多读书，读好书 Read More Books, Read Good Books

A person's ability to perceive the world is limited, and in order to improve their survival ability, they must read more books, especially good ones. After reading more books, one's thinking will broaden, and their ability to read and solve problems will be unique, which is the only way to stand out. Reading a good book is like listening to a wise man who is enlightening and imparting wisdom to you. Gradually, you will become intelligent, calm, and refined, becoming an excellent person who is beneficial to society.

In the 1980s, I could still see young people reading under streetlights and hear stories of college students hiding in bed and reading with flashlights. But now, there are not many young people who truly enjoy reading. Instead, people who play games, watch videos, chat and brag can be seen everywhere.

In that era where knowledge could change destiny, everyone carried dreams and could change their destiny through reading. The whole society formed a good atmosphere of reading and striving. But when there is injustice in society, the second generation of officials and the second generation of wealthy people seize resources that should belong to ambitious young people through their family backgrounds and various relationships, such as positions, reputations, professional titles, treatment, promotions, etc., and the upward path of scholars is thus cut off. Readers feel disheartened, negative, and decadent, which also affects others.

We believe that injustice exists in any society, and it is only temporary. Young people should bend down, work hard, read more books, improve their skills, and wait for the opportunity to come.

The British philosopher Bacon said: “Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business.”

The road of life is long and full of unpredictable things, sometimes I even feel hopeless. Until one day, I read a passage by Mo Yan (a Chinese writer and Nobel Prize winner in Literature), and my mind was enlightened:

“People with a kind nature tend to mature late and are influenced by bad guys. Although they have come to understand later, they still remain kind and sincere, constantly searching for their own kind, but in the end, they become the loneliest one.”

Master Hongyi, also known as Li Shutong (1880-1942), was a musician, art educator, and calligrapher. His words about the relationship between people gave me a profound understanding:

“Any relationship, in the end, is just an acquaintance. Those who have a mind will be tired of; those who have no mind are also free. Emotions are voluntary, and there is no need to talk about debt. When an idea arises, we are so far but yet so close; when an idea disappears, we are so close but yet so far.”

At least, reading books, reading the exquisite sentences of two masters, helped me regain my life goals and dreams. A good book is like a medicine that can heal the wounds in your soul and lead you back to the battlefield of life.
Finally, let President-elect Trump's words end this article, which have become my motto:

I am too old to worry about who likes me and who dislikes me, I have more important things to do. If you support me, I support you. If you love me, I love you. If you hate me, I don’t care. Life goes on with or without you.

一个人认知世界的能力是有限的，为了能够提高自身的生存能力，就必须多读书，而且要读好书。书读得多了，自己的思维就会开阔，看问题和解决问题的能力就会与众不同，才有可能脱颖而出。读一本好书，如同聆听一位智者在向你解惑，传授智慧。渐渐地，你就会变得聪颖、沉着、练达，成为一个优秀的人，一个有益于社会的人。

上世纪八十年代，我还能看到在路灯下读书的年轻人，还能听到躲在被窝里用手电筒读书的大学生的故事。可现在，真正能够喜欢读书的年轻人并不是多见了，倒是玩游戏、刷视频、聊天吹牛的人随处可见。

在那个知识能够改变命运的时代，人人都怀揣梦想，通过读书就能改变命运，全社会形成了一个读书奋进的良好风气。可当社会出现了不公，官二代富二代通过家庭背景和各种关系，攫取了本该属于有志青年的资源，如岗位、名誉、职称、待遇、提拔等，读书者的上升通道就这样被断送了。读书者心灰意冷，消极颓废，也影响着其他人。

我们相信，任何社会都会存在不公现象，不公也只是暂时的。年轻人就应该俯下身子，勤奋努力，多读书，提升自身技能，等待时机的到来。

英国哲学家培根说：读书足以怡情，足以博彩，足以长才。其怡情也，最见于独处幽居之时；其博彩也，最见于高谈阔论之中；其长才也，最见于处世判事之际。这就是读书的益处。

人生的道路漫长而充满难以预料的东西，甚至有时感到绝望。直到有一天，我读到了莫言（中国作家，诺贝尔文学奖获得者）的一段话，茅塞顿开：

“本性善良的人都晚熟,并且是被劣人催熟的。后来虽然开窍了，但也仍然善良与赤诚，不断地寻找同类，最后却成了最孤独的一个。”

弘一法师，又名李叔同（1880—1942年），音乐家、美术教育家、书法家，他对人和人之间关系的一段话，让我大彻大悟：

“任何关系，走到最后，不过是相识一场，有心者，必有所累；无心者，亦无所谓。情出自愿，不谈亏欠。一念起，天涯咫尺；一念灭，咫尺天涯。”

至少，读书，读到两位大师的精妙句子，让我重拾人生目标和梦想。好书就像一剂良药，能够医治你心灵的创伤，重新奔赴人生的战场。

最后，让特朗普总统的一句话来结束本文，它已经成为我的座右铭：

I am too old to worry about who likes me and who dislikes me, I have more important things to do. If you support me, I support you. If you love me, I love you. If you hate me, I don’t care. Life goes on with or without you.

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