In this night intoxicated by the spring breeze, let's look up at the starry sky, look back at the depths of history and see those historical figures shining like stars.
After reading it, maybe we will understand that there is always a star guiding us forward.
The following is a summary of the contents of the book and my thoughts on reading.
This book is a masterpiece of the famous Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, who is "the best biographer in human history".
Our impression of biography is generally to write and record the important experiences of a successful person in his life or a period of time.
But when the stars shine, this book is unique. The difference between it and general biography is that:
There are 65,438+02 historical figures in the book instead of 65,438+0, and there is no restriction on the life narrative of great historical figures.
The author intercepts the key moments in their lives-a day, an hour or even a minute-which decide the life and death of a person, the survival of a nation and even the fate of mankind.
12' s historical close-ups for different groups show us the shining moments in 12' s world history respectively:
The story of balboa, an immortal escape legend, accidentally discovered the Pacific Ocean during his exploration and escape. Balboa was the first person in human history to see both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. )
The decline of Byzantium, the decline of Byzantium, the Millennium Empire, and its process. The plan for the fleet to cross the mountain is amazing, and the fall of the ancient capital is embarrassing. )
Han Deer, a revived composer in Han Deer, miraculously recovered from a serious illness and created the oratorio Messiah. The oratorio that is sung the most in the world is the sacred music that Christians are familiar with. )
A genius overnight--the story of marseillaise written by ruzzi de lille overnight. ("La Marseillaise" is now the national anthem of France. Rouge lived a bumpy life after a night of genius. )
The moment when Waterloo decided the outcome, and the moment when the Battle of Waterloo decided the fate of Napoleon and France. Napoleon failed because the lieutenant insisted on his own fate. )
The sad love story of Marion Bass's elegy writer Goethe in his later years. Goethe wrote the most famous love poem in his later years, and then entered another creative peak and wrote Faust. )
Huang Jinguo's Discovery Souter discovered gold in his own territory-today's California, which triggered the gold rush. A large number of gold diggers and crazy gold rush led to the destruction of the Sutter family. )
Dostoevsky, a magnificent instantaneous writer, changed his fate when he was executed because of the arrival of an official document. This is a major turning point in Dostoevsky's life experience and thought. )
In the first sentence of crossing the ocean, American industrialist Field decided to lay a submarine telegraph cable connecting Eurasia. After many hardships, he finally succeeded. (From being called a hero to being called a liar, Field has experienced ups and downs. )
The author who fled to God continued the unfinished play Light in the Dark by the great writer lev tolstoy. A few days before Tolstoy's famous story of running away from home in his later years. )
In order to be the first person in the world to reach the South Pole, an Englishman Scott led an expedition to compete fiercely with the Norwegian Amundsen expedition, but he died tragically. People often only remember the first place, even the second place is a great tragedy. )
The Closed Train Lenin took the train from Switzerland to Germany, returned to Russia, led the revolution and achieved success. Silence in front of the cannon of the October Revolution. )
12 historical figures with different personalities and characteristics, 12 stirring and thought-provoking historical moments.
These people, or blessed by fate, enjoy infinite glory; Or be mercilessly ridiculed and suffer from human suffering.
In their stories, there is a strong will to dominate life and an invisible and powerful historical destiny, which stirs up personal joys and sorrows and the ups and downs of the times.
They are like a star, shining in the sky of human civilization in a specific historical period with its unique status.
1) The destiny of mankind is a community. Should we establish a global view of history?
After watching When the Stars Shine, a picture came to my mind:
All kinds of great historical figures and heroes in the book, like bright stars, shine in the depths of the sky of human civilization, marking important and unique moments in human history and shining our future direction.
I have to say that this book is very ambitious and poetic.
The author Zweig compares human beings to the boundless starry sky and historical figures to the stars, which gives us a more intuitive impression of the whole human civilization.
Through one fascinating story after another, our understanding of the whole existence of human beings has changed greatly.
Actually, think about it Unlike ordinary biographies that only describe a person's life, when the human stars shine, the wonderful moments of people from different countries, regions and fields are gathered together and presented to us like close-up photos of the starry sky.
This expression has brought us a powerful shock beyond words.
Because of this, we have a better understanding of the profound connotation of the community of human destiny.
This 12 story shows our human feelings and empathetic experiences, as well as our sufferings and joys, gains and losses as human beings.
Through the interweaving of these characters' stories and their magnificent background, we can deeply feel the solidarity of human destiny.
At the same time, it inspires us to establish a global view of history.
Don't be limited to a single person, a single country or a single era, but proceed from a global height and historical depth and profoundly grasp the past, present and future of the community of human destiny.
2) The past history is full of stars, and so is the present world.
The long and dull history is often changed by those historic moments that have been brewing for a long time and are crucial.
Just like the historical figures in this book, their light is enough to illuminate a corner of the sky of human civilization.
Past history has always been like this. Countless heroes stand out in history because of their outstanding deeds and achievements.
However, the times are vast and gone forever. Although there have been stars in history, this does not mean that our history is no longer wonderful.
On the contrary, our modern and contemporary world is equally rich and colorful.
In fact, all history is contemporary history, and our experience in the contemporary era will inevitably become history in the eyes of future generations. We are now experiencing a glorious moment that is destined to go down in human history in the future.
Now is an era of great development and change, and countless innovations and great changes are taking place all the time.
We have seen too many technologies invented, too many industries subverted, and too many companies moving from obscurity to the limelight.
In this ever-changing era, countless people have realized their dreams of changing the world, and of course they are suffering from pain and injury that ordinary people can't understand.
It can only be said that we are lucky, and we are witnessing the moment when the human stars shine and amaze future generations.
3) Although born ordinary, it can still shine.
After reading When the Stars Shine, my mood can't help but fluctuate. Sigh for the fate of historical figures in the book, sigh for the interesting and ruthless history.
Think about these famous historical figures and legendary heroes. Even if they shine like stars, they can't escape the fate of annihilation. Suddenly, they feel that people's life is really saturated with a sad background.
Greatness will shine, but that's all in the end. Born ordinary, where is the future?
Although we were born ordinary, although only a few people will be remembered by history in the end. However, this does not prevent us from living a good life and glowing in our ordinary life and work.
Just as a single spark can start a prairie fire, even these tiny flashes together are enough to make our lives shine.
The dim light of thousands of people in Qian Qian may be a magnificent sight of an era.
The above is today's reading sharing. Thank you for reading here all the time. Compare the heart.