What are some ancient stories that can be inspirational?

1. Sima Qian was furious to write the historical record:

Sima Qian was offended by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty because he defended a general and was tortured in prison. Sima Qian was so angry that he wanted to spit blood on the wall a few times to end his life. But when he thought that the Records of the Grand Historian had not yet been completed, he dismissed the idea. He buried his personal shame and pain in the bottom of his heart, spread out the smooth bamboo slips again, and wrote a line of neatly written characters on them. In this way, Sima Qian was furious to write, and it took him 18 years, when he was 60 years old, to complete a brilliant masterpiece of 520,000 words, "The Records of the Grand Historian".

2. Mao Yisheng aspired to build bridges:

Chinese civil engineer, bridge expert, engineering educator Mao Yisheng as a child, due to the collapse of the bridge in his hometown, aspired to build bridges.

3, Fan Zhongyan hard reading and brother:

Fan Zhongyan family poverty, hard reading poetry, he often cook a pot of porridge in winter, to be frozen, cut in half with a knife, eaten in two meals, eaten with salted vegetables. Finally, he became a famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty.

4, Wang Xianzhi practicing calligraphy

Wang Xianzhi is the famous calligrapher Wang Xizhi's seventh son, he was influenced by his father's hobby of calligraphy since childhood, he saw his father's words are very well written, all the people are copying his words, it is really envious. He wondered when he would become a great calligrapher like his father.

On one occasion, he couldn't help himself and asked his father, "Father, why do you write so well?" Wang Xizhi smiled and said, "If you want to know the secret, come to the courtyard tomorrow morning." The next day, Wang Xianzhi came to the courtyard early and found that his father had long been there practicing his calligraphy. Seeing his son coming, Wang Xizhi pointed to the eighteen tanks of water in the courtyard and said, "There is no secret to calligraphy, as long as you finish these eighteen tanks of water, your words will naturally be written well."

Wang Xianzhi was so inspired that he practiced calligraphy night and day. Year after year, when he had finished writing these eighteen vats of water, his efforts were rewarded and he finally became a great calligrapher.

5. Chiseling the wall to steal the light

Kuangheng, who lived during the reign of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, liked to read when he was a child. However, his family was so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat, so how could they afford to go to school and study? He had to work during the day and study by himself at night. The family had no money to buy lamp oil, so what should they do?

Kuang Heng did not give in to the difficulties, and came up with a solution: he cut a small hole in the wall, and borrowed the weak light from the neighbor's house to read and study. He was diligent and hardworking, learned a lot of knowledge, and later became the prime minister.