Thoughts on reading

"Some people think that the old man in the book just caught an empty skeleton and didn't get anything of value. What do you think of this view? " "The Old Man and the Sea" tells a story. An old fisherman in San Diego didn't catch fish for 84 days in a row and was regarded as a loser by his peers. However, he persisted and finally caught a big fish. The big fish dragged his boat at sea for three days and was finally killed by the old man and tied to the other side of the boat. The old man was repeatedly attacked by sharks on his way home, but he still had high morale. Like a gladiator, he fought tenaciously in the cruel arena of the sea and experienced many difficulties and obstacles. Although the fish caught by the old man had only the head, tail and a spine on the way home, it did not weaken the strong will of the old man at all. Some people think that the old man in the book just grabbed an empty skeleton and didn't get anything valuable. I don't agree with this view. Travel thousands of miles, go deep into the sea. Just for a fish? In the final analysis, the real victory of people can only be spiritual victory. No matter how much material achievements people have made, they cannot win our lofty respect. And only the victory of spirit and boldness of vision touched me, and made me cry for his solemn and stirring just like the children who followed the old man. There is no denying that as long as people are flawed. When a person admits this defect and tries to overcome it instead of giving in to it, he is a winner whether he can finally overcome his own defect or not, because he has overcome his compromise on defects, and he is the winner of his own courage and confidence. The old fisherman is the winner who dares to challenge his own defects and his courage and confidence. From the perspective of secular victory, the old fisherman is not the final winner, because although he defeated the big marlin at first, the big marlin was finally eaten by sharks, and he only returned to the shore with the bones of the big marlin, that is to say, the sharks were the winners. However, in the idealist's eyes, the old fisherman is the winner, because he never gave in to the sea, never gave in to the big marlin, and never gave in and surrendered to the shark. "A person can be destroyed, but not defeated." The external body can be tortured, but the internal will is sacred and inviolable. On the one hand, falling down is precisely standing up on the other hand. In a scene like a dream, there is bound to be a victory. This is the soul of Santiago, and it is also the spiritual level that he will never fall down anyway. In my opinion, this is the definition of greatness. When the old man struggles with sharks or bad weather, his spiritual world is full. I think the real success lies not in what you get at last, but in the frustrations, mud and unremitting efforts in the whole process of pursuing success. Therefore, I think the old man's fishing in the sea not only conquered the big fish, but also broke through himself again and again, showing his bravery and perseverance to the world and making the world admire him.