After reading The Diary of Anne Frank, I fell into a long meditation, and the various scenes in the book and Anne's inner activities and her extraordinarily wise words stayed in my mind and lingered.
Few books have left such a deep impression and shock on me, and I think this comes from the unique background of this book and the personality and inner qualities of the owner in a special environment.
The book was written against the backdrop of World War II, where the author, as a member of a Jewish family, was forced to hide in a "chamber of secrets." She says in the book that when the war was over she wrote a novel called "The Chamber of Secrets."
The main content of the book is a series of events that happened to Anne's family of four and eight other friends who hid in the "back room" of their father's company for more than two years.
These include Anne's inner emotional world, her analysis of herself, her mental changes in special circumstances, the details of getting along with other people, and her reflection and growth.
In the process of reading this book, I couldn't help but giggle several times, because there are many interesting pictures, and the author often uses humor and irony to record his views on things.
Like she said Mrs. Dan was a "ridiculous little model". And her hilarious experience of filling her teeth.
Anne hid in the Chamber of Secrets in June 1942, at the age of 13, and began writing a diary, where she was discovered by the Nazis in August 1944, at the age of 15, and then deported to concentration camps. He died in March 1945, 2 months before victory in the war. So the diary stayed forever in August 1944, and the diary lasted for more than two years.
A vivid and interesting life is forever fixed at the age of 15, and she has said more than once in her diary that she wants to become a journalist and then a famous writer, and she has also written a fairy tale.
Of course, she sometimes doubted herself like many writers, and no one would know whether the ideal would really be realized in the end, but she had been strict with herself for more than two years in hiding, actively learning, and never giving up hope and effort.
She said that "although I often hang my head, I have never despaired", and she knows very well that she has to work hard for the person she wants to be in the future.
In the course of reading this book, I even thought several times that Anne was wiser and more mature than many adults. She will observe herself from the perspective of a stranger without favoritism or excuses, and often reflect on herself after things have happened.
In such a special environment, every day outside is bloody and rainy, and the shells are rumbling. Every day someone is dying, including her friends, relatives, and all the people they know and don't know.
8 people hiding in a secret space, inevitably having to face each other every day for more than 2 years, and no matter what happens, they have to continue to live.
Living is the most important thing, and it is conceivable that there will be contradictions of all sizes.
From the beginning, Anne had just arrived in this place from the strangeness, depression, all kinds of inconveniences in life, the difference in everyone's habits of work and rest, and the shortage of supplies. Others face the bad emotions of this situation and need to keep quiet every day, for fear of being found out.
A child has to face so many problems that no one can tell her what to do, because even adults don't know what to do, and everyone here is in the same situation.
Adults also have to deal with their own problems, and not every adult has the wisdom to tell a child how to deal with life's difficulties.
However, the problems of life always fall from the sky and throw the problem in front of you when you are not prepared, and you are caught off guard, but you still have to try to find a solution.
This is also what Anne needs to do, many times with others, accused of shortcomings in character, insulted, contradictions always followed by one after another. One night after another she went to sleep crying, pretending that everything didn't matter. But in fact, she is more sensitive than anyone.
As her father told her, "Every child should educate himself, and others can only give advice and guidance". After countless battles with yourself, countless nights of weeping wet pillows.
She gradually reflected on her behavior, learned to look at problems from different perspectives, and even adjusted her behavior to adapt to the environment.
From her language and behavior, I saw many qualities that adults can't match, such as her strong faith, her own unique personality, the ability to think independently, and the enthusiasm to help others. And in extreme environments, he has always maintained a positive and optimistic spirit.
Her diary bears witness to the extraordinary experiences of the plight of people during the Nazi period of World War II, as well as to her own growth.
Anne said in her diary that she clearly understood that she wanted to be a different person than other girls, did not want to be a housewife like her own mother, and finally be forgotten. She wished she could live after she died.
And that wish did come true, and after the whole war, only his father survived, and she and her sister and mother, as well as 4 other people, did not survive.
I wonder if her diary would have been published if she had survived? Will this book still have such an impact?
My answer is yes, if she could survive, it is true that her death does not give people as much regret and impact, but her work is undoubtedly of great value.
Her work is not as superficial as a child's, and her mind and spirit are beyond that of many adults. Her record allows people around the world to see what happened at a certain time in a corner of the world.
At the same time, it also shows that a 15-year-old girl can be a person with her own personality, independent thinking ability, and the courage to take responsibility for her own actions. A person who is so yearning for life, has a happy nature, optimism, and bravery.
She is not as close to her mother as her father, and there is a passage in the book in which she expresses her dissatisfaction with her mother, and she also says that "she should be her own mother" Just as "a child should know that he should educate himself and that others can only give advice and guidance", she has such a strong will. She said she wanted to mold herself with her own will.
She always had all kinds of thoughts and thoughts in her head, and she often talked to herself and was always said to be a multi-tongued person. She also suffered for a long time about her shortcomings, but later corrected it.
She said she couldn't imagine how someone could say "I'm weak!" And still so weak after that. If you know this, why not get over it and exercise your character?
The answer was "because it's much more comfortable like this", and this answer made me unhappy. comfortable! "Isn't a lazy, self-deceptive life just comfort?" Ah, no, it won't be so, it shouldn't be.
"Peter started to rely on me a little bit, and that couldn't happen anyway. For people like Peter's type, it is already difficult to stand on their own feet, and for a person who lives consciously, it is even more difficult to stay firm and find a path through countless difficult problems! ”
"How can I make him understand that looking so comfortable, feeling so good is going to drag him down the abyss, where there is no friend, no support, no good things, and after sliding down, it is almost impossible to get out of there." 」
"We have every reason to hope for a better life, but we must also fight for a better life ourselves, and it is by no means comfortable to get."
Striving for happiness means working for it, doing good deeds, not speculating, not being lazy. Laziness may be superficially comfortable, but work gives satisfaction."
Peter was a 16-year-old boy who lived with her in the Chamber of Secrets and was the one Annie later fell in love with.
In order not to keep herself from staying in a state of stupidity, Anne studied hard every day, in addition to studying the school curriculum, she also learned English, French, shorthand, and read many favorite books.
In places where food is scarce, the living environment is still a problem, find the beauty of life, and find new hope and happiness to live.
Her longing for nature, her nostalgia for friendship, her gratitude for the gift God had given her, and the purity of her heart gave her an unusual eye.
She sees hiding as a special adventure, using writing to organize her thoughts, record her emotions, and examine her own shortcomings and thoughts.
All of this makes one understand why this book became a classic, a bestseller second only to the Bible.
She also has her own views on politics and religion, saying, "Whichever religion it is, it can put people on the right path." This is not a fear of God, but a respect for one's own honor and conscience. If all the people could look back on the day's events every night before going to bed and think about what was good and what was bad, they would all become good and virtuous people. ”
"People involuntarily try to correct their shortcomings every day, and after a period of time, they can be successful. This method is available to everyone, and without spending anything, everyone can do it. Because if anyone does not know, then he must learn" and experience: "If the conscience is calm, it can be strong".
Her wish came true, she really lived after death, and lived so well, bringing encouragement and hope to so many people.
I think if she can really come down, she will definitely realize her ideal of becoming a writer and bring out the talents God has given her to the fullest. Pass on more of her interesting thoughts and spirit to more people.
This 15-year-old girl, she will live forever in our hearts.
With her keen observation, funny language, meticulous description, profound thoughts and wisdom, she illuminates the difficulties and darkness of our lives.
I don't know what happened to her in the 7 months after she was caught, what kind of inner experience she had, and I couldn't keep myself thinking about it when I thought about it, and I was saddened to lose an author who was so intelligent and had infinite talent and future.
She said: "People who don't write, no one knows how enjoyable it is to write. If I don't have enough to write articles or books for a newspaper, well, I can always write for myself. ” "I want to continue to live after I die, which is why I thank God for giving me this gift that I can use to express my inner feelings."
It is easier to give up at any time than to persevere, and it is easier to escape than to face, but giving up and escaping will also drag you to the endless abyss, and at that time it is almost impossible to climb up, and you can only complain for life. And this situation should be avoided in any case.
As Anne puts it, "Sometimes I think That God is testing me to perfect myself without example and without assistance, and then to become strong and resistant."
Many of us, like Anne, are doing the great work of perfecting ourselves on our own!