Richard Feynman was a legendary physicist. Of course, he was a damn fine physicist. But another reason that his name is so well-known is that he was fond of telling stories of interesting events in his life and these anecdotes have become very popular. There are many books filled with these stories, many of which I have read. The last one I read was a comic: Feynman by Ottaviani and Myrick. At first, I did not like the weird shapes of people in the pages. But after reading through, I feel that the funny shapes better carry the spirit of the Feynman stories. The one thing that stayed with me after reading the book, even though I sort of knew a bit about it from the other books, was the fact that there were multiple instances in his career when Feynman was in the doldrums with respect to his work. You hear often the stories of his exceptional calculating ability or his practical pranks... the stories of the incomparably smart and inimitably funny Feynman! But it is also ...
Once there was a cup It broke, but did not give up The cup said it will live through the pain If, for the world, there could be some gain Thus it served and leaked, but never creaked Always putting its best lip forward One night a lot was put on its head "I have survived lots, will survive this", the cup said The cups around then chirped up "We know you don't want to give up But know this, you are not alone We will be here, after you are gone" The next morning, the cup was dead It had given up, and moved on ahead.