讀書對于我來說接奈,就像吃飯喝水一樣网棍,簡直不必去思考它存在的意義。少年時(shí)喜歡纏綿悱惻的情感故事历等;隨著生活閱歷的增加讨惩,當(dāng)年不喜歡的干貨書慢慢開始覺得有意思起來。然而前兩天評論一篇文章后寒屯,作者回復(fù)說“多讀書總是有好處的”荐捻。
就那么理所應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)淖x了很久之后,我突然疑惑了:我們?yōu)槭裁匆嘧x書寡夹?
英國哲學(xué)家弗朗西斯·培根大概說過讀書使人明智之類的話处面。然而,當(dāng)年我并沒有看過培根充滿哲理的書菩掏,只在學(xué)校的墻上見過他的名言警句魂角。
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大學(xué)的時(shí)候智绸,有個(gè)朋友曾和我說過野揪,她來讀大學(xué)讓她的家庭飽受非議:在稍微偏一點(diǎn)的農(nóng)村里,同齡的女孩子們早早就嫁了人瞧栗,過著和祖輩們一樣的生活斯稳;而作為一個(gè)女孩子上大學(xué)根本沒有什么用。甚至于她的一個(gè)親戚覺得無論男女迹恐,上那么多學(xué)根本沒用挣惰!作為一個(gè)農(nóng)民,會寫自己的名字殴边,會做加減法就夠了通熄!他自家的孩子上到小學(xué)三年級正如他父親所說的那樣,學(xué)會了幾個(gè)字找都、會寫1唇辨、2、3之后能耻,慢慢也就輟學(xué)了赏枚。
對于當(dāng)前大多數(shù)人來說亡驰,好像掌握九年義務(wù)教育大概就夠用了。畢竟很多人覺得學(xué)得再多饿幅,畢竟只是死物凡辱,不如讓“社會大學(xué)”好好教導(dǎo),學(xué)學(xué)做人栗恩。前兩年總會在網(wǎng)上看到有人呼吁說高考不必考那么難得數(shù)學(xué)透乾,也不必考英語,因?yàn)楹芏嗳司科湟簧加貌坏竭@些知識磕秤。
這種反智主義的論調(diào)很有市場乳乌,母親也曾在我大學(xué)畢業(yè)后對我說:從此以后,你的那些風(fēng)花雪月就可以收起來了市咆,好好學(xué)學(xué)社會上的人是怎么做人做事的汉操,好好生活就行了。其他就不要多想了蒙兰。
這種種說法就好像在表達(dá):書讀的再多都沒用磷瘤,我們之所以要上那么多學(xué),讀那么多書搜变,一是為了要收獲一塊好的牌子(大學(xué)文憑)從而得到一份能夠糊口的工作采缚;二是總要把從小到大的日子混出來,別人都有的東西挠他,你也要有才行扳抽。至于為什么要讀書?沒有意義绩社!
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工作后摔蓝,我著實(shí)過了很長一段時(shí)間的頹廢日子赂苗。每天的自由時(shí)間增多愉耙,不知道該干什么的我用各種小說填補(bǔ)我的生命。
周圍的同事們也會選擇一種方式來消磨時(shí)光:每天工作之余除了打麻將就是打牌拌滋,要不然就是炒股補(bǔ)貼家用朴沿。要是某天有人贏了錢或者炒股賺了,總會收獲旁人羨慕的眼光败砂,并以此為談資赌渣,津津樂道很長時(shí)間。如果要培訓(xùn)學(xué)習(xí)昌犹,他們總是笨手笨腳的抓起鼠標(biāo)坚芜,用二指禪慢慢的打字,對互聯(lián)網(wǎng)時(shí)代格格不入斜姥。時(shí)間久了鸿竖,便是我自詡新時(shí)代的大學(xué)生沧竟,面對飛速發(fā)展的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)社會總有些力不從心,感覺與社會脫節(jié)了缚忧!為了不和社會脫節(jié)悟泵,我變成了一個(gè)“網(wǎng)蟲”,然而并沒有什么卵用闪水,甚至還不如同事們打發(fā)時(shí)間的方式來得有價(jià)值糕非。
不過每個(gè)單位里面總會有那么幾個(gè)非常能干的的人,很幸運(yùn)我遇到了兩個(gè)球榆。在他們的影響下朽肥,我開始想要提高自己。靜極思動芜果,苦于投靠無門鞠呈。
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在繼續(xù)過著“網(wǎng)蟲”生活的日子里,我后知后覺的發(fā)現(xiàn)網(wǎng)上有一些人對自己人生奮斗目標(biāo)奮力追逐右钾。他們用各種方式在繼續(xù)充實(shí)自己蚁吝,用各種方式展示自己。原來并不是所有人都在工作后是變成另一種狀態(tài)的文盲耙ㄉ洹窘茁!
暫時(shí)找不到人生的方向,從模仿自己欣賞的人開始也是不錯(cuò)的選擇脆烟。我試著放下手中的小說山林,在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上尋找可以學(xué)習(xí)的各種技能和知識,試著做一些自己力所能及的事情邢羔⊥漳ǎ或許有一天拜鹤,我也可以成為一個(gè)自己喜歡的人,成為一個(gè)“成功”人士明也。
想要提升自己温数,讀書是最簡便易行且成本最低的一種方式撑刺。為了彌補(bǔ)先天的不足够傍,為了擁有一個(gè)飽滿的人生王带,為了一個(gè)更好的未來愕撰,我們要多讀書搞挣。
所以多讀書總是好的囱桨!
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Of Study (論讀書)
Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and disposition of business. For expert men can exe-cute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best, from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need proyning, by study; and studies themselves, do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them bothers; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books, else distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things.
Reading make a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know, that he doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtitle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. Abeunt studia in mores. Nay, there is no stand or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit studies; like as diseases of the body, may have appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins; shooting for the lungs and breast; gentle walking for the stomach; riding for the head; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again. If his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the Schoolmen; for they are cymini sectors. If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers' cases. So every defect of the mind, may have a special receipt.
讀書足以怡情,足以博彩点骑,足以長才黑滴。其怡情也袁辈,最見于獨(dú)處幽居之時(shí)葛菇;其傅彩也眯停,最見于高談闊論之中莺债;其長才也签夭,最見于處世判事之際第租。練達(dá)之士雖能分別處理細(xì)事或一一判別枝節(jié),然縱觀統(tǒng)籌浅悉、全局策劃术健,則舍好學(xué)深思者莫屬咳促。讀書費(fèi)時(shí)過多易惰等缀,文采藻飾太盛則矯尺迂,全憑條文斷事乃學(xué)究故態(tài)噪裕。讀書補(bǔ)天然之不足膳音,經(jīng)驗(yàn)又補(bǔ)讀書之不足祭陷,蓋天生才干猶如自然花草兵志,讀書然后知如何修剪移接;而書中所示惭适,如不以經(jīng)驗(yàn)范之癞志,則又大而無當(dāng)。有一技之長者鄙讀書盾舌,無知者羨讀書,唯明智之士用讀書膝舅,然書并不以用處告人埂息,用書之智不在書中千康,而在書外值桩,全憑觀察得之。讀書時(shí)不可存心詰難作者,不可盡信書上所言磅摹,亦不可只為尋章摘句幕侠,而應(yīng)推敲細(xì)思。書有可淺嘗者庇忌,有可吞食者舞箍,少數(shù)則須咀嚼消化。換言之皆疹,有只須讀其部分者疏橄,有只須大體涉獵者,少數(shù)則須全讀略就,讀時(shí)須全神貫注捎迫,孜孜不倦。書亦可請人代讀表牢,取其所作摘要窄绒,但只限題材較次或價(jià)值不高者,否則書經(jīng)提煉猶如水經(jīng)蒸餾崔兴、淡而無味矣彰导。
讀書使人充實(shí),討論使人機(jī)智敲茄,筆記使人準(zhǔn)確螺戳。因此不常作筆記者須記憶特強(qiáng),不常討論者須天生聰穎折汞,不常讀書者須欺世有術(shù)倔幼,始能無知而顯有知。讀史使人明智爽待,讀詩使人靈秀损同,數(shù)學(xué)使人周密,科學(xué)使人深刻鸟款,倫理學(xué)使人莊重膏燃,邏輯修辭之學(xué)使人善辯:凡有所學(xué),皆成性格何什。人之才智但有滯礙组哩,無不可讀適當(dāng)之書使之順暢,一如身體百病,皆可借相宜之運(yùn)動除之伶贰。滾球利睪腎蛛砰,射箭利胸肺,慢步利腸胃黍衙,騎術(shù)利頭腦泥畅,諸如此類。如智力不集中琅翻,可令讀數(shù)學(xué)位仁,蓋演題須全神貫注,稍有分散即須重演方椎;如不能辨異聂抢,可令讀經(jīng)院哲學(xué),蓋是輩皆吹毛求疵之人棠众;如不善求同涛浙,不善以一物闡證另一物,可令讀律師之案卷摄欲。如此頭腦中凡有缺陷轿亮,皆有特藥可醫(yī)。