1. The invention of Coca-Cola

The American "Coca-Cola" is now a world-class "drink darling". It is said that the trademark "Coca-Cola" alone can be sold for US$10 billion, which shows its great influence and deterrence.

However, do you know? "Coca-Cola" became a beverage product entirely due to an accidental "mistake"!

There was an amateur pharmacist named Pemberton in Atlanta, USA. One day, he had a sudden idea and wanted to develop a He used eucalyptus leaves as ingredients to create an exciting medicine, and made a lot of efforts, but the effect was always unsatisfactory.

One day, a patient with a headache came for treatment. Pemberton asked the clerk to bring him the headache medicine he had prepared. However, when the clerk paid for his medicine, he mistakenly poured soda water into the medicine bottle instead of water.

After the patient drank it, he realized that the formula was wrong, and everyone was shocked. But strangely, the patient's headaches subsided and no adverse reactions occurred. Pemberton was relieved.

A few days later, Pemberton was suddenly inspired. He experimented by blending brain medicine with soda water, and found that these liquids were fragrant, delicious, and refreshing.

As a result, under his improvement, "Coca-Cola" changed from a drug to a beverage and became popular all over the world.

The launch of "Coca-Cola" is in line with the old Chinese saying: "If you plant flowers with intention, they will not bloom, but if you plant willows with no intention of planting, they will make shade."

2. The manager who lost US$30 million

There was a complacent business manager abroad who once made a mistake in decision-making, which caused the company to suffer a "Waterloo" in the operation process, resulting in a loss of more than 30 million US dollars.

In a fit of anger, the company's board of directors dismissed the manager from all his posts and kicked him out without mercy!

He was very upset, drinking to relieve his worries all day long, and even complained about himself His business ability, management ability and decision-making ability have all been deeply doubted. < /p>

But what you have to do now is one thing - cheer up and straighten your back!"

He did what his friend said, but he was not sure whether it would be possible. The company had always had doubts about hiring him.

As expected. A week later, the company that came to hire him passed the threshold - the reason is very simple: he has the experience of losing 30 million US dollars!

"Eat a cut and gain a wisdom." The company that was competing to hire him was I saw this.

Mistake is a kind of failure, but it is also a precious wealth! It is precisely because of the unique experience of losing more than 30 million US dollars that he knows better how to operate for success. And decision-making!

In fact, it is impossible for a person to make mistakes, but except for fatal ones, many mistakes are not so terrible. Most of them can turn unfavorable factors into favorable factors, thereby achieving "benign transformation"!

3. The invention of soap

In ancient Egypt, one day, a pharaoh was hosting a banquet for guests. This was of course a good opportunity for the chefs to show off their skills. However, on such an extremely important occasion, a chef accidentally spilled a basin of oil into the charcoal ash.

While deeply blaming himself, he took out the grease-covered charcoal. When he was washing his hands, something unexpected happened: oil stains, which usually trouble him the most, were washed quickly and cleanly this time.

The smart chef did not let this opportunity slip away. He immediately called other chefs and also used this charcoal ash to wash their hands. Naturally, they washed quickly and cleanly. The earliest soap in human history actually appeared in a "mistake".

4. The invention of cocktails

There was a bar abroad, and there was a young guy named George in the bar. His job is to pour the wine sent by the wine supplier into the corresponding vat according to the variety, and then sell it to the customers.

He did it very carefully and conscientiously, because his job was the only source of income for his bedridden mother. But misfortune still occurred.

Once, he was so tired that he poured the wine into the wrong vat in a daze, and the two wines were mixed together. When he came to, his face turned pale.

He is very clear about the value of this expensive wine, and he also knows that the only things waiting for him now are fines and dismissal.

Coincidentally, the successor came at this time, and what was even more coincidental was that a customer happened to come to buy wine.

So the unsuspecting waiter scooped him a glass of the mixed wine. Just like that a miracle happened. Customers were full of praise after drinking the mixed wine.

"Why can't we mix different wines together to make another wine with a unique flavor?" George suddenly had an idea.

Afterwards, he continued to experiment and concoct, and a cocktail with a unique taste and gorgeous color was finally released. As soon as it appeared, it became the new favorite of customers, and George became an enviable rich man.

5. Lost the East, Gained the Mulberry

In the autumn of 25 AD, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty. Then, Liu Xiu pointed the butcher knife at the Red Eyebrow Rebels.

In the spring of 26 AD, Chang'an ran out of food. The hundreds of thousands of red eyebrow troops led by Fan Chong had to turn west to attack the city. However, they were blocked by Kai Xiao who occupied Tianshui County and had to return to Chang'an. Come.

At this time, Chang'an had been occupied by Liu Xiu's general Deng Yu. After a fierce battle, the Red Eyebrow Army defeated Deng Yu and reoccupied Chang'an in September. In the winter of this year, the food supply of the Red Eyebrow Army was still extremely difficult, so it had no choice but to lead troops eastward in December.

On the one hand, Liu Xiu sent General Feng Yi to lead his army westward to block the Red Eyebrow Army in Huayin (now southeast of Huayin, Shaanxi); Yangxi) stationed heavy troops to cut off the Red Eyebrow Army's return eastward.

Feng Yi led the West Route Army and held a stalemate with the Red Eyebrow Army for more than 60 days on the front lines of Huayin and Huxian. Deng Yu, who had been defeated many times by the Red Eyebrow Army, led his troops to Hu County to join Feng Yi's troops.

Deng Yu wanted to win, so he sent his general Deng Hong to attack the Red Eyebrow Army first, but was defeated by the Red Eyebrow Army. Deng Yu and Feng Yi personally led the main rescue force, but were severely defeated by the Red Eyebrow Army in Huixi (now northwest of Yiyang, Henan Province).

Deng Yu fled back to Yiyang with only 24 horses; Feng Yi abandoned his horses and walked back to Xiban with only a few people and fled back to the camp.

In the first month of 27 AD, the Red Eyebrow Army was defeated by Feng Yi in Guodi (now northwest of Luoning, Henan) and suffered heavy losses. The remaining rebels turned southeast, but were unexpectedly surrounded by Liu Xiu's heavy troops in Yiyang.

After a hard battle, the Red Eyebrow Army was still unable to break through. Fan Chong and others surrendered to Liu Xiu when they ran out of food. After the battle, Liu Xiu issued an edict called "Lao Feng Yi Edict".

There are a few sentences in it, "At the beginning, we suffered setbacks in Huixi, and finally won in the Mianchi area. This is what is called losing in the east when the sun rises, but winning in the west when the sun sets." ( The original text is: "Although I dropped my wings and returned to the stream in the beginning, I was able to fly up to Mianchi in the end. It can be said that I lost the east corner and harvested the mulberry and elm trees.")

Later, people quoted the idiom "lost the east corner and harvested the mulberry elm trees". The metaphor fails here and wins there.

6. A blessing in disguise

During the Warring States Period, there was an old man named Sai Weng. He raised many horses, and one day one of the horses suddenly went missing.

When the neighbors heard about this, they came to comfort him and told him not to worry too much. He was getting older and should pay more attention to his health.

Seeing someone comforting him, Sai Weng said with a smile: "Losing a horse is not a big loss, and it may bring blessings."

After hearing Sai Weng's words, Sai Weng felt funny in his heart. . Losing the horse was obviously a bad thing, but he thought it might be a good thing, obviously just to comfort himself.

But a few days later, the lost horse not only went home automatically, but also brought back a horse. When the neighbor heard that the horse had come back on his own, he admired Sai Weng's foresight and congratulated Sai Weng: "You still have the foresight. Not only did the horse not get lost, but you also brought back a good horse. What a blessing."

After hearing the neighbor's congratulations, Sai Weng didn't look happy at all. He said anxiously: "Getting a good horse for free is not necessarily a blessing, it may cause some trouble."

Neighbors thought his posturing was just old age cunning. I was obviously happy in my heart, but I deliberately didn't say it out loud. Sai Weng has an only son who likes riding horses very much.

He found that the horse he brought back had a lively appearance, long body and big hooves, loud neighing, and a powerful horse. He knew it was a good horse at a glance. He rode out every day, feeling very proud of himself.

One day, he was so happy that he hit the horse and galloped away. He stumbled, fell off the horse and broke his leg. Neighbors heard about it and came to express their condolences.

Sai Weng said: "It's nothing. I broke my leg but saved my life. Maybe it's a blessing." The neighbors thought he was talking nonsense again. They could not imagine the blessing that breaking a leg would bring.

Soon, the Huns invaded in large numbers, and young people were drafted into the army. Sai Weng's son could not join the army because he broke his leg. All the young men who enlisted in the army died in the battle, but Sai Weng's son survived.

7. Today, the teacher assigned us an assignment, asking us to make warning signs to protect animals and the environment.

I went home, thought hard for a while, and came up with a few ideas to tell my mother. My mother said: "No, it's a bit similar to the ones in the book." I thought: I haven't practiced calligraphy today. , think about it after you have practiced it.

As soon as I laid out the paper, there was a bang, and a large piece of ink was left on the white paper. I thought I was going to be scolded by my mother again, and I was so anxious that I was at a loss. At this time, my mother asked me: "What's wrong?" I scratched my head and looked at my mother blankly.

My mother seemed to understand everything. She said to me: "Did you make a mistake again? However, this time my mother will not criticize you. You Is there any way to use this piece of paper?" I thought over and over again.

A good idea suddenly occurred to me, "Mom, wouldn't it be nice if the ink poured out looks a bit like a polluted river?" Yes, very good! "My mother praised me.

And my homework is done. It seems that some bad things in life can be turned into good things, as long as you are willing to use your brain. For reference only.