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1. Glimpse the moon in a difficult situation
The first time I read Maugham's novel was on a summer night in high school.
At this time, I was very distressed because I had lost touch with my ideal school and was forced to choose a school that I did not understand.
It seemed that in my eyes at that time, this was a big blow, I was always sleepy, I couldn't mention the motivation to study, thinking that I couldn't get into a good university anyway, it was better to "mess up".
When I happened to go to the library to buy books, I found a book called "The Moon and Sixpence." The blue cover and the title of the book that seemed to be unable to be hit together instantly attracted my attention.
How can the moon, and sixpence, be related?
On the summer night when the cicadas were buzzing, I held the book and saw that the bookstore was almost proofing, and then I reluctantly stepped out of the store.
At that moment, I lifted my head, and on my back was the clear and quiet moon, and my mind was clearer than ever, as if all my troubles and pains had been solved.
Until now, I am glad that I have read "The Moon and Sixpence", which has had a profound and significant impact on me, and even after my work, I often look back on this book.
If you are also trapped by various unsatisfactory articles, or have friends who are experiencing the same difficulties, it is better to give me a few minutes, maybe you will suddenly be enlightened.
2. Desperately pursue the moon
"The Moon and Sixpence" tells the story of Strickland, a London securities broker who originally lived a dull and affluent life, and suddenly disappeared into the world of many people.
His wife and friends around him thought he might be having an affair and abandoned them to live a new life. After a long search, the crowd found nothing and were preparing to give up when they found him in a poor neighborhood in Paris.
At this time, he had already changed his appearance: living in a small attic in poverty, not knowing how to paint at all, but dreaming of becoming a painter.
The paintings are childish and lame, and always destroy the original appearance of the paintings.
Seeing this, many people must think that he is "crazy", and his relatives and friends around him also think so, his wife cannot accept that he gave up on himself because of painting, and friends regret his once rich life and express regret for his decision.
What is even more shocking is that he even cheated with his only painter wife who recognized him, and finally abandoned her.
In the end, he went alone to the remote and pristine island of Tahiti in the South Pacific, where he spent his life with a paintbrush and eventually died under the torment of illness.
Before he died, he instructed the girl who had been with him, Aita, to burn the huge mural he was working on after his death, and Aita, according to his last words, burned the whole house to the ground, leaving nothing behind, as if he had never existed.
Such an outrageous life sounds lamentable.
Christian's life cannot be judged by simple good and bad, and the act of abandoning all worldly achievements and standards and pursuing the pure land of the heart is something we cannot achieve.
We wonder: what does painting really mean to him?
This question is not in a hurry, we can first ask ourselves: If you were to choose, what kind of life would you live?
Perhaps after knowing the true meaning of "the moon and sixpence", you will have the answer.
3. Sixpence, or touching the moon?
The "moon", out of reach, is forever high in the sky, but can be seen at all times. It means the dream that never goes away in our hearts.
It may seem crazy, it may be very different from its current situation, or it may not be achieved in this lifetime. But we always think about it over and over again in the dead of night, as if it never disappeared.
"If... What will happen to me? ”
"Sixpence", as the name suggests, the simplest way to understand it is money. Without money, there is no guarantee of life, how many young people live a "996" life, but how many really choose this?
We will always kill all "deviant" ideals for "society" and "reality", and "integration" seems to be the ultimate goal.
Working hard for the sake of the family and parents, at a certain moment, will you also feel that everything you have is "unreal"?
And will we choose sixpence or the moon? Do you choose a perfect life or pursue self-satisfaction inward?
4. If you still have hope, touch the moon
If we look at Christland from the perspective of our existing social values, he may be a "heinous" "scumbag", abandoning his wife and children, and cheating with his wife, which has also made him subject to countless criticisms and accusations.
It's just that he doesn't care.
"There were sixpence all over the place, but he looked up and saw the moon."
After reading this book, I was relieved.
What is the impact of the desolation of the environment? The heart is always beating wetly. My "moon" is still not far away, and I can always see it, but I am always stumbled by myself, thinking that I can only fall into a hopeless and vulgar life.
As everyone knows, the mirror of the heart is still clear and transparent.
Is school really important?
If you have a dream, you can chase it anywhere. After all, compared to Kristran, what is my dilemma?
There are always so many "two-or" choices in life, and the black-and-white creed does not seem to allow it to be broken. But are these external judgments unique to life? Is it true that the truest desire in one's heart cannot be heard?
Christland was lonely and silent until the moment of his death, but perhaps, in an instant of eternity, he also had the freedom to ascend to the moon.
As Maugham's famous work, "The Moon and Sixpence" has achieved a high status in the literary world with its easy-to-understand language and deeply rooted stories.
Not only can we gain different inspirations through Christland's story, but also unconsciously think about the gap between ideal and reality in reading, and whether stepping on sixpence can also reach the moon.
If you have been tormented by the gap between reality and ideals for a long time, and if your children are also experiencing the confusion of adolescence, this book may be the best leader.
From the book in front of you back to the reader's heart, I believe that everyone will benefit a lot and gain their own unique feelings.
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