The ancients said, cultivate one's morality, put one's family in order, govern the country and level the world. How to cultivate one's morality? Reading is a good channel. Taking books as a mirror can cultivate one's self-cultivation. Philosophy can make people wise and history can increase people's conscience. Reading books on self-cultivation is just like talking with sages, and you can get the effect of "playing with ancient teachings to alert your mind, realize the truth and realize your ambitions". It's like putting up a crystal clear mirror in front of your eyes. Through this mirror, you can learn to concentrate, ask questions and distinguish them over time, which is not only happy and insightful, but also conducive to listening, knowing what's going on in the world, knowing honor and disgrace, and distinguishing ugliness. As Hugo, a great French writer, said, "All kinds of stupid things, under the influence of reading good books every day, are like baking on a fire and gradually melt." So I think reading should cultivate self-cultivation and cultivate sentiment. There are countless famous sayings about self-cultivation. Confucianism stresses universal love, Mohism stresses universal love, Taoists stress inaction, Legalists stress hegemony and strategists stress strategy. Although there are different opinions, they all shine with the essence of human nature, which is a philosophy that has been passed down through the ages. Reading philosophical books such as A Hundred Schools of Thought can make people understand the value of life. For a person, even if only the essence of Confucianism is fully understood, it is of great benefit. Judging from the Analects I have read many times, it is very practical to talk about everything from family governance to daily life. For example, The Analects mentioned that there are three kinds of beneficial friends and three kinds of harmful friends. It teaches us to make friends with honest people, honest people and well-informed people, which will help our development. If we meet well-informed people, making friends with sweet-talking people will hurt us. These are the wise sayings in our life. When I was a child, I heard the teacher talk about several articles about ancient Chinese views. At that time, I didn't understand the teacher's explanation, but only read the text behind. In fact, I swallowed it without knowing the taste of jujube, and then I forgot everything. When I was in college, I had leisure. I don't think this book is an encyclopedia of life. I am deeply attracted by its merits and demerits. +098 1 I bought a set of Wen Gu Guanzhi when I was studying at the Central Party School. Since then, I have formed an indissoluble bond with this book. There are 222 articles in The Governance of Wen Gu, but these articles have existed for a long time. Lonely green. Worse than Han Mei. From a certain aspect or a certain thing, it has left a historical track of thousands of years, outlined the ups and downs of the centuries, and recorded many Tessa's ambitions. Reading through this book repeatedly is like stepping into the lofty hall of ancient book culture in China. As you can see, many works exude extraordinary splendour and insight, which makes people feel inseparable after reading them, and the more they read, the more meaningful they feel. It is used to nourish the heart. Through the description of ordinary life, it also conveys the correct attitude and philosophy of life about victory and failure, adversity and prosperity, luck and suffering, honor and humiliation, pursuit and disillusionment, hope and disappointment, sinking and rising, being an official and leaving office. After reading this book, I have an open-minded understanding of life and feel that I should do what I should do, what I want to do, right and wrong, just like him. It can alert people, cheer them up, make them noble and make them strong. In addition, I have read fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang tower": "don't be happy with things, don't be sad for yourself." If you live high in a temple, you will worry about its people; If you are far away in the rivers and lakes, you will care about your husband. " "Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later." Although there are only a few crosses, after reading this word, it will be infected by his realm and feelings, such as Shi Mi's Chen Qingbiao, Wang Tengge's Preface, and Ten Thoughts on Emperor Taizong. Learning some philosophical wisdom is the basic skill of self-cultivation. When I was in high school, I was inspired by the textbook Common Sense of Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism, and I liked reading philosophical works. After I was admitted to the Political Department of Hubei University, philosophy was a main course, and my motivation for learning was even greater. I also got into the habit of reading philosophy books, buying philosophy books and hiding philosophy books. In my opinion, philosophy is a knowledge about wisdom. Philosophy makes people deep-sighted, rigorous, broad-minded and insightful. Literature infects people with language full of feelings and images, while philosophy enlightens people with concepts and rational speculation. The former emphasizes thinking in images, while the latter emphasizes logical thinking. Philosophy is a "marriage" in which sensibility and rationality blend and complement each other. It can also be said that literature and philosophy meet. Philosophy not only faces the rich exterior. And it is connected with the inner world of complex people. These two worlds are alive and constantly changing. Unforgettable philosophical wisdom inspires wisdom. This shining philosophy purifies people's hearts by exploring the connotation of truth, goodness and beauty, and castigates the false, the evil and the ugly. Philosophic sayings all have passionate feelings, cold thinking, new angles and beautiful words, which make people feel comfortable. Arouse readers to make a higher level of association. What you don't care about is often the best thing in life. Philosophy is a condensation of emotional experience. However, after the opening of China, it is not only to express an emotion, but also to leave a space for readers to think positively. These philosophical sayings are all good words. Philosophy should not be an empty sermon or a dry slogan, but should make people get the pleasure of beauty in meditation and enjoy beauty after enlightenment. Enlighten understanding, broaden horizons and arouse readers' higher-level association. Young people don't work hard, and old people are sad. This means that you don't study hard, and you should read less shoddy words. If humor is "the first flash of human wisdom", then philosophy is the more dazzling flash of human wisdom. So, I think, in the face of spiritual products, what can cause thinking most? Of course, it's not TV series, movies or even dramas, but philosophy, historical works and literary works. This is the best and most convenient expression and existence form of thought and spirit. They are thought-provoking qualities in themselves. \x0d Self-cultivation requires reading some inspirational books that can really affect your life. It is precisely because of this that many people choose to study in order to improve their moral cultivation. How many authors have written one book after another, which plays an important guiding role in people's cultivation and life? I call it inspirational books. Such books are full of wise words and wonderful thoughts of philosophers, and their hearts are full of gratitude and happiness. The famous ones are China's Caigen Tan, Nightmare Shadow, Small Window, Night Talk Stove, etc. Abroad, such as Bacon's On Life, * * * contains 58 short essays on philosophy, ethics, the secret of being an official, the way of life, the way of managing a family, the appreciation of art and nature, which fully shows the unique aesthetic taste of the British people. The book has unique insights, beautiful writing, concise sentences, meaningful interest and exquisite aphorisms. It has been translated into almost all languages in the world. In 2000, it was also selected as one of the ten favorite works of the American public. Together with Montaigne's prose and Pascal's thought, it is known as the three classics of modern European philosophical prose, which can shock people's hearts and stimulate people's will to survive. I read a book "How to Cultivate Strong Will" in 1960s. The ideas in the book are deeply engraved on my heart. Later, no matter how hard life is, no matter the difficulties in life, there is a strong will to support me. The book says: "Only with perseverance and faith can we lift the wings of frustration, drag it down, wear it out and destroy it. Frustration and success are two faces of life, and success will shine a spark of hope in front of you "; "We should understand that it is more important to eliminate wrong thoughts and behaviors and inject happiness than to remove tumors and abscesses. It is like a bright lamp, always illuminating the way forward. If you want to be happy, you must cultivate a happy attitude and don't be unhappy because of criticism from others. " What a profound philosophical thought! After reading it, it is easy to be unconsciously moved by the language of philosophy and impressed by the incisive analysis of philosophy. In recent years, there are more and more such inspirational books, such as Carnegie's best-selling book "The Weakness of Human Nature" and "The Story of 100- 1 = 0". This fully reflects that people pay more and more attention to it. Even teenagers are beginning to read books on how to get rich and how to make up, which is really worrying. I think teenagers should read some inspirational books, which are far more valuable to people's life than making money and beauty. We should study hard and carry forward. \x0d In terms of cultivation, I also like to read letters from celebrities. Letter from home is a microcosm of historical development, and its own historical value and literary appreciation value have not faded because of the storms of the times. On the contrary, it shows its inner ideological brilliance and charm, from Yan Jiaxun and Zhu Jiaxun, who influenced China for more than a thousand years, to Zeng Guofan's letters and Zuo Jiaxun's letters later, and then to Lu Xun and Xu Guangping's letters and Wen Yiduo's letters before liberation. After liberation, the letters of Fu Lei and Shen Congwen have a long history. The ancients said, "After three months of war, a letter from home is worth a ton of gold." It's really vivid. Reading letters from celebrities is often touched and moved by the ardent care, hope and love contained in them, which makes people feel inseparable when reading them. For example, the more I read, the more I can feel the meaning. I clearly feel the discrimination and humiliation suffered by citizens of backward countries in other countries. I always thought that Mr. Lu Xun was a tough guy with a serious face. After reading Lu Xun's letter to Xu Guangping, I found that Mr. Lu Xun also had a gentle and amiable side. In the eyes of many people, Mr. Liu Yazi is a poet, and his letters from home will be full of poetic romance. Actually, it is not. For example, he wrote a letter to his son Liu Wuji: "Four posts were posted on Wednesday, and on Thursday. Feel too entangled, is it a little annoying? If you hate it, you might as well write and tell me. If I get another letter from you, will you send another one? Is it cold these days? Is it hot? Is the food running out? Has anyone been here? How are you? Is your homework not difficult? I hope you can tell me. " The endless image of a loving father emerges on the paper. Modern translator Fu Lei's letters to his eldest son Bo Cong from 1954 to 1966. Since the first edition of 1985, the book has been reprinted five times, with a circulation of more than100000 copies. Because this letter from home is not an ordinary letter from home, but a painstaking teaching article full of father's love. After reading these letters from home, I think a person may be this "long" and that "home" in society, but at home, he is a husband in front of his wife and a father in front of his children. Liu Yazi and Fu Lei are such real people. I see. I have experienced many years and vicissitudes. I have worked hard and never regretted it. After retirement, I read Zeng Guofan's letters with great interest. I was surprised to find that this imperial envoy, who had been in power for a period of time and was very popular with the people, could send out the feeling that "being an official is only an accident, and staying at home is a long-term solution." I think the reading realm advocated by the ancients is very enlightening to today's scholars. Zeng Guofan's letters are discussed in many places. Naturally, some contents are very utilitarian, but some essences of reading, such as gaining interest in reading, changing temperament, cultivating temperament and being open-minded ... For example, reading requires ambitious, knowledgeable and persistent thoughts, which can be seen from his life-long reading experience. Facts have proved that a person must be diligent in reading and be good at thinking if he wants to succeed in his career. These letters all exude strange brilliance. It not only nourishes the growth of a family, but also leaves a series of "white monuments" for future generations. So I like reading home books and collecting letters. There are several boxes of true letters in my mail collection.