Reflections on Writing on the Edge of Life

After reading a book, I believe you must have a lot to share. It's important to record it. Let's write a review. So do you really know how to write a review? The following are my thoughts on the writing of "The Edge of Life" (5 general remarks), which are for reference only. Let's have a look.

Writing on the edge of life, after reading the article written by Qian Zhongshu (1), always gives people a sense of humor, but it is also full of philosophy.

Let's talk about this title first. At first glance, it seems really confusing. What does this title mean? Look at the preface written by Mr. Qian Zhongshu. "If life is a big book, then the following essays can only be written on the edge of life. This book is really big! It is not easy to finish it for a while, and there are even many gaps on the side. " Then, suddenly realize. Yes, how much can we read the big book of life? Just write something beside it.

We students are not qualified to annotate on the edge of life-at least I am not qualified yet, so we can only choose such a short paragraph in Mr. Qian Zhongshu's masterpiece "Writing on the Edge of Life" and write a short paragraph on the edge of the discussion, which is called "On Happiness", which can be regarded as "scribbling a few words on the edge of the book".

After all, as a child, I never felt that life was too long or too short. Therefore, according to Mr. Qian Zhongshu's point of view, the life I am currently experiencing is neither particularly happy nor very painful, but only mediocre.

However, ordinary life can be a fact, but it can never be an opinion. The plain life is actually unhappy, because the plain life is boring, long and painful. However, it is true that "life is not happy, but it can still be optimistic", although a series of discussions by Mr. Qian Zhongshu have proved that life cannot be happy forever, and even that "eternal happiness" is "not only too slim to be realized, but also too absurd to be established". However, from the perspective of Marxist philosophy, these all belong to the category of matter, and consciousness is the dynamic response of matter. Of course, the material world reflected by different people's consciousness is different, so some people are optimistic about life, while others are pessimistic. We should treat life optimistically.

Mr. Qian Zhongshu called the contradiction of unhappy life and optimistic view of life "this is a joke of life outlook on life" I don't have that high consciousness to understand this sentence, but one thing is certain, which is dialectical unity. Since life is doomed to be unhappy, why not have fun in suffering? At least spiritual happiness can offset some material pain, not to mention "happiness is determined by the spirit." In this way, we will at least feel what happiness is.

The pain of life is just because it is long, but it is also because it is long that we have enough time to find happiness and feel it-even if happiness is fleeting, the two sides of contradiction are dialectical and unified. If you live an optimistic life, people will become broad-minded and everything will become relatively beautiful; Looking at the world pessimistically, the already painful life will become more and more lengthy, and all disgusting things will be infinitely magnified.

Therefore, although life is doomed to be unhappy, we can still live an optimistic life.

It took a long time to write "The Edge of Life" and read Mr. Jiang Yang's representative work "Walking on the Edge of Life-Ask Yourself and Answer Yourself", and I felt a lot. This book was written by Teacher Yang at the age of 96, which shows how diligent she is. Although this book is not too thick, with only more than 40,000 words, it embodies a generation of literati's questioning and thinking about truth, life and death, fate and the value of life in their twilight years.

As we all know, Mr. Yang is the wife of Qian Zhongshu, a great scholar. She is also a famous translator and writer. A few years ago, Mr. Yang's novel Bath and his memoir The Three of Us were well known to readers. Last year, the Commercial Press published Walking on the Edge of Life, which immediately caused a reading whirlwind among readers. I want to talk about some aspects of this book that impressed me the most.

Many years ago, Mr. Qian Zhongshu wrote On the Edge of Life, which is a classic. A few years later, Mr. Yang wrote Walking on the Edge of Life, which is also a thoughtful and readable book. These two books, like Gemini, enjoy high popularity in China. Qian Zhongshu and Jiang Yang have something in common in their career pursuit and hobbies. It is not easy for them to go through so many ups and downs from hand-in-hand marriage to their later life. The subtitle of this book is "Ask yourself and answer yourself", which is very modest and has no superior posture. It also shows from another side that Mr. Yang worked tirelessly in his later years. In this book, notes occupy nearly half of the whole book, which is rare in contemporary books. The annotations of general books (except ancient books) are all attached parts of the book. Every annotation of this book is a dusty past and a vivid example of the subject's life thinking. Each note can be a separate article. For example: A Ju's troubles, the love affair between old father and uncle, etc. , itself can be read as a good prose.

Generally speaking, wise old people like to think deeply about ghosts and gods, humanity, soul, destiny and civilization, and Mr. Yang is no exception. Mr. Yang has his own views on these issues. In the preface of the book, Mr. Yang pointed to the word "death" from the beginning. She wrote: I have reached the edge of life, and going forward means "go", "go", "go" and "go". Chinese and foreign examples all use these words to soften the unpopular and inevitable word "death". In his 90s, Mr. Yang Can freely faced the inevitable "death" in the future, which is a realm of life beyond himself.

Since the ideology of our society has been unified by materialism, there is little discussion about ghosts and gods. It has become a common way of thinking to analyze and study our problems with scientific methods. At a certain age, it seems impossible not to think about these problems, let alone an intellectual like Mr. Yang. She talked about "idealism" and superstition in the article "The Problem of Ghosts and Ghosts". For example, people talk about faith. Faith is an abstract concept. Can people see it? There is no doubt that faith is intangible, but we still need faith, without which we can't live. Also, we often say that nature has laws, and scientists from generation to generation have discovered many laws. However, it was later proved that some laws were wrong and must be overturned. In this way, the law may not be comprehensive, and it can be broken and supplemented. In the article, Mr. Yang also recalled seeing a fortune teller when he was a child. She has walked on the edge of life. More than 70 years ago, the fortune teller accurately measured what happened at home, and she still remembers it. Fortune tellers may not know any modern scientific truth, that is, they can calculate the ups and downs of fate according to the Book of Changes and the Book of Changes. Why is this? Until now, she still can't figure out the problem.

In the book, Teacher Yang talked about "the way of self-cultivation". A person's body needs exercise, and his moral character needs cultivation. She said: the human body is made of meat, so it can't be beaten or burned. But people's spiritual conscience is getting stronger and stronger. Confucius emphasized self-cultivation and pointed out the way of self-cultivation. Spiritual conscience exercises the body, and there must be appropriate methods. If the "eat drink man woman" needed by the body is not satisfied, people will die; Don't vent your strong feelings, people will go crazy. When spiritual conscience controls itself, it is tolerant and allows physical and mental harmony. Restrain yourself as appropriate. The so-called "harmony without difference" means using etiquette and music to adjust, restrain and guide. This statement makes sense. If you want to be a gentleman, you must have a good temper and strong self-control. Without these two points, people's virtue cannot be promoted to a higher level.

Walking on the Edge of Life reflects many problems in Mr. Jiang Yang's later life. Many problems in the book are problems that people must think about and face, and they cannot be avoided. I can't finish reading such a book of wisdom in a day or two. I will watch it often in the future and keep looking for the secrets of life.

Written on the edge of life: The seventh part of The Edge of Life is a book review. The books reviewed cover psychology, philosophy, China literature, biographies, travel notes, essays, poems, textual research and even dictionaries, which shows that Qian Zhongshu has a wide range of interests and profound knowledge. Words from western languages will be listed in brackets for easy understanding, and it can also be seen that the author is extremely talkative. Information is so rich in literary talent that it is almost like reading prose. Speaking of prose, there is actually a book review written in The Edge of Life.

If you want to write a book review of this book, maybe you can quote the words in the original book review, "The famous sayings in this book are endless" and "Not enough friends" have shocked the hearts of countless readers and jumped with the author's heart! "Then quote" Ode to the Sunset ",and the full text ends.

What is this? First, if you really read Qian's book reviews carefully, you can't help but compare them, and eventually your interest will be dull. Then you move something to the upper right corner and touch the unknown X with your finger. Secondly, this book is not only miscellaneous, but also has different styles. Writing on the edge of life is full of humor and thinking, but the back is getting more and more serious (although the author can't help but insert a few witticisms). If an article is drawn from two parts, it is estimated that no one will think that it was written by the same person. Third, the article has great ideological depth and artistic charm. Written on the Edge of Life, although it seems that books are constantly dropping and jokes are constantly coming, its content is very profound. The most representative and simplest is reading Aesop's fables mentioned above. Here is a passage: "The story of the old woman and the hen: The old woman keeps a hen and lays an egg every day. The old woman is greedy and expects her to feed her twice as many eggs a day. Since then, chickens have become fatter and fatter, so they no longer lay eggs-so they are no longer greedy. Aesop was wrong! He should say that big fat people tend to pay attention to their eyes.

The story of the fox and the grape: The fox saw the ripe grapes on the vine, tried his best, but couldn't eat them in his mouth, so he had to put down the grapes and comfort himself by saying, "This grape may still be sour, so don't eat it!" Even after eating, they will say, "This grape is really sour." If he is an unsatisfied fox, he says to himself, because the reality is "not ideal enough". If he is a very satisfied fox, he said this to others, because complaining will prevent others from sharing the sweetness.

The story of the donkey and the wolf: When the donkey saw the wolf, he pretended that his leg was hurt and said to the wolf, "There are thorns on his feet, please pull them out so that your tongue won't be stabbed when you eat me." The wolf believed it, concentrated on finding the thorn, was kicked by the donkey, and fled with a sigh, saying, "God sent me to be a dead butcher, so why should I be a doctor!" " "This is absurd, of course. He didn't realize that doctors are also butchers. "

Humor was the first to bear the brunt of several essays, and then an army of satires followed. If you want to cultivate your vomit skills, you can read this book every day, at night, on a diet and in the toilet. If you practice so hard, you will achieve something.

It must be noted that when reading these articles, we must get rid of the bad habit of reading comprehension, and don't try to find the central idea, which is too humorous. In this way, reading this book will make you feel comfortable and refreshed.

At this point, I can only stop writing and write so much. I can only make a small comment on Writing on the Edge of Life. I'm afraid it's neither fish nor fowl to write any more, and it's hard to explain. It's not that I'm lazy, but "this book is really big!" " It's not easy to finish reading in a short time, and even there are many blanks in the writing. "

Mr. Qian Zhongshu has a book called Writing on the Edge of Life. I suddenly turned it over today. After reading it, the title touched me. I stand on the edge of life myself. I said: I will never be able to admit it and get rid of it until the haze in my heart is lifted. This is just to give yourself a little self-confidence, forget the past and cross it off, but the brand of years in your mind will never be erased. Not only can you not forget it, but people around you will also help you keep this memory. Time is merciless, it will make you make mistakes and help you remember this mistake, so I will shut myself in the window as Mr. Qian wrote.

"It's spring again, and the window can always be opened. Spring comes in through the window, and people can't sit still in the house, so they go out through the door. But spring outside is so cheap! There is sunshine everywhere, not as bright as the darkness in the room; There is a lazy wind in the sun everywhere, which is not as lively as stirring a dull room. Even the birds' songs are trivial and thin, which needs the silence in the room to set off. So we understand that looking at the window in spring is just like drawing with a picture frame. " I'm avoiding the arrival of spring, or rather, I'm afraid of it. I would rather sit behind the window calmly and think quietly than participate in the complexity of the world and ignore time. Change brings joy and sorrow, instead of wanting more luxury and enjoying what I like and like. Maybe others find it incredible. Maybe I'm just like this, standing at the window, as if. . Standing on the edge of life. "If the sound outside the window is too noisy, close the window and let the soul explore freely and meditate quietly."

Look at the money, look at the thickness, men's loyalty is because the chips of betrayal are too low, and women's loyalty is because they are too tempted.

One day, I will be forgotten by you, because I am no longer brave; One day, I will understand the true meaning of love, because then I no longer have profligate capital; One day, you will cry for me, because I bring you happiness, but it's too short … too short … it hurts … life is really interesting, because life always lets him play with me!

Written on the edge of life and analyzed by kazuo inamori's management philosophy, the fifth book "Why People Live" is permeated with many life philosophies. In fact, I realized later that maybe this book should be named "How People Should Live".

Why do people live? How should you live? In fact, to some extent, the answers to these two questions are interchangeable, although so far, I can't answer them accurately. But after reading this book, at least one original viewpoint has been consolidated and strengthened, and that is to work hard and live a good life optimistically and kindly.

First of all, be diligent. According to the definition in kazuo inamori's book, the purpose of labor is not only to get food and avoid hunger, but also to exercise people's minds. If everyone works hard, they can cultivate a perfect mind and make people more perfect.

I agree with this view. None of us are perfect, but we can all strive to be more perfect. As you sow, so you reap. I think hard work has brought us material rewards, but it has also brought us spiritual gains. Although in the process of work, we can't help complaining, worrying and depressed, we can look back when things are over. Maybe this is actually a process of cultivating our minds. It is precisely because there are many such complaints and troubles that we have it.

Of course, in the process of hard work, we should also keep an optimistic attitude and be kind to others. Kazuo inamori told us a truth, whether in life or work, we should keep a modest and sincere attitude, try not to be too subjective, and look at the situation with other people's hearts.

Take our work as an example. There are always people complaining that advertisements take up too many pages. We also hear people say who stepped on whose line, who didn't come up with the manuscript on the deadline, or who just put his manuscript in the headline position regardless of the manuscript information ... We meet almost every day, and friction is not uncommon. But if we can try to put ourselves in each other's shoes before the friction occurs, some frictions and disputes may be avoided.

As kazuo inamori said, when a person is depressed, it will also do great harm to a person's health. Looking at everything optimistically, no matter what the result is, at least we have gained experience and sustained optimism, so we are grateful and willing to understand this test. In other words, it's no use being angry. Why punish yourself with other people's mistakes? So, it's better to laugh it off.

Perhaps, we can learn from the author's ways to avoid trouble:

1, if you have time to worry, you will work harder than others;

2. Continue to be modest and never be proud;

3, self-reflection every day, self-reflection does not mean trouble every day;

4. Live with satisfaction and gratitude;

5. Live with altruism.

Let's encourage each other.