Lock in the Heart: Great Wisdom in Small Stories (Student Version)

Author: Zhang Jianpeng, edited by Hu Zuqing
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: The Door Ajar
First, I bought a copy of this book in a bookstore. After reading it, I made a special trip to a book wholesale market to buy 20 more to share with friends. I feel this book has given me so much inspiration. — Zhang Wenying (staff member of British-Chinese Reading Company)
This series of essays can be said to be the essence of excerpts, the best of the best, stringing scattered pearls into a brilliant chain. — Jiang Yu (reader from Liaoning, government official)
My son is taking the college entrance exam this year. Originally, I didn’t let him read extracurricular books, but The Door Ajar—Great Wisdom in Small Stories is the one I recommended to him. I believe this book has been very beneficial to his character and studies, and it’s also very enjoyable and easy to read. — Liu Qing (reader from Sichuan, bookstore manager)
Walls and doors are everywhere in life, almost every door has a lock. These are merely for safety, not for confinement. But what’s frightening is the lock in the heart, which can lock away the wings of a person’s wise spirit, trapping them in a confined space and making it difficult to break through. — Xiao Jian (consultant of this book, writer)
We can draw much from a small story, which is often more effective than lecturing about a multitude of principles. We often hear or see successful individuals write in their memoirs about a few small incidents that influenced their lives. We can also secretly ask ourselves: “Why did they find the support for success in these incidents, while I easily let them drift away with the wind?”
Many stories are wonderful, but unfortunately too long; many stories are wonderful, but they have already been widely circulated. This book had to make the tough choice of leaving some out, aiming to offer friends a fresh and exquisite small feast. A drop of water hides the ocean, and greatness lies in the small. In a relaxed reading, there is a fresh feeling and a joyful enjoyment, and without realizing it, you light a lamp in your heart.
Read slowly, act slowly, my friend. Don’t let wisdom suffer indigestion. The nourishment that truly permeates your blood is the real gain.
With the help of top high school exam takers who openly admit the assistance this series has provided, the praise of the first prize winner in the national reading competition, the strong recommendations from numerous excellent teachers to their students, and the high praise from prominent figures across all sectors of society!
Thank you to readers and friends from both sides of the strait and the mainland for your long-standing love and support for this series!