俗话说:读书如交友。通过书,你可以和几千年前的孔子、苏格拉底交流思想,你也可以与几百年前的曹雪芹、卢梭围炉恳谈。可是你和几个伟大的灵魂交流过?
TheStoryofMyLifebyHelenKelleristhemostinfluentialbookinmylife.Itaboundswithcourage,struggleandfaiththroughout.HelenKellerwasonceindeepdespairinherchildhood,butfinallyshedecidedtoovercomeherphysicaldefectsandlivehappily.Furthermore,sheshowedgreatpatienceinherlongandhardlearningperiod.
Ihavelearned,aboveall,threelessonsfromherstory.First,shetaughtmethatoftentheroadtosuccessistofacehardshipsbravely.Maybeyouarebornunderanillstaryetyoucanstandabetterchancethanothers.Itisthereforeimportantthatyouscrewupyourcouragewhencourageisneeded.Second,theimpairmentofpartofhersensesdidnotpreventherfromlearning:onthecontrary,shehadmadecontinualeffortstogodeeperintotherealmofknowledge,andherperseverancehadthushelpedherovercomemanyhandicaps.Third,sheadvisedthatweshouldmakethemostofoursenseorgansasifwewouldlosethemsoonbecausethiswaywewouldobservetheworldmorecarefullythaneverbefore.
Thebookisinspiringinthatitisonebrimmingoverwiththeunbendingwillofagallantwomanbesetwithseeminglyinsurmountabledifficulties.IhopeIcanbeascourageousasshe.