You love Hawking’s interesting soul, but I envy his weird family

Yesterday, the human world lost an interesting genius forever. Physicist Stephen Hawking has died in the UK at the age of 76. He is a famous astronomy and theoretical physicist. He proved the singularity theorem and the black hole area theorem of general relativity. He is known as the most outstanding theoretical physicist after Einstein. What\’s interesting is that there has never been such a scientific giant whose death caused a global splash. In addition to regrets, people expressed their awe and love. Because for many people, we may never understand the Big Bang theory, but we can understand his vitality and the cool and interesting side behind his confinement in a wheelchair. For example, he likes to dance—yes, in a wheelchair. Hawking often drove his wheelchair around on the way to the office, and during a meeting with Prince Charles, he ran over the prince\’s foot while performing a spin in his wheelchair. This active paralyzed celebrity has participated in various performances and activities many times. Hawking is also an old artist with both virtue and skill. He composed the music himself, and his voice appeared twice in the songs of the veteran British rock band \”Pink Floyd\”. He has appeared in \”The Big Bang Theory,\” \”Star Trek: The Next Generation,\” and \”The Simpsons.\” I came to China to tell jokes on Weibo, and within eight hours I had gained over a million fans. Hawking once said: Life would be tragic if it weren\’t funny. (If life didn\’t have fun, it would be a tragedy.) Such a genius character who is seriously ill, but academically accomplished and has a full sense of humor has long been beyond the traditional understanding of Chinese people. All of this is inextricably linked to the family education Hawking received since childhood. Today, Mr. Qinglan will take everyone back to the birthplace of Hawking to take a look at the growth path of this lovely and respectable scientific giant! Hawking was born in the famous Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942. That day was the 300th anniversary of the death of Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei. To introduce, the person on the left is Hawking\’s father, Frank Hawking, who graduated from Oxford University Medical School. The person on the right is Hawking\’s mother, Isabel Hawking, who majored in philosophy and political economics at Oxford University. Ordinary parents who see this and lament that they \”lost at the starting line\”, please stay. Although Hawking\’s parents are both top academics on the surface, this family is unusual in taking an unusual path, which is completely different from the academic families we have in mind. A strong character is more important than anything else. The Hawking family has been farmers for generations. Until the early 19th century, an ancestor crossed the class distinction and became the butler of a duke. The Hawking family began to become a prominent family. When Grandpa Hawking started a large farm and became a farmer, he was quite wealthy for a time. However, when the First World War started, he \”went back to before liberation overnight.\” But Grandma Hawking is very powerful. She wants to make money and educate her five children. The only way out is to run a school by herself. The school is very successful: the family business is prosperous, and Hawking\’s father Frank also went to Oxford University Medical School. Became an expert on tropical diseases. The powerful character of Hawking’s father, Grandma Frank, opened up the path to success for a genius family, and became the most valued characteristic of the family. His father, Frank, also believed in the supremacy of strength. Frank, who came from a good family, could have easily found a decent job in the UK. However, in order to study tropical diseases, he often had to work in Africa. The difficult conditions, and even the outbreak of World War II, never let him back down. Hawking’s mother Isabel Hawking’s mother is also a girl with a strong heart. There were seven children in the family, and her mother, Isabel, was the second oldest. In an era when girls had few opportunities to receive higher education, Isabel not only persisted in going to school and was admitted to Oxford, but also studied three majors: philosophy, politics and economics. In that era, it was still difficult for a girl to find a job even if she graduated from Oxford University. But Isabel didn\’t want to stay at home and grow old. She first worked as a tax inspector, and then found a job as a secretary at a medical research institute. This job was still not suitable for her high education, but the people she dealt with were all excellent. Here I met Dad Hawking. A father with a strong character and a mother with a strong heart have become the cornerstone of the children\’s strong character in the future. Hawking suffered from muscular dystrophy when he was 21 years old. After accepting the reality, he said: \”When I was 21 years old, my expectations became 0. Since then, everything has become a perk.\” He even believed that his His disability did not bring him too many obstacles. On the contrary, it helped him think quietly about purely theoretical issues. He said that he is a happy person because \”my fingers can still move and my brain can still think; I have ideals to pursue throughout my life; I have relatives and friends who love me; and, by the way, I also have a grateful heart.\” heart of\”. Opening your horizons and thinking is more important than good grades. Opening Hawking\’s elementary school report card, he was no different from ordinary children at all, and his grades were even worse. But Hawking\’s parents never asked about his grades, nor did they force him to take the top spots. His mother even asked him: \”Son, are you really that weak in learning?\” Hawking\’s answer was: \”Well…others are about the same.\” This witty reply left his mother speechless. From his teenage years to his teenage years, Hawking was an extremely ordinary student. If there\’s anything that\’s different from others, it might be that he\’s slurred in speech and slow in movement. Hawking is a bit like his father Frank. He can\’t speak clearly and others can\’t understand what they are saying, but the two of them can communicate energetically. The classmates laughed at Hawking for speaking in \”Hawking language\” and made bets that Hawking would achieve little in the future, but his parents didn\’t take it seriously at all. After World War II, Hawking\’s parents moved him and his sister to a remote town. The town is quite conservative, which makes these two Oxford University graduates even more out of place. As rare high-level intellectuals in a small town, the Hawking family\’s lifestyle is naturally unique. They bought a dilapidated taxi for 50 pounds. At that time, most British people could not afford a car, and they all looked at them strangely… But the couple still went their own way, and they even drove this car to travel to India. . Later, they bought a green Ford, and then a Gypsy caravan. According to Hawking\’s memory, his parentsEvery summer vacation, I would drive my family to the beach and spend the entire vacation there. If you think the Hawkings live a luxurious life, you are wrong. Having a car is just for them to travel and explore nature, not to show off. On the contrary, their material requirements are basically zero. Their house was basically undecorated. There were piles of books and paintings everywhere, as well as strange stones and specimens collected from unknown sources. There were even bees in the basement… The rest of the house was bare. For Hawking\’s parents, it is worth spending their energy to open their children\’s horizons and pursue knowledge. When Hawking was dying, his physical condition was already very bad, but when faced with the question \”Can you use one word to express what you want to say to the world?\”, he still used all his strength to type three letters: WOW . This curious exclamation shows that he still loves the world like a child. Read when you have time, buy books when you have money. Hawking\’s learning ability did not seem to be strong when he was a child. He learned to read very late. When he was thirteen or fourteen years old, Hawking found that he was very interested in the study of physics. He thought it was The most basic science holds the promise of solving the question of where people come from and why they are here. From then on, Hawking began his real scientific exploration, and his parents became his \”coaches\”. For them, they should read more and use their brains to think about problems when they have free time, and spend all their money on their children\’s reading. Hawking\’s home is not even fully furnished, but there are piles of books everywhere. These books were bought by his parents or borrowed from the library. Even when traveling by car, they would bring books in the car. , basically wherever people go, books go. Under such influence, Hawking\’s family all loved reading, and their favorite group activity was collective reading. The family doesn\’t like to talk. At the dinner table, it\’s often mom, dad, Hawking and his two sisters, each holding a book and reading and finishing the book. Occasionally, they will exchange a few words of experience when encountering exciting content. Although his parents were not strict about academic performance, Hawking, who was active in thinking, well-read, and liked to design various games, was admitted to Oxford with ease. Hawking\’s memories at university When Hawking became an adult, he followed his parents\’ educational concepts. His three children are also very good: his eldest son, Robert, is an engineer at Microsoft\’s headquarters; his daughter, Lucy, majored in English and Russian at Oxford University and is a famous writer; Tim graduated from the Department of Linguistics at the University of Exeter and is the head of the UK LEGO Marketing Department. Hawking, wife and three children Today, this scientific superstar has taken off his mortal body and returned to the stars and universe, but what he left us is endless wealth. As Hawking\’s children wrote in a statement: \”We are saddened by the sudden passing of our father. He was a great and outstanding scientist whose courage, persistence, brilliance and humor inspired people around the world.\” He will be forever missed. As ordinary parents, we may not expect to train our children to become scientific giants, but the shining points of Hawking are precisely the weight that makes children happy throughout their lives, and are worthy of everyone\’s thinking and learning. I hope that we and our children can live a strong and happy life, and have the confidence to say goodbye when we say goodbye to the earth.: \”My life is fulfilling and satisfying.\”