This is the most classic line of the heroine Scarlett in Gone with the Wind. Whenever my life changes and is overwhelmed by difficulties, I can always think of this sentence to motivate myself.
Gone with the Wind is a novel set in the American Civil War by margaret mitchell, a famous modern American woman writer.
Gone with the Wind took the author ten years to come out, and 1937 won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. The novel takes Atlanta and a nearby plantation as the story scenes, depicting the life scenes of southerners before and after the American Civil War.
Every character in Gone with the Wind is so vivid, and everyone has a full personality. The protagonists in the book include Scarlett, Rhett, Ashley, Melanie and others.
Scarlett is not a perfect character in the book, no matter in appearance or character, Scarlett is absolutely not perfect. The first sentence of the novel says: "Scarlett O 'Hara is not very beautiful, but she has a charm that fascinates men and makes people forget her lack of looks. "
Similarly, Scarlett has a cold, selfish, vain and willful personality. She is not as loving and tolerant as Melanie, another female character in the book.
Although Scarlett is not perfect, it does not prevent us from appreciating her or even worshipping her. Of all the characters in the book, I like her best.
Why an imperfect heroine can still be liked by readers. From now on, Scarlett's growth history is like a woman's growth story. She is not a perfect woman, but a woman with flesh and blood and defects.
What is the charm of Scarlett? I think it is because of these three personality charms that I like her so much.
Scarlett was the daughter of a farmer in the southern United States when she was young. Her mother is a descendant of nobility, and her father is a farmer, and her family conditions are superior.
Educated by her mother Ellen and her black wet nurse since childhood. Women need to keep the image of a lady at all times, not to laugh, and not to eat more before attending a party, because girls who eat less are like ladies.
At that time, women only needed to be gentle and do housework, so the book described Scarlett's mother's life.
Scarlett grew up in such an environment. According to common sense, she should be a gentle lady and a good wife and mother. But when Scarlett found out after marriage that her husband was not good at running a business, but she had a gift for it, she thought of opening her own shop. This book describes Scarlett's psychological process.
Scarlett broke the secular vision and decided to open her own shop. At first, she was strongly opposed by her husband and people around her. But she persisted. Scarlett insists on choosing to realize her own value, not just someone's wife.
Whether in novels or in life, we can't help being troubled by secular vision.
Today, there are still many secular views that bother us. When the pursuit of self-worth is different from the secular view, we need to have the courage to break the secular view and pursue self-worth.
Speaking of Bo Huang, everyone is familiar with him. It is difficult for him to get involved with the handsome men and women on the big screen in the traditional impression. Even he himself, when applying for Nortel, was afraid to apply for the performance department and the director department.
But Bo Huang didn't stop pursuing his dream as an actor. He started as a walk-on, and finally walked out of the circle as a supporting role in Crazy Stone.
Everyone knows that the comedian is not good-looking, but his acting is very good. Today, Bo Huang has become the best actor. He broke the secular prejudice with his own efforts.
What a wonderful quality it is when we face the secular vision and bravely realize our self-worth.
No one knows in advance how powerful he really is unless he tries.
Courageously pursuing self-worth, we have abilities and enthusiasm that may be overlooked by us, and these will help us realize our dreams.
Before the war broke out, Scarlett lived a carefree life and was never bothered by money.
But with the outbreak of war, her home was destroyed, her mother died, and her father became like a child because of the loss of his wife. The burden of life fell on her overnight.
Picking cotton used to be the job of slaves at home, but now that slaves are liberated, these farm jobs can only be operated by themselves.
At first, she didn't intend to pick cotton by herself. She wanted to arrange for her personal servants to pick cotton, but this was also rejected, because in the concept of personal slaves, these were not their jobs, and they had never done these before.
There is such a description in the book:
So Scarlett put down the identity of the big miss and went to pick cotton herself.
Scarlett can always keep up with social changes, not indulge in the past, and adjust herself to change in time.
She can work in the fields or learn to do business to support her family. It is easy for her to let go of her former status as a big lady and adapt to the fact that the past has disappeared.
But the people around her didn't look forward, and many people were still silent in their previous lives. They still cling to their past identity and status and are unwilling to give up their identity to earn money to support their families.
The past is always easy to indulge, especially our past is so beautiful and brilliant. When all these beauties and glories are gone, can we quickly adjust ourselves, adapt to changes and start a new journey?
In today's era of rapid development, it is an essential ability to keep up with the development trend of the times, adjust yourself quickly and make changes.
Now society needs all-round talents. Everyone needs to be a diagonal youth and learn more skills in order to better adapt to this society. If you stand still and others are already making progress, then you have already regressed.
We cannot change the world, but we can change ourselves. Since we can't control the world, I will control myself; If the outside world doesn't adapt to me, then I will adapt to them.
Learn to adapt to the environment, adapt to change, and don't be afraid of change. Many people are afraid because of the insecurity brought by change, but the sense of security also needs the environment to give.
The environment is constantly changing, and skills that can give us enough sense of security will lose their advantages. Only by making changes in time can we always feel safe, and indulging in the past will only become more and more insecure.
After the war broke out, Scarlett's original life was split in two by the war.
At one end of the crack are carefree peaceful years. She is a lovely lady, wearing a pair of slim and light Moroccan sheepskin green dancing shoes, and her flounced dress exudes an attractive fragrance. Her only worry is that she can't marry the person she has a crush on.
At the other end of the crack is a woman who is doing the work originally done by servants, spending every penny carefully and protecting her family at all times.
After the war, her family is still immersed in the joy of getting rid of the war, but her mind is already planning the management strategy of her manor.
Every time I read this, I am always moved by Scarlett's courage.
There is only one true heroism in the world, and that is to love life after recognizing the truth of life. No matter whether the situation is good or bad, we must go forward without hesitation and never escape. The solution is always more difficult than it is.
A person's life will not always be smooth sailing. It is easier to be calm in good times, but it is more valuable to have the courage to catch up in adversity.
Hawking, the author of A Brief History of Time, was once a successful young scientist. When his career and love were smooth sailing, fate played a joke on him.
He suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and gradually lost consciousness. In the end, he only had three fingers to move and could not make a sound.
Troubled by his illness, he wrote such a masterpiece as A Brief History of Time. Difficulties are never infinitely powerful and can be overcome. What is important is that when we face difficulties, we should choose to escape or face them directly, adjust our mentality, make changes and beat him.
Scarlett always has such courage, always brave and not afraid of difficulties.
As written in the book, she faces up to life, overcomes possible difficulties in life with strong will and fights tenaciously. She never admits defeat, even if she sees that failure is inevitable, she will continue to fight.
In the face of difficulties, don't escape, face him bravely, the phoenix will be reborn, and how to see the rainbow without experiencing wind and rain.
Scarlett is not perfect, but she is true and brave, and always believes that the future will be better.
Our life is not perfect, but this is life. There are difficulties, sweetness, loss and gains. This is life.
Be brave to be yourself, don't be afraid of change and difficulties.
In the journey of life, we may lose a lot of beauty and encounter many setbacks like Scarlett. We can be disappointed and fail, but we must never despair and never give up! Everything can start again, because tomorrow is a new day!
Tomorrow is another day. The sun will rise the next day.