A short story about civilization

1. Kong Rong let pears

When Kong Rong was four years old, he often ate pears with his brother. Every time, Kong Rong always took the smallest pear. Once, his father saw it and asked: "Why do you always take the small one instead of the big one?" Kong Rong said: "I am the younger brother and the youngest. I should eat the small one and give the big one to my brother." ”

Kong Rong understood the principles of courtesy, mutual help, unity and friendship between brothers and sisters at a young age, which surprised the whole family. Since then, the story of Kong Rong letting the pear go has been passed down for thousands of years and has become a model of unity and friendship.

2. Tasting excrement and worrying

Yu Qianlou, a scholar of the Southern Qi Dynasty, served as the magistrate of Chiling County. Less than ten days after taking office, I suddenly felt frightened and had a premonition that something was going on at home, so I immediately resigned and returned home. When I got home, I found out that my father had been seriously ill for two days. The doctor said: "To know whether the patient's condition is good or bad, just taste the patient's feces. It will taste bitter."

Qian Lou then tasted his father's feces and found that it tasted sweet. He was very worried. At night, he knelt down and worshiped the Big Dipper Star, begging to die in his father's place. His father died a few days later. Qian Lou buried his father and stayed there for three years.

3. The Prime Minister apologized. During his tenure as Prime Minister of Australia, Hawke once had a dispute with an old man in a shopping mall over a pension issue. Hawke impulsively called the old man: "Stupid old guy." The old man took him to court.

Hoke held a press conference and publicly apologized to the old man for his uncivilized language. He said: "I was very troubled that day, but that cannot be the reason for me to use those words. If I did hurt him, I would like to apologize to this gentleman for this. Please forgive me for my disrespect."

4. Lenin gave way

Once, Lenin went downstairs. In the narrow aisle of the stairs, he met a female worker carrying a basin of water upstairs. When the female worker saw that it was Lenin, she made way for him and prepared to retreat. Lenin stopped her and said, "You don't have to be like this. You have walked half way with your things, and I am empty-handed now. Please go over first!" He said the word "please" very loudly and kindly.

Then he leaned against the wall and asked the female worker to go upstairs before he went downstairs. Lenin was undoubtedly a great man, but he was not rude because of his noble status, which further showed his great qualities.

5. Lincoln, who "suffered his anger"

Once, U.S. President Lincoln and his son Robert drove down the street and encountered a column of troops passing by on the street. Lincoln casually asked a passerby: "What is this?" Lincoln originally wanted to ask which state's regiment it was, but he did not make it clear. The man thought he didn't know the army, so he replied rudely: "This is the Union Army, you are such a big fucking fool." Facing the rebuke from an ordinary passerby, Lincoln only said "Thank you" without saying a word. No scowl.

6. The origin of the Grievance Award

Ke Liping, a conductor on Shanghai Bus No. 22, once won a very special award - the "Grief Award". One day, when a young man was buying a train ticket, he deliberately spit on a five-cent note and threw it on the ground of the carriage. While other passengers were blaming the young man, they also quietly watched Ke Liping.

She bent down to pick up the banknotes, wiped the phlegm with a napkin, and then politely handed the young man the ticket. Ke Liping's behavior was praised by passengers. The young man felt ashamed and apologized to Ke Liping. Afterwards, colleagues reported the matter to the team, and the team leader awarded Ke Liping a "Grief Award" to encourage all the conductors in the team.