昨天在地铁上,史铁生的文集《我与地坛》,竟然引出了我久违的泪水。我们初中学的《我与地坛》只是这本文集里节选的部分,而今天,我终于在地铁上把整整一本书都看完了。 那种感动,不是三言两语可以说得清楚的。那是一种对生命的感悟,对命运的醒悟, 以及对生活的觉悟。
史铁生在21岁时因为疾病而失去了双腿。那是花样的年华, 残酷的现实。 和任何一个血气方刚的青年一样, 本来对未来充满希望的他, 在失去双腿的那一刻,仿佛掉进了冰冷的深渊,无法自拔。 于是,他每天都感到消沉,感到压抑,不想和任何人说话,只想一个人静处。于是,地坛,那座传说有四百多年历史的荒园,成了他悲伤孤寂的灵魂的栖息之处。在那里,没有人打扰他,只有阳光, 树木,草地,飞禽昆虫陪伴着他。 于是,他开始思考生与死的意义,明白了“一个人,出生了,这就不再是一个可以辩论的问题,而只是上帝交给他的一个事实;上帝在交给我们这件事实的时候,已经顺便保证了它的结果,所以死是一件不必急于求成的事,死是一个必然会降临的节日”。
在遇到不幸之初,和所有受害者一样, 史铁生也会怨恨命运的不公。他不明白, 为何厄运偏偏要降临在他的身上? 为什么别人可以享受健康的体魄而为自己的事业奋斗,而他却要以轮代步,过悲惨的一生? 后来,他终于意识到, 与其抱怨命运的不公,不如宽待自己,因为残缺的身体已经够惨了,它经不起自己的悲痛与抱怨。我最喜欢他的一句话是: “就命运而言, 休论公道!”是的,不要指望着命运总是会公平地善待自己,永远要做好迎接狂风暴雨的准备,这样才会在苦难真正到来时不至于被打倒。命运, 往往是最不可靠的东西。
另外,最让读者感动的, 除了史铁生那铁一般的意志力和丰富的情感外, 还有他那深爱了他一生的母亲。如果说世间的母爱有千万种诠释,那么我想,史铁生母亲对他的爱,无疑叫人落泪。那是一个聪慧的女人,同时也是一个柔弱的女人。 儿子发生灾难后,她并没有用苍白的言语去安慰他,而是默默地用行动去支持他。史铁生爱去地坛,她就每天帮他穿洗好,目送他出去, 直到他的背景消失在她的眼里,她还不愿走,而是呆呆地盯着儿子消失的地平线上;史铁生回到家脾气暴躁,她也默默地容忍, 任凭他说一些意气话,任凭他狂躁得乱摔东西,她也以笑相对,只希望自己的儿子别做傻事;很多时候她不放心自己的儿子在诺大的地坛里游荡,怕发生什么意外,于是她会悄悄地在地坛里寻找自己的儿子,找不到时便会感到无比的焦虑。而她的儿子却时常躲在草丛中,看到她担忧地经过也不去向她打招呼,任凭她在地坛里继续寻寻觅觅;在史铁生发生意外时,她已经患了肝癌晚期,肝整宿整宿地疼得她死去活来。但是她却没有让自己的儿子知道,而是把所有的苦难都自己一个人默默承受,咬紧牙关为儿子撑起一片天。可惜,当时的史铁生根本不知道自己的母亲已经在和死神搏斗了。他只懂得沉浸在自己的不幸中,把所有的气都撒在家里,撒在他母亲身上。直到有一天,当他的母亲大口大口地吐着鲜血被邻居抬上车时,他才感到真正的恐惧和担忧。可惜,她一去就再也没有回来了。 在她临死前,她对邻居说的最后一句话是:“我那个有病的儿子......”
史铁生说:“那时的我太年轻,还来不及为母亲想。我被命运冲昏了头,一心以为自己是世上最不幸的一个,却不知道儿子的不幸在母亲那儿总是加倍的。”于是,在后来母亲去世以后的几十年里,史铁生每当走进地坛或者旧居,都会想起自己的母亲,不禁黯自神伤。他说:“多年来我头一次意识到,这园中不单是处处都有过我的车辙,有过我车辙的地方也都有过母亲的脚印。”其实,在我们的人生旅途中,有过我们伤痛的地方,又何尝不是有过我们父母的脚印呢?
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雅思范文:
Topic:
Many countries have spent vast sums of money on armament for the sake of self defense. Some people think the government should stop putting money in this field. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
七分范文:
Currently, the armament rate is still intense among major powers, which takes up enormous sums of money and research resources. I believe national security is of vital importance to all nations. The real concern should be how much money should be spent on national defense.
Reasonable amounts of money should be spent on developing military technology and keeping enough soldiers to ensure the safety of a country. Take the fall of the Roman Empire as an example. Even though it was due to a variety of reasons, the most direct one was that its army was too weak to prevent it from being destroyed by foreign invaders. Today with the trend of globalization, conflicts between countries are frequent. A country would not have lasting development without an effective national defense system.
Another reason for supporting investment in national defense is that the technology developed for military use can often serve civil purposes as well. Take CDMA for example. It used to be telecommunications technology developed by the US army. But now as it has been deployed across the world, millions of people are benefiting from the clear voice communication that it has brought.
On the other hand, there are countries that put too much money on military forces. Destructive weapons have been invented, so powerful that they can destroy the earth several times.
How much money would be reasonable for national defense budgets? It remains a question. But one thing is for sure: no country can afford to ignore its national defense. |