The festival is clear and peachy and plum smile, and Noda Arizuka is only sad.
- Huang Tingjian, "Qingming"
Good book recommendation
"Meet Tuesday"
Qingming is our closest holiday to the topic of death.
What would you do if you had only 14 weeks left in your life?
Death is what it is.
When we are far enough away from death, we do not really understand the meaning of death. Meet Tuesday is an autobiographical documentary novel by American writer Mitch Albom. The most fascinating thing about this book is his documentary nature.
Mauri Schwartz was the author Mitch Alboum's professor of many ideas when he was in college, having given him many ideas. One day fifteen years after Mickey graduated, he happened to learn that Morrie Schwartz was suffering from muscle atrophy lateral sclerosis, and there were not many days to come, and ordinary people were afraid, but at this time, the old professor wanted to spread some of the things he had been thinking about for many years to more people, so Mickey Albom, as the only student of the old man, met every Tuesday for classes.
What is his attitude toward death?
He said, "The coming days are not synonymous with the absence of much and worthlessness". Many people believe that the value of people who are close to death is limited, even worthless. But Professor Morrie used his own life's experience to tell us on the Tuesday of fourteen weeks, but those simple and emotional philosophies. For example, competition is not the only purpose of life; if grief strikes, there is no need to retreat, frankness and freedom are valuable qualities, but slowly read his narrative, slowly listen to his heart, you can really understand the power of these qualities.
Young man, how did you face this unknown world? Professor Morrie said, "I know that being young can be a pain, so don't show off the charm of youth to me. The children who come to me have their troubles: conflicted, confused, immature, tired of being alive, some of them want to commit suicide, and young people are not wise enough. Their understanding of life is limited. Aging is not decay, it is maturity. Being close to death isn't necessarily a bad thing, and when you realize that fact, it also has a very positive side, and you'll live better because of it. ”
Death is a heavy subject, and everyone who has a chance to survive seems to lack the basis and sincerity to talk about it. Because for those people, death is too far away. But in this book, death is spoken of by a man who is immediately certain and certain that he is going to die, without any reason or excuse to doubt his sincerity. He is a professor, but he does not have a shelf for lectures, and under the specific and sincere story, he can cause heartfelt feelings. He is a person who is warm and friendly to his family, to his friends, to his students, to a man who is optimistic about the past and the future, and a person who reconciles with himself. But it is such a person, suffering from a disease that will cause the muscles of the feet to atrophy and nervous rigidity, if he shows cowardice and fear, the world will not harshly criticize him, but he chose to stand up and show us that love is the reason for our existence, and love is the power that overcomes everything.
Everyone needs a small spiritual home, it can be a commitment or love for something, it can be an obsession and a dream, and when you need it, it will be there. After reading this book, I believe that no one will forget the old professor named Morrie who has died, and will not forget that he told us to "love".
Good books don't need much flowery rhetoric, and they don't need much capacity, as long as they can bring us thinking and moving. "Meet Tuesday" is a book that makes people move to read and find their ideas suddenly open after reading.
Interactive topics
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Editor: Wang Xinran
Audit: Huang Bingjie