What is the true meaning of life?

True happiness is optimism about life, happiness about work and excitement about career. Einstein If you are alive, you should try to make it better. -Tolstoy

Always expand yourself and the outside world with a positive and optimistic attitude. zeng xianzi

If life deceives you, don't be sad or angry. Believe in it and a happy day will come. Pushkin winter has come, can spring be far behind? -Shelley

Napoleon once fought against the enemy and met with stubborn resistance, and his team suffered heavy losses. The situation is very dangerous. Napoleon also fell into the mire because of carelessness, covered in mud and embarrassed. But at this time, Napoleon ignored this and had only one belief in his heart, that is, to win the battle anyway. Listen to him shout at top of voice, "go! His soldiers couldn't help laughing when they saw his funny appearance, but they were also encouraged by Napoleon's optimism and self-confidence. At that time, the soldiers were in high spirits and bravely took the lead, and finally won the final victory of the battle.

Franklin roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, suffered heavy losses when his home was stolen. A friend wrote to comfort him, and Roosevelt wrote back and said, "Dear friend, thank you for your comfort. I am all right now, and I am still very happy. " Thank god, because: first, the thief stole my things and didn't hurt my life; Second, the thief only stole some of my things, not all of them; Third, fortunately, the thief was him, not me. "

Zhang Haidi, 1955, was born in Jinan. At the age of five, he suffered from medullary hemangioma, which led to high amputation. Facing the cruel fate challenge, he didn't feel depressed and sinking, but he was full of confidence in life, fought against the disease with tenacious perseverance and perseverance, and withstood the severe test. Although he didn't have the opportunity to enter school, he studied hard, completed all the courses in primary and secondary schools, taught himself college English and Japanese, German and Esperanto, and studied undergraduate and postgraduate courses. 1983 began to dabble in literature, translated 65,438+10,000 English novels, such as Clinic by the Sea, and created works such as A Window Open to the Sky, Questions of Life, Dreams in Wheelchairs, etc., and was praised as "Contemporary Paul".

Sang Lan's optimism in the face of such great changes in life touched people. 1July 2, 9981After being accidentally injured in a goodwill competition in new york on the evening of1,Sang Lan, an unknown member of the China Gymnastics Team at the age of 17, became the most concerned person in the world. It was really an accident. Sang Lan was warming up before the vault. At the moment when she took off, the front probe of a coach of a foreign team interfered with her, which caused her to deform and cut her head from the air to the ground first. This girl with a sweet smile comes from Ningbo, Zhejiang, and 1993 joined the national team. She has a gentle personality, but after suffering such a major change, she showed a rare perseverance. Her doctor said, "Sang Lan is very brave. She never complains about anything. I can find the word to express her is courage. " Even though she knew that she could never stand up again, she never regretted practicing gymnastics. She said, "I am brave.

Gao Shiqi is a popular science writer in China. When I was studying abroad, I did an experiment. The glass bottle containing viral encephalitis was broken and the virus invaded his cerebellum. Since then, it has left a curse of physical disability. He endured the virus and completed all doctoral courses in bacteriology at the University of Chicago. After returning home, he dragged himself to work in Yan 'an. After liberation, his condition deteriorated and it was very difficult to speak and act. Even he needs help to open and close his eyes. But he still works with amazing suffering spirit, and has written more than ten thousand words 1. Someone asked him if he was bitter, and he smiled and said, "No! Because I struggle every day, and struggle is endless fun. "

Chapter two: Chinese textbooks for senior three-50 celebrity stories.

50 celebrity stories

1: People's Premier Zhou

"As long as I am the prime minister, the conference hall is not allowed to be renovated." This is a sentence from Premier Zhou Enlai.

At the entrance of the State Council conference hall, there is a wooden screen with the words "hard work and plain living" engraved on it. At the meeting in the State Council, people heard the Prime Minister refuse to decorate the conference hall more than once. The Prime Minister said: "As long as I am the Prime Minister, the conference hall is not allowed to be renovated."

"This is much better than what ordinary people eat!" This is another sentence from the Prime Minister.

Premier Zhou's diet is light, with one meat and one vegetable for every meal. Leave the leftovers for the next meal. Never waste one meter and one leaf. During the three-year difficult period, the Prime Minister and the people of the whole country shared weal and woe and took the lead in not eating pork, eggs and rice. Once, the cook said to him, "you are so old, you work in the dark and don't eat much." Don't eat coarse grains! " "The Prime Minister said," No, we must eat it. If we eat it, we will not forget the past and the people! " "Things in my hometown should be managed by the local party and government departments." This is another sentence from the Prime Minister.

During the period of 1962, Huai 'an, the hometown of the Prime Minister, was flooded, and a large area of farmland in northern Jiangsu was flooded. The Jiangsu provincial government wrote to the Prime Minister, requesting the allocation of human and material resources to support the disaster area. After reading the letter, the Prime Minister felt very heavy. But the Prime Minister said: The affairs in my hometown should be managed by the local party and government departments, and what to do should be decided by them. The Prime Minister has deep feelings for his hometown, but he is never partial in matters involving his hometown and does everything impartially.

2. President Mao Zedong talks about health.

President Mao Zedong came all the way from the war years, marching and fighting, and was very busy. He needs a healthy body and a strong physique, so he pays great attention to exercise.

In order to exercise and hone his will when he was young, he insisted on "three baths": wind bath, sunbathing and rain bath, regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter. He also went through the forest to climb mountains and swim in the water.

In addition, no matter what, he is calm and calm. 194 1 In autumn, he went to visit a sick cadre and comforted him, saying, "You will be safe when you come. Don't worry at all, let the body slowly grow resistance and fight against it until the final victory. "

3. Premier Wen Jiabao and his mother

Premier Wen's mother is an ordinary primary school teacher, and her education and selfless love have deeply influenced the Prime Minister. Whenever he goes out for an investigation visit, his mother always stays in front of the news; And he, no matter how busy, remembers to call his mother home. The Prime Minister once said emotionally, "I will never forget my mother's education. She let me know the hardships of life and how a person can contribute himself to the country. " .

After his visit to Japan, his first call was to his mother. An old Japanese lady said, "You China people are very happy. There is such a prime minister who loves his mother, even I feel warm! "

During his visit to the United States, he said: "My mother taught me to be true, sincere, sincere and true to people from an early age." These, after he became prime minister, were also done according to his mother's instructions.

At Tianjin Railway Station, he extended his hand of love to a crying mother. On the way to inspect, the Prime Minister extended his hand to his mother who had just returned from working in the fields. He couldn't help crying in the earthquake-stricken area? This travel-stained old man has a soft and fiery heart.

4. "Father of America" Washington

Washington was born into a big landlord family with 5000 mu of land, but when he was 1 1 years old, his father, who was only 49 years old, died, which left him with unforgettable sorrow. He secretly vowed to open his own path. At the age of 20,

The 34-year-old brother died, leaving the burden of taking care of his wife and children and managing the company to Washington, who was only 20 years old. He supported a broken family with indomitable perseverance.

In the years of the War of Independence, the army he led was simply a rabble, but after eight years of hard struggle, he won. After being elected as the first president, he won the hearts of the people with frankness and sincerity; With his knowledge and good use, he won the assistance of outstanding politicians, and with his super judgment and superb control, he resolved various differences and achieved a temporary new America!

5. The story of Churchill and Fleming

At the beginning of the 20th century, Britain produced two outstanding figures. One is British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who greatly promoted the victory of world anti-fascism in World War II, and his extraordinary wisdom and character are universally respected. One is British bacteriologist alexander fleming, who invented penicillin, which was listed as one of the three great inventions during World War II and brought good news to human health.

Interestingly, both of them faced bad luck when they were young. Churchill unfortunately fell into the cesspit when he was a child. Fortunately, a farmer heard the sound and jumped into the cesspool to rescue him. This farmer is Fleming's father. Fleming's family is poor and he can't go to school. Churchill's father thanked the farmer for saving his son's life. As a British MP, he sent Fleming to school until he graduated from medical school.

Without the dedication of Fleming's father, there would be no outstanding politician and national leader in the world; Without Churchill's father's gratitude, mankind would lose an outstanding doctor and inventor.

6. Margaret Thatcher, the female tyrant in British politics

She was born in a small town in England. Her father is a grocer and her mother is a tailor. Under the influence of her father, she developed a passion for politics.

After entering middle school, she became a member of the school debate club, and her eloquence and courage left girls of her age behind. Later, in order to have a chance to go into politics, she advanced placement and applied to Oxford University, but was stopped because she failed the Latin exam. But she didn't give up. She has never learned this language. In a few months, she learned by rote the courses that others took five years to complete, and finally got the key to open the door of Oxford.

At Oxford University, she studied very well and took an active part in various social and political activities. Because of her professionalism, excellent work, extraordinary organizational skills and eloquence, she became the first female chairman of the Conservative Party Association in Oxford history. At this point, she was only in her early twenties. With this identity, she seized every opportunity to attend various social and speech occasions and became famous in one fell swoop, which also laid a solid foundation for her later political career.

7. US Secretary of Labor Zhao Xiaolan

Zhao Xiaolan immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 8, and obtained an MBA from Harvard Business School with honors. In 20XX, she became the US Secretary of Labor, the first Chinese in American history and the first Asian woman in the cabinet.

Six Zhao Xiaolan sisters are called "Six Golden Flowers", and four of them graduated from Harvard University. President Bush met with them at the White House. Bush even said to his wife Barbara, "Can you ask Zhao Xiaolan's mother, Zhu Mulan, how to educate her children?" In the process of growing up, Sixth Sister always heard others say, "Look, why do the Zhao family have so many daughters?" In China culture, it is not a good thing for a family to have a daughter. Faced with indifference, mother Zhu Mulan encouraged her children to prove them wrong with actions. The eldest daughter, Zhao Xiaolan, set a goal for herself-she must make her parents proud of us when she grows up.