"In this era when Mandarin pursues material enjoyment, we must not ignore the value of character. This is a book worth reading and rereading. "
The Power of Character was written by Samuel Myers, a great British moralist in the19th century. Although it was written more than a century ago, it doesn't make people feel outdated at all. On the contrary, in today's materialistic world, it still has a lot of enlightenment for us.
In this book, the author tries to show the noble and magnificent life pictures of the best men and women who have lived in the world to young people, giving people a strong spiritual shock. Life is alive, life is different. However, as a younger generation of post-80s, especially in today's era, I'm afraid how many skills and achievements do we have? I'm afraid it's not that grandiose rhetoric, or that we can create a better future like Don Quixote's daydream.
I remember one year's college entrance examination composition topic was this: A young man trudged on the long road of life and arrived at a ferry. He carried seven backpacks on his back: health, beauty, honesty, alertness, talent, money and honor. When the ferry left, it was calm. I don't know how long it has been. The wind is rough, and the boat is bumpy and full of danger. The ferryman said, "The boat is small and heavy, and the guest officer must discard a backpack to tide over the difficulties." Seeing young people who can't bear to lose. The ferryman added, "What you give up, what you get." The young man thought for a moment and threw "honesty" into the water. "Honesty" has been abandoned. What makes you think? "This topic immediately caused a big discussion in society. In today's declining society, the first thing people should grasp is to protect their backpacks. Morality is so weak. Shouldn't honesty be our first pursuit? Doesn't this society need moral character to maintain? I was confused, but the strength of character gave me the answer.
In fact, money, talent and honor are not real people. Although genius is always admired by people, only people with high moral character can win people's respect. Genius is more a product of reason, while character is the power of thought. In the long run, it is the mind that guides people's lives. Genius gains social status by virtue of intelligence, while people with noble moral character win social reputation by virtue of conscience. Genius is admired, and noble character is a model for the world.
And more obviously, money doesn't mean nobility. Wealth has nothing to do with noble character. People who have wealth are not necessarily noble. On the contrary, wealth is often an important reason for moral corruption and degeneration. Wealth and corruption-failure, luxury and sin are closely related to each other. Wealth in the hands of people with weak will, lack of self-control or lack of control over desires will only be a temptation or trap-it will eventually bring endless disasters to themselves and others.
When human beings lose their personality, they lose the attribute of the spirit of all things. It is true that there is hypocrisy and cunning in society, kindness is sometimes bullied, honesty is sometimes hurt, but truth, goodness and beauty are always the pursuit of human beings, and character is still the source of endless strength, happiness and happiness of human beings.
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The Power of Character was written by Samuel Myers, a great British moralist in the19th century. Although it was written more than 100 years ago, it doesn't make people feel outdated at all. On the contrary, in today's materialistic world, it still has a lot of enlightenment for us.
In this book, the author tries to show the noble and magnificent life pictures of the best men and women who have lived in the world to young people, giving people a strong spiritual shock. Life is alive, life is different. However, as a younger generation of post-80s, especially in today's era, how many skills and achievements do we have? I'm afraid it's not that kind of grandiose rhetoric, or it can create a bright future like Don Quixote's daydream.
I remember one year's college entrance examination composition topic was this: A young man trudged on the long road of life and arrived at a ferry. He carried seven backpacks on his back: health, beauty, honesty, alertness, talent, money and honor. When the ferry left, it was calm. I don't know how long it has been. The wind is rough, and the boat is bumpy and full of danger. The ferryman said, "The boat is small and heavy, and the guest officer must discard a backpack to tide over the difficulties." Seeing young people who can't bear to lose. The ferryman added, "What you give up, what you get." The young man thought for a moment and threw "honesty" into the water. Honesty has been abandoned. What does this remind you of? As soon as this topic came out, it immediately caused a big discussion in society. In today's declining society, the first thing people should do is to protect their backpacks. Morality is so weak. Shouldn't honesty be our first pursuit? Doesn't this society need moral character to maintain? I was confused, but the strength of character gave me the answer.
In fact, money, talent and honor are not real people. Although genius is always admired by people, only people with high moral character can win people's respect. Genius is more a product of reason, while character is the power of thought. In the long run, it is the mind that guides people's lives. Genius gains social status by virtue of intelligence, while people with noble moral character win social reputation by virtue of conscience. Genius is admired, and noble character is a model for the world.
And more obviously, money doesn't mean nobility. Wealth has nothing to do with noble character. People who have wealth are not necessarily noble. On the contrary, wealth is often an important reason for moral corruption and degeneration. Wealth is closely related to corruption, luxury and sin. Wealth in the hands of people with weak will, lack of self-control or lack of control over desires will only be a temptation or trap-it will eventually bring endless disasters to themselves and others.
When human beings lose their personality, they lose the attribute of the spirit of all things. It is true that there is hypocrisy and cunning in society, kindness is sometimes bullied, honesty is sometimes hurt, but truth, goodness and beauty are always the pursuit of human beings, and character is still the source of endless strength, happiness and happiness of human beings.
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One day in the summer vacation, I watched a story "The Power of Character" at home. After reading this story, I benefited a lot and was deeply moved.
The story is about a father who decided to sell his American radio, which was always broken and had to be repaired, so his father wanted to sell him. On the way, he repeatedly told his daughter to tell the waiter that it had been repaired, otherwise it would hurt the buyer. Father told the waiter again and again that he was sorry that people's fears surfaced on his face. Because he knows that dishonesty is extremely terrible. As a result, the radio only sold for 6 yuan, which is the price of honesty.
After reading this story, I understand that everything should be honest and trustworthy. Just like I told a lie before, saying that I didn't use the money I finished to buy toys. My mother believed it, but I felt deeply guilty. This matter has been in my mind for a long time. Students, let's join hands and be a qualified honest citizen!
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Every one of us is fulfilling the duties entrusted to me by God every day. Although many of them are ordinary, we have also shown greatness through sincere efforts. The nobleness of people always depends on daily life and daily affairs. Burke said: "it is unrealistic to measure human society by the character of heroes, which will certainly create a degenerate superstructure." It makes sense to think about it. Ordinary details in a person's daily life can better reflect his moral cultivation, and they are more real, vivid and concrete than those shown by some great people. For us ordinary people, doing our best in ordinary life is the main way to show our character. If a person does not have a noble heart, even if he has money, power and reputation, it is meaningless (www.guaze.com said). However, if we have good character, even if nothing else, our life will be meaningful. The nobility of character is not necessarily related to education and wealth. The most precious wealth in life is not money and power, but a person's noble character and a manifestation of goodwill. Cultivating noble character may not make you rich materially, but it can win people's respect. This kind of return is unmatched by material. Honesty is also an important symbol of noble character and one of the wealth of life. It keeps people upright and youthful, and gives people strength and patience. In the process of pursuing truth and noble quality, besides being honest, we should also follow the correct principles and not deviate from the right path, otherwise we will lose our direction like a ship that has lost its rudder in the Wang Yang. If people do this, they will be lawless, unable to discipline themselves and unable to be free.
Noble wealth in life is nothing more than a person's noble character and a manifestation of good will. Cultivating noble character may not make you rich materially, but it can win people's praise and respect. This kind of return is unmatched by material things. Therefore, it is very important to cultivate good moral quality.
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I watched a story "The Power of Character" at home. The story is about a father who decided to sell his radio. His father decided to sell the radio because it often broke down and had to be repaired.
On the way, my father didn't dare to sell the radio because he thought it was faulty. I repeatedly urged my daughter to tell the waiter that it had been repaired. Otherwise, the buyer will be hurt. My father told the waiter again and again that he was very sorry because he knew that dishonesty was terrible. As a result, the radio only sold for 6 yuan, which is the price of honesty.
After reading this story, I think this father is really great. I've learned that everything should be honest and trustworthy. Just like I used to lie to my teacher and never finish my homework. Now I understand. Be honest, be honest.