Classic stories of 20 celebrities
Ford, the king of cars, is not a stingy man, but he seldom makes donations. He stubbornly believes that the value of money lies not in quantity, but in the way it is used. His biggest worry is that donations often fall into the hands of people who are not good at using them. Once, Martha, Georgia? Principal Betty asked Ford to donate money to expand the school, but Ford turned her down.
She said, please donate a bag of peanut seeds to me. So Ford bought her a bag of peanut seeds. Ford later forgot about it. Unexpectedly, a year later, Ms. Betty visited again and gave him 600 dollars. It turns out that the original bag of peanut seeds planted by the students is a year's harvest. Without saying anything, Ford immediately gave Betty $6 million.
Ford's worries are by no means superfluous. If the recipients get the money too easily, it is often difficult to feel the bitterness and wisdom hidden behind the money. I admire Betty's great respect for every bit. What she leads the children to sow is actually enough to prove their ability to accept the kindness of others.
3. Big mistakes and small mistakes
Kūnosuke Matsushita, the founder of Panasonic Corporation, is known as the "God of Management" for his superb management skills and advanced management methods.
Teng Qingyi served as the vice chairman of Sanyo Electric Company, and later went to Matsushita. When he was the director, the factory caught fire and burned down. After that, Teng Qing was very scared; I thought if I didn't get fired, I would be demoted. Unexpectedly, after receiving the report, Panasonic only said four words to him:
"Work hard!"
Panasonic did this not to appease the faults of its subordinates. In the past, Hou Teng was severely reprimanded by Panasonic even if he just made a phone call in an improper way. This style can be said to be the secret of Panasonic management. After the fire, Hou Teng was not punished. Naturally, he felt guilty, became more loyal to Panasonic and worked harder.
Panasonic's approach cleverly captures people's psychology. When making small mistakes, I mostly don't care, and I need to be severely reprimanded to get his attention; On the contrary, when a fool makes a big mistake, he knows how to reflect, so there is no need to give severe criticism.
Step 5 vent
One day, Secretary of the Army Stanton came to Lincoln and told him angrily that a major general accused him of favoring some people with insulting language. Lincoln suggested Stanton write a sharp reply to this guy.
"You can give him a good scolding." Lincoln said.
Stanton immediately wrote a strongly worded letter and showed it to the president.
"Yes, yes." Lincoln shouted, "This is what you want! Teach him a lesson. This is a masterpiece, Stanton. "
But when Stanton folded the letter and put it in the envelope, Lincoln stopped him and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Send it." Stanton is a little confused.
"Don't be ridiculous." Lincoln said loudly, "This letter can't be sent. Throw it in the stove quickly. That's how I handle my letters when I'm angry. This letter is well written. You can rest assured when you write it. Now you feel much better. Please burn it and write a second letter. "
8, horsefly effect
1860 After the US presidential election, Lincoln was elected president. He appointed Senator Salmon? Chase is the Minister of Finance.
There are many people who are opposed to the appointment. Because chase, though capable, is very arrogant. He wanted to enter the White House, but lost to Lincoln. He thought he was much better than Lincoln, was very dissatisfied with Lincoln, and pursued the presidency as always.
Lincoln told a story to a friend who cared about him:
"Friends who grew up in the countryside must know what a horsefly is. Once, my brother and I cultivated land on a farm in my hometown of Kentucky. I called a horse, and he helped plow the fields. The horse was lazy, but for a time it ran so fast in the field that even my long legs could not keep up. When I got to the farm, I found a Malaysian fly biting, so I knocked it down at random. My brother asked me why I filmed it, and I said I couldn't bear to watch the horse get bitten like that. My brother said, "well, this guy makes the horse run fast." "
Then Lincoln said, "If there is a horse fly named' Presidential Desire' biting Mr. Chase now, as long as it can keep Chase and his department running, I don't want to shoot it."
25. Premier Zhou "bet"
196 1 year, "Honghu Red Guards" entered Beijing for the second time. In this performance, there is an interesting story. Premier Zhou made a bet with Chen Yi and Li Xiannian. In the second scene, I went to Pengjiadun to touch the Zhuang gun with the Red Guards. After the successful armed robbery, he took out a shiny knife and inserted a note that read: "My real name is Tian and I live in Honghu. I'm going to borrow a gun today, and I'm going to fight for the country of the Ming Dynasty. " Say that finish, I threw a bright knife and nailed it on the plaque of Peng Ba Tian Hou Temple. This detail aroused the interest of the leaders. Chen Yi and Li Xiannian said that Liu Chuang was good at throwing knives. The Prime Minister said that Liu Chuang's performance was very good, but throwing a knife was fake. The Prime Minister said, I dare say that he is a fake, because Liu Chuang's knife was thrown at a 45-degree angle, but the knife inserted in the plaque became 90 degrees, which revealed the flaw. Liu Chuang's kung fu lies in hiding knives.
The three heads were quarrelling, and a secretary went backstage to ask me what was going on. After hearing this, I was very emotional and told the secretary that the Prime Minister was right and the flying knife was fake. To tell the truth, this incident not only gave me a good understanding of the Prime Minister, but also made me more strict with my future performances.
32. Washington's hesitation
1796, George, the first president of the United States? After two terms in office, Washington refused to run for re-election and returned to the common people. At that time, federal government officials were still unpaid positions. Since Washington became commander of the continental army, he has never taken a penny. After 20 years, he is clean. In order to thank him for his free service to the United States, the James River Transportation Company in his hometown decided to present a batch of stocks worth 50,000 US dollars to Washington. This was a considerable asset at that time.
Washington has never been rich. Without a complete school education, he worked as a land surveyor in his teens and bought some land that was very cheap at that time with his earned salary. In North America, however, the land is sparsely populated, and the income from land is very limited. When he finished his presidency, he needed money to support his old age. For him, a $50,000 stock is like sending charcoal in the snow. But Washington hesitated in the face of this legal gift. He went to ask his old friend Thomas? Jefferson (drafter of the Declaration of Independence, later Secretary of State Washington, later the third president of the United States). Jefferson said that although the money is legal, it should not be taken because it is related to honor. What shall we do? We'd better donate it to public welfare.
At this time, Lexington's schools were in financial trouble and faced with bankruptcy. Washington donated the stock of James River Transportation Company to the school. This was the largest donation received by private schools in the United States at that time, and the money saved the school. Two years later, the school board decided to rename the school Washington College.
4 1, learn from Jordan's patriotism
During his recent trip to China, Jordan, the god of basketball, refused to take the Mercedes-Benz and BMW provided by the organizer, but asked for the American Dodge Goat by name. It turns out that Jordan has an important business principle, that is, "advertising is always American", so the car accident is closely related to "patriotism".
In a sense, Jordan outside the stadium gave a good ideological and moral education lesson to the teenagers who worshipped him. This is a star's real moral conscience and social responsibility. On the contrary, our various "stars" are also idols worshipped by teenagers. How did they perform? We know that some singers don't sing very well, but they are keen to bring strange forms to the extreme; Some movie stars are poor enough, but they can't get out of the strange circle of gossip; There are so-called football stars who play badly, but scandals such as drinking and fighting have never been heard of. In the ideological and moral construction of minors, our "stars" have unshirkable social responsibilities. From this perspective, should we learn from Jordan?
43, celebrity adopted son
Tutor: Bao Zheng is honest and upright, and is respected as Bao Qingtian. He was worried that his children would use their power to corrupt, so he told his family motto: "future generations of officials and officials who committed stolen goods shall not be released to their families;" After the death of the epidemic, it is not allowed to be buried in the big house. Not from my ambition, not from my descendants. "
Mingjiao: When Mai Su, the eldest son of Su Dongpo, a poet in the Song Dynasty, arrived in Taiwei County, Su Dongpo gave him an inkstone with his own inscription: "When you enter the Tao, you are always thirsty, and you are always curious; In this way, you can always give money, and you can always think about life with this book. "
Whip teaching: Yue Yun/Kloc-joined the army at the age of 0/2. He once rode down the mountain without paying attention to the terrain. He also fell into a ditch. Yue Fei ordered Yue Yun to be flogged according to the military law, but the people did not allow him. He was flogged one hundred times. From then on, Yue Yun trained hard and fought bravely. 1 134 When attacking Suizhou, he waved an 80-kg hammer and was the first to enter the city. The principle of Yue Fei's godson is: suffering is more important than foot soldiers, fighting is before foot soldiers, and meritorious service is after foot soldiers.
Mingjiao: 1945, the 6-year-old son of revolutionary predecessor Lin is going to primary school. Lao Lin said to his son, "You should have an authentic name when you go to school. I think you should call it' with three'! " The son was puzzled, and Lin Lao explained, "Three things, three things, are thinking with your brain, building machines with your hands, and stepping on the ground with your feet!"
Joint education: Proletarian revolutionary Wu Zengti hangs couplets in front of the hall. Shanglian "It is difficult to start a business, it is also difficult to stay in a business, it is difficult to know material resources, and everything is vanity in Zheng Mo", educating future generations to work hard to start a business, be diligent in keeping a family, and never be extravagant and wasteful, and pursue vanity; The second part: "It is easy to stay at home, but it is not easy to manage the family. If you want to lead by example, you must set a good example in action. " It is pointed out that elders should always set an example, and words and deeds are more important than words and deeds, and they should set an example everywhere and become an example for younger generations to learn.
Charter teaching: Mr. Lao She's godson charter: first, you don't have to get 100 in the exam; Second, you don't have to go to college; Third, play more and don't lose your child's innocence; The fourth is to have a sound body. In short, Mr. Lao She believes that children don't have to work hard to be "masters of the people", and vanity is absolutely impossible.
55, very clear
According to legend, during the Three Kingdoms period, one day Zhou Yu just stepped out of the threshold and ran into the oncoming Cao Cao, so Zhou Yu asked Cao Cao: Do you think I am going in now? Or will it be returned? Cao thought: if you say you want to enter, he can retreat; Say you want to retreat, he can go forward, because his leg is on Zhou Yu's body. Just when Cao Cao was in a dilemma, a flying insect suddenly flew in front of him, and Cao Cao reached out and caught it. Coincidentally, he caught it. Inspired at the same time, I immediately answered with a rhetorical question and asked Zhou Yu: Do you think the flying insect in my palm is alive or dead now? Zhou Yu was stumped and thought, let's talk alive. As long as his hand is tightened gently, the flying insect will be killed. Let's talk about death. Look at his loose hand. Maybe the little flying bug is peeing in his hand now?
For a long time, two people ha ha a smile. Because they all know that the autonomy of the questions they want to answer is not in their own hands, but in the hands of others.
59. Mandela's epiphany
Mandela of South Africa was imprisoned for leading the policy against white apartheid, and the white rulers kept him in Robben Island, a desolate Atlantic island for 27 years. At that time, although Mandela was old, the white rulers still abused him like ordinary young prisoners.
However, when 199 1 Mandela was released from prison and elected president, a move by Mandela at the inauguration ceremony shocked the whole world.
At the beginning of the inauguration ceremony of the president, Mandela stood up and made a speech to welcome the guests. He first introduced dignitaries from all over the world, and then said that although he was deeply honored to receive so many distinguished guests, what pleased him most was that when he was detained in Robben Island Prison, three former prison staff guarding him were also present. He invited them to stand up so that he could introduce them to everyone.
Mandela's magnanimity made South Africa feel ashamed of the white people who cruelly abused him for 27 years, and also made everyone present awe. Watching the elderly Mandela stand up slowly and respectfully pay tribute to the three guards who helped him, all the guests present were quiet.
Later, Mandela explained to his friends that he was impatient and grumpy when he was young. It was in prison that he learned to control his emotions and survived. His prison life gave him time and encouragement, and he learned how to face his pain. He said that gratitude and tolerance come from pain and suffering and must be cultivated with great perseverance.
He talked about his feelings on the day he was released from prison: "When I walked out of my cell and walked through the prison door leading to freedom, I knew that if I couldn't put my grief and resentment behind me, I would still be in prison."
Is it because we lack Mandela's tolerance and gratitude that we are always troubled, full of pain, always complaining, and always have so much dissatisfaction and disappointment?