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——Remember the books I read and the people I studied with during those years

Chen Mi/text

I would like to use I will sort out my reading history by classifying books, which can be roughly divided into categories such as religion, philosophy, history, psychology, literature, education, life, English, etc. I will choose books, people, and books that are particularly impressive and have a greater impact on me. Video as a reminder. Many times, I remember not only the books, but also the people I studied with over the years.

1. Religion

1. "The Bible"

The "Bible" is the most widely circulated book in the world and has been translated into 1,829 languages. Sales volume is around 30 million copies. There are 66 books in the Bible, divided into the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Bible came into my life in 2006. I was a graduate student in philosophy at that time. My senior sister Peng Fen led me to believe in God. For the past 14 years, I have never stopped reading the Bible. This is a book that I read often, always new, and it changes all aspects. The book of my life. The Bible is not a literary work in the ordinary sense, but the word of God, a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

2. "Principles of Religion"

This was a course I took when I was a graduate student. At that time, there were classmates studying Tibetan Buddhism and a female mage from Taiwan. , also a student. I have a respect for religion and always want to explore it. This course brought me closer to Buddhism. At that time, there were no students who studied Christianity, but there were several who studied Buddhism. There were also two female masters from a temple in Taiwan. The abbot. I also went with my classmates to visit her teacher - this 94-year-old monk has a very famous ashram around Beijing. I like this classmate of mine very much, her name is Yao Li. She said that once she listened to a lecture on Buddhism at Peking University, she suddenly had an idea and felt that this was what she wanted. Since then, she converted to Buddhism and went to graduate school to study Buddhism. And within a year her life changed drastically. I was attracted by this, but in the end it was God who attracted me, not Sakyamuni.

3. Simone Weil's "Burden and Divine Grace"

Weil was an outstanding French religious thinker in the 20th century. This is a book compiled from manuscripts and conversations. At that time, this book was compared with Fromm's "Escape from Freedom".

4. "The Biography of Mother Teresa"

When she died, she only had one pair of shoes and three pieces of clothing. She lived for love, served God and the poor all her life.

? 2. Philosophy

1. A philosophy book whose name I don’t remember

Before the college entrance examination, I temporarily lived in a middle school teacher’s home, in a small bedroom There are many books in it, and one of them is a not very thick philosophy book, which aroused my interest. I think it is Schopenhauer's work, but I can't remember the specific title. A book discussing life touched me. Unexpectedly, I would become associated with philosophy.

2. "History of Chinese Philosophy"

I studied history at Xiangtan University as an undergraduate. The School of Philosophy and History and Culture at Xiangtan University is particularly well-established. It was taught together with the philosophy department, so as a student of the history department, I also studied "History of Chinese Philosophy" together. I prefer philosophy to history. Maybe I like to think deeply by nature, which makes people think that I am a bit serious and boring. I especially like Mr. Wang Lixin who talks about Chinese philosophy. He later went to Shenzhen University. At that time, he was often pulled by students to discuss issues on the road. I still remember that under a tree outside the wall of the Beiyuan boys' dormitory, he told us about Mencius's spirit of cultivating Haoran. During class, I read "The Way of a University is to be virtuous, to be close to the people, and to strive for perfection.", read "Xiaoyaoyou" in "Zhuangzi", and read Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, all of which fascinated me.

3. "History of Western Philosophy"

There is also a class on the history of Western philosophy in my freshman year. I also particularly like it. The teacher talks about everything about Athens, ancient Greece, and how philosophers explore the world. The origins of it all made my little mind seem to have opened a new world. At that time, what I read most in the library and bookstore of Hunan University were philosophy books, such as Laozi, Zhuangzi, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche... I can’t remember exactly which ones I read. Therefore, I became very familiar with the seniors in the Philosophy Department, because there were four great talents among the seniors in the first year of high school. I became friends with them and founded the "Philosophy and Life Association" of Xiangtan University with Senior Brother Chen Zhengshuang with enthusiasm. "We also did some very interesting things. One of the more impressive ones was "Commemorating Haizi", and another was watching the movie "Forrest Gump". I was also attracted by philosophy from my senior brother, and finally switched to the philosophy department when I took the postgraduate entrance examination.

4. "Selected Readings of Original Works of Western Philosophy"

I started studying philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. I was really lucky to be admitted to this school. , because this school basically only recruits one student per teacher, and the enrollment quota is very small, so the relationship with the teacher is particularly close. My tutor was Mr. Huang Yusheng, who later went to the Philosophy Department of Tsinghua University. Looking back, the teachers’ academic character and personal character have had the greatest impact on me. The teachers said that when Mr. He Lin and his colleagues were in the Philosophy Department, they never asked students to treat me to dinner. Therefore, when I was in graduate school, and even when I went back to see the teacher in the first or second year after I started working, the teacher always treated me to meals. I keep these in mind deeply. My teacher is a pure scholar.

Because a teacher only teaches one or two students, sometimes several teachers will teach with several students together, so I am lucky enough to hear many classes from famous scholars. "Selected Readings of Original Works of Western Philosophy" was taught by teacher Xie Dikun. I followed the teacher and read all the original works in the history of Western philosophy carefully. Because the translation may not be accurate, at that time, reading was basically based on the original English text, and the teachers were all good at it. I have learned a little bit about German and can only read English. The library at the headquarters of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has many original documents in foreign languages, and the graduate school also has its own library. I have benefited a lot from both libraries.

5. Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason", "Critique of Practical Reason" and "Practical Anthropology"

Learning foreign philosophy cannot bypass Kant, and reading Kant's original works is a required course. "Critique of Pure Reason" was quite difficult to read. At that time, several teachers, doctoral students, and graduate students from the philosophy department sat in a conference room and read the original work together. They could read a small page or even a short paragraph in one afternoon at a time. Everyone speaks Chinese versus English, Chinese versus German, and we discuss while reading. I have not finished reading a book for three years. This way of reading is particularly impressive. The teacher also shared his experience in learning foreign languages. The stupidest and slowest way is to read the original work and look up words while reading. He said that the slowest way is actually the fastest. My favorite quote from Kant, translated by Deng Xiaomang: "There are two things. The more often and persistently people think about them, the more they fill their hearts with ever-new and increasing wonder and awe: the top of my head "The Starry Sky and the Moral Law in My Heart." (People's Publishing House, 2003 edition)

6. "Selected Works of Tillich"

Paul Tillich is a famous Western theologian in the 20th century. Writer and philosopher, my graduate thesis is a study of his thoughts, and the title of the thesis is "Existence and Courage". I like his works very much. I read them in both Chinese and English. He is a theologian with a relatively broad boundary. His writings not only enlighten me academically, but also have a great influence on my faith.

3. History

1. "General History of China"

2. "General History of the World"

Both of these are history departments The compulsory courses are divided into ancient history, modern history and contemporary history. Because my tutor Zhao Likun majored in world history, my interests also tended towards world history, especially the history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. This also laid the foundation for my subsequent graduate studies and understanding of the development of modern natural sciences by Christianity in the medieval era. The profound impact it had was also very helpful for me to understand the impact of the Christian faith on the world. My mentor is a woman, the most elegant female scholar I have ever met.

The Department of History also offers a lot of courses, such as "Ancient Chinese", "General Introduction to Archeology", "History of Chinese Historiography and Selected Readings of Original Works", "History of Chinese Culture", "Philology", and "Historical Geography" , "Comparison of Chinese and Western Culture", etc. I still remember the appearance of the teachers of these courses back then.

3. Rousseau's "The Reveries of the Solitary Walker"

Back then, I had annotations on every page of a book that I loved very much.

4. Huang Renyu's "The Great History of China" and "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli"

Back then, my classmates loved reading his books.

3. Psychology

1. Adler's "Inferiority and Transcendence", this book is the basis of "Child, Challenge".

2. Fromm's "Escape from Freedom"

3. Freud's "The Analysis of Dreams"

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5. "Child, Challenge" by Rudolf, this is a must-read for parents.

6. "Into the Magic Shop" is an autobiographical novel about a brain surgeon. The meditation mentioned in it is very thought-provoking.

I like philosophy, and I also like psychology. I took psychology courses as an undergraduate. From undergraduate to graduate school, until many years after graduation, I had the urge to become a psychological counselor. I want to become a psychological counselor. I pay more attention to people with depression, and I will also help friends around me, but to be a professional psychological counselor, you still need to have a strong psychological endurance. However, reading some psychology books is of great benefit to parenting.

5. Literature

1. The earliest enlightenment was hand-copied song books. The older sisters copied some songs and ballads, and a group of us children sang together, which we really liked.

2. "Amber"

This is the first world famous book I read. I bought it from a book rental store. It is more in line with the taste of girls, so it was also very popular at the time. I like it, it seems like a new world has opened up.

3. "Jane Eyre"

This is my favorite book in junior high school. I have read it so many times that the book has been torn. Every time before going to bed, I ask my mother to get it. Mom said she has watched it many times. In the world of literature, this is my book of enlightenment. Favorite passage: "Do you think that because I am poor, humble, unattractive, and short, I have no soul and heart? You are wrong! - My soul is the same as yours, and my heart is also the same as yours exactly the same! If God had gifted me with wealth and beauty, I would have made it as difficult for you to leave me as it is now for me to leave you. And our souls were equal, as if we had both passed through the grave, Standing at the feet of God, we are equal to each other—that’s how it is!”

4. “Butterfly Dream”

When I was in middle school, I still remember reading it immediately after class. The plot was so attractive! I don’t have time to read it, so I have to race against time after class.

5. "Gone with the Wind"

"Tomorrow is a brand new day" (After all, tomorrow is

another day.) - the protagonist Scarlett His personality and strong optimism can touch the hearts of girls. The movie is also very good, I have watched it many times.

6. Collection of Lin Qingxuan's essays

When I was in middle school, there was a sudden power outage during the summer vacation and it was extremely hot. I lay on a chair and read Lin Qingxuan's collection of essays. If you think of "the calm mind naturally cools down", his words do have a calming effect.

7. "Longing for Life - The Biography of Van Gogh"

When I was in college, I read this book in a rental bookstore. Online shopping was not as developed as it is now, and it was not available in new bookstores. I bought the old one and was very touched by Van Gogh.

8. "The Complete Works of San Mao"

I have been reading it since I was in college, and even now, I still pick it up and read it after a while. The stories in it are all very familiar. I really like Sanmao's spontaneity, his own personality, and his compassion. It's just a pity that the beauty has passed away.

7. "Dream of Red Mansions"

When I was in graduate school, I was fascinated by Dream of Red Mansions for a while and read it several times. My classmates from the Chinese Department said, I don’t dare to read all the time, it’s so sad! A classmate from the law department said that her tutor used this book as a bedside book and would read it wherever he went every day. This is also a set of books that Sanmao likes very much.

8. "Six Chapters of a Floating Life"

I like Yun Niang in Shen Fu's works. Mr. Lin Yutang calls her the most lovely woman in Chinese literature.

9. "Heidi"

I really like the mountain pasture, Grandpa Heidi, and this cute little girl. I really want to go to her little attic to have a look. Starlight. I once bought it as a gift for a dozen children in a large family.

10. Roald Dahl

I also became a fan of Roald when I read it with my second-grade daughter.

11. "How Wall Street Tells Stories"

Use it to learn how to write when editing.

12. "My Theory of Picture Books" by Nao Matsui

A book that allowed me to truly understand and get closer to picture books. Basically, I go to the book for my daughter every week I borrowed 10 picture books from the library and came back to read them. Although she can read 200,000-word novels, I still like to read picture books with her.

13. The Little Prince

This is a book that I liked very much when I was in college, which shows that my childlike innocence is still intact. I read it again last year.

6. Education

1. "Principles of Education" is an elective course in college and a required subject for the teacher qualification certificate later. When I graduated from graduate school, I chose two directions: teacher or editor. In the end, I didn’t expect to work as a website editor in a museum. Now that I have resigned, I still want to be a teacher.

2. "The Power of 6A"

This book is a lecturer training provided by an organization called Genji. I once participated in the training as a parent and benefited a lot.

3. "Children's Heart, Parents' Love"

Training children's heart is far more important than anything else. Because the Bible says: "You must guard your heart above all else, because the results of your life come from the heart."

4. "How to speak so that children will listen, and how to listen so that children will listen." Talk"

This book teaches a lot of skills.

5. Cai Yingqing’s 4 books on parenting aesthetics: "Nurture is in the details of life", "Work diary for children", "Mom is the forever teacher", "A stable mother has strength"

I like the first book in this series very much. I have read it several times. I really like the conversation between Cai Yingqing and Hong Lan. I have a sudden enlightenment on many problems encountered in education. I also like her educational philosophy and life. Tell it in details.

7. Life

1. "Departure"

Because I have been engaged in archiving work in the museum for 9 years, I also classify the archives at home. Organized. I am also very interested in home organization, and I like minimalism very much. I am deeply influenced by these trends. "Departure" is a book that has a great influence on me. Therefore, my home is always tidy, and there is almost nothing wherever I see it. Surplus items. I also cleared out a lot of excess clothing and items, which keeps me busy when the seasons don’t change, and frees up more time to do other things.

2. "Minimalism"

3. "The True Meaning of Simple Life"

8. English

1. "Follow" me》

Our school only started English classes in the first year of junior high school, but I was very lucky that my parents supported me to take a summer class at Yingda Foreign Language. Since then, I have loved English very much. This textbook is my English enlightenment book.

2. Crazy English

Li Yang’s Crazy English was once all the rage and was a leader in English teaching in the 1990s. He even came to our school to give a speech in person. I really like the English songs and prose in Crazy English, which makes me truly feel the beauty of English.

3. English songs such as Carpenter and Backstreet Boys not only helped me learn English, but also enriched my spiritual world.

4. New Concept English, a classic textbook that I have listened to many times.

5. Traveling around the United States, classic teaching materials and videos.

6. "Being the Best English Planner for Children" by Gai Zhaoquan

A very good set of books that points out a bright road for family enlightenment and original reading. I am responsible for my daughter's English enlightenment and learning, so I am also very interested in books on English education.

7. Zhang Xiangjun's "Creative Teaching of English Picture Books"

I took my children to read picture books and act at the same time, which was quite interesting.

I like Grandma Cai Gao’s words very much: “Reading gradually fades away.” After reading Tao Yuanming, I probably wanted to see what the poets of the Jin Dynasty wrote; after reading Song Juzhi, I wanted to read all the good picture books he introduced. Reading requires quietness, and I hope that I can read quietly line by line and book by book with my children.