Benjamin Franklin

l chose The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin to read this winter vacation.I only know that he is a famous American statesman before I read it.But now I learn more about his multiple identities and talents. Autobiography is mainly divided into four parts and describes the franklin's rich life experiences.Compared with the his legendary life in business and politics,I'm more interested in his learning,for his own training and strict constraints when he was young.At the same time,I think it is something what we should be more attention as college students. Franklin loves reading and learning, and have strong memory.When he was as an apprentice and printers,he was busy,but his study has n ever been interrupted,even from the meal’s cost saving money to buy books.He read a wide range,from the aspects of natural science, technology of paper pulps to famous scientists as well as the scope of the writer's works are his reading.He also tirelessly to learn foreign languages,has mastered the French, Italian, Spanish and Latin.I think this is what he has the source of many talents.Because of this,h became the publishers, printers, journalist, writer, philanthropist, at the same time is also the outstanding politicians,diplomats, scientists and inventors.What disturbs me is that I usually contact network too much, read too little.Although I know it will make me become ignorant and stupid, I still can't read a book carefully. Expect his own talent, his virtue is commendable.He is a man of decency,his incerity, simplicity, justice, tolerance, modest characte to make all who knew him praise.In addition to smoke, he has no other bad habits,he is not drinking, no whoring, no gambling.This set a good image for him,let him deeply be trust.Benjamin Franklin plan for attaining moral perfection.He wrote down a list of 13 virtues in order to help him achieve moral perfection throughout his lifetime. The most touches me is temperance, order and industry.The first one is"Temperance", it means eat not dulness; drink not elevation.He is really only eat a little bread and cheese and is even a vegetarian.I can't do it forever!In my opinion, foreigners just has very few kind of foods compared with Chinese food and they have no luck to eat something delicious.In this case,Franklin still completely don't care about food.I can't understand completely.Delicious food is the best of everything in the world,I don't think to reject it is a virtue.Of course, this is just my personal opinion about this.Perhaps other people agree with the practice of franklin and learn from him.Anyhow I can't accept it.The third virtue is " Order". Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.I totally agree it.No matter when, with our own life well is very necessary.And, franklin is not only do this in the life, he also use it for his own business.That is to say,the precept of Order requiring that every part of his business should have its allotted time, so he have one page contain'd the following scheme of employment for the twenty-four hours of a natural day.This is a very good habit,but it is also much easier said than done.For instance，I don't do things organized.Even though I knew it would bring a lot of trouble to my life and study, but I just can't do with order plan.So I have admired franklin so in perfect order every time.The sixth virtue is "Industry",it means Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.I think he used his whole life to practice this word,because his life is very industrious.When Franklin was a boy,his father often repeated a proverb of Solomon, “Seest thou a man di ligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men.”This sentence has inspired him.When he was apprenticed to the printing shop,he worked hard and study carefully as long as he has time.When he is a printer,he is busy in his business.When he was a senator or diplomat,He actively in social activities.In a nutshell,he s always busy and never lazy.It makes me ashamed.I am always addicted to the Sina weibo, movies, TV series when I have freetime.I wasted too much time. He listed 13 kinds of virtues, but the limited space, I just said I think the most important thing.And, of course, he not only made plan, also draw a form for supervise his own behavior.He used his determination and perseverance stick to his plan, to practice his virtue.Benjamin Franklin is a nearly perfect man.He knew that his life is how to spend,In particular,a lot of effort in his young period,This is the root cause of all his achievements made in the future and praise.I know that rather than envious of his outstanding achievement with its,learning his hardworking and temperance.Maybe I should try to change,like Franklin.Make a feasible plan and implement it carefully.Only in this way can I become more outstanding.Come on!From now on, change myself!