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Simplicity is the most solemn and noble.
Author: Insight YY
In the early morning of July 2, 1961, Hemingway died.
He has always regarded himself as a "tough guy" all his life.
As a young man, he carried a gun, fought in battle, crashed twice, and was hit by 227 pieces of shrapnel.
Relying on his tenacious vitality, he survived more than a dozen life and death crises.
Years later, even though life was peaceful, he was still keen to drink the strongest wine, hunt the wildest, and catch the biggest fish.
Whether it's facing ferocious lions, cruel sharks, or a war of blood and fire.
Hemingway always had the courage and strength to overcome many dangers.
"Sanlian Life Weekly" once commented on Hemingway: His works always have a spirit of not admitting defeat and iron-clad male strength.
Sixty-three years after Hemingway's death, the late monarch brings you 5 powerful sentences from his pen.
A few words, but it gives people the courage to live and inspires people to forge ahead.
1
About excellence
In the 20s of the 20th century, Hemingway, who was not yet 30 years old, successively created long works such as "The Sun Also Rises" and "Farewell, Arms", which caused a sensation in the literary world.
In the eyes of outsiders, he only needs to follow his previous long-form creations to achieve good results.
Instead, he turned to the creation of short and medium stories, experimenting with new writing techniques and styles.
All of a sudden, readers talked about him, saying that he was exhausted.
In 1954, Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novella "The Old Man and the Sea".
Many people wonder: how could Hemingway, who is already over half a hundred years old, still create such a classic work?
In this regard, he wrote in his acceptance speech:
Each book should be a new starting point for me to continue to explore those areas that have not yet been reached.
It was Hemingway's belief in surpassing himself over the years that made him so successful.
In real life, there are some people who make a little progress and are content with the status quo.
They feel that as long as they are better than others, they are good enough.
But I don't know that if people are immersed in the scenery of the moment and stay in the same place, it will be difficult to see the wider world.
As Hemingway said, true nobility is superior to one's past self.
The greatest ability of a person is to be able to continue to improve himself in the face of a stroke.
Today is better than yesterday, tomorrow is better than today.
You don't need to compare yourself with others, as long as you can constantly surpass yourself, it is the thing you are most proud of.
2
It's about life
Someone once asked cartoonist Cai Zhizhong, what kind of life is the most comfortable?
The gentleman replied: The simplest material, the most abundant spirit.
In this materialistic age, many people devote themselves to the pursuit of material things.
They seem to be enjoying the world of flowers, but in fact they are sinking in their desires and can't extricate themselves.
And people who are truly transparent have already learned to simplify and remove unnecessary burdens for themselves.
In 1939, Hemingway decided to leave Europe.
When the Hollywood film company heard about it, they immediately handed him an olive branch, invited him to write a script, and promised him a mansion and a high salary.
Hemingway refused without hesitation, and with what little savings he had left, he bought a cottage by the Cuban sea.
In the whole room, except for a bed and a writing desk, there were no other bulky items.
It may seem humble to others, but Hemingway enjoyed it very much.
The refreshing environment made him feel relaxed, and his thoughts flowed:
"In Cuba, I haven't been in such a good state of writing in my life, and I can say that it is the best."
For the next 21 years, Hemingway lived in this cottage and wrote world classics such as "For Whom the Bell Tolls".
Found out? What a person can achieve is never determined by the amount of material things.
On the contrary, a simple life makes it easier for people to calm their minds and devote themselves to what they like.
As Xu Zhimo said, simplicity is the most solemn and noble.
In this life, prosperity is a passing moment after all, and the more textured the life, the simpler it is often.
Only by being free from the obsession of desires can you consolidate the thickness of your life.
3
About suffering
When I watched "The Old Man and the Sea", I was particularly impressed by the old fisherman Santiago.
He had not caught a single fish for 84 days, but he still went out to sea again and again with a small boat.
No matter how bad the weather was, the old fisherman never flinched and never gave up.
Finally, on the 85th day, he caught a 1,500-pound marlin.
However, on the way back, the old fisherman was attacked by a school of sharks.
Faced with the ferocious shark, he grabbed his harpoon and stepped forward to fight.
When the harpoon broke, he tied a knife to the oars as a weapon.
When the oars broke, he picked up his stick and rudder and continued to fight the sharks.
In the end, he snatched the bones of the giant fish from the shark's mouth and brought it back at the cost of being covered in scars, shocking everyone.
Ernest Hemingway once said that the world is so beautiful that it is worth fighting for. I only agree with the second half.
Life is a war, and each of us has to throw it into.
Even if you fail, you have to get up and muster up the courage to keep fighting.
You know, life can never defeat someone who never admits defeat.
As the saying goes, water to a desperate situation is a landscape, and a person to a desperate situation is to be reborn.
In reality, many people are easily defeated by suffering, and a little thing makes him feel like a great enemy.
But I don't know that the real desperate situation is not the desperate situation itself, but the weak heart in the face of the desperate situation.
As Lu Yao said, life is always like this, we can't be satisfied everywhere, but we still have to live enthusiastically.
In the face of life's difficulties, as long as you have firm beliefs and do not flinch, you will always usher in the day when the willows will bloom.
4
About loneliness
Writer Richard Yates once said that loneliness is the darkness that must exist in life, it cannot be penetrated, and it cannot be defeated.
Many people think that as long as they have enough friends, they can eliminate loneliness.
After more experience, you will understand that there is no way to hide from loneliness, and the more you escape, the more lonely you are.
In 1920, at the age of 21, Hemingway left the barracks and went to work as a reporter for a tabloid in Chicago.
From the crowded barracks, he suddenly returned to a state of solitude, which often made him feel very lonely.
In those days, he often wrote to his friend Grace Quinner: "I'm so lonely, write to me quickly." ”
In addition, he spends his time at bars as soon as he gets off work, drinking and chatting with strangers.
However, when he returned to his residence drunk, he became more and more lonely in the face of the empty room.
In great pain, he simply locked himself in his room and devoted himself to writing.
As a result, when all kinds of thoughts in my heart flowed out shallowly, the emptiness and loneliness before were instantly emptied with the words.
Márquez said that life has never left solitude and exists independently.
If you think of it as poisoned wine, you will only make yourself miserable.
But when you see it as a fine wine, you can drink it with the breeze and the bright moon, and taste the sweetness and beauty of life.
So from now on, there is no need to covet one lively after another, and there is no need to draw solace from the crowd.
Learn to look inward and feel the freedom of being alone, so that you can enjoy the joy of being alone.
5
About gains and losses
I've heard a quote on the Internet:
What can torment you is nothing more than what you care about; What can bother you is nothing more than your care.
In fact, the gains and losses in life are always unpredictable.
What you care about is still in your hands one second, and the next second it may be in the hands of others.
If you can't look down on the gains and losses, you can only fall into pain and find it difficult to extricate yourself.
In 1922, Hemingway, who was unknown at the time, wrote a novel.
He gave his wife the manuscript of the novel and asked her to bring it to the publishing house.
Unexpectedly, due to his wife's negligence, the manuscript of the novel he had worked so hard to write was stolen on the train.
After learning the news, Hemingway was furious and had a big fight with his wife.
Because he lost the manuscript, he couldn't eat or sleep well, and even fell ill.
It wasn't until half a year later, disheartened, that he decided to rewrite a new novel, "Spring Tide".
Unexpectedly, it was this new novel that made him an instant hit and became a great writer who resounded all over the world.
reminds me of Zeng Guofan's words:
There is a definite number of gains and losses, and there are many people who ask for it, and it is also fate to get it even if they ask for it.
In this life, many things are actually destined.
When you lose, the heavens will also give you gifts to compensate you.
As the saying goes, if you lose the east, you will harvest the mulberry elm.
When you learn to face the gains and losses, all the losses in life will come back in another way.
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The New York Times once commented:
Hemingway himself and his characters gave a lost generation of young people infinite strength.
The things that make you desperate and helpless, the pain that makes you unbearable, Hemingway has experienced it.
When you feel like you can't hold on, you might as well look at Hemingway's writings.
Read Hemingway's 5 sentences, and you will understand that life will not be lost because of a single hardship; Life will not be left unmoved because of a failure.
When you can sharpen yourself and improve yourself in isolation, you will naturally become a strong person in life step by step.
Give it a thumbs up and encourage your friends.