Effort never lies, it only rewards those who persist
Wei Chunying/Text
Hard work never lies, it only rewards those who always persist. The harder you work, the better you will be, and the harder you work, the luckier you will be. The root of this phenomenon is that people who work hard can always see things that are better than themselves, while mediocre people can always see things that are worse than themselves.
After you really work hard, you will find that you are a potential stock, much better than you imagined.
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It is the third summer, and every family is busy harvesting wheat. When I got home from get off work at noon, my mother-in-law said that this year’s wheat harvest was not good and was only half of last year’s. In fact, when I take a walk these days, I often hear people complaining. It is said that one of the main reasons for the reduction in production is natural disasters. During the wheat flowering season, the temperature drops sharply and coincides with frost. Such rare weather is almost a disaster for wheat.
When farmers sow wheat seeds, they sow hope for good weather and a bumper harvest in the coming year. But who can predict what kind of wind, frost, rain, and snow a seed will encounter during its growth? Farmers can’t think of it, and neither can the seeds themselves. As is the case this year, farmers are helplessly watching the frost on their wheat and are unable to do anything about it, so they can only look back and sigh.
Looking at the golden wheat field, I squatted down and looked carefully. I found that the wheat ears were uneven in size, some were full, some were shriveled, and some had no ears or seeds at all. I am a person who loves to think, and sometimes I will think about a problem for several days. Why are there so many individual differences among the same seeds after being attacked by frost?
Life is full of vegetation and autumn. Looking at everything in the world, there seems to be huge individual differences. Taking this year's wheat as an example, I boldly hypothesize that type A (full) seeds must have lofty ideals, be willing to work hard, be positive, have clear goals, be brave and tenacious, not afraid of difficulties, persevere, become more courageous with every setback, and can succeed under any circumstances. Can control one's own destiny.
Category B (withered) seeds have no lofty ideals, poor self-control, drift with the crowd, muddle along, appear at a loss in the face of difficulties, struggle to move forward, and resign themselves to fate. Perhaps they have never wanted to be the masters of fate.
Category C (no seeds) seeds are like flowers in the greenhouse. They cannot survive for a day without the careful care of their owners. Of course, they cannot withstand wind, water and rain!
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Among all living beings, people with type A seeds are undoubtedly the best in life. Not talking about celebrities, the one I am most familiar with is my nephew Li Shufan, the only son of my second sister.
Xiao Lizi has average talent, but is very diligent. When I was in elementary school, my academic performance was mediocre, and my scores in all subjects were just passing. When I was in junior high school, my talent in mathematics began to show, but other subjects were above average, and I was barely admitted to a key high school. In the three years of high school, my science scores improved day by day, and my college entrance examination score exceeded the second-level score line by ten. For a few minutes, I could only apply for a normal college that I didn't like, but fortunately I chose a mathematics major that I liked.
In 2016, Xiao Lizi graduated from university and decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination with a clear goal: Central China Normal University. As a result, the written test score exceeded the score line, but unfortunately the interview score failed. what to do? Where should this seed that has encountered frost go? Should we resign ourselves to fate or become more courageous as we fight? Let us follow the public account "Mathematical Problem Solving Ideas" created by Xiao Lizi and seek answers in the article "Memory of 2016, Looking Back on 2017, and Looking forward to 2018".
The experience of taking the postgraduate entrance examination during World War II taught me a lot.
The picture above is the scene when I lost the battle and was hiding in the library thinking about a way out: haggard face, confused eyes, and anxious heart!
During those days, I kept thinking that although I failed in the first battle of the postgraduate entrance examination, I did not gain nothing. I was dissatisfied with my re-examination, so I decided to fight again. In May 2016, I was reviewing and preparing for the exam in the library of Zhengzhou Normal University. By June, I encountered a "bottleneck period" in my studies. I was confused and disheartened, so I returned to my hometown in despair.
My father said that there will be a teaching recruitment exam during the summer vacation and suggested that I take the teaching recruitment exam. In fact, I feel very disgusted. Should I just teach for the rest of my life? Where has my ambition gone? But due to practical conditions, I had no choice. I knew I was a loser, so I just followed my family’s wishes.
Always find something to do to prove your ability. At that time, I already had a teaching qualification certificate, so I bought a teaching recruitment book from Xinhua Bookstore, and while preparing for the teaching recruitment exam, I applied for a driver's license. I thought: If I pass both the teaching and driving license exams this summer, I will work and give up the postgraduate exams.
Complete subject one successfully, and then practice subject two. I feel like I went very smoothly during the second course. On the day of the official test for the second course, the first item was to start uphill. I stalled the engine both times. Unfortunately, I didn’t even touch the subsequent items and failed the first item. , on the way home by bike, I felt depressed. In 2016, everything went wrong. I failed the postgraduate entrance examination and the driving license test. I failed in everything. I was a loser, a complete loser.
It was already mid-August. I locked myself at home, didn’t talk to anyone, and began to re-plan my life. I want to take the postgraduate entrance examination! I must take the postgraduate entrance examination! This is the voice from the bottom of my heart. The classmates I reviewed with in the past were preparing to enter the university of their choice for graduate school, why couldn't I? I have already had the experience of failure, and I know my weak points (I was one of two people who failed the re-examination of this major) and I just need to prescribe the right medicine.
One day, my father asked me how I was preparing to recruit teachers. I told the truth and told all my thoughts. Dad shook his head when he learned that I didn’t plan to take the exams for a teaching job or a driver’s license. It was obvious that my dad was disappointed in me.
"There is no better child than a mother." At the critical moment, it was my mother who stood up and spoke for me. Mom knows that I am not disobedient or cowardly, but unwilling to take the postgraduate entrance examination. She calmly said to me: "If you have thought about it, then you can go to Zhengzhou to review. This is five thousand yuan. You can use it as living expenses. If it is not enough, I will pay you again. Remember, rent a better house!" ”
Those words rekindled my fighting spirit. It is now August 20th, and there are still more than four months left before the postgraduate entrance examination, which is enough. So, I picked up the luggage my mother had prepared for me, and early the next morning, without telling my father, I rushed to Zhengzhou, to the place of my dreams!
When you arrive in Zhengzhou, you need to find a place to settle down first. I only had 5,000 yuan in hand, so I had to save some money. I looked for several houses, but the rent was more expensive than I expected. There is no other way. Let’s go to school first. Sitting on a familiar seat, I saw another postgraduate entrance examination student in the classroom. Through chatting, I learned that he was studying physics. (This is my roommate for the next four months - Lao Liao) It seemed that I was lucky. He rented a house of his own with exactly two beds, and I successfully joined him. We ride to school together every day to review and prepare for exams, and we go back to our humble residence together. Maybe my good luck started from the moment I arrived in Zhengzhou! Maybe only big cities really belong to me!
In September, in order to save money, Lao Liao and I planned to find a house with a low price to live in. So we pretended to be seniors and successfully moved into the student dormitory. The accommodation fee for a year was only 900 yuan, which made us very happy. Under the introduction of Lao Liao, I met Lao Bai (who was also taking the Physics exam). The three of us were all losers in the First World War. We sympathized with each other and our conversations were full of passion. Facts have proved that I found two good partners for the postgraduate entrance examination. (Lao Liao was later admitted to Zhengzhou University, and Lao Bai was admitted to a university in the south.) In the next four months, I started a happy postgraduate entrance examination with them. Road...
Compared with the two months at home, my time in Zhengzhou was the happiest.
This kind of life with goals and ideals is exactly the life I want most. My only goal at that time was to get admitted to Central China Normal University. It was very simple and pure!
This is my first postgraduate entrance examination experience, and unlike most other World War II students, I have experienced the re-examination. I am already familiar with the process of the re-examination. I understand the priorities and difficulties in the preparation stage. The level is well understood. But I know that I am stupid, and only by studying hard can I find a way out.
Interlude: I prefer allegro books, and playing allegro is my daily pastime. Under my influence, and because he likes traditional folk art, Lao Liao actually bought allegro himself, so every time When we walked to the study room for the first time, we both hummed the Allegro lyrics and had a lot of fun!
December is getting closer and closer, and everyone is getting nervous. We get up very early every day and recite politics and English. We all understand the importance of remembering one more word and one more question.
The preliminary examination for the postgraduate entrance examination finally ended on a rainy day. I finished the examination in Anyang (during World War II, I had to take the examination in my hometown), stayed in Zhengzhou for two days, and then went home. When I got home, my father's anger had already subsided. He didn't ask me how I did in the exam, but suggested that I go to the county high school and become a substitute teacher.
I agreed immediately, thinking: now my wish is fulfilled, whether I pass the exam or not, it’s time to go out and find a job. It just so happened that my high school friend Xiao Jing worked at the No. 6 Middle School in the county. I asked her to help me ask if the No. 6 Middle School needed a math teacher.
Xiao Jing immediately replied to me, saying that there was exactly one missing, and the leader asked you to come over for an interview as soon as possible.
I hurried to the Sixth Middle School for an interview and reviewed the test papers for a class of students. This was the first time I walked to the podium. There were sixty or seventy people in the class. It was the first time I faced so many students. It is inevitable that you will feel nervous. I explained each knowledge point on the paper in detail, using my usual funny image, and the students below burst into laughter, although I didn't know what they were laughing at.
After the interview, Xiao Jing informed me that I could go to work after the Spring Festival. So, I became a substitute teacher in No. 6 Middle School, teaching mathematics to the liberal arts class of the first year of high school.
As time goes by, I am busy every day. In my contact with students, I have a deeper understanding of high school mathematics. Every time after class, my desk is surrounded by people. Some of the students asked me questions, some chatted with me... I was really happy and satisfied when I think about it.
Only one day when I was surfing the Internet, I found out that my postgraduate entrance examination results had come down. I hid in the room, closed the curtains, clicked the mouse carefully, took a deep breath, wow, 354 points! I was overjoyed. Last year, I got into the re-examination with a score of 298. I should be sure to get into the re-examination this year. I seemed to see Central China Normal University smiling and waving to me.
So I dug out the textbooks that had been dusty for a long time, studied after class, and went to class after studying. This is called studying in class. When I came to Wuhan again and stood in the examination room for the re-examination, I was confident and confident!
"All hard work pays off", two years of hard work finally paid off, we finally succeeded! I immediately told my mother, father, and relatives, friends, and students who cared about me the good news.
It turns out that this semester as a substitute teacher in No. 6 Middle School will be an inexhaustible invisible wealth for me, allowing me to have a higher level of understanding of high school mathematics. More importantly, it laid a good foundation for my future study and work in Wuhan.
Just imagine, if I had failed in the First World War, I followed the advice of my family and took the exam to teach. I would never have known the prosperity of Wuhan, the sunset on the river beach, the bustle of Optics Valley Square, The cherry blossoms of Wuhan University...
If I had passed the exam for subject 2, I might have taken the exam for subject 3, and then I would have missed the best time to prepare for the exam...
If I had passed the exam for subject 2 at that time, If my mother did not support me in World War II and did not give me five thousand yuan, I might give up the postgraduate entrance examination because of the actual situation...
If I had not met Lao Liao in Zhengzhou at that time, maybe I would not even be able to rent a house. Not to mention taking the postgraduate entrance examination with peace of mind!
If I had not met Lao Liao and Lao Bai in Zhengzhou, maybe I would not have the fighting spirit to persist for four months.
If I hadn’t listened to my father’s advice to go to work after the postgraduate entrance examination, and without Xiao Jing’s recommendation, I would not have worked in No. 6 Middle School. Without teaching experience, the re-examination would not have been so smooth.
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Thanks to so many people who helped me on the way to the postgraduate entrance examination! Here, Lao Li bows deeply and is deeply grateful for the beautiful encounter in life. Meeting you is the luck and happiness of my life!
In 2018, I will work harder. Believe me, I will leave the footprints of my struggle in Wuhan!
Now, while Xiao Lizi is studying for graduate school in Wuhan, he has not forgotten his original intention, gained a lot, and created a new world in Wuhan. I know that along the way, what has been inseparable from him is his unchanging dream, persistent belief, and long-term diligence and hard work.
Through long-term unremitting diligence and hard work, Xiao Lizi constantly surpasses himself and improves his abilities. His heart becomes stronger and stronger, his future becomes brighter and his life becomes better and better, passing on full of righteousness to the people around him. Energy can be regarded as a model for me and the younger generations to learn from.
"How can you see a rainbow without going through wind and rain?" In fact, there has never been a so-called superman in this world, and no one can succeed casually. When you envy someone else's ability to transition easily between roles, you just don't see the hard work they put in to do so.
Only by working hard can you gain, and this is the same for everyone. The more effort you put in and the stronger your ability to resist setbacks, the stronger your heart will be and the more you will gain. Don't just follow others' opinions and muddle through. This is true for wheat, and it's true for everything.
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