2010 Shandong Province College Entrance Examination Essay - The Light and Shadow of Life
The changes in light and shadow seem to be destined that life is like a movie, a piece of film. It's just that you can't know the ending of the movie, but the ending of life is destined to be death. But the process of life is also unpredictable to us. It is precisely because of this unpredictability that our lives become more exciting.
Everyone’s life seems to be full of ups and downs and hardships. Maybe there is no magnificent heroism, maybe there is no earth-shattering spirit, but as long as we have experienced, worked hard, and been strong, no matter whether we succeed or fail, we will be worthy of our souls. We need to see the hard work and tears behind success, and we also need to see the persistence and unyielding behind failure. Yes! Such is the existence of light and shadow, but they are both equally admirable.
The interweaving of light and shadow is an unchangeable fact. Taoism: "There is Yang within Yin, and Yin within Yang" explains that life is a natural "perfect" product. Whether it is nature, gods, Buddha or God, they all want to tell us: "When we face the sun, there is always a shadow behind us. Don't ignore its existence. Although we can't see it, those who are thoughtful can feel it." When we face the shadow and cannot see the sunshine for the time being, we must always remind ourselves that behind us is the eternal light, and temporary misfortunes cannot block the sunshine of the soul. "In this way, our world is beautiful. This is an experience in life in which you should not be arrogant when you win and don't be discouraged when you lose.
Life is a process of "birth and death". From birth, we move towards death step by step. Death is not terrible. What is important is whether we can bravely say when facing death: "I have no regrets!" It is not as great as Ostrovsky, not For the great revolutionary cause, just for your own ideals, just for life. So the process of life becomes particularly important.
I long for butterflies. The life of a butterfly becomes dazzling in the writings of literati. This is not what I yearn for. What I yearn for is the experience of a butterfly before it breaks out of its cocoon. It is a gloomy journey, where it insists on its own ideal of turning into a butterfly alone in the boundless darkness; it is a poignant and beautiful dream that lingers in the spirit of Zhuang Zhou. Live a happy life in your own world. Being in a cocoon is for the beauty of life. Accumulating strength bit by bit in the dark shadow, one day he will break out of the cocoon to face the light and fly to the earth. Who says the days in the cocoon are not beautiful? I believe that even if she dies the moment she emerges from her shell, the butterfly will have no regrets in this life, and she will always yearn for light in her heart.
Failure in the college entrance examination should be said to be the biggest shadow in my life. I have reached this day in loss, sadness and depression. I read a lot of books in a year and tried not to let myself think about those sad things. Gradually, I felt that even if I died now, I would have no resentment. In Yang Jiang's "Coming to the Edge of Life", she said: "Humans have souls, which is the biggest difference between humans and animals, so we should not regret because of temporary failures..." I can't just stay in the pursuit of further education. I can still do a lot of things on the road. As long as I do it and see it, it’s good. It wasn't until this moment that I realized that the sun always comes after the storm. This is the first time I have read this sentence by Tolstoy. Maybe if I read it a day earlier, I would have woken up a day earlier. Fortunately, it is not too late now.
"The most precious thing in life is life. Life belongs to people only once. A person's life should be spent like this: when he recalls the past, he will not regret for wasting his years, nor will he feel guilty for doing nothing. And ashamed; when he was dying, he could say: 'My whole life and all my energy have been dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world, fighting for the liberation of mankind. '" I hope to be able to quote this passage. What Erstair said will inspire more people, and then I will have no regrets in my life.