What optimistic figures were there in ancient China?

Examples of optimistic figures in ancient China;

1, Su Shi

Su Shi was demoted several times, but he still faced life with an open mind. He wrote a poem "Thin Wine":

The fifth is to wait for the leaking boots to be covered with frost, and sleep high in the dog days and cool in the north window.

It is better for a thousand people to return to Beimang than to sit alone in the morning sun.

Wealth before death, writing after death, and being busy for a hundred years.

It's better to get drunk and forget right and wrong.

2. Eat your bread and taste your courage

In 496 BC, He Lv, the king of Wu, sent troops to attack the State of Wu and was defeated by the State of Yue. He Lv was seriously injured and died. Two years later, He Lv's son, Fu Cha, led an army to defeat the state of Yue, and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was escorted to the state of Wu as a slave. After serving the King of Yue in humiliation for three years, Fuxi cleared his guard and sent him back to Yue.

In fact, Gou Jian did not give up revenge. On the surface, he obeyed the king of Wu, but secretly trained elite soldiers, strengthened politics, inspired himself and waited for an opportunity to fight back against Wu. Gou Jian was afraid that his desire for immediate comfort would kill his will for revenge, so he arranged a hard living environment for himself. He sleeps at night without a mattress and only uses some firewood (called salary in ancient times).

Gou Jian hung another gallbladder at home. In order not to forget the shame of the past, he will taste the gallbladder from time to time. In order to encourage people to take part in labor with the queen and the people, Gou Jian gradually became stronger with the help of Qi Xin, the people of Yue, and finally found the opportunity to destroy Wu in one fell swoop. ?

Socrates' optimistic deeds

Socrates, a great philosopher and scholar in ancient Greece, lived with a few friends in a small room of only seven or eight square meters when he was single. Although life is inconvenient, he is always cheerful.

Someone asked him, "With so many people crowded together, it's hard to turn around. What is coke? "

Socrates said: "when friends are together, they can exchange ideas and feelings at any time. Isn't that very gratifying?"

After a while, friends got married and moved out one after another. Socrates is alone in the room, but he is still happy every day.

"I have a lot of books! A book is a teacher. There are so many teachers that you can ask them for advice at any time. How can it be unpleasant? "

A few years later, Socrates became a family and moved into a building. This building has seven floors, and his home is on the ground floor. The environment on the ground floor is the worst in this building. Sewage, dead mice, broken shoes and miscellaneous dirty things are always thrown in. Seeing that he was still enjoying himself, the man asked curiously, "Are you happy living in such a house?"

"yes! You have no idea how wonderful it is to live on the first floor! For example, entering the door is home, and you don't have to climb high stairs; It is convenient to move things without much effort; It's convenient for friends to visit, so you don't have to knock on the door one by one to ask questions.

What makes me particularly satisfied is that I can raise a bunch of flowers and grow a lot of vegetables in the open space. These pleasures are endless! Socrates couldn't help saying.