Once upon a time, in ancient China, there were two extremely diligent people. One was named Sun Jing, and the other was Su Qin. When Sun Jing was young, he was very passionate about studying and would read a great number of books every day.
However, Sun Jing noticed that he was prone to getting sleepy while reading. He thought this was unacceptable and had to find a way to stay awake. So, he came up with a rather unique method. He found a rope, tied one end firmly to the beam of the house, and the other end to his hair. In this way, whenever he dozed off while reading due to sleepiness, as his head dropped, the rope would suddenly yank his hair. The pain would make him instantly awake, and then he could continue to read attentively.
Let's talk about Su Qin. He also had great ambitions and wanted to make a name for himself in politics. But in the beginning, his knowledge was insufficient. So, after traveling around for many years, he achieved nothing and finally had to return home in a dejected state. When his family saw him like this, they were all very cold to him, which made Su Qin feel extremely sad.
He realized that only by studying hard and improving his knowledge could he achieve his ideals. So, Su Qin began to study assiduously. But he also often got sleepy. To keep himself from dozing off, he also thought of a method. He prepared an awl, and whenever sleepiness struck, he would stab his thigh hard with the awl. The pain would make him immediately awake and allow him to continue to read with great concentration again.
After a long period of painstaking effort, Sun Jing finally became a great scholar well - versed in both ancient and modern knowledge, and Su Qin also became a famous political strategist during the Warring States period. Their stories were widely praised and became models of assiduous study, inspiring generations of people to study hard and not be afraid of hardships.
