Remain true to your original intention and look at the stars
As the saying goes: "A rope cuts a tree, and a drop of water cuts through a stone. As long as you persevere, you will succeed." Everyone is familiar with the idiom "A drop of water cuts through a stone." ! Today, I previewed the idiom story "A drop of water penetrates a stone", which has a great truth. This idiom story has benefited me a lot.
During the Song Dynasty, Zhang Guaiya served as a county magistrate in Chongyang, and he was an honest and upright official. One day, when a clerk in charge of the warehouse came out of the warehouse, he took a copper coin in his hand and put the copper coin into his pocket. When the county magistrate Zhang Guaiya saw it, he immediately sent someone to inquire. The clerk was very unconvinced. , he said unyieldingly: "What's the big deal about one copper coin?" Zhang Guaiya was very angry after hearing this. People who made mistakes didn't know how to correct them, so he wrote without hesitation: One coin a day, A thousand days and a thousand coins are worth a thousand dollars; a rope cuts off a tree, and a drop of water penetrates a stone. A small official takes one copper coin a day, and a thousand copper coins a thousand days. Just like a rope sawing wood, over time, the wood will be sawed off, and the stone will be penetrated by water drops. This story is just like writing a blog. At the beginning, I was always perfunctory, just making ends meet, and didn’t want to write. Gradually, I worked hard and persevered, reading and writing blogs every day, and finally became a master of reading. Star, if you put in the effort, you will get something. This is true: as long as you persevere, you will achieve success!
After reading this idiom story, I thought: although shortcomings and mistakes are small, they will cause great harm when accumulated. If small mistakes are not corrected, they will lead to big mistakes and lead people to slide into the abyss. When learning or doing things, as long as you turn your shortcomings into advantages, persevere, persevere, and be meticulous, you can overcome difficulties and win success.
Throughout the past and present, what does successful people rely on for their success? ——It’s persistence! Persistence is the road to success; persistence is the bridge to success! Li Bai, a romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty, was very playful and did not like to study when he was a child. One day at noon, Li Bai couldn't hold himself back and ran out to play again. I saw an old woman grinding an iron pestle by the river. Li Bai was very curious, so he said to the old woman: "Old woman, what are you doing?" "I'm sharpening the iron pestle. Haha, I want to grind this iron pestle into an embroidery needle." Li Bai was puzzled by such a thick iron rod. How could a pestle be ground into a thin, small needle? The old woman looked at the puzzled Li Bai and said kindly: "As long as you work hard, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle." From then on, Li Bai was diligent, studious, humble and progressive, and finally became a great poet in our country! What is Li Bai’s spirit? It’s persistence! If Li Bai continued not to study hard, would there still be a great poet like Li Bai in ancient my country? Will we still appreciate the charm of Li Bai's poetry? Will you still read Li Bai’s exquisite poems? Obviously not. So Li Bai’s spirit of persistence is indeed worth learning from!
Successful people all have the spirit of perseverance! At all times and in all countries, Edison, who invented the electric light, is another good example. Edison, who invented the electric light, went through more than 8,000 experiments before creating light for everyone! "If you persevere, the rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, the metal and stone can be carved." It took several years of perseverance to find the material of the electric light - tungsten. Edison not only created the light of the electric light, but also the light of perseverance! "Write often, and you are not afraid of thousands of words; do it often, and you are not afraid of thousands of things." Isn't Edison's persistence important? Without him, wouldn’t it be more difficult for us to study? If you work hard, you are not a loser; if you work hard, failure is beautiful. Students, in fact, there are no geniuses in the world, but we can be a down-to-earth snail. Step by step towards the goal in our hearts, as long as we persist and persevere, we can reach the top of life. Classmates, let us use the spirit of perseverance to arouse the passion for learning in our hearts, ride the train of knowledge, and take firm steps, we will surely reach the other side of success!
Someone condensed a sentence from the word "original intention" that has been mentioned many times in the Avatamsaka Sutra: Only by not forgetting the original intention can you achieve success. That's right! Only by staying true to our original aspirations and beliefs can we reach the destination we hope for. Sima Qian experienced humiliation that ordinary people could not imagine, but he remained calm and composed. Forgetting sleep and food, forgetting honor and disgrace, being sad and angry, enduring humiliation, he completed the rhymeless Li Sao with his tenacious will and sincere heart, which is the swan song of the historian. What is the secret? Because he can not forget his original intention, he can fight for his original dream, and he perseveres to realize his commitment. A "Historical Records" records not only history, but also a strong and unyielding spirit and the power of not forgetting the original intention! It can be seen from this that only by staying true to your original intention can you achieve success. However, not everyone can always remain true to their original aspirations and be unswerving in their determination. Especially in this materialistic society, many people are blinded by "floating clouds" and forget their original aspirations. Kong Fang was once the son of a farmer. After all kinds of hard work, he embarked on an official career. He once promised to be a good public servant of the people, and serving the people was his original intention. However, when he was about to have a bright future, he couldn't resist the temptation of money after all. When he took over the ill-gotten wealth, he also forgot his original intention and planted the seeds of sin. As you can imagine, he ended up in jail. Of course, not every government employee cannot resist the temptation and forget their original intention. The vast majority of them still do not forget their original intention, adhere to the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, and ultimately become honest officials and are supported by the people.
It can be seen that the starting point is the same and the end point is different, not because of the different external objective conditions, but because you can not forget your original intention and not violate your original intention. Only by not forgetting your original intention can you achieve success.
In fact, "Only by staying true to your original intention can you achieve success." This is not only for individuals, but also for the country. While my country's GDP is rising linearly, have you noticed that the resident CPI index remains high? Have you noticed that food prices, house prices, and car prices are also approaching “explosion”? Have you ever noticed that haze and PM2.5 make good air a luxury? ...Excuse me, China, do you still remember your original intention? Do you want rapid economic growth? Do you want the GDP to exceed that of Japan and the United States? No, it's not! What we want is a happy and harmonious life for the people, and what we want is for our citizens to live and work in peace and contentment in an environmentally friendly, civilized, and harmonious environment! If we forget our original intention, our country will eventually become a castle with only a gorgeous shell. As long as we remain true to our original aspiration and insist on strengthening the protection of the environment and ensuring the quality of people's lives in the process of economic development, our country will surely reach the desired end point - a strong, prosperous, and harmonious China!
Friends, no matter what you encounter, whether it is sunny or rainy, rich or poor, frustrated or proud, please never forget your original intention. Remember, only by not forgetting your original intention can you achieve your original intention.