Diligence and Passion for Knowledge
I like people with deep inner values world. I am fond of people whose hobby is learning. They are always interested in discovering some new information for themselves. They are always full of life and extremely busy with lots of business. I have a soft spot for such people because they always have a billion of captivating stories to tell. I admire them because during the conversation you have a feeling of being a part of something big, something important. Do you know why? Because these people enlighten you and the whole planet with the radiance of their knowledge. They inspire, they excite, they wake.These people fully recognize and truly appreciate the value of education. They honestly believe good education and literacy are a real treasure and so much such a desired pleasure. And here is a short story of one of them, a story which has tugged at my heartstrings.
Kuang Heng lived in the times of the Western Han dynasty. He showed great diligence in his studies. The boy’s family was very poor, so he couldn’t afford to buy candles to read in the evenings. And he couldn’t read in the daytime, because he had to work hard on the field. Kuang Heng’s neighbour was rich and there was always bright light in the evenings. Kuang Heng asked if he could do his studies in the neighbour’s house in the evenings but got a refusal. Then the boy took a knife and made a hole in the wall in order to let the light from the neighbour’s house penetrate his room. Soon, it was bright enough for him to do his reading easily. From that day onwards, he read every night using the light coming from his neighbour's house. Nevertheless Kuang Heng couldn’t buy new books.
Once he learnt that one rich man has a magnificent library. The boy went to the rich man and offered him to work for nothing. The rich man was surprised by such an unusual proposal and was curious what Kuang Heng wanted to get in return. “I will work for you without salary but I want to have the opportunity to read your books” – said the boy. The rich man gladly agreed. Years passed and his diligence paid off. Kuang Heng was intelligent and full of wisdom. He wrote many books and became famous in China. It was his determination and diligence that made him a famous person.
Since that times there is a proverb in the Chinese language : “To m
You write an interesting story that I liked to read. And by the way, your title was excellent except that you should capitalize all the nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. You never see the headlines on the front page of a national newspaper that wasn't capitalized. It draws readers and reviewers and was also the reason why I reviewed it. Keep writing.
