A Poet Who Serves His Audience

1.A poet who serves his audience

Mayakovsky often wrote poems in the form of stairs that were easy to read. His poems were generally not published in the press first but recited to the masses in the streets and alleys, so they were welcomed by the masses.

Mayakovsky asked at the end of large poetry reading in Leningrad; "Who's going to listen to me next time? Please raise your hand!

The hall suddenly became a forest of hands.

Mayakovsky said with a smile; "Who among you doesn't want to come?"

In the crowded crowd, three hands slowly raised, the poet said to one of them: "Please tell me, comrade, why don't you want to come? Do I bore you?"

'Where were you,' said the listener in a tone of regret. 'You read so well, but next time I'll have to go back to Twell!'

"Twell Mayakovsky said without hesitation," then I must find time to read at Twell."

Mayakovsky is such a poet who serves his audience wholeheartedly.

Close the door behind you

Former British Prime Minister Lloyd George had a habit of closing the door behind him.

One day, George and his friend were walking in the yard. Every time they passed a door, George closed it behind them.

"Did you have to close these doors?" The friend was puzzled.

"Oh, of course, it is." George smiled. "All my life I've been closing the door behind me. You know, it has to be done. When you close the door, you leave the past behind, whether it's a good achievement or a bad mistake, and you can start again."

After hearing this, my friend fell into deep thought. It was in this spirit that George succeeded step by step and became prime minister of the United Kingdom.

2.The optimistic Reagan

Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, impressed the world with his optimism and confidence. This character of his comes from his boyhood.

When Reagan was a young boy, his parents locked him in a room filled with horse manure to make him experience the hardships of life.

After some time, his parents became uneasy and went to the house to see him. Unexpectedly, instead of crying, he scooped up the horse manure with gusto.

"There's so much horse manure around," he said excitedly to his astonished parents. "I know there's a foal around here somewhere."

The boy looking for a pony grew up in a mood of optimism. Though his family never got rich and even nearly went bankrupt during the depression, Reagan remembered life as mostly happy. Reagan maintained his optimism even as he faced setbacks in the presidential election and his prospects dimmed.

3.A simple compliment changed his life

One of the most influential figures of the 20th century, Carnegie is known as the "father of adult education".

Carnegie was born in a poor family in the American countryside. He was known as a naughty boy. His neighbors disliked him and his father was often worried about him.

When Carnegie was nine years old, his father remarried, and his stepmother was a noble and cultured person.

The father introduced Carnegie to the stepmother and said, "Honey, he's the worst boy in town. He can only do bad things. You'd better stay away from him."

Carnegie thought their stepmother will listen to his father's advice, but smiled and walked in front of Carnegie, stepmother to Carnegie's father said: "you are wrong, Carnegie is not the whole town's bad child, on the contrary, he is the most intelligent boy, but his intelligence has not been excavated, the golden child he must be in the future."

His stepmother's words made Carnegie's heart warm, and tears came to his eyes. Before that, no one had ever praised him; he had only heard scolding and criticism. Because of these words, Carnegie began to study hard and changed the fate of his life.

When Carnegie was fourteen, his stepmother bought him a second-hand typewriter to encourage him to write, and he began submitting articles to the local newspaper. The stepmother changed Carnegie with unique educational methods, but also laid the foundation for his future brilliant career.

A common compliment changed Carnegie's life. Whether ordinary people or great people, all want to hear a compliment. Praise is not flattery, but sincere encouragement, but also a spur.