Reflections after reading "How Steel Was Tempered"
I heard "How Steel Was Tempered" a long time ago that it is a good book worth reading. As the saying goes, it is better to meet someone than to be famous. Not long ago, I read this good book.
I have not read many books about revolution, but I have dabbled in some, but this book had the greatest impact on me. The protagonist of this book is a young man named "Paul Korchagin". When he was twelve or three years old, his mother sent him to school. Paul's family is very poor, his mother is working as a servant for others, his brother is an electrician, and his father died early. Therefore, entering the school is a very rare opportunity for Paul's family. However, because Paul was very resentful about the teacher's unfairness and the teacher's various difficulties for him, he made a series of acts of revenge. Soon, he was expelled from the school. Due to the helplessness of life, his mother sent him to a restaurant to work as a waiter. He worked there for more than a year, and it was also there that he saw the darkness of this society, the lowest level of society. It was simply hell on earth. Then, with the help of his brother, he was transferred to a power plant as an electrician. There, he met a sailor named Zhu Helai. There, Paul came into contact with a series of new things about league organizations, party organizations and revolution. A few days later, Paul accidentally got a pistol, and because he killed an enemy, he left his mother, brother, and hometown where he grew up in order to escape. From that time on, he participated in the revolution. For the next eight years, he was passionate about the revolutionary cause. Although it is only eight years, it is too insignificant for life. However, compared with some people's lives, these eight years are more precious than three lifetimes for others. Time and time again, illnesses plagued him, and he overcame them again and again. Later, due to nerve damage, he became paralyzed in his lower limbs and blinded in both eyes. But he still used the little life he had to write a novella "Born of the Storm". For Paul, writing this book was nothing short of a miracle. Because he has only studied for three years. In the past, when writing articles, there were always dozens of rhetorical problems, but after several years of reading a lot of books, a miracle was completed for him. When this book was published, his life was on fire again.
Of course, this book is a bit incomprehensible to many of us today, and it is not difficult to understand. Because we live in a peaceful era, but this spirit can still continue. How is steel made? Just like Paul, he persisted for the cause of revolution and never gave in no matter how difficult or how great the setbacks. This is what is called perseverance. Of course, there is no war here now, but there will be many difficulties in life. Although they are not big, we still need to use our spirit to overcome them. I like a passage in the book very much:
"The most precious thing for a person is life. Life is only once for everyone. A person's life should be spent like this: when looking back on the past, he will not regret for wasting his years, nor will he feel ashamed for doing nothing; When he died, he was able to say: 'My whole life and all my energy have been dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world, the struggle for the liberation of mankind. 'People should live quickly and fully because of unexpected illness. Or a tragic accident could end his life abruptly at any time."
Don't be afraid of life. Thoughts after reading "Robinson Crusoe"
When a person can only rely on his own wisdom and insist on living on a sparsely populated desert island for twenty-eight years! The tempting sunshine, waves, beaches, palm trees on the island...will it still be our dream?
"Robinson Crusoe" describes how the protagonist Robinson was drifted to a sparsely populated island. In helplessness and loneliness, how he adapted to life on the desert island and relied on wisdom and courage to overcome difficulties. Such a wonderful story about continuing life and finding the joy of life.
Robinson did not do anything earth-shattering, but lived like us. But those trivial details are the process of Robinson's struggle against difficulties, and these difficulties are experienced by almost everyone: darkness, hunger, fear, loneliness...
At this time, When Robinson faced difficulties, he exerted the motivation to survive and strengthened his belief in changing the harsh environment. This kind of belief was something that others could not give him. Only if he persists and persists, will he have a chance to return home alive.
No one understands how he did it. He once said: "I will try my best. As long as I can still paddle, I will not be drowned. As long as I can still stand, I will not fall..." Maybe it's because of the belief in his heart. , supporting this great man’s difficult life. In Robinson's view, there is no difficulty in the world that no one can overcome. As long as you make full use of your wisdom and hands and persist in your faith, all problems can be solved.
In fact, don’t we also need to have Robinson’s spirit of unremitting efforts and persistence in our studies?
In our student days, the progress of learning is just like Robinson Crusoe on an isolated island, facing difficulties and persisting in faith. It is a process of seeking happiness from hardship, first bitter and then sweet. For example, Edison worked in the laboratory almost 18 hours a day, eating and sleeping there, but he did not feel bitter at all. He said: "I have never done a day's work in my life. I have endless fun every day." This is what never happened. This person who went to school, who was born as a newspaper boy, regarded work as happiness, invented more than a thousand patented products such as light bulbs and telephones, and changed the lives of everyone in the world.
There is also a little boy named Ike who often plays poker with his family. One night, after he got several bad cards in a row, he became unhappy and began to complain. The mother said seriously: "If you want to play, you must play with the cards in your hand. God is the one who deals the cards. All you can do is play the best with the cards in your hand. That's how life is." Later, Ike When encountering difficulties in life, I always think of my mother's words and always try my best to adjust my mentality to adapt to the environment and face challenges. He came out of a civilian family, became a colonel from a non-commissioned officer, and later became the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces during World War II, and eventually became the President of the United States. He is Eisenhower.
In fact, there is not much difference in intelligence between people, and the learning conditions are also similar. The key is to work hard, pay attention to methods, start with small things, pay attention to details, make a good start, do not make excuses, and grit your teeth. Persevere, think of yourself as Robinson Crusoe on an uninhabited island, stick to your faith, and you will be as successful as Robinson Crusoe!