't know before, and you increase your knowledge, so you make progress. " The supervisor turned to the blackboard again, drew a bigger circle outside the original circle, and added some new things, such as more friends, a bigger house, and so on.

"If you always wander around in your comfort zone, you will never be able to broaden your horizons and learn new things. Only by stepping out of the comfort zone can we enlarge the circle of life and shape ourselves into a better person. "

Inspiring proverbs

When hiring new employees, the business executives of American companies all say, "You should keep improving and give full play to your talents;" Otherwise it will be eliminated. "This is the requirement of employees in a highly competitive modern society. Breaking through the status quo and making continuous progress are the necessary conditions for the success of the cause and the inevitable requirements of the times.

Dreaming is not dreaming.

Five years ago, Dell went to the southern countryside to do welfare work. What he has to do is to convince everyone that he is self-sufficient and inspire them to realize their ideas.

When Dell came to a small town called Miaddo, the local government helped him gather 25 poor people who lived on government welfare. After Dell shook hands with them one by one, the first question he asked them was, "What is your dream?" Everyone looked at Dale strangely, as if he were an alien.

"A dream? We never dream. Dreaming can't make us rich. " One of the red-nosed widows replied.

Dell patiently explained, "dreaming is not dreaming. You must hope for something, and hope for something to come true suddenly. This is a dream. "

The widow with red nose said, "I don't know what your dream is." I want to drive away wild animals most now, because they always want to break into my house and bite my children. "

Everyone laughed.

Dale said, "Oh! Have you thought of any way? "

She said, "I want to install a strong new door to defend against wild animals, so that I can go out to work with peace of mind."

Dale asked, "Can anyone make an animal door?"

A balding cripple in the crowd said, "I made the door myself many years ago, but now I'm afraid I won't." But I can try. "

Then, Dale asked everyone what their dreams were.

A single mother said, "I want to go to college to study secretarial science, but no one takes care of my six children."

Dale asked, "Who can take care of six children?"

A lonely old lady said, "I used to help others take care of many children." I want to take care of those cute little guys myself. "

Dale gave the bald men some money to buy materials and tools, and then let them dissolve.

A week later, Dell reconvened the poor. He asked the red-nosed widow, "Is your animal door installed?"

The widow with red nose said happily, "I don't have to look after the children at home anymore." I have time to realize my dream. "

Then Dale asked the bald man how he felt. He said to Dell, "Many years ago, I made an animal door myself, and I didn't do it well at that time. Later, I never did this again. " I thought I had to do it well this time, and I really did it. Many people say that I am amazing and can make such a strong and beautiful door. "

Inspiring proverbs

Many times, it's not that we don't have skills, but that we are complacent and unwilling to try and work hard. As long as you take active and effective actions, many dreams can really come true.

Churchill's first work

For a time, Churchill, who was hit by politics, looked depressed all day, and the whole family saw it and was anxious. The wife of one of Churchill's neighbors happens to be a painter, and her home is often full of all kinds of paints, brushes, canvases and painted works. The Churchill family often has the opportunity to appreciate their neighbors' masterpieces. Later, with the encouragement of his family, Churchill began to learn oil painting from his neighbors.

Churchill was a bold politician in the political arena, but he didn't dare to write on that clean canvas for a long time for fear of making mistakes. When the female painter saw it, she simply poured all the paint on the canvas. Churchill saw that the canvas was full of paint, so he picked up a brush and began to daub it at will. In this way, Churchill painted his first work. Although it is not perfect, it is a great breakthrough after all.

From then on, Churchill began to play freely. After constant practice, Churchill finally made great progress in painting skills. In the end, Churchill not only left a large number of oil paintings with bold ideas and different styles, but also regained his confidence and made a comeback, creating amazing achievements in the history of Britain and even the world.

Inspiring proverbs

A good beginning is half the battle. But if we don't have a good start, we might as well try a bad start. We should believe that even a bad start is much better than never starting.

Long-standing unresolved problems

There was a king in ancient Persia who wanted to choose an official to hold an important position.

He summoned all the clever and brave officials to see which one of them could be competent.

The officials were taken to a door by the king. Facing the biggest gate that no one has ever seen in this country, the king said, "Ai Qing, you are all smart and powerful people. Now, as you can see, this is the biggest and heaviest gate in our country, but it has never been opened. Who among you can open this door and help me solve this long-standing problem? "

Many officials looked at the gate from a distance and shook their heads again and again. Several people approached the gate and looked back, afraid to try to open the door. Other officials have also said that there is no way to open the door.

At this time, an official walked to the front of the gate, first carefully observed it, then groped around with his hands and tried to open the door in various ways. After several temptations, he grabbed a heavy chain and didn't pull hard. The door opened!

It turned out that this seemingly solid door was not really closed. Anyone who looks carefully and has a little courage to try, such as pulling a seemingly heavy chain, or even pushing the door with much effort, can open it. If you dare not even touch or look, you will naturally feel helpless about this seemingly stout behemoth.

The king said to the minister who opened the door, "Please accept the important position of the imperial court! Because you are not limited to what you see and hear, when others feel powerless, you will think of careful observation and have the courage to take a chance. " He also told officials: "In fact, for any seemingly intractable problem, we need to use our brains to observe carefully and have the courage to take risks and try boldly."

Those officials who didn't have the courage to try bowed their heads.

Inspiring proverbs

Many long-standing unsolved problems are not necessarily unattainable. Using your head, taking risks and trying hard can solve many seemingly intractable problems.

Learn to pay before you succeed.

I walked alone in the desert for two days. Encountered storm sand on the way. A gust of wild sand blew and he couldn't recognize the right direction. Just when he couldn't hold on, suddenly, he found an abandoned hut. He waded into the room. This is a small room with no ventilation, and there are some rotten wood piled inside. He almost went to the corner in despair, only to find a water pump by accident.

He excitedly went to fetch water from the field, but no matter how he pumped it, he couldn't get a drop. He collapsed to the ground and saw only a small bottle with a cork next to the pump. There is a yellow note on the bottle, which says: You must fill the pump with water before pumping! Don't forget, please fill up the water before you leave!

He opened the cork and found that the bottle was really full of water!

At this time, his heart began to struggle: if he is selfish, he will not die of thirst and walk out of this room alive as long as he drinks that bottle of wine! If you follow the note and pour the only water in the bottle into the pump, he will die of thirst in this place in case the water never comes back-do you want to take some risks?

Finally, he decided to pour the only water in the bottle into the seemingly worn-out pump and pump it with trembling hands. The water really spilled out!

After drinking enough water, he filled the bottle with water, sealed it with a cork, and then added his own words to the back of the original note: Trust me, it really works. Learn to pay before you succeed.

Inspiring proverbs

Sowing in spring and harvesting in autumn; Only by investing boldly can we get a return on profits. Before you succeed, you should give selflessly.

Regard change as new opportunities and challenges.

Fa Ya came to Canada as an international student at the age of 17. At that time, she couldn't speak a word of English. When entering the country, the customs officer asked her what was in her luggage, but she couldn't understand it or explain it clearly. The other party was too nervous, and used many advanced instruments to carefully check the luggage before they dared to open it. In this way, she set foot on the land of Canada alone and studied English and computer courses at the University of Toronto. After graduation, she followed her husband to Calgary.

Calgary was a small city in the early 1980s, when the economy was not very good. After failing to find a job, Fa Ya began to write a program for a private employer. However, half a year later, she went to her employer's house to inquire and found that the address was empty. These months' work has been completely wasted, so naturally I can't get my salary.

The first unpaid job became a stepping stone. Fa Ya later found a programming job in the computer department of a company, and later changed several companies. After years of hard work and accumulated experience, she became the vice president of Bell Canada. However, half a month ago, she worked in Bell Company for over 10 years and was reorganized and reconciled with it.