Reflections after reading "Reliance on Self"

After carefully savoring a famous book, everyone must have new insights and perspectives on life. You can’t just read it, but write a review after reading it. So how should you write your feelings after reading? Below are the sample essays I collected for everyone to read "Relying on Self". You are welcome to share them. Thoughts after reading "Reliance on Self" 1

"Reliance on Self" is an excellent inspirational book. It emphasizes the importance of self-cultivation in a large part. Travel may be "reading thousands of books" in the traditional meaning of the Chinese people. The best practice of "traveling thousands of miles" can not only broaden your experience, but also make you happy. However, in fact, it is precisely because of the lack of self-cultivation that people become crazy and superstitious about travel, worshiping Italy, Britain, and Egypt as gods. Until now, all educated Americans are still eager to travel. It is these people who make Britain, Italy or Greece towering and awe-inspiring in people's imagination, but they themselves are like the axis of the earth, forever stuck in the same place. When we make decisions, we feel that responsibility lies with us. The soul is by no means a wandering travel enthusiast. A wise man always stays at home. If he is asked to leave his residence or go to a foreign country on any occasion when necessary or obligated, he will not complain. However, he seems to still stay at home and use his His facial expression makes people realize that he is spreading wisdom and virtue, visiting cities and people like a king, rather than like a muddling merchant or servant.

Emerson was not dogmatically opposed to traveling around the world for art, research, and charity purposes, as long as one first likes home and does not expect to gain more advanced knowledge through travel than what he already possesses. Going abroad would be great. However, if anyone travels for fun and to obtain something he does not have, then he is traveling away from himself and mixing himself with antiques. Even the good times of youth will soon become obsolete. Will decay and grow old. In Thebes and Palmyra, his will and heart had become as ancient and crumbling as those cities.

In terms of self-cultivation, Emerson is like a spiritual mentor. Every sentence hits the key points and the soft underbelly of the soul. He feels that people nowadays are becoming more and more timid and fearful. He looked guilty, as if he had committed some heinous crime. His strong temperament has abandoned him. He no longer dares to say such powerful words as "I think" and "I am". Instead, he can only quote scriptures and use his own mouth to speak other people's languages, and, to speak The languages ??of the dead. Facing a blade of grass or a blooming rose, he would be extremely discouraged and ashamed. However, the roses in front of my window never paid attention to the previous roses, or those roses that were more beautiful than them. They only cared about their own current situation. They must say silently in their hearts: "Today, we are with God!" For them, there is no time and no space, only roses. As long as it exists, it is perfect every moment. Before the leaf buds bloom, its entire life is already full of excitement. There is not so much in the blooming flowers; there is not so much in the leafless roots. Its nature is satisfied, and it satisfies nature, all the time.

Emerson’s sharpness makes up for the gaps in various concepts of secular life, brings rich nutrients to my life, and inspires me to embark on the road to the sun and travel far... "Rely on Self" After-reading 2

Undoubtedly, Emerson is a person with independent thinking, and his uniqueness cannot be explained in just a few words. His book "Reliance on Self" gave me a lot of inspiration. It's really like that: everyone is great and everyone should think for themselves.

Believe in your own thoughts and believe in what you think is useful to you deep down. It must be useful to everyone - this is genius. We must start from our own hearts and be good at observation, rather than blindly pursuing the light of others. This is often the case. You have your own unique ideas, and those are often enlightened ideas, but most of you will abandon them. Maybe It's because you don't fully recognize yourself, or maybe you're afraid of being laughed at and ridiculed by others. So you are willing to be mediocre, willing to be a follower when you hear a famous person express the same thoughts as you, and follow it like a holy word. However, you seem to have forgotten that you also thought of this sentence before. Everyone knows that celebrity is not achieved in a day. Maybe it starts with a sentence, a sentence full of one's own unique thoughts. Many people have the opportunity to become famous, but the opportunity is always let go by themselves, so we come to a conclusion: Celebrity There are often a few, those who have the courage to say what they think. Their thoughts are flourishing and their souls are shining. Many people have such misunderstandings about celebrities. One is jealousy, and the other is imitation. As Emerson said, "Jealousy equals ignorance, imitation is tantamount to suicide." No matter whether a person is good or bad, he must first be an independent individual, with a mark that distinguishes himself from others, and then he can shine. In this book, Emerson once mentioned that "God is not willing to let cowards explain his merits", so we must have the courage to express ourselves without being ashamed of our ideas, and we should convey them faithfully.

Once upon a time, I always liked to write down my thoughts in a diary, whether boldly or shyly. I always carried out this project secretly. I always felt that it would be bad if someone discovered it, no matter the other party. A smile or a look of contempt in return. A person is immersed in his own game, writing secretly, hiding secretly, and spying on the "enemy situation" from time to time. It is estimated that the level of caution is no different from the cautious attitude when marching and fighting in ancient times. Being self-absorbed in thoughts, now that I think about it, this is probably a common problem for most people! Lack of courage to express yourself.

In today’s society we need to spread Emersonian ideas, because, according to the lighthouse theory, we can discover our own darkness from the illumination of other lighthouses, thereby discovering and creating our true selves.

Zhang Ailing is a unique female writer. She lived in the United States for most of her life and died alone in the United States. Such a talented woman only translated one American book in her life, which is "The Selected Works of Emerson" . She said: "Emerson's works have not lost their relevance even today, and this is what we admire most." Today's society is changing with each passing day, and new problems occur every day. What kind of ideological support do we need? How can we achieve success? Undoubtedly independent and not blindly obedient. This reminds me again of why the "Roosevelt New Deal" was new in American history? Because Roosevelt himself had independent ideas and did not blindly follow the former, he alleviated the economic crisis in the United States and became a success story.

People themselves are a bit timid and fearful, or in other words, people nowadays are becoming more and more timid and fearful. No one dares to challenge the established opinions. Even if the opinions are no longer consistent with reality, we always like to repeat the previous statements. People's holy words should be memorized and recited, so that they can be used to modify their own words to gain praise for their talents, quick thinking and so on. Of course, I am the same way. We let our timidity and fear go unchecked, but in fact, if we live a true life, then only the truth will appear in our eyes, just like the strong will always be strong, and the weak can only be weak. We demand new things and rely on our own abilities to open up a new world. In this book, what deeply touched me was the article about friends - friendship and how great it is. Friendship is a precious wealth in life, and I am so lucky. This wealth is very deep and heavy. I still remember every bit of my senior year in high school. The endless pressure brought by the college entrance examination was like gravel, weighing me down with nowhere to hide. I was depressed again and again, cried again and again, and was on the verge of collapse again and again. Looking back, I couldn't help but get out of confusion, helplessness and depression because of the company of my friends. In fact, it doesn't matter whether it's comfort or not, all I need is a reassuring look and a warm embrace. Be quiet until your emotions calm down, and then move forward together. The article says: The relationship between friends is governed by a divine and inevitable law. They are attracted to each other, not just the opposite -

If they avoid each other, they are actually happiest with each other.

If friends have to go through all the trouble and go through hardships before they can meet each other, then there will be no hope for society. Think about it, when we are not confident enough to make a certain statement, it is so gratifying to have a friend come with an encouraging smile, which doubles your confidence and adds elegance, courage and eloquence.

Emerson also mentioned that in life, we often act hastily. We chase floating and unrealistic plans. Perhaps we are driven by some fears or orders to keep moving forward, but if we We might stop when we meet a friend. We were in a hurry, anxious and impatient, and looked very foolish. All we can say is how great friendship is. Friends can often help us when we are lost. When getting along with friends, please always smile and understand.

Mutual assistance between friends is effective, but this does not serve as a reason to rely on each other. Making friends is not about asking for help. If someone helps you, you need to help yourself. If there is no one to help you, you need to help yourself. Let us return to the topic: rely on ourselves.

People who rely on themselves are really admirable. They use their own hands to build an ideal kingdom. They have enough confidence in themselves, which is an awe-inspiring quality. I often envy those independent people who show their unique demeanor in the face of everyone in life and continue to grow through their own efforts. They have unique insights into many issues because they have had profound experiences and thought about them. When we see those great people, we often wonder, why am I not him? But we have ignored the great hardships they have put in to succeed. Maybe we have noticed it, but when they inspire us in various forms, are you thinking whether I can do it? This ostrich mentality of shrinking back without trying makes us unable to realize the true value of relying on ourselves.

From now on, let your wisdom burst out and don’t let cowardice stop you from moving forward.

From now on, rely on yourself, let yourself become the giant in your heart, and let your soul shine.