This book is about finding the meaning of life, the random patterns that compose the texture of happiness of fulfilment. Life, regardless of circumstances, forces certain bondage on us all. This book unmasks parts of our human nature rarely explored to such a depth and clarity.
Philip spends most of his life struggling with challenges as he attempted to deal with religious beliefs, hindrances and, especially relationships with women.
The central idea of this book is that most of life is pain and bitterness and at times punctuated by tiny moments of joy and happiness, and these ought to be accepted and celebrated equally. Both the pain and the joy are the parts of the tapestry of life.
I enjoyed reading it. It took me on journey that gave me moments where I looked at life a little differently. But the real lesson for me seems to have the courage not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly even during the pandemic Covid 19.
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读完《寂静涅磐Endstation der Sehnsüchte》，的确是一本值得推荐的好剧，加拿大历史学家用哲学观点来辨析历史，看待历史，每个国家历史在这里都是横向比较，不是单一看待的，比如谈到十字军第一次东征的局限性，威尼斯商人的本性改变了第一次东征本来的意义，掠夺，烧杀，抢劫，谈到中国的老子孔子，肯定其给中国传统文化带来的利，也剖析其局限性，谈到中国的四大发明，肯定其在世界的先导性，但是发扬改进还是西方国家，谈到二次工业革命，资本主义国家飞速发展的同时，社会主义国家停滞不前，并不是体制问题，而是制约社会主义国家经济的某些制度，没有夸大任何一个国家民族历史的优越性，而是客观分析其在历史进程中的各种利弊……这种论点比较客观……所以寂静涅磐Endstation der Sehnsüchte作为国外大学通识教育的教材是有道理的！
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