There is no difficulty in the world that cannot be "overcome" - Thoughts after reading "The Old Man and the Sea"

Those who have seen the "wealth" described by the writer Yu Hua believe that they have also understood human beings' ability to withstand disasters through the work "Alive". Even if one goes from being wealthy and having hundreds of acres of farmland to being impoverished and having little to eat, it is difficult for "wealth" to stop in the face of difficulties. Later, his relatives passed away one by one, and in the end only he and the old scalper were left, and they never complained about the misfortune. If such a story can help us understand what "bearing" means, then "The Old Man and the Sea" can help us understand what "defeating" means!

The old man and the sea are a contrast between smallness and hugeness, but the old man has never been afraid, resentful or hateful. Anyone who has seen "Robinson"'s wit knows the horror of loneliness and the difficulty of surviving alone. And when all the more cruel experiences are placed on an old man, the feelings reflected are self-evident.

He sailed for more than eighty days but found nothing. He looked at the harvest companions and heard their ridicule, but he didn't care at all. Yes, he is optimistic. This optimism lies not only in the possible "harvests" in the future, but also in his lack of fear of the sky, the vast sea, and the stars.

Yes, "possession" is not that important in his eyes, what he pursues is fighting. Whether the opponent is a big marlin or a shark, whether it's hand cramps or days and nights of suffering, all he needs is a fight. In this way, he can prove that he is not afraid of old age, hardships, and all the traumas given by heaven and earth.

The writer Hemingway was a very powerful person. He vividly described the way people respond to suffering. But people have a soft heart after all. When encountering hardship, people will think of the person they want to see the most, and suddenly they will have a lot of things they want to say to the other person. However, when there is nothing around, it doesn't matter. No matter how you think about it or talk about it, as long as you don’t give in and admit defeat, there is nothing you can’t accomplish.

The old man symbolizes weakness, powerlessness and vicissitudes of life. And the big marlin that is longer than his boat is naturally lucky. It has been submerged in the water. The old man doesn't know how big it is, when it will surface, and whether it will escape? And what can be gained by catching it? Under the premise that everything was unknown, he held on to the fishing rod tightly and prayed desperately, hoping to make the big fish jump. When it jumped, it died. At the same time, I prayed that it would never dive, otherwise it would run away. What's even more disgusting is that his damn hands will cramp at any time. He persisted once before. If the cramps come again, the old man will have no choice but to cut the fishing line.

Finally, after several days of hard work, the old man caught it with his tired body. The big marlin was longer than his boat, so the old man had to tie it to the boat, thinking about the huge harvest after returning. "You can't say good things, otherwise they won't come true." This old man, with his tired body and hands that could cramp at any time, encountered a shark again. At the same time, it also proves that "misfortunes never come singly", there is not one shark, let alone two, but a group of sharks!

The dying marlin waggled its tail wildly. It was defeated by the old man but refused to lose to the shark, until half of its giant body was eaten away and it was still gasping for air. The old man tried his best to protect his prey, first using a harpoon, then a knife when the harpoon broke, a stick when the knife was not working, and finally a tiller. When the tiller broke, he used the handle of the tiller to stab the shark. In the end, the old man collapsed on the boat from exhaustion and returned with the huge fish bones.

The old man told people the fact that nothing in the world is invincible! Everyone has flinched under difficulties because they don't know how long the "big marlin" is, and they don't know that the "big marlin" can save his life, let alone that only the "big marlin" can save his life. Only then can you explore your potential, and tell yourself needlessly that you can defeat not only the "big marlin", but even the "shark" or even bigger ones, no matter how big they are!