Ask ten stories that warn people to be honest.

A few years ago, a chair manufacturer hired a group of young people to make chairs by hand. Businessmen pay wages once a week according to the number of chairs made by each person, but there is one condition: each chair must pass the inspection before workers can get the wages they deserve. This manufacturer attaches great importance to two of them-Luo Fu Ji and He. These two people make a lot of good chairs every week, and there are few unqualified cases. Over time, manufacturers need to find a supervisor. It occurred to him to choose between two people-The Story of Rover and He. If you are that manufacturer, how do you decide? That factory did this: called all the workers together and announced that in order to catch up with the work, as long as the chairs were built, regardless of whether they passed the inspection or not, they would be paid by piece. In this way, the output of chairs has greatly increased, but the unqualified rate of relative chairs has also increased. At this time, the manufacturer specially inspected the chairs made by Luo Fuji and He. As a result, the quality of the chairs produced by Luo Fuji is as good as usual, but half of the chairs produced under the new policy are unqualified. Guess: who can be promoted to supervisor? Is it the story of Luo Fu? Or him, Han Li?

Now, when the Meng family still lives next to the market in Miaohuying village, someone is killing pigs in the east. Mencius asked his mother puzzled, "Why do neighbors kill pigs?" Meng Mu was very busy at that time, so he casually replied, "Here you are!" Mencius happily waited to eat meat. In order not to break his promise to his son, Meng Mu reluctantly took out part of his living expenses and bought a piece of meat to let his son have a good time.

On May 2nd every year, American children hold various activities to celebrate a special festival-Honesty Day. This festival comes from a tragic and true story. Many years ago, in Montero, Wisconsin, there was a child named Emmanuel Denan. After he was born, his family suffered misfortune one after another, and his parents died one after another. At this time, he was only 5 years old. Just when he was desperate, a childless hotel owner named Norton adopted him. After Dannan was rescued, he recognized the Norton couple as adoptive parents. Although Dannan is young, all kinds of troubles and hardships that come too early make him very sensible. Norton's hotel is not big, he does everything, and he is very respectful and filial to his adoptive parents. The life of a family of three is going well. In a blink of an eye, three years have passed, and Dannan has grown to 8 years old and is more sensible. He gradually found that his adoptive parents were not decent people. Small hotels sell watered wine and charge more for flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Norton are always trying to find ways to cheat customers. Dannan was very dissatisfied when he saw it, and often advised his adoptive parents not to make money. Instead of listening, Norton sometimes slaps him in the face and scolds him for eating inside and choosing outside. Over time, the more he looked at the children, the less pleasing to the eye, and the more he punched him. One night, a peddler came. He quarreled with the Norton couple as soon as he entered the door. Dan nan listened carefully, as if he were having an account problem. That night, the vendor checked into the hotel. Norton seems to be in a bad mood and drank a lot at dinner. Moreover, he bombarded Dannan upstairs early, waving his fist to warn him that if he dared to run downstairs tonight, he would break his "dog leg". Dannan was lying in bed, surprised and scared. This year, although the adoptive father often beat him, it was the first time in memory that he was so fierce and bullied. Moreover, from the flashing eyes of my adoptive father, I always feel that something unusual will happen tonight. After midnight, Dannan, who finally fell asleep, was awakened by a fierce quarrel. He got out of bed, put his ear to the floor, and heard the adoptive father and the peddler swearing in the dirtiest and dirtiest language. After a while, I heard a scream of "ah", and then there was silence, and there was no sound at all. Although Dannan was trembling with fear, he put on his clothes, crept downstairs, put his face on the door of his adoptive parents' room and looked through the crack of the door. The sight scared his hands and feet cold. I saw the peddler lying on the ground, with a knife in his chest still shaking gently. The foster mother stood by, rubbing her hands, and kept muttering, "You killed him. How good would that be? He's dead, dead ... "Dannan suddenly felt dizzy. At present, golden flowers were flying, and he suddenly leaned forward, only to hear a "shout" and hit his head on the door frame. Norton was stupefied and immediately strode over, pushed open the door, grabbed Dan Nan's hair and dragged him in. Norton rolled his eyes and his face softened. He sat down Dannan, who was at a loss, and said kindly, "Son, you saw this peddler come in and kill him. Dad accidentally killed him in self-defense, right? He also brought this knife, didn't he? When the police come tomorrow, you will say so. " Dannan sat there like a log and never left the vendor's body. After a long time, he suddenly "plopped" down on his knees, buried his head in his adoptive father's knee and burst into tears. He said, "Dad, what you said is wrong. I know. You killed someone. Dad, I beg you, please turn yourself in to the police station! In this way, our family can live ... "Norton was so angry that his face turned into a pig's liver color. He raised his leg and kicked Dannan to the ground. He shouted at the top of his lungs," You little bastard, are you going to take your father to court? Come on, it's that peddler who wants to kill someone ... ""No! " Dan nan covered his chest, looked up and said, "I won't lie." You killed someone. You should go first ... ""Bang! " 1, Dannan got another slap in the face. The foster mother also jumped up, punched and kicked, took out a rope and tied Dannan tightly. Then, the couple started together and hung him on the floor. Norton picked up the whip, slapped Dannan and said, "Well, don't lie! Then go to hell! " "I will not lie when I die!" On Dan Nan's head, sweat as big as a bean kept oozing out, but he was still stubborn, he said. The whip rained down on Dannan, and the foster mother took another stick and hit it mindlessly. She said, "Hurry up, how did this vendor die?" If you are right, I will let you down. ""This is ... you ... "Dan Nan opened his gloomy eyes and said weakly. Whip. The stick rained down again, and Dannan twitched all over and suddenly shouted, "No, I won't lie!" " "His head suddenly fell to his chest, motionless. Mr. and Mrs. Norton looked at each other, only to know that they had made another big disaster and could not afford to fall to the ground. Mills of God grind slowly but sure. Although Mr. and Mrs. Norton were evasive in court, they were arrested for murder and received due punishment. Afterwards, the Montero municipal government built a monument and a statue for Dannan to commemorate the child who would rather die than lie, and decided that the day of his death on May 2 was Honesty Day. The inscription on the monument reads:-Remember the man who died for the truth, and he will live in heaven forever. Now, the monument is filled with white flowers to express condolences every day. Everyone passing by here should take off his hat to pay tribute to this fearless and honest man. Teachers and parents should also tell their children the story of Dannan.

Ye Chengzhong, a native of Zhenhai in the late Qing Dynasty, is a model of modern successful people. His life is full of legend and charm. It is said that when he was young, he was poor and lived on the Huangpu River in Shanghai as a teacher. Once, when he was boating a foreigner across the river, he found a lot of money, but his ambition was not bad, so he returned all the money to the foreigner. Out of gratitude and admiration, the foreigner recommended him to the business circles in Shanghai. He started from scratch, thrifty and self-sustaining, eventually accumulated wealth and became a millionaire step by step, enjoying a high reputation in the Shanghai business community.

Say you know if you know, and admit you don't know if you don't know. This is true wisdom. The ancients said: "Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, but knowing." The deeper the knowledge, the heavier the unknown; The more knowledgeable, the more open-minded. As experts and scholars, we should not only honestly admit that we don't know what we don't know, but also dare to say that we don't know. Feynman, a modern American physicist, said: Scientists always have to deal with difficulties and uncertainties. When a scientist doesn't know the answer to a question, he just doesn't know; When he has a rough guess, his answer is also uncertain; Even if he is sure of his answer, he will leave room for questions. It is necessary for scientists to admit their ignorance and leave room for their conclusions to be questioned. Only by adhering to such a scientific attitude can scholars constantly "learn from things", acquire new knowledge and reach a new realm. As the saying goes, the so-called "ignorance of one thing is a shame for scholars" is intended to encourage scholars to keep seeking and making progress. "I have wisdom on zai? Ignorance is also. Someone asked me, but it was empty. I'm exhausted at both ends. " Even in the professional field, the kind of "expert" who pretends to know everything is questionable not only in knowledge but also in character.

In fact, Professor Ding Zhaozhong needn't say "I don't know". For example, you can use some technical terms to fool the past, you can say something irrelevant to prevaricate the past, and you can even euphemistically say to students, "These questions are too profound for you to explain clearly in one or two sentences." However, the Nobel Prize winner chose the most honest and frank way to answer, and his expression was natural and sincere, without affectation, mystery and "suspense". Professor Ding's frankness and ignorance not only did not damage his image as a scientist, but also highlighted his rigorous scientific attitude, which made people respect him.

Similar to Ding Zhaozhong's "three questions and three unknowns", Pavarotti's performance at a large concert suddenly stopped when he just reached the climax. The noise was so loud that the band stopped. Pavarotti frankly forgot the lyrics, please forgive me. I hope everyone will give him another chance to perform. After a silence, the audience burst into warm applause. Later, someone told Pavarotti, "You can lip-synch without admitting that you forgot the lyrics. I believe that the audience will think that the microphone is broken and will not doubt you at all. " Pavarotti smiled: "If there is a next time, I will admit my mistake. Because the truth will be known sooner or later, which will have a greater impact on my reputation.

Contrary to Mr. Ding, some people, especially individual officials, often show the style of "knowing everything" and "being knowledgeable" in the face of many problems. When the situation is unclear and things are unclear, they give instructions, make demands and make decisions, showing an attitude of "despising everyone" and "being the only one". As we all know, some instructions, demands and decisions are sometimes inconsistent with the actual situation at the grassroots level, and some even deviate from Wan Li. If the grassroots do this, the result can be imagined.

Anyone with common sense knows that people are not sages, and there are mistakes. The key to learning and the foundation of administration lies in seeking truth from facts, being earnest and diligent, and never being insincere. Don't act as a "prophet" for things you don't know, let alone think that you can "ascend to heaven" and know that once you become a leader, you will have a say in everything. This is the minimum requirement for learning, being an official and even being a man. Now some "experts" and "scholars" always like to make irresponsible remarks about things they don't know much about. The result is that "expert opinions" are not "professional", which makes people confused and unintelligible, and some "experts" are therefore weakening their influence in people's minds. In contrast, people think that Ding Zhaozhong's "three questions and three unknowns" as an academic master is of great value and warning significance to scholars. Knowing is knowing, and not knowing is not knowing. This frankness and frankness are not only due to scientists, artists and leading cadres, but also indispensable to us ordinary people.

According to Marxism, people's knowledge is obtained through direct experience and indirect experience, which has no direct relationship with the size of official positions. In fact, the reason why individual officials "know when they are promoted", "learn when they are officials" and "have great skills when they are officials" is that bureaucracy is at work. They mistakenly believe that only in this way can they show their "level", "ability" and "intelligence" and not be confused with ordinary people, which is the real "high". These officials' practice of "knowing people and being good at their duties" disgusted the people and "small things", and it was the "big things" that brought losses to the people and the country! Beware of "promoting to the foundation" and let individual officials know themselves correctly; In order to establish a realistic attitude of "knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing"; In order to attach importance to learning and strengthen learning, from ignorance to knowledge, from little knowledge to much knowledge; Only in this way can we constantly improve our work style, practice the "Theory of Three Represents" and make greater contributions to the people and the country. Otherwise, it is always thought that "knowing it by ascending" will block its road to promotion and progress, and eventually cause endless harm.

(2) The story of Confucius eating is very interesting.

Confucius worshipped Duke Zhou and King Wen all his life. He devoted himself to self-denial and tried to restore the etiquette system in the era of Duke Zhou and King Wen. Where to start? Confucius insisted on starting from himself all his life, in a sense, even from eating. "Lv Chunqiu Little Blue Star" said: "Wang Wen is addicted to calamus. Confucius took it as soon as he heard it and ate it as soon as he shrank. Three years and then win. " Acorus calamus is an aquatic plant whose roots can be used as medicine. Yes, kimchi. Acorus calamus is made into pickles. It is said that Zhou Wenwang likes this kind of food very much, which has become a hobby. Confucius heard that Zhou Wenwang had this hobby, so he ate it. How does it taste? I'm afraid not. Bridge of nose; Shrinkage, even the bridge of the nose narrowed, indicating that this thing is not delicious. But Zhou Wenwang likes it very much. How could he not like it? So I ate hard. After three years, I got used to it. It can be seen that Confucius' celebrity worship complex is very amazing in diet.

Because he insisted on "etiquette", Confucius sometimes seemed contradictory when eating. The Book of Rites stipulates that there are many things that the poor eat in the upper class, and Confucius certainly practiced it. "The Analects of Confucius and the hard-working township party" said: "I am not tired of eating fine and meticulous"; "From time to time, don't eat. Don't eat it if it's not cut properly. Without sauce, there is no dish "; "sell wine, protect the market, don't eat", and so on. This is a Confucius who insists on "etiquette" when eating. But he also advocates frugal and simple life. Confucius said, "A gentleman doesn't want to eat enough, and he doesn't want peace. He is sensitive to things and cautious in speaking, so he has a proper way. It can be said that it is very studious. " After reading the words "Learning from the Analects of Confucius", everyone can feel the spiritual pursuit of Mr. Kong Lao. The so-called spoonful of eating and drinking, in the golden mean, happiness is also among them. This is precisely a Confucius who doesn't care about "never tired of eating fine food and never tired of doing fine things". How to understand this seemingly contradictory situation? Look at what his old man says, and you will know that eating is more than just eating for him. Mozi Fei Ru said, "I am poor between Chen and Cai, and the soup can't last for seven days. Lutz likes dolphins, and Kong Qiu eats without asking about the origin of meat; No one drinks with clothes on, but Kong Qiu drinks without asking the source of the wine. Ai Gong greeted Kong Qiu, but the seats were not seated and the food was not cut. Lutz went in and asked, "How can you be against Cai Chen?" Kong Qiu said, "Come, let me talk to you." . It is a shame to live with women, but it is a shame to live with women now. "Confucius was trapped in Cai Chen and ate rice-free soup for seven days, which was far from the degree of' I don't know the taste of meat in March'. At this time, no matter where the food comes from, it is wrong. Luz made him a little pig, and he ate it without asking. Lutz took off other people's clothes and changed a little wine. He drank it without asking anything. Later, Lu Aigong invited him to dinner, and he was much poorer. " No I don't. "

End, sit, cut straight, food "this one is coming. Lutz didn't understand the truth, asked him for advice and answered an honest question: "At that time, it was for life, but now we must adhere to etiquette and benevolence." "

Eating became his work site to maintain "etiquette". In order to promote "etiquette" and correct all kinds of behaviors that do not conform to "etiquette", Confucius did a lot of work through eating. In this regard, there are two representative stories. One is the story of "millet before peach". "Everything is done wrong, the theory of foreign storage" says at the bottom left: "Confucius sat in and lost his life with Xiaomi. Please use it. Confucius ate millet first, then spat peaches. Both sides covered their mouths and smiled. Ai Gong said,' Millet is not a meal, but a snow peach.' He said to him,' Qiu knows about this. Those who are rich in millet are like the length of grain, and offering sacrifices to the first king is the best. Six fruits, only peaches are the next, and the sacrifice of the first king is not allowed to enter the temple. The same is true of autumn patterns. A gentleman values cheap snow, but doesn't smell it. Today, with the length of a grain, snow is under the fruit, and it is also self-snow. Qiu thought it was detrimental to justice, so he dared not precede the prosperity of the ancestral temple. ""The story says that Lu Aigong rewarded Confucius for eating peaches, and gave him millet in advance, so that he could use it to wipe the fine hairs on the peach skin. But Confucius ate millet first, then peaches. The attendants next to him all laughed. Lu Aigong had to tell him and said, "Millet is not for eating, but for wiping peaches." Confucius replied, "I know. But millet is the god of grains, which is used to make food during sacrifice. Peach is the inferior of the six kinds of melons and fruits, so it can't be served at all when offering sacrifices. How to wipe the inferior products in fruits and vegetables with the respect of whole grains? It is misplaced up and down, which is harmful to righteousness. " The other is the story of "no meat". "The Book of Rites Jade Algae" says: "Confucius spared no effort to eat the food of the discipline and did not eat meat." At that time, the etiquette stipulated that guests must refuse before eating, that is, get up and say goodbye first, and then sit down to eat; Eat meat first after eating, and then eat other foods in turn until you are full. After you are full, you can have a "gift", that is, eat three mouthfuls of soaked rice, which means the meal is over. Confucius did not refuse to eat at Jishi's home, nor did he eat in order, but he had to drink water and soak rice before eating meat. This is actually criticizing Ji's rudeness in eating with action.

Eating is also his classroom for educating students. "Lu Chunqiu Shen Finland" said that it was also between Chen and Cai, and one day Confucius slept during the day, "Yan Hui Somme, get it." When the rice was almost cooked, Confucius saw Yan Hui grabbing the rice in the pot from a distance and "pretended not to see it". Soon, the meal was ready, and Yan Hui invited the teacher to dinner. Confucius said, "I dreamed of my father just now and wanted to sacrifice it with rice." Yan Hui said, "No way. Just now, the dust fell into the jar on the house. I couldn't bear to throw away the rice, so I ate it. This meal can no longer be used for sacrifice. " Confucius had to be moved by his honesty. At that time, the etiquette stipulated that no one could move a chopstick first, and no one could eat sacrificial food before the sacrifice was over. Confucius said there would be a sacrifice, but he wanted to test whether Yan Hui could confess to eating the rice in the pot. If Yan Hui says nothing and you want to sacrifice, I will give you a meal to sacrifice. Then, Confucius' handling of this matter will become an important lesson for students' moral education. However, Yan Hui deserves to be called Yan Hui. He honestly explained that he had eaten and why he wanted to eat. So this class is actually a profound education for both teachers and students.

Sculpt a bronze statue for the "frustrated"

In the track and field of Athens Olympic Games, people once again saw the figure of "evergreen tree" Oti. As the oldest athlete in track and field competition-44 years old, she participated in the women's 100 meters and 200 meters. Although all of them were blocked from the final, and after entering the 200-meter semi-final, she had to withdraw from the competition for physical reasons, but she still won the praise and admiration of the world.

1980, at the age of 20, Oti began to participate in the Olympic Games and won the bronze medal in the 200m. The Jamaican girl immediately made up her mind to win the Olympic gold medal in the future competition. However, her luck is really bad. She first met Griffith joiner, an American beauty who kept the world record like a "macho man", and then met devers, an unusually brave American "flying man" who made a guest sprint from the hurdle. Oti was blocked behind them again and again.

1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, she ran out of the high level of 100 meters and only won the fifth place. At the Atlanta Olympic Games four years later, Oti and devers took the lead in the 100 meter final and crossed the finish line side by side with the score of 10.94 second. The referee had to use the computer to judge the high-speed photos of the finish line. As a result, devers Biotti crossed the finish line five thousandths of a second earlier, that is, only five centimeters faster. Oti can only win the silver medal in tears.

In the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Oti won the fourth place in the 100 meter race, but won a bronze medal for Jamaica in the 4x 100 meter relay race. After the game, at the age of 30, she reluctantly said that she would leave the runway and concentrate on her favorite fashion design. Unexpectedly, in Athens Olympic Games, Oti returned to his familiar track and ran 1 1 sec 14 in the 100 meter pre-race.

Looking back, in 24 years, Oti participated in 7 Olympic Games and won 7 medals. Although she never became a gold medal hero, although she became a Slovenian citizen in 2002, the Jamaican Ministry of Sports recently decided to spend $6.5438+0 million to build a bronze statue for Oti.

There is also a male sprinter, Frainelix of Namibia, who is in the same boat as Oti. He was one of the best male sprinters in the world in the 1990s. But "it was not the right time". Britain's Christie came first, and then the world record creator Bailey of France and michael johnson of the United States fought side by side, resulting in two Olympic Games, 1992 and 1996. Ricks of Freinet, who performed quite well, passed the champion in the 100 and 200m races. Four Olympic silver medals embarrassed him to be named as a "silver professional". Even so, Fraine Ricks did not lose confidence. At the Athens Olympics, at the age of 37, he won the fourth place in the 200-meter race.

Not long ago, Frederick was elected as a member of the Athletes' Committee of the International Olympic Committee. This was chosen by the athletes at the Athens Olympic Games. Among the members of 19, most of them are Olympic champions, such as Russian Bubuka, Moroccan Queiroy and China's Deng Yaping. Fredericks can be among them, which shows that athletes from all over the world respect this veteran and affirm and praise his persistent pursuit spirit.

They are also winners.

If you ask what the record of the Olympic marathon is, many track and field fans will blurt out: the man is held by Lopez of Portugal, which is 2 hours 09 minutes 2 1 second. The women's record was set by Japanese player Naoko Gao Qiao, 2 hours and 23 minutes 14 seconds. But if you ask again, who is the runner who took the most time to finish the marathon in the history of the Olympic Games? They will be surprised: "Is there such a record?" This is a special record because it records a touching story.

It's 19 12 after the men's marathon in Stockholm Olympic Games. Organizers found that 68 people participated in the marathon except 33 people who quit halfway and 34 people who finished the race, but Japanese athlete Jin disappeared. The next day, they learned from the Japanese delegation that during the Jinli 43 competition, they went into a roadside family to beg for water and fell asleep by the way. When I woke up, the marathon had already ended. After traveling all the way from Asia to Europe to participate in the Olympic Games, Jin Li ribbon returned to Japan with regret and disappointment. After that, every time he talked about it with others, he always felt that an important thing in his life had not been completed and his sense of loss was getting deeper and deeper.

In a blink of an eye, it was 1966, and koi fish III was over seventy. In order to make up for the shortcomings that have plagued him for more than 50 years, the old man made a special trip to Stockholm, Sweden. He found the old place of the Olympic marathon, found the place where he left halfway at that time, and then hobbled through the distance he should have run decades ago. From 19 12 to the end of the Olympic marathon, Jin Lisi spent 54 years, 8 months, 26 days and 8 hours and 32 minutes, setting a special record. This intriguing Olympic story attracted local media reporters, who came to interview Gionee one after another and were moved by the spirit of the old man. They agreed: "This former Olympic athlete and now Japanese veteran is not a loser, but a winner."