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"The Old man and the sea" : Life in the world, fight is not luck, but pattern

How to overcome difficulties, realize personal values and achievements, and explore the fighting spirit and pattern thinking conveyed in The Old Man and the Sea? -- An analysis of the deeper meaning and enlightenment in Hemingway's famous novels

By antoinePublished 10 months ago 10 min read
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In 1951, the famous writer Ernest Hemingway wrote his most famous work, 《The Old Man and the Sea》 in Cuba.

This not only established him as a prominent figure in world literature, but also won him the 1953 Pulitzer Prize in the United States, followed by the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The story tells the story of a brave stubborn old man, successive 84 days did not catch a fish, in the face of the world's cynicism, unwilling to yield to him, finally in the 85 days, caught a huge marlin.

However, the spell of fate did not stop there. On the way home, the old man is attacked by a school of sharks. He fights the sharks alone, and finally pulls back an amazing skeleton of a giant fish.

The author will own perception of the pattern of life, into every person in the article.

The novel is full of unyielding struggle with fate, but also reveals the tender feelings between people.

Read under, all marvel at those jumping soul depths, the collision of life sparks.

When you follow the author's brush, approach them, you will find: open the gap between people, is the pattern.

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The bigger the pattern, the wider the horizon

Santiago is an old man who fished for a living.

He was emaciated and had not caught a fish for forty days.

The neighbors all said that he had struck a stroke of bad luck, which made the old man, who was already lonely, cast an ominous shadow.

Fortunately, Manolin, a boy who learned to fish from Santiago as a child, always believed and comforted the old man.

Every morning, Manolin would sail with Santiago, casting nets; At the end of the day, the old man and the young man, bathed in the sunset, sailed home with a boat full of light, except for half a fish.

Manolin chose to follow the old man despite his lack of success.

In fact, he is not just pity, but because the old man fishing skill is excellent.

He knew he was going to spend his life with the ocean, and learning his skills was more important than catching a few boatloads of fish for a while.

As the saying goes:

The bigger the pattern of a person, the wider the vision.

On the contrary, the smaller one's structure, the narrower one's vision.

Shortsighted, seeing petty profits, just like Manolin's parents.

Despite Manolin's underage age, they just complained that he had been unable to catch fish and earn money for so long.

So they forced Manolin to leave Santiago and go with what everyone called the "good luck ship."

Manolin tried to persuade them not to be greedy only for immediate profit, but the parents were too firm to allow the boy to explain anything.

But his father's life is difficult to disobey, Manolin had to leave the old man, set foot on the boat his parents chose for him.

Still, Manolin would accompany the old man home every night after the ship, to curl the nets and sail, and do whatever he could.

Zhuangzi · Autumn Water has the following words:

Well frog can not speak in the sea, confined to the virtual also; Summer insects can not language in ice, Benedict in time also; Qu Shi can not language in Tao, beam in teaching.

The final gap between people, is never how high IQ, emotional intelligence is more powerful, but look at things and the pattern of life.

It was because of all the fishing skills Manolin mastered during his time with the old man that he became a master fisherman across the ocean.

If there is no pattern, see all is trifles; Only enlarge the pattern, the horizon can become wider.

"Not afraid of floating clouds cover the eyes", people between heaven and earth, walk the four seas, learn to enlarge the pattern, broaden the horizon, in order to achieve better themselves.

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The larger the pattern, the better the conduct

Life in Santiago was not rich to begin with, and now, with days without income, it has become even more difficult.

Some of the old fishermen pitied him for his solitude, and though they pitied him, they could do nothing; More people are finger-wagging and sarcastic.

What's more, they often play contemptuous jokes on the old man, and their words are full of mockery.

Although Manolin wanted to help Santiago, however, all the money he earned was given to his parents, who were so intent on keeping him away from the old man that it was impossible to help him.

Sometimes Manolin stole food from home and brought it to the old man behind his parents' back.

However, this is just a drop in the bucket. As a result, Santiago often went fishing on an empty stomach.

The way of heaven, more than damage and make up for the shortage. People's way, but most of the "damage is not enough to serve."

Floating in the world, fate is fickle, down and out, there is always a group of people waiting to take advantage of people's danger, down.

For people, the smaller the pattern, the more "hate you have, laugh at you without"; On the contrary, the larger the situation, the more benevolent, to be kind to others.

When San Diego was desperate, a small restaurant owner, Martin, came to the rescue.

The old man ate in the restaurant and Martin took nothing.

He wanted to give the old man something, but he knew that he was stubborn and proud and did not like charity, so it was always in the evening, after everyone had gone home, that Martin asked Manolin to bring the old man a delicious meal.

Tired and hungry, Santiago often fell asleep as soon as he got home, and when he woke up, he could always see Manolin bringing food.

Sometimes it is a little fried banana, sometimes it is black bean rice with meat, sometimes it is stew stew fish, sometimes it is sweet with two bottles of beer...

At such times the old man would say to the boy, "I must go and thank him!"

He said that when he caught the fish, he would give Martin the meat from the belly of the best fish.

In fact, Martin helped the old man without expecting any reward, but from the bottom of his heart.

The real big pattern, the background color is good.

As the old saying goes: "A good heart, all immortal. When a hundred lamps shine, a thousand miles will be bright."

Kindness is not a gift, it is a choice; It is a kind of compassion, a kind of wisdom; Is a person hidden in the heart of the bearing, cultivation and pattern.

The larger the pattern of people, the more good conduct, the more have unclothe people's compassion.

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The bigger the pattern, the more stable the state of mind

At that time, San Diego, in the eyes of people, became a complete failure.

As they walked along the road, some parents pointed to him and said to their children, "This old man is a salt fish that can't turn over, and he has bad luck. Don't follow him. Some people laugh at him as a "god of failure", repeatedly failed......

Even more, he bragged to Santiago's face about the size and quality of his catch, and mocked the old man's boat for not needing a sail at all, or it would look like a failed flag...

As the saying goes, "people are afraid of words." In life, gossip is like a whale eating the body, eating the soul of the monster, often make people physically and mentally exhausted.

In the face of all this, however, Santiago is neither devastated nor resentful.

Whenever he heard those harsh sounds, he would laugh it off and go on with his business.

Though the doom of the empty ship seemed like a curse, Santiago was not discomfited by it.

He never went to sea for quick success, blindly forward; But often with the strength of the current, to save energy, smooth and orderly rowing, so that the boat maintains an even speed...

Nor did he venture into the whirlpools of wild weather in order to catch more fish; Instead, choose the relatively calm, safe waters...

At the end of the day, Santiago often catches up with others, sharing anecdotes about his time at sea, discussing when to cast his net and how deep to go with his hook.

When Manolin had to leave, he reassured the lost boy that he was sure to catch a big fish.

In Santiago's heart, the ship empty is not terrible, terrible is the heart with the ship empty.

He never complained about the injustice of life, always with the most calm state of mind, to meet the fate of the cruel arrangement.

Eighty-four days of waiting, in exchange for a length of nearly six meters, the highest price of the big marlin.

When the old man landed with the huge fish bone, everyone was amazed. They had never seen such a big fish before.

But it was not a record. Santiago, which had gone without a catch for eighty-seven days, had its best catch every day for three weeks.

There is a saying:

People in the big pattern never complain or get emotional, but look at the world with a normal heart, a good state of mind, will not be disturbed by the outside world.

Years of quiet good days, who can calm the heart; Hurricane waves in front of the heart can reveal the ups and downs.

No one's life is calm, no waves, no one is born with a good state of mind, but the pattern opened the gap between people.

The bigger the pattern, the more stable the state of mind.

Really big pattern of people, are the best emotional managers, in the trough, can also keep lonely, waiting for flowers.

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Not long after The Old Man and the Sea won the prize, Hemingway was walking along the Boulevard Saint-Michel in Paris.

Suddenly, on the other side of the road, someone called to him in Spanish: "Maestro --"

He turned immediately, raised his hand, and shouted back in Spanish, "Good-bye! My friend!"

Looking back is the master style, lips and teeth to show everyone pattern.

The young man who shouted "Master" also won the Nobel Prize. His name was Marquez, and the work was called "One Hundred Years of Solitude."

Someone said: "The first reaction, hidden in a person's pattern."

Pattern, is not as high as honor, but hidden in the most ordinary life trifles.

Small things see pattern, details see character.

Every word and action, every twinkle and smile, are the reflection of human pattern.

We are common people in the world, maybe not make earth-shaking events.

But we can enlarge the pattern, believe that the environment will change, the bigger the pattern, the more beautiful the world.

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If you have any ideas, feel free to leave them in the comments section.

~This is Antoine, and I hope you find pleasure in each of my articles~

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Hey, my friend,If you feel bored, you can come and read my writing to kill some leisure time!!

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