This book was brought here by Xiangshan. Compared with other gifts, I like others to give me books. The book looks good, you may gain something from reading the content, you can give it to others after reading it, and it looks good to decorate your house, so I gladly accept it. I probably spent two and a half days carrying it on the subway with my schoolbag on my back, watching it. In the time spent with books, the waiting and monotony that filled the entire three-hour journey disappeared. I often even looked up and realized that I had arrived at the station and it was time to get off. Books can accompany people, and books can also nourish people. Books can often build a castle. In the castle, one can temporarily leave the hustle and bustle of the moment and watch or participate in other people's lives.
Why did you finish this book so quickly? That’s what it’s called: a gap year. It is important to move forward, but also important to pause. There are ten million ways to live in life, and different ways of living need to be found and tried. The gap year provides a pause of time and space, allowing people to temporarily leave their own lives in a seemingly stagnant posture to try and explore new paths. This requires courage and strength. Daring to take this step may already mean that you are making a breakthrough.
What does this book say? It tells 10 stories in a row, with different teenagers taking a gap year, with different ideas, trying to do different things, to face their own homework: to find their own path, to go to freedom, Responsible, healthy and happy.
After reading it, I feel enthusiastic and motivated, and I am more willing to take the initiative to try and explore.
Here, I have sorted out the sentences that touched me:
1. Jack Kerouac's "On the Road": I have always liked to follow books that make me feel and be interested. People, because in my mind, real people are crazy, they love life, they like to chat, they don’t show off their edge, they want to have everything, they never get tired, they never talk about ordinary things, but they are like the wonderful Rome Fireworks kept erupting fireballs and sparks, dragging eight legs down in the sky like a spider. The blue light at the center exploded with a 'bang', and people all exclaimed 'ah'.
2. Forty-three days have passed, and I have found that there is no more correct decision than to go out and establish a real connection with the world, and there is no better way to travel than cycling. Some people may never leave a place in their lifetime, but you have traveled far away when you were young. Although there are hardships along the way, it is all worth it.
3. Nothing is taken for granted. Sunshine, rain, dew, firewood, rice, oil, salt and love are all given by nature, society and others. I always have a grateful heart.
4. Every day I tell myself that I am thirsty for talents and crazy for dreams. If I walk in that direction every day, I will definitely be able to do a lot of things I want to do, because that thing is there.
5. No matter what the situation is, you have to keep searching. Whether it is looking back at your previous life experiences or giving up something you don’t want, I think this is something you must experience.
6. I must tell myself when I get up every day - 'I am about to die, this is my only life', and then I have the courage to look back at my past and what I already have. We cannot rush to pursue it every day, but every day You must tell yourself to be grateful, cherish what you have, and pursue what you want, that is, thirst for knowledge/crazy pursuit of dreams.
7. Make trouble while you are young, and live your life as several lifetimes.
8. "They would rather spend money to let me go to Europe than to go to the slums in Africa." Sun Xiao felt that there was no need to convince them, as long as you persist, as long as you understand that this is If you stick to what you really want to do, they will eventually respect you.
9. Although her parents persuaded her to change her major during college, Sun Xiao did not waver. "Generally, I will do whatever I am interested in. I am interest-oriented, and it is difficult for ordinary people to stop me. If you want to insist on doing what you want to do, you must believe that you are right, because if you cannot convince yourself, you will not Do it. Once I decide something, I will keep moving forward." 10. Later, Sun Xiao's writing teacher woke her up and said: "Young people are always walking in confusion. ". Sun Xiao gradually changed his understanding of confusion and began to understand that this is normal, and wandering is also normal. People need to constantly break their own cognitive framework, constantly break the old value system, and rebuild values. This in itself is growth. It’s just that when the old things are broken and the new ones haven’t been established, it’s easy to get confused.
11. Li Dan has always liked this sentence: "Those who can feel the beauty of the earth will gain the power of life from it until the end of their lives."
12. Day There are no small things in the day, and you can use them to train your mind.
13. Food gives people warmth, nature gives people strength, and practice makes people grow.
14. Insufficient understanding is due to insufficient love; insufficient love is due to insufficient understanding. Perhaps, the more you give love, the more you can understand how to love.
15. I think, no matter whether things can succeed or not, those who can be so loyal to their inner thoughts and have the courage to pursue them are the pioneers and masters of life.
16. This is also a kind of idealism she pursues: focusing on the road at her feet, responding gently to external doubts, but at the same time never compromising on her chosen goal.
17. I think the meaning of a gap year is to find what you love and go in that direction, rather than going back to the life you originally wanted to jump out of.
18. Everything must be fought for and created by oneself.
19. What is rare is how to always maintain a pure and fearless heart. As Liu Yu said, the most beautiful qualities in a person are not discouraged, have a calling, and love freedom.
20. I want to tell everyone to become simple, become soft, be wary of stereotypes, remind yourself to "don't criticize, don't compare", reflect on the current mainstream voices, and become a more independent individual.
21. I found that there is a kind of magic in this world that everyone could have originally, but now it has become very scarce - that is a simple and pure heart that dares to pursue what you love.
22. The half-year gap year made Li Dan realize how powerful love is, and if he has the conditions and courage to do what he wants to do from his heart, and in the process Meeting like-minded partners and having a positive impact on more people is an almost luxurious blessing.
23. "I have always believed that as long as a person focuses on his own growth, he will be able to benefit the world."
24. These days, Gu Qian has indeed stopped on the track of career climbing, but But he is running wildly on another track of self-discovery, pursuing his own unique small universe.
25. Throughout the "open microphone" event, there were people on stage who sang, danced, gave speeches, told jokes, and recited poetry.
26. A small encounter may be the encounter you have been waiting for.
27. In your twenties, experiencing things that most people dare not do will benefit you throughout your life.
28. I was unwilling to communicate with others before. After reading this story, I feel that I should treat others sincerely and maintain a childlike innocence.
29. As said in her favorite movie "Daydreamer": "Seeing the world, facing dangers, crossing barriers, getting close to each other, and experiencing life" - this is the purpose of life.