The presence of mistakes is an indispensable condition for gaining life experience, without which a person will never grow up and will not be able to develop, because without taking into account his failures, defeats and wrong actions, he will not improve and will not become better. Whether we like it or not, bumps, abrasions and scars are the laws of being, according to which civilization exists. Of course, it's nice to learn from other people's mistakes in order to protect yourself from their consequences. But is it always better to learn from the mistakes of others than from your own? Will it be just as effective?
Eminent writers and thinkers throughout the historical process have thought about this topic in the same way that I think about this desk today. I recall the novel by Mikhail Sholokhov "Quiet Flows the Don", where the main character Grigory Melikhov, having survived numerous upheavals and military campaigns under different banners, finally realizes that the war, no matter which side it is on, is the death of innocent people and devastation lands. He begins his life journey without thinking about the essence of feats of arms. The young Cossack is an excellent fighter and, as they say, was born in a shirt. He perfectly saw how the war crippled his fellow villagers morally and spiritually, but he needed his own experience to understand this. Without him, he would not have found the truth he was looking for. On other people's mistakes, such things cannot be realized.
Mikhail Bulgakov also touched on this topic in his novel The Master and Margarita. Pontius Pilate, one of his most complex heroes, makes a fatal mistake that determined the course of world history in the following centuries. He ordered the execution of preacher Yeshua, realizing that his hands would be stained with the blood of an innocent person. For this decision, Pilate suffered severe punishment, waiting for forgiveness and tormented by pangs of conscience for more than one thousand days. What lesson did the Roman official learn? He certainly could not correct his fatal mistake, and he will not have any more chances. No, his experience was not so superficial and literal, this is not the moral of the fable. The hero realized that he is not a god, and cannot pass sentences where the issue of life and death is decided. His power is only earthly. But he seems to be the only ruler who understood his lack of rights and accepted it. This insight can only be felt at the cost of experience, because other powers that be die without knowing the truth. Instead of illusion, they gave away peace of mind and independence. Pilate, unlike them, having survived the trials, became free. Other people's mistakes would not have helped him to do this.
Thus, I conclude, based on the experience of great Russian writers, that other people's mistakes cannot always help us. Our own experience is much more useful, because we can misinterpret someone else's, because we do not know what this person knows. In addition, cardinal changes can only be made in us by our own conclusions and lessons that we have received.
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2. Mind and feeling
Everyone in their life is faced with the choice of how to act: in accordance with the mind or succumb to the influence of feelings. And the mind and feelings are an integral part of a person. If you completely surrender to feelings, you can spend a lot of time and effort on unreasonable experiences and make many mistakes, which in turn cannot always be corrected. Following only reason, people can lose their humanity, become callous and indifferent to others. Such people cannot rejoice in simple things, enjoy their good deeds. Therefore, in my opinion, the goal of every person is to find harmony between the dictates of the senses and the promptings of the mind.
In support of my position, I want to give an example of Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace". One of the main characters is Prince Bolkonsky. For a long time, he tries to be like Napoleon. This character, surrendered without a trace to the mind, because of which he did not allow feelings to break into his life, so he no longer paid attention to his family, but only thought about how to commit a heroic deed, but when he gets injured during the war, he becomes disillusioned with Napoleon, who defeated the Allied army. The prince realizes that all his dreams of glory are useless. At that moment, he allows feelings to penetrate his life, thanks to which he realizes how dear his family is to him, how he loves her and cannot live without her. Returning from the battle of Austerlitz, he finds his wife already dead, who died during childbirth. At this moment, he realizes that the time he spent on his career is irretrievably gone, regrets that he did not show his feelings earlier and completely abandons his desires.
As another argument, I want to cite as an example the work of I.S. Turgenev "Fathers and Sons". The main character, Evgeny Bazarov, devoted his life to science. He devoted himself without a trace to the mind, believing that love and feelings are a waste of time. Because of his position in life, he feels like a stranger and older to Kirsanov and his parents. Although deep down he loves them, his presence only brings them grief. Yevgeny Bazarov was dismissive of others, does not allow feelings to break through, dies from a trifling scratch. Being near death, the hero allows feelings to open up, after that he approaches his parents and, albeit not for long, finds peace of mind.
Thus, the main task of a person is to find harmony between reason and feeling. Everyone who listens to the promptings of the mind and at the same time does not deny feelings gets the opportunity to live a full life, full of bright colors and emotions.
3. Mind and feeling
Probably everyone in their life faced with a difficult choice of how to act: in accordance with the mind or succumb to the influence of feelings. And the mind and feelings are an integral part of a person. I believe that in the life of every person there should be harmony. Surrendering to feelings without a trace, we can make many mistakes, which in turn cannot always be corrected. Following only reason, people can gradually lose their humanity. That is, to enjoy simple things, to enjoy your good deeds. Therefore, in my opinion, the goal of every person is to find harmony between the dictates of the senses and the promptings of the mind.
In support of my position, I want to give an example of Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace". One of the main characters is Prince Balkonsky. For a long time, he tried to be like Napoleon. This character surrendered without a trace to the mind, which is why he did not allow feelings to break into his life. Because of this, he no longer paid attention to his family, but only thought about how to accomplish a heroic feat, but when he is injured during the fighting, he is disappointed in Napoleon, who defeated the Allied army. He realizes that all his dreams of glory were insignificant and useless in his life. And at that moment, he allows feelings to penetrate his life, thanks to which he realizes how dear his family is to him, how he loves them and cannot live without them. Returning home from the battle of Austerlitz, he finds his wife already dead, who died during childbirth. At this moment, he realizes that the time he spent on his career is irretrievably gone, regrets that he did not show his feelings earlier and completely abandons his desires.
As another argument, I want to cite as an example the work of I.S. Turgenev "Fathers and Sons". The main character, Evgeny Bazarov, devoted his life to science. He devoted himself without a trace to the mind, believing that love and feelings are a waste of time. Because of his position in life, he feels like a stranger and older to Kirsanov and to his parents, in the depths of his soul he loves them, but with his presence brings them only grief. Yevgeny Bazarov was dismissive of others, did not let his feelings break through, and dies from a trifling scratch. But being near death, he allows his feelings to open up, after that he approaches his parents and finds peace of mind.
The main task of a person is to find harmony between reason and feeling. Everyone who listens to the promptings of the mind and at the same time does not deny feelings, gets the opportunity to live a full life.
4. Mind and feeling
Probably, every person at least once in his life faced a choice: to act based on rational judgments and logic, or to succumb to the influence of feelings and act as the heart tells. I think that in this situation, you need to make a decision based on both reason and feeling. That is, it is important to find a balance. Because if a person will rely only on reason, he will lose his humanity, and the whole meaning of life will be reduced to achieving goals. And if he is guided only by feelings, he can make not only stupid and thoughtless decisions, but also become a kind of animal, and it is precisely the presence of intelligence that distinguishes us from him.
The literature convinces me of the correctness of this point of view. For example, in the epic novel by L.N. Tolstoy's "War and Peace" Natasha Rostova, guided by feelings, almost made a big mistake in her life. A young girl who met Mr. Kuragin in the theater was so struck by his courtesy and manners that she forgot about her mind, completely surrendering herself to impressions. And Anatole, taking advantage of this situation, pursuing his selfish motives, wanted to steal the girl from the house, thereby ruining her reputation. But due to a combination of circumstances, his evil intent was not put into practice. This episode of the work is a vivid example of what rash decisions can lead to.
In the work of I.S. Turgenev's "Fathers and Sons", the main character, on the contrary, rejects any manifestations of feelings and is a nihilist. According to Bazarov, the only thing a person should be guided by when making a decision is reason. Therefore, even when at one of the receptions he met the charming, moreover, intellectually developed Anna Odintsova, Bazarov refused to admit that she interested him and even liked him. But still, Eugene continued to communicate with her after, because he liked her company. After some time, he even confessed his feelings to her. But remembering his life views, he decides to stop communicating with her. That is, in order to remain true to his convictions, Bazarov loses true happiness. This work makes the reader realize how important the balance between feelings and reason is.
Thus, the conclusion suggests itself: every time a person makes a decision, he is guided by reason and feeling. But, unfortunately, he cannot always find a balance between them, in which case his life becomes inferior.
5. Mind and feeling
Each person throughout his life makes decisions, guided by the mind or feelings. I believe that if you rely only on feelings, then you can make stupid and rash decisions that will lead to negative consequences. And if you are guided only by reason, then the whole meaning of life will be reduced only to achieving your goals. This will lead to the fact that a person can become callous. Therefore, it is very important to try to find harmony between these two manifestations of the human personality.
The literature convinces me of the correctness of this point of view. So in the work of N. M. Karamzin “Poor Lisa”, the main character faces a choice: mind or feelings. A young peasant woman, Liza, fell in love with the nobleman Erast. This feeling was new to her. At first, she sincerely did not understand how such an intelligent person could turn his attention to her, so she tried to keep her distance. As a result, she could not resist the surging feelings and gave herself entirely to them, without thinking about the consequences. At first, their hearts were full of love, but after a while there comes a moment of oversaturation, and their feelings fade. Erast becomes cold towards her and leaves her. And Lisa, unable to cope with the pain and resentment from the betrayal of her beloved, decides to commit suicide. This work is a prime example of what rash decisions can lead to.
In the work of I.S. Turgenev's "Fathers and Sons", the main character, on the contrary, rejects any manifestations of feelings and is a nihilist. Evgeny Bazarov makes decisions, relying only on reason. This is his position throughout his life. Bazarov does not believe in love, so he was extremely surprised that Odintsova could attract his attention. They began to spend a lot of time together. He was pleased with her company, because she is charming and educated, they have many common interests. Over time, Bazarov began to surrender more and more to feelings, but he realized that he could not afford to contradict his life convictions. Because of this, Eugene stopped communicating with her, thus he could not know the true happiness of life - love.
Thus, the conclusion suggests itself: if a person does not know how to make decisions, guided by both reason and feeling, then his life is inferior. After all, these are two components of our inner world that complement each other. Therefore, they are incredibly powerful together and insignificant without each other.
6. Mind and feeling
Reason and feelings are two forces that equally need each other, they are dead and insignificant without each other. I fully agree with this statement. Indeed, both reason and feelings are two components that are an integral part of every person. Although they perform different functions, the connection between them is very strong.
In my opinion, both reason and feelings are part of the personality of every person. They must be in balance. Only in this case, people will be able not only to objectively look at the world, to protect themselves from stupid mistakes, but also to know such feelings as love, friendship and sincere kindness. If people trust only their mind, then they lose their humanity, without which their life will not be full and will turn into a banal achievement of goals. If you follow only sensual impulses and do not control emotions, then the life of such a person will be filled with ridiculous experiences and reckless actions.
In support of my words, I will cite as an example the work of I.S. Turgenev “Fathers and Sons”. The main character, Evgeny Bazarov, relied only on reason all his life. He considered him the main adviser in the choice of solutions to certain problems. In his life, Eugene never succumbed to feelings. Bazarov sincerely believed that it was possible to live a happy and meaningful life, relying only on the laws of logic. However, at the end of his life, he realized the importance of feelings. Thus, Bazarov, due to his wrong approach, lived an inferior life: he did not have true friendship, did not let his soul in the only love, could not experience peace of mind or spiritual solitude with anyone.
In addition, I will cite as an example the work of I.A. Kuprin "Garnet bracelet". The main character, Zheltkov, is so blinded by his feelings. His mind is clouded, he completely succumbed to feelings, and as a result, love leads Zheltkov to death. He believes that this is his destiny - to love madly, but unrequitedly, that it is impossible to escape from fate. Since the meaning of Zheltkov's life was in Vera, after she rejected the attention of the protagonist, he lost his desire to live. Being under the influence of feelings, he could not use his mind and see another way out of this situation.
Thus, the importance of reason and feelings cannot be overestimated. They are an inseparable part of each and the predominance of one of them can lead a person down the wrong path. People who rely on one of these forces, as a result, must reconsider their life guidelines, since the longer they go to extremes, the more negative consequences their actions can lead to.
7. Mind and feeling
Feelings play a big role in the life of every person. They help us feel all the beauty and charm of our world. But is it always possible to completely surrender to feelings?
In my opinion, surrendering without a trace to sensual impulses, we can spend a huge amount of time and energy on unreasonable experiences, make many mistakes, not each of which can later be corrected. Reason also allows you to choose the most successful path to achieve your goals, make fewer mistakes on the path of life. But doing things, guided solely by logic and rational judgments, we risk losing our humanity, therefore it is very important that both components are always in harmony, because if one of them begins to prevail, a person’s life becomes inferior.
In support of my position, I want to cite as an example the work of I. S. Turgenev “Fathers and Sons”. One of the main characters is Yevgeny Bazarov, a man who has been guided by reason all his life, trying to completely ignore his feelings. Due to his life approach and overly rational point of view, he cannot get close to anyone, as he is looking for a logical explanation in everything. Bazarov is convinced that a person should bring specific benefits, like chemistry or mathematics. The hero sincerely believes: "A decent chemist is 20 times more useful than any poet." The area of feelings, art, religion do not exist for Bazaars. In his opinion, these are inventions of aristocrats. But over time, Eugene is disillusioned with his life principles when he meets Anna Odintsova - his true love. Realizing that not all of his feelings are controllable and that the ideology of his whole life may be about to crumble to dust, the protagonist leaves for his parents to plunge into work and recover from the unfamiliar emotions he experienced. Further, Eugene, having made an unsuccessful experiment, becomes infected with a deadly disease and soon dies. Thus, the main character lived an empty life. He rejected the only love, did not know true friendship.
An important figure in this work is Arkady Kirsanov, a friend of Evgeny Bazarov. Despite the strong pressure from his friend, Arkady's desire for logical explanations of his actions, the desire for a rational understanding of everything that surrounds him, the hero did not exclude feelings from his life. Arkady always treated his father with love and tenderness, defended his uncle from the attacks of his comrade, the nihilist. Kirsanov Jr. tried to see the good in everyone. Having met Ekaterina Odintsova on his life path and realizing that he fell in love with her, Arkady immediately reconciled with the hopelessness of his feelings. It is thanks to the harmony between reason and feeling that he gets along with the life around him, finds his family happiness and prospers in his estate.
Thus, if a person is guided solely by reason or feelings, his life becomes inferior and meaningless. After all, mind and feelings are two integral components of human consciousness that complement each other and help us achieve our goals without losing our humanity and without depriving ourselves of important life values and emotions.
8. Mind and feeling
Each person throughout his life faces a choice of what to do: trust his own mind or surrender to feelings and emotions.
Relying on our own mind, we reach our goal much faster, but suppressing feelings, we lose humanity, change our attitude towards others. But surrendering without a trace to feelings, we run the risk of making many mistakes, not each of which can later be corrected.
There are many examples in world literature that confirm my opinion. I.S. Turgenev in the novel "Fathers and Sons" shows us the main character - Evgeny Bazarov, a man whose life is built on the denial of all possible principles. Bazarov is trying to find a logical explanation for everything, while considering any manifestations of feelings as nonsense. When Anna Sergeevna appears in his life - the only woman who could make a big impression on him, and with whom he fell in love, Bazarov realizes that not all feelings are subject to him and that his theory is about to crumble. He cannot stand all this, cannot come to terms with the fact that he is an ordinary person with his weaknesses, which is why he leaves for his parents, closes himself in himself and completely devotes himself to work. Because of his wrong priorities, Bazarov lived an empty and meaningless life. He did not know true friendship, true love, and even facing his death, there was too little time left to make up for what he had lost.
As a second argument, I want to cite as an example Arkady, a friend of Yevgeny Bazarov, who is his complete opposite. Arkady lives in complete harmony between reason and feelings, which does not allow him to commit rash acts, but at the same time he respects ancient traditions, allows feelings to be present in his life. Humanity is not alien to him, because he is open, kind to others. He imitates Bazarov in many ways, this will cause a conflict with his father. But having rethought a lot, Arkady begins to look more and more like his father: he is ready to make compromises with life. The main thing for him is not the material basis in life, but spiritual values.
Each person throughout his life chooses what he will become, what is closer to him: mind or feelings. But I believe that a person will live in harmony with himself and with those around him only if he manages to balance the "element of feelings" and "cold mind" in himself.
9. Mind and feeling
Each person in his life faced a choice of how to act: to submit to a cold mind or to surrender to feelings and emotions. Guided by reason and forgetting about feelings, we quickly achieve our goal, but at the same time we lose humanity, change our attitude towards others. Surrendering to feelings ignoring the mind, we can spend a lot of mental strength in vain. Also, if we do not analyze the results of our actions, we can do a lot of stupid things, not all of which can be corrected.
There are many examples in world fiction that confirm my opinion. I.S. Turgenev in the work "Fathers and Sons" shows us the main character, Yevgeny Bazarov - a man whose whole life is built on the denial of all kinds of principles. He is always looking for a logical explanation in everything. But, when a young beautiful woman appears in the life of the hero - Anna Andreeva, who made a strong impression on him, Bazarov realizes that he cannot control his feelings and that he, like ordinary people, has weaknesses. The protagonist tries to suppress the feeling of love in himself and leaves for his parents, completely devoting himself to work. During the autopsy of a typhoid patient, the hero becomes infected with a deadly disease. Only while on his deathbed, Bazarov realized all his mistakes and gained invaluable experience that helped him live the rest of his life in harmony between mind and feelings.
The bright opposite of Evgeny Bazarov is Arkady Kirsanov. He lives in complete harmony between reason and feelings, which prevents him from committing rash acts. But at the same time, Arkady respects ancient traditions, allows feelings to be present in his life. Humanity is not alien to him, because he is open, kind to others. Arkady imitates Bazarov in many ways, and this is the main reason for the conflict with his father. Over time, rethinking everything, Arkady begins to look more and more like his father: he is ready to make compromises with life. The main thing for him are spiritual values.
Thus, every person throughout his life should try to find harmony between the “element of feelings” and the “cold mind”. The longer we suppress one of these components of the human personality, the more internal contradictions we will eventually come to.
1. Experience and mistakes
Probably, the main wealth of each person is experience. It consists of knowledge, skills and abilities that a person acquires over the years. The experiences we receive throughout life can influence the formation of our views and worldview.
In my opinion, it is impossible to gain experience if you do not make mistakes. After all, it is they who give us knowledge that allows us not to commit such wrong actions in the future. A person commits wrong deeds throughout his life, regardless of age. The only difference is that at the beginning of life they are more harmless, but they are committed much more often. A person who has lived for a long time makes fewer and fewer mistakes, as he draws certain conclusions and does not allow the same actions in the future.
In support of my position, I want to cite as an example the novel by L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace". The protagonist, Pierre Bezukhov, is very different from people who belonged to high society with an unattractive appearance, fullness, and excessive softness. No one took him seriously, and some treated him with disdain. But as soon as Pierre receives an inheritance, he is immediately accepted into high society, he becomes an enviable groom. Having tried the life of a rich person, he realizes that this is not his, that in high society there are no people similar to him, close to him in spirit. Having married Helen, under the influence of Kuragin, and having lived with her for a certain time, the main character realizes that Helen is just a beautiful girl, with an icy heart and a cruel disposition, with whom he cannot find his happiness. After that, he begins to be attracted by the ideology of the Masonic Order, in which equality, brotherhood, and love are preached. The hero develops a belief that there should be a kingdom of goodness and truth in the world, and the happiness of a person lies in striving to achieve them. After living for some time according to the laws of brotherhood, the hero realizes that Freemasonry is useless in his life, since Pierre's ideas are not shared by the brothers: following his ideals, Pierre wanted to alleviate the fate of the serfs, build hospitals, shelters and schools for them, but finds no support among other Masons. Pierre also notices hypocrisy, hypocrisy, careerism among the brothers and, in the end, is disappointed in Freemasonry. Time passes, the war begins, and Pierre Bezukhov rushes to the front, although he does not understand military affairs. In the war, he sees how many people suffer at the hands of Napoleon. And he gains a desire to kill Napoleon with his own hands, but he fails, and he is captured. In captivity, Pierre meets Platon Karataev, and this acquaintance plays an important role in his life. He realizes the truth he was looking for: that a person has a right to happiness and should be happy. Pierre Bezukhov sees the true value of life. Soon, Pierre finds long-awaited happiness with Natasha Rostova, who was not only his wife and mother of his children, but also a friend who supported him in everything. Pierre Bezukhov went a long way, made many mistakes, but each of them was not in vain, he learned a lesson from each mistake, thanks to which he found the truth that he had been looking for for so long.
As another argument, I want to cite the novel by F.M. Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment". The main character, Rodion Raskolnikov, is a romantic, proud and strong personality. A former law student who he left due to poverty. Soon Raskolnikov kills the old pawnbroker and her sister Lizaveta. Because of his act, the hero is experiencing a spiritual upheaval. He feels like a stranger to those around him. The hero has a fever, he is close to suicide. Nevertheless, Raskolnikov helps the Marmeladov family, giving her the last money. The hero seems to be able to live with it. It awakens pride. With the last of his strength, he confronts investigator Porfiry Petrovich. Gradually, the hero begins to realize the value of ordinary life, his pride is crushed, he is ready to come to terms with the fact that he is an ordinary person, with all the weaknesses and shortcomings. Raskolnikov can no longer be silent: he tells Sonya about his crime. He then confesses to everything at the police station. The hero is sentenced to seven years hard labor. Throughout his life, the main character made many mistakes, many of which were terrible and irreversible. The main thing is that Raskolnikov was able to draw the right conclusion from his experience and change himself: he comes to rethink moral values: “Did I kill the old woman? I killed myself." The protagonist realized that pride is sinful, that the laws of life do not obey the laws of arithmetic, and that people should not be judged, but loved, accepting them as God created them.
Thus, mistakes play an important role in everyone's life, they teach us, help us gain experience. You need to learn to learn from your mistakes so as not to make them in the future.
2. Experience and mistakes
What is experience? How is it related to errors? Experience is precious knowledge that a person learns throughout his life. Errors are its main component. However, there are times when, while doing them, he does not always gain experience in the way that he does not analyze them and does not try to understand what he was wrong about.
In my opinion, experience cannot be gained without making mistakes and without analyzing them. Correction of errors is also quite an important process by which a person is fully aware of the essence of the problem.
In support of my words, I will cite as an example the work of A.S. Pushkin "The Captain's Daughter". The main character, Aleksey Ivanovich Shvabrin, is a dishonest nobleman who uses any means to achieve his goals. Throughout the work, he commits heinous, vile deeds. Once he was in love with Masha Mironova, but he was refused for his feelings. And, seeing the benevolence with which she meets attention from Grinev, Shvabrin tries in every possible way to denigrate the name of the girl and her family, as a result of which Peter challenges him to a duel. And here Alexei Ivanovich behaves unworthily: he wounds Grinev with a dishonorable blow, but this act did not bring him relief. More than anything, Shvabrin is afraid for his own life, so when the rebellion begins, he immediately goes over to the side of Pugachev. Even after the suppression of the uprising, while in the courtroom, he commits his last mean act. Shvabrin tried to denigrate the name of Pyotr Grinev, but this attempt was also a failure. Throughout his life, Alexei Ivanovich committed many vile deeds, but he did not draw conclusions from one of them and did not change his worldview. As a result, his whole life was empty and full of malice.
In addition, I will cite as an example the work of L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace". The main character, Pierre Bezukhov, made many mistakes throughout his life, but they were not empty and each of them contained the knowledge that further helped him live. Bezukhov's main goal was to find his life path. Disappointed in Moscow society, Pierre joins the Masonic order, hoping to find answers to his questions there. To share the thoughts of the order, he tries to improve the situation of the serfs. In this, Pierre sees the meaning of his life. However, seeing careerism and hypocrisy in Freemasonry, he becomes disillusioned and cuts ties with it. Again, Pierre finds himself in a state of melancholy and sadness. The war of 1812 inspires him, he strives to share the hard fate of the country with everyone. And, having gone through the pain of the war, Pierre begins to understand the true logic of life and its laws: “What he had previously sought and not found in Freemasonry was re-opened to him here, in a close marriage.”
Thus, using the knowledge gained in the course of correcting mistakes, a person will eventually find his own way and live a happy and joyful life.
3. Experience and mistakes
Probably, the main wealth of every person can be considered experience. Experience is the unity of skills and knowledge acquired in the process of direct experiences, impressions, observations, practical actions. Experience affects the formation of our consciousness, worldview. Thanks to him, we become who we are. In my opinion, experience cannot be gained without making mistakes. A person commits wrong deeds and actions throughout his life, regardless of age. The only difference is that at the beginning of life, there are much more mistakes and they are more harmless. Often, young people, spurred on by curiosity and emotion, take action quickly without much thought, without realizing the further consequences. Of course, a person who has lived for more than a dozen years does much less wrong deeds, he is more inclined to constantly analyze the environment, his own actions and deeds, can predict possible consequences, so every step of adults is measured, thought out and unhurried. Based on his experience and wisdom, an adult can predict any action a few steps ahead, he sees a much more complete picture of the environment, various hidden dependencies and relationships, and that is why the advice and instructions of elders are so valuable. But no matter how wise and experienced a person is, it is impossible to avoid mistakes at all.
In support of my position, I want to cite as an example the work of I.S. Turgenev "Fathers and Sons". The main character, Yevgeny Bazarov, did not listen to his elders all his life, he ignored the centuries-old traditions and experience of generations, he believed only what he could personally verify. Because of this, he was in conflict with his parents, and felt like a stranger to those close to him. The result of such a worldview was too late awareness of the true values of human life.
As another argument, I want to cite the work of M.A. Bulgakov “Heart of a Dog” as an example. In this story, Professor Preobrazhensky turns a dog into a man, interferes with the natural course of nature with his act and creates Polygraph Polygraphovich Sharikov - a man without moral principles. Subsequently, realizing his responsibility, he realizes what a mistake he made. What became for him an invaluable experience.
Thus, we can conclude that mistakes happen in a person's life. Only by overcoming obstacles, we come to the goal. Mistakes teach, help gain experience. You need to learn to learn from your mistakes and avoid them in the future.
4. Experience and mistakes
In support of my position, I want to cite as an example the novel by L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace". The protagonist, Pierre Bezukhov, is very different from people who belonged to high society with an unattractive appearance, fullness, and excessive softness. No one took him seriously, and some treated him with disdain. But as soon as Pierre receives an inheritance, he is immediately accepted into high society, he becomes an enviable groom. Having tried the life of a rich person, he realizes that this is not his, that in high society there are no people similar to him, close to him in spirit. Having married Helen, under the influence of Kuragin, and having spent time with her, he realizes that Helen is just a beautiful girl, with an icy heart and a cruel disposition, with whom he cannot find his happiness. After that, he begins to listen to the ideas of Freemasonry, believing that this is what he was looking for. In Freemasonry, he is attracted by the ideas of equality, brotherhood, love, the hero develops a belief that there should be a kingdom of goodness and truth in the world, and a person’s happiness lies in striving to achieve them. After living for some time under the laws of brotherhood, the hero realizes that Freemasonry is useless in his life, since his ideas are not shared by the brothers: following his ideals, Pierre wanted to alleviate the fate of the serfs, build hospitals, shelters and schools for them, but does not find support among other Masons. Pierre also notices hypocrisy, hypocrisy, careerism among the brothers and, in the end, is disappointed in Freemasonry. Time passes, the war begins, and Pierre Bezukhov rushes to the front, although he is not a military man and does not understand this. In the war, he sees how many people suffer at the hands of Napoleon. And he gains a desire to kill Napoleon with his own hands, but, unfortunately, he does not succeed and he is captured. In captivity, he meets Platon Karataev and this acquaintance plays an important role in his life path. He realizes the truth he was looking for: that a person has a right to happiness and should be happy. Pierre Bezukhov sees the true value of life. Soon, Pierre finds long-awaited happiness with Natasha Rostova, who was not only his wife and mother of his children, but also a friend who supported him in everything. Pierre Bezukhov went a long way, made many mistakes, but nevertheless came to the truth, which he had to understand, having passed the difficult trials of fate.
Another argument, I want to cite as an example the novel by F.M. Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment". The main character, Rodion Raskolnikov, is a romantic, proud and strong personality. A former law student who he left due to poverty. After that, Raskolnikov kills the old pawnbroker and her sister Lizaveta. After the murder, Raskolnikov is experiencing a spiritual upheaval. He feels like a stranger to all people. The hero has a fever, he is close to insanity and suicide. Nevertheless, he helps the Marmeladov family, giving her the last money. The hero seems to be able to live with it. It awakens pride and self-confidence. With the last of his strength, he confronts investigator Porfiry Petrovich. Gradually, the hero begins to realize the value of ordinary life, his pride is crushed, he is ready to come to terms with the fact that he is an ordinary person, with all the weaknesses and shortcomings. Raskolnikov can no longer be silent: he confesses his crime to Sonya. After that, he goes to the police station and confesses everything. The hero is sentenced to seven years hard labor. There he realizes the essence of mistakes and gains experience.
Thus, we can conclude that mistakes in human life happen, only overcoming obstacles, we come to the goal. Mistakes teach us, help us gain experience. You need to learn to learn from your mistakes and avoid them in the future.
5. Experience and mistakes
Throughout his life, a person not only develops as a person, but also accumulates experience. Experience is knowledge, skills and abilities that accumulate over time, they help people make the right decisions and find a way out of difficult situations. I believe that experienced people are those people who, having made a mistake, do not repeat it twice. That is, a person becomes wiser and more experienced only when he is able to realize his mistake. Therefore, many mistakes committed by young people are the result of their impulsiveness and inexperience. And adults are much less likely to make mistakes, because they, first of all, analyze the situation and think about the consequences.
The literature convinces me of the correctness of this point of view. In the work of F. M. Dostoevsky, "Crime and Punishment", the main character commits a crime in order to test his theory in practice, while not thinking about the consequences. After killing the old woman, Rodion Raskolnikov realizes that his beliefs are wrong, realizes his mistake and feels guilty. In order to somehow get rid of the pangs of conscience, he begins to take care of others. So the main character, walking down the street and seeing a man who was crushed by a horse and who needs help, decides to do a good deed. Namely, he brought the dying Marmeladov home so that he could say goodbye to his relatives. Then Raskolnikov helps the family in organizing the funeral and even gives money to cover expenses. In providing these services, he asks for nothing in return. But, despite his efforts to atone for his guilt, his conscience continues to torment him. Therefore, in the end, he confesses that he killed the pawnbroker, for which he was sent into exile. Thus, this work convinces me that a person accumulates experience by making mistakes.
I also want to cite as an example the tale of M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin “The Wise Gudgeon”. Minnow from a young age wanted to succeed in life, but he was afraid of everything and hid in the bottom mud. As the years passed, the minnow continued to tremble with fear and hide from real and imagined danger. In his entire life he did not make friends, did not help anyone, never once stood up for the truth. Therefore, already in old age, the minnow began to be tormented by conscience for the fact that he had existed in vain. Yes, but I realized my mistake too late. Thus, we can conclude: the mistakes that are made by a person give him invaluable experience. Therefore, the older a person is, the more experienced and wiser he is.
6. Experience and mistakes
Throughout his life, a person develops as a person and accumulates experience. Mistakes play a big role in its accumulation. And subsequently acquired knowledge, skills and abilities help people avoid them in the future. Therefore adults are wiser than young people. After all, people who have lived for more than a dozen years are able to analyze the situation, think rationally and think about the consequences. And young people are too quick-tempered and ambitious, not always able to control their behavior and often make rash decisions.
The literature convinces me of the correctness of this point of view. So in Leo Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace, Pierre Bezukhov had to make many mistakes and face the consequences of wrong decisions before finding true happiness and the meaning of life. In his youth, he wanted to become a member of Moscow society, and, having received such an opportunity, he took advantage of it. However, he felt uncomfortable in it, so he left it. After that, he married Helen, but could not get along with her, as she turned out to be a hypocrite, and divorced her. Later he became interested in the idea of Freemasonry. Entering it, Pierre was glad that he had finally found his place in life. Unfortunately, he soon realized that this was not the case and left Freemasonry. After that, he went to war, where he met Platon Karataev. It was the new comrade who helped the main character understand what the meaning of life is. Thanks to this, Pierre married Natasha Rostova, became an exemplary family man and found true happiness. This work makes the reader convinced that by making mistakes, a person becomes wiser.
Another striking example is the work of F. M. Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment" to the main character, who also had to go through a lot before gaining knowledge and skills. Rodion Raskolnikov, in order to test his theory in practice, kills an old percenter and her sister. Having committed this crime, he realizes the seriousness of the consequences and fears arrest. But, despite this, he is experiencing pangs of conscience. And in order to somehow mitigate his guilt, he begins to take care of others. So, walking in the park, Rodion saves a young girl whose honor they wanted to desecrate. And also helps a stranger who was run over by a horse to get home. But upon the arrival of the doctor, Marmeladov dies from blood loss. Raskolnikov organizes the funeral at his own expense and helps his children. But all this cannot alleviate his torment, and he decides to write a sincere confession. Only this helps him find peace.
Thus, a person throughout his life makes many mistakes, thanks to which he acquires new knowledge, skills and abilities. That is, over time, accumulates invaluable experience. Therefore, adults are wiser and smarter than youth.
7. Experience and mistakes
Probably, the main wealth of every person is experience. It consists of knowledge, skills and abilities that a person acquires over the years. The experiences we get during our lifetime can influence the formation of our views and worldview.
In my opinion, it is impossible to gain experience if you do not make mistakes. After all, it is mistakes that give us knowledge that allows us not to commit such wrong actions and deeds in the future.
In support of my position, I want to cite as an example the novel by L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace". The main character, Pierre Bezukhov, is very different from people who belonged to high society, unattractive appearance, fullness, excessive softness. No one took him seriously, and some treated him with disdain. But as soon as Pierre receives an inheritance, he is immediately accepted into high society, he becomes an enviable groom. Having tried the life of a rich person, he realizes that it does not suit him, that in high society there are no people like him, close to him in spirit. Having married a secular beauty, Helen, under the influence of Anatole Kuragin, and having lived with her for some time, Pierre realizes that Helen is just a beautiful girl, with an icy heart and a cruel disposition, with whom he cannot find his happiness. After that, the hero begins to listen to the ideas of Freemasonry, believing that this is what he was looking for. In Freemasonry, he is attracted by equality, brotherhood, love. The hero develops a belief that there should be a kingdom of goodness and truth in the world, and the happiness of a person lies in striving to achieve them. After living for some time under the laws of brotherhood, Pierre understands that Freemasonry is useless in his life, since the ideas of the hero are not shared by the brothers: following his ideals, Pierre wanted to alleviate the fate of the serfs, build hospitals, shelters and schools for them, but does not find support among other Masons. Pierre also notices hypocrisy, hypocrisy, careerism among the brothers and, in the end, is disappointed in Freemasonry. Time passes, the war begins, and Pierre Bezukhov rushes to the front, although he is not a military man and does not understand military affairs. In the war, he sees the suffering of a huge number of people, from the army of Napoleon. He has a desire to kill Napoleon with his own hands, but he fails, and he is captured. In captivity, he meets Platon Karataev and this acquaintance plays an important role in his life path. He realizes the truth he has been searching for so long. He understands that a person has the right to happiness and should be happy. Pierre Bezukhov sees the true value of life. Soon, the Hero finds long-awaited happiness with Natasha Rostova, who was not only his wife and mother of his children, but also a friend who supported him in everything. Pierre Bezukhov has come a long way, made many mistakes, but nevertheless came to the truth, which could be found only after passing through the difficult trials of fate.
As another argument, I want to cite the novel by F.M. Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment". The main character, Rodion Raskolnikov, is a romantic, proud and strong personality. A former law student who he left due to poverty. After completing his studies, Rodion Raskolnikov decides to test his theory and kills an old pawnbroker and her sister Lizaveta. But, after the murder, Raskolnikov is experiencing a spiritual upheaval. He feels like a stranger to those around him. The hero develops a fever, he is close to suicide. Nevertheless, Raskolnikov helps the Marmeladov family, giving her the last money. It seems to the hero that his good deeds will allow him to alleviate the pangs of conscience. It even awakens pride. But this is not enough. With the last of his strength, he confronts investigator Porfiry Petrovich. Gradually, the hero begins to realize the value of ordinary life, his pride is crushed, he is ready to come to terms with the fact that he is an ordinary person, with his weaknesses and shortcomings. Raskolnikov can no longer be silent: he confesses his crime to his girlfriend, Sonya. It is she who puts him on the right path, and after that, the hero goes to the police station and confesses everything. The hero is sentenced to seven years hard labor. Following Rodion, Sonya, who fell in love with him, goes to hard labor. In hard labor, Raskolnikov is ill for a long time. He painfully experiences his crime, does not want to come to terms with it, does not communicate with anyone. It is Sonechka's love and Raskolnikov's own love for her that resurrects him to a new life. As a result of long wanderings, the hero still understands what mistakes he made and, thanks to the experience gained, realizes the truth and finds peace of mind.
Thus, we can conclude that mistakes happen in people's lives. But, only after passing difficult trials, a person comes to his goal. Mistakes teach us, help us gain experience. You need to learn to learn from your mistakes and avoid them in the future.
8. Experience and mistakes
The one who does nothing is never wrong.I fully agree with this statement. Indeed, making mistakes is inherent in all people and it is possible to avoid them only in case of inaction. A person who stays in one place and does not receive invaluable knowledge that comes with experience excludes the process of self-development.
In my opinion, making mistakes is a process that brings a useful result to a person, that is, provides the knowledge necessary for him to solve life's difficulties. Enriching their experience, people improve each time, thanks to which they do not do wrong things in similar situations. The life of a person who does nothing is dull and dull, because it is not motivated by the task of improving himself, to know the true meaning of his life. As a result, such people waste their precious time on inaction.
In support of my words, I will cite as an example the work of I.A. Goncharov "Oblomov". The main character, Oblomov, leads a passive lifestyle. It is important to note that such inaction is a conscious choice of the hero. The ideal of his life is a calm and peaceful existence in Oblomovka. Inaction and a passive attitude to life devastated a person from the inside, and his life became pale and boring. In his heart, he has long been ready to solve all problems, but the matter does not move beyond desire. Oblomov is afraid to make mistakes, which is why he chooses inaction, which is not the solution to his problem.
In addition, I will cite as an example the work of L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace". The main character, Pierre Bezukhov, made many mistakes in his life and, in this regard, received invaluable knowledge, which he used in the future. All these oversights were committed for the sake of knowing your destiny in this world. At the beginning of the work, Pierre wanted to live a happy life with a beautiful young lady, however, having seen her true essence, he was disappointed in her and in the whole of Moscow society. In Freemasonry, he was attracted by the ideas of brotherhood and love. Inspired by the ideology of the order, he decides to improve the life of the peasants, but does not receive approval from his brothers and decides to leave Freemasonry. Only when he went to war, Pierre realized the true meaning of his life. All his mistakes were not made in vain, they showed the hero the right path.
Thus, a mistake is a stepping stone to knowledge and success. It is only necessary to overcome it and not stumble. Our life is a high ladder. And I want to wish that this staircase led only up.
9. Experience and mistakes
Is the saying "Experience is the best teacher" true? After thinking about this question, I came to the conclusion that this judgment is correct. Indeed, throughout his life, a person, making many mistakes and making wrong decisions, draws conclusions and gains new knowledge, skills and abilities. Thanks to this, a person develops as a person.
The literature convinces me of the correctness of this point of view. So the protagonist of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel "War and Peace", Pierre Bezukhov, made many mistakes before he found true happiness. In his youth, he dreamed of becoming a member of Moscow society, and soon got such an opportunity. However, he soon left it, because he felt like a stranger there. Later, Pierre met Helen Kuragina, who charmed with her beauty. Not having time to know her inner world, the hero married her. He soon realized that Helen was just a beautiful doll with a cruel hypocritical disposition, and filed for divorce. Despite all his disappointments in life, Pierre continued to believe in true happiness. So, having joined the Masonic society, the hero was glad that he had found the meaning of life. The ideas of brotherhood interested him. However, he quickly noticed the careerism and hypocrisy among the brothers. Among other things, he realized that it was impossible to achieve his goals, so he severed his connection with the order. After some time, the war began, and Bezukhov went to the front, where he met Platon Karataev. The new comrade helped the protagonist understand what true happiness is. Pierre overestimated life values and realized that only his family would make him happy. Having met Natasha Rostova, the hero saw kindness and sincerity in her. He married her and became an exemplary family man. This work makes the reader realize that mistakes play a huge role in gaining experience.
Another striking example is the main character of the novel by F. M. Dostoevsky, "Crime and Punishment", Rodion Raskolnikov. In order to test his theory in practice, he killed old money-lender and her sister, without thinking about the consequences. After the deed, his conscience tormented him, and he did not dare to confess to the crime, as he was afraid of exile. And in order to somehow mitigate his guilt, Rodion began to take care of those around him. So, walking in the park, Raskolnikov saved a young girl, whose honor they wanted to desecrate. And also helped a stranger who was run over by a horse to get home. Upon arrival of the doctor, the victim died from blood loss. Rodion organized the funeral at his own expense, and helped the children of the deceased. But nothing could ease his suffering, so the hero decided to write a sincere confession. And only after that Raskolnikov was able to find peace.
Thus, experience is the main wealth that a person accumulates throughout his life and allows him to avoid many mistakes. Therefore, it is impossible to disagree with this statement.
1. Honor and dishonor
In our cruel age it seems that the concepts of honor and dishonor have died. There is no special need to keep girls honored - striptease and viciousness are paid dearly, and money is much more attractive than some kind of ephemeral honor. I recall Knurov from A.N. Ostrovsky’s “Dowry”: “There are boundaries beyond which condemnation does not cross: I can offer you such an enormous content that the most evil critics of someone else’s morality will have to shut up and open their mouths in surprise.”
Sometimes it seems that men have not dreamed for a long time to serve for the good of the Fatherland, to protect their honor and dignity, to defend the Motherland. Probably, literature remains the only evidence of the existence of these concepts.
The most cherished work of A.S. Pushkin begins with the epigraph: “Take care of honor from a young age,” which is part of a Russian proverb. The whole novel "The Captain's Daughter" gives us the best idea of honor and dishonor. The protagonist Petrusha Grinev is a young man, practically a youth (at the time of his departure for the service he was “eighteen” years old according to his mother), but he is filled with such determination that he is ready to die on the gallows, but not tarnish his honor. And this is not only because his father bequeathed him to serve in this way. Life without honor for a nobleman is the same as death. But his opponent and envious Shvabrin acts quite differently. His decision to go over to the side of Pugachev is determined by fear for his life. He, unlike Grinev, does not want to die. The outcome of the life of each of the characters is natural. Grinev lives a decent, albeit poor, life as a landowner and dies surrounded by his children and grandchildren. And the fate of Alexei Shvabrin is understandable, although Pushkin does not say anything about it, but most likely death or hard labor will cut short this unworthy life of a traitor, a man who has not preserved his honor.
War is a catalyst for the most important human qualities; it shows either courage and courage, or meanness and cowardice. We can find proof of this in V. Bykov's story "Sotnikov". Two heroes are the moral poles of the story. The fisherman is energetic, strong, physically strong, but is he courageous? Having been captured, under pain of death, he betrays his partisan detachment, betrays its location, weapons, strength - in a word, everything in order to eliminate this center of resistance to the Nazis. But the frail, sickly, frail Sotnikov turns out to be courageous, endures torture, and resolutely ascends the scaffold, not for a second doubting the correctness of his act. He knows that death is not as terrible as remorse from betrayal. At the end of the story, Rybak, who escaped death, tries to hang himself in the toilet, but cannot, because he does not find a suitable tool (the belt was taken from him during his arrest). His death is a matter of time, he is not a completely fallen sinner, and living with such a burden is unbearable.
Years pass, in the historical memory of mankind there are still examples of deeds of honor and conscience. Will they become an example for my contemporaries? I think yes. The heroes who died in Syria, rescuing people in fires, in disasters, prove that there is honor, dignity, and there are bearers of these noble qualities.
2. Honor and dishonor
Each newborn is given a name. Together with the name, a person receives the history of his family, the memory of generations and the idea of honor. Sometimes the name obliges to be worthy of its origin. Sometimes by your actions you have to wash away, correct the negative memory of the family. How not to lose dignity? How to protect yourself in the face of danger? It is very difficult to be prepared for such an ordeal. There are many similar examples in Russian literature.
In the story of Viktor Petrovich Astafyev "Lyudochka" there is a story about the fate of a young girl, yesterday's schoolgirl, who came to the city in search of a better life. Growing up in the family of a hereditary alcoholic, like frozen grass, she has been trying all her life to keep honor, some kind of feminine dignity, trying to work honestly, build relationships with people around her, not offending anyone, pleasing everyone, but keeping her at a distance. And people respect her. Her landlady Gavrilovna respects her for reliability and diligence, respects the wretched Artyomka for strictness and morality, respects her in her own way, but for some reason she is silent about this, her stepfather. Everyone sees her as a person. However, on her way she meets a disgusting type, a criminal and a bastard - Strekach. The person is not important to him, his lust is above all. The betrayal of Artyomka's "friend-boyfriend" turns into a terrible ending for Lyudochka. And the girl with her grief is left alone. For Gavrilovna, this is not a particular problem: “Well, they plucked the plonba, think about it, what a misfortune. This is not a flaw, but now they take any marriage, ugh, now for these things ...”
The mother generally pulls away and pretends that nothing happened: an adult, they say, let her get out herself. Artyomka and "friends" call to spend time together. But Lyudochka does not want to live like this, with a soiled, trampled honor. Seeing no way out of this situation, she decides not to live at all. In her last note, she asks for forgiveness: "Gavrilovna! Mom! Stepfather! What's your name, I didn't ask. Good people, I'm sorry!"
The very fact that Gavrilovna, and not her mother, is in the first place here, testifies to many things. And the worst thing is that no one cares about this unfortunate soul. In the whole world - no one ...
In the epic novel "Quiet Flows the Don" by Sholokhov, each heroine has her own idea of honor. Daria Melekhova lives only in the flesh, the author says little about her soul, and the characters in the novel do not perceive Daria at all without this base beginning. Her adventures both during the life of her husband and after his death show that honor does not exist for her at all, she is ready to seduce her own father-in-law, just to satisfy her desire. It is a pity for her, because a person who has lived his life so mediocrely and vulgarly, who has not left any good memory of himself, is insignificant. Daria has remained the embodiment of a base, lustful, dishonest female inside.
Honor is important to every person in our world. But especially women's, girlish honor remains a hallmark and always attracts special attention. And let them say that in our time morality is an empty phrase, that “they will marry anyone” (according to Gavrilovna), it is important - who you are for yourself, and not for those around you. Therefore, the opinions of immature and narrow-minded people are not taken into account. For everyone, honor has been and will be in the first place.
3. Honor and dishonor
Why is honor compared to clothing? “Take care of your dress again,” a Russian proverb demands. And then: ".. and honor from a young age." And the ancient Roman writer and poet, philosopher, author of the famous novel “Metamorphoses” (A.S. Pushkin wrote about him in the novel “Eugene Onegin”) claims: “Shame and honor are like a dress: the more shabby, the more careless you treat them” . Clothing is external, and honor is a deep, moral, internal concept. What common? They are greeted by clothes ... How often behind the external gloss we see a fiction, and not a person. It turns out that the proverb is true.
In N.S. Leskov’s story “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District”, the main character Katerina Izmailova is a young beautiful merchant’s wife. She got married "... not for love or any attraction, but because Izmailov was courting her, and she was a poor girl, and she did not have to sort out suitors." Life in marriage was torment for her. She, not being a woman gifted with any talents, even faith in God, spent her time empty, loitering around the house and not knowing what to do with her idle existence. The impudent and desperate Seryozha, who suddenly turned up, completely captured her mind. Having surrendered to his power, she lost all moral guidelines. The murder of the father-in-law, and then the husband, became something ordinary, unpretentious, like a cotton dress, shabby and out of use, fit only for a doormat. So it is with feelings. They turned out to be rags. Honor is nothing compared to the passion that possessed her completely. Finally dishonored, abandoned by Sergei, she decides on the most terrible act: suicide, but in such a way as to take away from life the one that her former lover found to replace. And they were both swallowed up by the terrible icy haze of the winter freezing river. Katerina Izmailova remained a symbol of stupid immoral dishonor.
Katerina Kabanova, the main character in A.N. Ostrovsky's drama The Thunderstorm, treats her honor in a completely different way. Her love is a tragic feeling, not vulgar. She resists her thirst for true love until the last second. Her choice is not much better than Izmailova's. Boris is not Sergei. He is too soft-spoken, indecisive. He cannot even seduce the young woman he loves. In fact, she did everything herself, because she also loved a handsome, non-locally dressed young man who spoke differently from the capital. Barbara pushed her to this act. For Katerina, her step towards love is not a dishonor, no. She makes a choice in favor of love, because she considers this feeling sanctified by God. Having given herself to Boris, she did not think of returning to her husband, because it was a dishonor for her. Life with an unloved person would be a dishonor to her. Having lost everything: love, protection, support, Katerina decides to take the last step. She chooses death as deliverance from sinful living next to the vulgar, sanctimonious philistines of the city of Kalinov, whose customs and principles never became her family.
Honor must be preserved. Honor is your name, and the name is your status in society. There is a status - a worthy person - happiness smiles at you every morning. But there is no honor - life is dark and dirty, like a dark cloudy night. Take care of honor from a young age ... Take care!
1. Victory and defeat
Probably, there are no people in the world who would not dream of victory. Every day we win small victories or suffer defeats. In an effort to succeed over yourself and your weaknesses, getting up in the morning thirty minutes earlier, doing sports, preparing lessons that are poorly given. Sometimes such victories become a step towards success, towards self-affirmation. But this is not always the case. Seeming victory turns into defeat, and defeat, in fact, is a victory.
In Woe from Wit, the protagonist A.A. Chatsky, after a three-year absence, returns to the society in which he grew up. Everything is familiar to him, he has a categorical judgment about every representative of secular society. “Houses are new, but prejudices are old,” concludes a young, ardent man about the renewed Moscow. The Famus society adheres to the strict rules of the time of Catherine: “honor by father and son”, “be poor, but if there are two thousand family souls, that is the groom”, “the door is open for invited and uninvited, especially from foreigners”, “not that so that novelties are introduced - never", "judges of everything, everywhere, there are no judges over them."
And only subservience, servility, hypocrisy dominate the minds and hearts of the "chosen" representatives of the top of the noble class. Chatsky with his views is out of place. In his opinion, “ranks are given by people, but people can be deceived”, it is low to seek patronage from those in power, it is necessary to achieve success with the mind, and not with servility. Famusov, barely hearing his reasoning, plugs his ears, shouting: "... on trial!" He considers young Chatsky a revolutionary, a "carbonari", a dangerous person, and when Skalozub appears, he asks not to express his thoughts aloud. And when the young man nevertheless begins to express his views, he quickly leaves, not wanting to be responsible for his judgments. However, the colonel turns out to be a narrow-minded person and catches only arguments about uniforms. In general, few people understand Chatsky at Famusov's ball: the owner himself, Sofia and Molchalin. But each of them makes their own verdict. Famusov would forbid such people to drive up to the capital for a shot, Sofya says that he is “not a man - a snake”, and Molchalin decides that Chatsky is just a loser. The final verdict of the Moscow world is madness! At the climax, when the hero delivers his keynote speech, no one in the audience listens to him. You can say that Chatsky is defeated, but it's not! I.A. Goncharov believes that the comedy hero is the winner, and one cannot but agree with him. The appearance of this man shook up the stagnant Famus society, destroyed Sophia's illusions, and shook Molchalin's position.
In I.S. Turgenev’s novel “Fathers and Sons”, two opponents collide in a heated argument: a representative of the younger generation, the nihilist Bazarov, and nobleman P.P. Kirsanov. One lived an idle life, spent the lion's share of the allotted time in love with a famous beauty, a socialite - Princess R. But, despite this lifestyle, he gained experience, experienced, probably, the most important feeling that overtook him, washed away everything superficial, knocked down arrogance and self-confidence. This feeling is love. Bazarov boldly judges everything, considering himself a "self-broken", a person who made his name only with his own work, mind. In a dispute with Kirsanov, he is categorical, harsh, but observes external propriety, but Pavel Petrovich cannot stand it and breaks down, indirectly calling Bazarov a “dumbass”: “... before they were just idiots, but now they suddenly became nihilists.”
Bazarov's external victory in this dispute, then in a duel, turns out to be a defeat in the main confrontation. Having met his first and only love, the young man is not able to survive the defeat, he does not want to admit the collapse, but he cannot do anything. Without love, without sweet eyes, such desired hands and lips, life is not needed. He becomes distracted, cannot concentrate, and no amount of denial helps him in this confrontation. Yes, it seems that Bazarov won, because he is so stoically going to death, silently fighting the disease, but in fact he lost, because he lost everything for which it was worth living and creating.
Courage and determination in any struggle are essential. But sometimes you have to reject self-confidence, look around, re-read the classics, so as not to make a mistake in the right choice. After all, this is your life. And when defeating someone, think about whether this is a victory!
2. Victory and defeat
Victory is always welcome. We wait for victory from early childhood, playing catch-up or board games. Whatever the cost, we need to win. And the one who wins feels like the king of the situation. And someone is a loser, because he doesn’t run so fast or just the wrong chips fell out. Is it really necessary to win? Who can be considered the winner? Is victory always an indicator of true superiority.
In Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's comedy The Cherry Orchard, the center of the conflict is the confrontation between the old and the new. The noble society, brought up on the ideals of the past, has stopped in its development, accustomed to getting everything without much difficulty, by right of birth, Ranevskaya and Gaev are helpless in the face of the need for action. They are paralyzed, unable to make decisions, to move. Their world is collapsing, flying into hell, and they are building rainbow-colored projectors, starting an unnecessary holiday in the house on the day the estate is auctioned. And then Lopakhin appears - a former serf, and now - the owner of a cherry orchard. Victory intoxicated him. At first he tries to hide his joy, but soon the triumph overwhelms him and, no longer embarrassed, he laughs and literally shouts: “My God, Lord, my cherry orchard! Tell me that I am drunk, out of my mind, that all this seems to me ... "
Of course, the slavery of his grandfather and father may justify his behavior, but in the face, according to him, of his beloved Ranevskaya, this looks at least tactless. And then it is already difficult to stop him, like a real master of life, the winner demands: “Hey, musicians, play, I want to listen to you! Everyone come and watch how Yermolai Lopakhin will hit the cherry orchard with an ax, how the trees will fall to the ground!”
Maybe, from the point of view of progress, Lopakhin's victory is a step forward, but somehow it becomes sad after such victories. The garden is cut down without waiting for the departure of the former owners, Firs is forgotten in the boarded-up house... Does such a play have a morning?
In the story of Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin "Garnet Bracelet" the focus is on the fate of a young man who dared to fall in love with a woman not of his circle. G.S.Zh. long and devotedly loves Princess Vera. His gift - a garnet bracelet - immediately attracted the attention of a woman, because the stones suddenly lit up like “charming deep red live fires. "Just like blood!" Vera thought with unexpected anxiety. Unequal relationships are always fraught with serious consequences. Anxious forebodings did not deceive the princess. The need at all costs to put in place the presumptuous villain arises not so much for the husband as for Vera's brother. Appearing in the face of Zheltkov, representatives of high society a priori behave like winners. Zheltkov’s behavior strengthens them in his confidence: “his trembling hands ran around, fiddling with buttons, pinching his blond reddish mustache, touching his face needlessly.” The poor telegraph operator is crushed, confused, feels guilty. But as soon as Nikolai Nikolaevich recalls the authorities, to whom the defenders of the honor of his wife and sister wanted to turn, Zheltkov suddenly changes. No one has power over him, over his feelings, except for the object of adoration. No power can forbid to love a woman. And to suffer for the sake of love, to give one's life for it - this is the true victory of the great feeling that G.S.Zh. was lucky to experience. He leaves silently and confidently. His letter to Vera is a hymn to a great feeling, a triumphant song of Love! His death is his victory over the petty prejudices of pitiful nobles who feel themselves masters of life.
Victory, as it turns out, can be more dangerous and more disgusting than defeat if it violates eternal values and distorts the moral foundations of life.
3. Victory and defeat
Publilius Sir - a Roman poet, a contemporary of Caesar, believed that the most glorious victory is a victory over oneself. It seems to me that every thinking person who has reached the age of majority should win at least one victory over himself, over his shortcomings. Perhaps it is laziness, fear or envy. But what is victory over oneself in peacetime? So petty struggle with personal flaws. And here is the victory in the war! When it comes to life and death, when everything around you becomes an enemy, ready to end your existence at any moment?
Alexei Meresyev, the hero of Boris Polevoy's Tale of a Real Man, withstood such a struggle. The pilot was shot down on his plane by a fascist fighter. The desperately bold act of Alexei, who entered into an unequal struggle with the whole link, ended in defeat. The downed plane crashed into the trees, softening the blow. The pilot who fell on the snow received serious foot injuries. But, despite the unbearable pain, he, overcoming his suffering, decided to move towards his own, taking several thousand steps a day. Each step becomes torture for Alexei: he “felt that he was weakening from tension and pain. Biting his lip, he continued walking. A few days later, blood poisoning began to spread throughout the body, and the pain became unbearable. Unable to stand up, he decided to crawl. Losing consciousness, he moved forward. On the eighteenth day, he reached the people. But the main test was ahead. Alexei had both feet amputated. He was discouraged. However, there was a man who was able to restore his faith in himself. Alexei realized that he could fly if he learned to walk on prostheses. And again, torment, suffering, the need to endure pain, overcoming one's weakness. The episode of the pilot's return to duty is shocking, when the hero tells the instructor, who made a remark about shoes, that his feet will not freeze, since they are not. The surprise of the instructor was indescribable. Such a victory over oneself is a real feat. It becomes clear what the words mean, that the strength of the spirit ensures victory.
In the story of M. Gorky "Chelkash" two people are in the center of attention, completely opposite in their mentality, goals in life. Chelkash is a tramp, a thief, a criminal. He is desperately bold, bold, his element is the sea, true freedom. Money is rubbish for him, he never seeks to save it. If they are (and he gets them, constantly risking his freedom and life), he spends them. If not, don't be sad. Another thing is Gabriel. He is a peasant, he came to the city to work, to build his own house, to get married, to start a household. In this he sees his happiness. Having agreed to the scam with Chelkash, he did not expect that it would be so scary. It is clear from his behavior how cowardly he is. However, when he sees a wad of money in the hands of Chelkash, he loses his mind. Money made him drunk. He is ready to kill the hated criminal, just to get the money he needs to build a house. Chelkash suddenly feels sorry for the unfortunate, unlucky failed murderer and gives him almost all the money. So, in my opinion, the Gorky tramp conquers in himself the hatred for Gavrila that arose at the first meeting, and takes the position of mercy. It seems that there is nothing special here, but I believe that to conquer hatred in oneself means to win not only over oneself, but also over the whole world.
So, victories begin with small forgiveness, honest deeds, with the ability to enter into the position of another. This is the beginning of a great victory, whose name is life.
1. Friendship and enmity
How difficult it is to define such a simple concept as friendship. Even in early childhood, we make friends, they somehow appear by themselves at school. But sometimes the opposite happens: former friends suddenly become enemies, and the whole world exudes hostility. In the dictionary, friendship refers to personal disinterested relationships between people based on love, trust, sincerity, mutual sympathy, common interests and hobbies. And enmity, according to linguists, is relations and actions imbued with hostility, hatred. How does the complex process of transition from love and sincerity to hostility, hatred and enmity take place? And to whom does love happen in friendship? To friend? Or to yourself?
In Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov's novel A Hero of Our Time, Pechorin, reflecting on friendship, claims that one person is always the slave of another, although no one admits this to himself. The hero of the novel believes that he is not capable of friendship. But Werner shows the most sincere feelings towards Pechorin. Yes, and Pechorin gives Werner the most positive assessment. It seems that more is needed for friendship? They understand each other so well. Starting an intrigue with Grushnitsky and Mary, Pechorin gets the most reliable ally in the person of Dr. Werner. But at the most crucial moment, Werner refuses to understand Pechorin. It seems natural to him to prevent a tragedy (on the eve he predicted that Grushnitsky would become Pechorin's new victim), but he does not stop the duel and allows the death of one of the duelists. Indeed, he obeys Pechorin, falling under the influence of his strong nature. But then he writes a note: "There is no evidence against you, and you can sleep peacefully ... if you can ... Goodbye."
In this "if you can" one hears a disclaimer, he considers himself entitled to reproach the "friend" for such an offense. But he no longer wants to know him: “Goodbye,” sounds irrevocably. Yes, a real friend would not have acted like that, he would have shared the responsibility and prevented the tragedy, not only in thoughts, but in deeds. So friendship (although Pechorin does not think so) turns into hostility.
Arkady Kirsanov and Yevgeny Bazarov come to the Kirsanov family estate to rest. This is how the story of Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev's novel "Fathers and Sons" begins. What made them friends? Common interests? Common cause? Mutual love and respect? But both of them are nihilists and do not take feelings for truth. Maybe Bazarov goes to Kirsanov only because it is convenient for him to travel half the way at the expense of a friend on the way home? .. In his relationship with Bazarov, Arkady discovers some new character traits in a friend every day. His ignorance of poetry, lack of understanding of music, self-confidence, boundless pride, especially when he claims that “no matter what the gods burn pots,” speaking of Kukshina and Sitnikov. Then love for Anna Sergeevna, with which his "friend-god" does not want to reconcile. Pride does not allow Bazarov to recognize his feelings. He would rather give up friends, love, than admit himself defeated. Saying goodbye to Arkady, he throws: “You are a nice fellow; but all the same, a soft liberal barich ... ”And although there is no hatred in these words, hostility is felt.
Friendship, true, real, is a rare phenomenon. The desire to be friends, mutual sympathy, common interests - these are just the prerequisites for friendship. And whether it will develop to become time-tested depends only on patience and the ability to give up oneself, on self-love, in the first place. To love a friend is to think about his interests, and not about how you will look in the eyes of others, whether this will offend your pride. And the ability to get out of the conflict with dignity, respecting the opinion of a friend, but without compromising one's own principles, so that friendship does not turn into hostility.
2. Friendship and enmity
Among the eternal values, friendship has always occupied one of the very first places. But everyone understands friendship in their own way. Someone is looking for benefits in friends, some additional privileges in obtaining material benefits. But such friends before the first problem, before trouble. It is no coincidence that the proverb says: "friends are known in trouble." But the French philosopher M. Montaigne argued: "In friendship there are no other calculations and considerations, except for itself." And only such friendship is real.
In F. M. Dostoevsky's novel "Crime and Punishment", the relationship between Raskolnikov and Razumikhin can be considered an example of such friendship. Both are law students, both live in poverty, both are looking for additional income. But at one fine moment, infected with the idea of a superman, Raskolnikov drops everything and prepares for the “case”. Six months of constant soul-searching, searching for ways to deceive fate knock Raskolnikov out of the usual rhythm of life. He does not take translations, does not give lessons, does not go to classes, in general, does nothing. And yet, in a difficult moment, the heart leads him to a friend. Razumikhin is the exact opposite of Raskolnikov. He works, spins all the time, earning a penny, but these pennies are enough for him to live and even for fun. Raskolnikov seemed to be looking for an opportunity to get off the "path" he had embarked on, because "Razumikhin was also remarkable because no failures ever embarrassed him and no bad circumstances seemed to be able to crush him." And Raskolnikov is crushed, brought to an extreme degree of despair. And Razumikhin, realizing that a friend (although Dostoevsky insistently writes "friend") in trouble no longer leaves him until the trial itself. And at the trial, he acts as the defender of Rodion and cites evidence of his spiritual generosity, nobility, testifying that "when he was at the university, from his last means he helped one of his poor and consumptive university comrades and almost supported him for six months." The sentence for double murder was reduced by almost half. Thus, Dostoevsky proves to us the idea of God's providence, that people are saved by people. And let someone say that Razumikhin did not lose by getting a beautiful wife, a friend's sister, but did he think about his own benefit? No, he was completely absorbed in caring for a person.
In I.A. Goncharov's novel "Oblomov", Andrey Stolz is no less generous and caring, who has been trying all his life to pull his friend Oblomov out of the swamp of his existence. He alone is able to lift Ilya Ilyich from the sofa, to give movement to his monotonous philistine life. Even when Oblomov finally settles with Pshchenitsyna, Andrei makes several more attempts to get him off the couch. Upon learning that Tarantyev and the manager of Oblomovka actually robbed a friend, he takes matters into his own hands and puts things in order. Although this does not save Oblomov. But Shtolz honestly fulfilled his duty to his friend, and after the death of an unlucky childhood friend, he takes his son to be raised, not wanting to leave the child in an environment that is literally covered in the mire of idleness, philistinism.
M. Montaigne argued: "In friendship there are no other calculations and considerations, except for itself."
Only such friendship is true. If a person who is called a friend suddenly starts, fawning, asking for help or starts settling scores for the service rendered, they say, I helped you out, and what did I do for me, give up such a friend! You will lose nothing but an envious look, an unfriendly word.
3. Friendship and enmity
Where do enemies come from? It has always been incomprehensible to me: when, why, why do people have enemies? How is enmity, hatred born, what in the human body directs this process? And now you already have an enemy, what to do with him? How to treat his personality, actions? To follow the path of retaliatory measures, according to the principle of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth? But what will this enmity lead to? To the destruction of personality, to the destruction of good on a global scale. Suddenly all over the world? Probably, everyone in one way or another met with the problem of confrontation with enemies. How to overcome hatred towards such people?
V. Zheleznyakov's story "Scarecrow" shows the terrible story of a girl's collision with a class that declared a boycott on a person, on false suspicion, without understanding the justice of their own sentence. Lenka Bessoltseva - a compassionate girl with an open soul - having got into a new class, she found herself alone. Nobody wanted to be friends with her. And only the noble Dimka Somov stood up for her, extended a helping hand. It became especially scary when the same reliable friend betrayed Lena. Knowing that the girl was not to blame, he did not tell the truth to the frantic, embittered classmates. I was afraid. And he allowed her to poison for several days. When the truth was revealed, when everyone found out who was to blame for the unfair punishment of the entire class (cancellation of the long-awaited trip to Moscow), the anger of the schoolchildren now fell on Dimka. Thirsty for revenge, classmates demanded that everyone vote against Dimka. One Lenka refused to declare a boycott, because she herself went through all the horror of persecution: “I was at the stake ... And they chased me down the street. And I will never chase anyone ... And I will never poison anyone. At least kill!" With her desperately brave and selfless act, Lena Bessoltseva teaches the whole class nobility, mercy and forgiveness. She rises above her own resentment and treats her tormentors and her traitor friend equally.
In A.S. Pushkin’s little tragedy “Mozart and Salieri”, the complex work of the consciousness of the recognized greatest composer of the eighteenth century, Salieri, is shown. The friendship of Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was based on the envy of a successful, hardworking, but not so talented composer, recognized by the whole society, rich and successful to a younger, but so sparkling, bright, extremely talented, but poor and not recognized person during his lifetime. Of course, the version of the poisoning of a friend has long been debunked, and even a two-hundred-year-old veto on the performance of Salieri's works has been lifted. But the story, thanks to which Salieri remained in memory (largely because of Pushkin's play), teaches us not to always trust friends, they can pour poison into your glass, only out of good intentions: to save justice for the sake of your noble name.
Friend-traitor, friend-enemy... where is the boundary of these states. How often is a person able to move into the camp of your enemies, change his attitude towards you? Happy is he who has never lost friends. Therefore, I think that Menander was still right, and friends and enemies should be judged equally, so as not to sin against honor and dignity, against conscience. However, mercy must never be forgotten. It is above all laws of justice.
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Within the framework of the direction, it is possible to reason about the value of the spiritual and practical experience of an individual, people, humanity as a whole, about the price of mistakes on the way of knowing the world, gaining life experience. Literature often makes one think about the relationship between experience and mistakes: about experience that prevents mistakes, about mistakes without which it is impossible to move along the path of life, and about irreparable, tragic mistakes.
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“Experience and mistakes” is a direction in which a clear opposition of two polar concepts is implied to a lesser extent, because without mistakes there is no and cannot be experience. The literary hero, making mistakes, analyzing them and thereby gaining experience, changes, improves, embarks on the path of spiritual and moral development. Giving an assessment of the actions of the characters, the reader acquires his invaluable life experience, and literature becomes a real textbook of life, helping not to make one's own mistakes, the price of which can be very high. Speaking about the mistakes made by the heroes, it should be noted that an incorrectly made decision, an ambiguous act can affect not only the life of an individual, but also most fatally affect the fate of others. In literature, we also encounter such tragic mistakes that affect the fate of entire nations. It is in these aspects that one can approach the analysis of this thematic direction.
Aphorisms and sayings of famous people:
You should not be shy for fear of making mistakes, the biggest mistake is to deprive yourself of experience.
Luc de Clapier Vauvenargues
You can make mistakes in various ways, you can only do the right thing in one way, therefore the first is easy, and the second is difficult; easy to miss, hard to hit.
Aristotle
Karl Raimund Popper
The one who thinks that he will not be mistaken if others think for him is deeply mistaken.
Avreliy Markov
We easily forget our mistakes when they are known only to us alone.
François de La Rochefoucauld
Take advantage of every mistake.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Modesty can be appropriate everywhere, but not in the matter of admitting one's mistakes.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
It is easier to find the error than the truth.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
In all things, we can only learn by trial and error, falling into error and correcting ourselves.
Karl Raimund Popper
As a support in your reasoning, you can refer to the following works.
F.M. Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment". Raskolnikov, killing Alena Ivanovna and confessing to his deed, does not fully realize the whole tragedy of the crime he committed, does not recognize the fallacy of his theory, he only regrets that he could not transgress, that he cannot now consider himself among the elect. And only in penal servitude the soul-worn hero does not just repent (he repented, confessing to the murder), but embarks on the difficult path of repentance. The writer emphasizes that a person who admits his mistakes is able to change, he is worthy of forgiveness and needs help and compassion. (In the novel, next to the hero, Sonya Marmeladova, who is an example of a compassionate person).
M.A. Sholokhov "The Fate of Man", K.G. Paustovsky "Telegram". The heroes of such different works make a similar fatal mistake, which I will regret all my life, but, unfortunately, nothing can be corrected. Andrei Sokolov, leaving for the front, repels his wife hugging him, the hero is annoyed by her tears, he gets angry, believing that she is "burying him alive", but it turns out the opposite: he returns, and the family dies. This loss is a terrible grief for him, and now he blames himself for every little thing and says with inexpressible pain: “Until my death, until my last hour, I will die, and I won’t forgive myself for pushing her away then!” The story of K.G. Paustovsky is a story about lonely old age. Abandoned by her own daughter, grandmother Katerina writes: “My beloved, I will not survive this winter. Come for a day. Let me look at you, hold your hands. But Nastya calms herself with the words: "Since the mother writes, it means she is alive." Thinking about strangers, organizing an exhibition of a young sculptor, her daughter forgets about her only loved one. And only after hearing warm words of gratitude “for taking care of a person,” the heroine recalls that she has a telegram in her purse: “Katya is dying. Tikhon. Repentance comes too late: “Mom! How could this happen? Because I don't have anyone in my life. No, and it will not be dearer. If only to be in time, if only she would see me, if only she would forgive me. The daughter arrives, but there is no one to ask for forgiveness. The bitter experience of the main characters teaches the reader to be attentive to loved ones "before it's too late."
M.Yu. Lermontov "A Hero of Our Time" The hero of the novel M.Yu. also makes a series of mistakes in his life. Lermontov. Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin belongs to the young people of his era who were disappointed in life.
Pechorin himself says about himself: "Two people live in me: one lives in the full sense of the word, the other thinks and judges him." Lermontov's character is an energetic, intelligent person, but he cannot find application for his mind, his knowledge. Pechorin is a cruel and indifferent egoist, because he causes misfortune to everyone with whom he communicates, and he does not care about the condition of other people. V.G. Belinsky called him a "suffering egoist", because Grigory Alexandrovich blames himself for his actions, he is aware of his actions, worries, and nothing brings him satisfaction.
Grigory Alexandrovich is a very smart and reasonable person, he knows how to admit his mistakes, but at the same time he wants to teach others to confess their own, as, for example, he tried to push Grushnitsky to admit his guilt and wanted to resolve their dispute peacefully. But the other side of Pechorin immediately appears: after some attempts to defuse the situation in a duel and call Grushnitsky to conscience, he himself offers to shoot in a dangerous place so that one of them dies. At the same time, the hero tries to turn everything into a joke, despite the fact that there is a threat to both the life of young Grushnitsky and his own life. After the murder of Grushnitsky, we see how Pechorin's mood changed: if on the way to the duel he notices how beautiful the day is, then after the tragic event he sees the day in black colors, there is a stone in his soul.
The story of the disappointed and dying Pechorin soul is set forth in the hero's diary entries with all the ruthlessness of introspection; being both the author and the hero of the "magazine", Pechorin fearlessly speaks about his ideal impulses, and about the dark sides of his soul, and about the contradictions of consciousness. The hero is aware of his mistakes, but does nothing to correct them, his own experience does not teach him anything. Despite the fact that Pechorin has an absolute understanding that he destroys human lives (“destroys the lives of peaceful smugglers”, Bela dies through his fault, etc.), the hero continues to “play” with the fates of others, which makes himself unhappy .
L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace". If the hero of Lermontov, realizing his mistakes, could not take the path of spiritual and moral improvement, then the beloved heroes of Tolstoy, the experience gained helps to become better. When considering the topic in this aspect, one can refer to the analysis of the images of A. Bolkonsky and P. Bezukhov. Prince Andrei Bolkonsky stands out sharply from the high society environment with his education, breadth of interests, dreams of accomplishing a feat, wishes for great personal fame. His idol is Napoleon. To achieve his goal, Bolkonsky appears in the most dangerous places of the battle. The harsh military events contributed to the fact that the prince is disappointed in his dreams, he understands how bitterly he was mistaken. Seriously wounded, remaining on the battlefield, Bolkonsky is experiencing a mental breakdown. In these moments, a new world opens before him, where there are no egoistic thoughts, lies, but only the purest, highest, and fairest. The prince realized that there is something more significant in life than war and glory. Now the former idol seems to him petty and insignificant. Having survived further events - the appearance of a child and the death of his wife - Bolkonsky comes to the conclusion that he only has to live for himself and his loved ones. This is only the first stage in the evolution of the hero, not only admitting his mistakes, but also striving to become better. Pierre also makes a considerable series of mistakes. He leads a wild life in the company of Dolokhov and Kuragin, but he understands that such a life is not for him. He cannot immediately correctly assess people and therefore often makes mistakes in them. He is sincere, trusting, weak-willed. These character traits are clearly manifested in the relationship with the depraved Helen Kuragina - Pierre makes another mistake. Soon after the marriage, the hero realizes that he has been deceived, and "processes his grief alone in himself." After a break with his wife, being in a state of deep crisis, he joins the Masonic lodge. Pierre believes that it is here that he "will find a rebirth to a new life," and again he realizes that he is again mistaken in something important. The experience gained and the “thunderstorm of 1812” lead the hero to drastic changes in his worldview. He understands that one must live for the sake of people, one must strive to benefit the Motherland.
M.A. Sholokhov "Quiet Don". Speaking about how the experience of military battles changes people, makes them evaluate their life mistakes, we can refer to the image of Grigory Melekhov. Fighting on the side of the whites, then on the side of the reds, he understands what a monstrous injustice is around, and he himself makes mistakes, gains military experience and draws the most important conclusions in his life: "... my hands need to plow." Home, family - that's the value. And any ideology that pushes people to kill is a mistake. A person already wise with life experience understands that the main thing in life is not war, but a son meeting at the threshold of the house. It is worth noting that the hero admits that he was wrong. This is the reason for his repeated throwing from white to red.
M.A. Bulgakov "Heart of a Dog". If we talk about experience as “a procedure for reproducing some phenomenon experimentally, creating something new under certain conditions for the purpose of research”, then the practical experience of Professor Preobrazhensky to “clarify the issue of survival of the pituitary gland, and later on its influence on rejuvenation organism in humans” can hardly be called successful in full measure.
From a scientific point of view, he is very successful. Professor Preobrazhensky performs a unique operation. The scientific result turned out to be unexpected and impressive, but in everyday life it led to the most deplorable consequences. The type who appeared in the professor's house as a result of the operation, "small in stature and unsympathetic in appearance", behaves defiantly, arrogantly and arrogantly. However, it should be noted that the humanoid creature that has appeared easily finds itself in a changed world, but it does not differ in human qualities and soon becomes a thunderstorm not only for the inhabitants of the apartment, but also for the residents of the whole house.
After analyzing his mistake, the professor realizes that the dog was much more “human” than P.P. Sharikov. Thus, we are convinced that Sharikov's humanoid hybrid is more of a failure than a victory for Professor Preobrazhensky. He himself understands this: "Old donkey ... Here, doctor, what happens when the researcher, instead of walking in parallel and groping with nature, forces the question and lifts the veil: here, get Sharikov and eat him with porridge." Philipp Philippovich comes to the conclusion that violent intervention in the nature of man and society leads to catastrophic results.
In the story "Heart of a Dog" the professor corrects his mistake - Sharikov turns into a dog again. He is content with his fate and himself. But in life, such experiments have a tragic effect on the fate of people, warns Bulgakov. Actions should be considered and not be destructive.
The main idea of the writer is that bare progress, devoid of morality, brings death to people and such a mistake will be irreversible.
V.G. Rasputin "Farewell to Matera" Talking about the mistakes that are irreparable and bring suffering not only to each individual person, but to the people as a whole, one can also refer to the specified story of the writer of the twentieth century. This is not just a work about the loss of one's home, but also about how erroneous decisions lead to disasters that will certainly affect the life of society as a whole.
The plot of the story is based on a real story. During the construction of the hydroelectric power station on the Angara, the surrounding villages were flooded. Resettlement has become a painful phenomenon for residents of flooded areas. After all, hydroelectric power plants are built for a large number of people. This is an important economic project, for the sake of which it is necessary to restructure, not to cling to the old. But can this decision be called unambiguously correct? Residents of the flooded Matera move to a village built not in a human way. The mismanagement with which huge amounts of money are spent hurts the writer's soul painfully. Fertile lands will be flooded, and nothing will grow in the village built on the northern slope of the hill, on stones and clay. Gross intervention in nature will necessarily entail environmental problems. But for the writer, they are not so much important as the spiritual life of people.
For Rasputin, it is quite clear that the collapse, the disintegration of a nation, a people, a country, begins with the disintegration of a family. And the reason for this is a tragic mistake, which consists in the fact that progress is much more important than the souls of old people saying goodbye to their home. And there is no repentance in the hearts of young people.
Wise with life experience, the older generation does not want to leave their native island, not because they cannot appreciate all the benefits of civilization, but primarily because they demand to give Matera for these amenities, that is, to betray their past. And the suffering of the elderly is the experience that each of us must learn. A person cannot, must not renounce his roots.
In reasoning on this topic, one can turn to history and the catastrophes that the “economic” activity of man entailed.
Rasputin's story is not just a story about great construction projects, it is a tragic experience of previous generations as a warning to us, people of the 21st century.
It is not surprising, because the world is formed in such a way that society consists of certain errors that are closely related to each other. In this chaos of intertwining thoughts, it is already difficult to figure out who is right and who is wrong. As a result, we get the result that we have today. I will give a simple example. We all know such sayings: “They only learn from mistakes”, “Everything that is not done is for the better”, “Only the one who does nothing is not mistaken”, “If I knew where to fall, I would definitely put straws” and other. And there are also such thoughts: “Doctors, they have no right to make a mistake”, “Healthy biologists, they cannot have inaccuracies.” Well, it turns out that one category of people have this right to make a mistake, and the second does not? Banal, isn't it? Let's try to understand specific cases. One of the popular opinions is that you learn from your mistakes. Nobody will argue that it is so. But let's think a little deeper into this process.
Final essay 2016-2017 on experience and mistakes
And all this because conscience, i.e., according to Dostoevsky, the voice of God in man, does not allow him to calmly accept the inhumanity of his idea. Only having completely repented of his deed, having accepted hard labor as a cleansing, and not a punishment for weakness (unable to withstand mental torment, the hero confesses everything to the investigator), Raskolnikov humbles himself and receives peace. The problem of the inseparability of the concepts of "conscience" and "morality" is the most important in the novel.
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Dostoevsky directly declares: when people forget about conscience, society degrades. Its main character is Yegor Prokudin. A former criminal, he brought his mother a lot of grief and suffering. This torments the hero, who finds no excuse for himself.
When meeting with his mother after many years of separation, Yegor failed to admit that he was her son. At the end of the story, it is the conscience that does not allow the hero to sink to the very bottom of immorality.
Preparing for the final essay on literature
Shortly before the crime, his article "On Crime" was published in the newspaper, in which he tried to prove that there are "supermen" who can change the course of history. Further events and consequences prove the fallacy of his theory. The author himself spent some time in hard labor and knew for sure that most crimes are committed due to social and domestic motives.
In this sense, Dostoevsky seemed to support and try in every possible way to justify his hero. But there is another side of the truth. He rejects Raskolnikov's idea that "the end justifies the means". He reveals that the student committed the crime due to lack of money and deep poverty.
Over time, he begins to be tormented by pangs of conscience and he wants to confess everything to the authorities.
What is the mistake of Rodion Raskolnikov?
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Ege-2017. literature. composition. 10 arguments on the topic: "experience and mistakes"
The work demonstrates the problem of irreparable mistakes in a person's life, which can lead to serious consequences. So, the main character - Eugene Onegin, by his behavior with Olga in the Larins' house, provoked the jealousy of his friend Lensky, who challenged him to a duel. Friends met in a deadly fight, in which Vladimir, alas, turned out to be not such an agile shooter as Eugene.
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Misbehavior and a sudden duel of friends, thus, turned out to be a big mistake in the life of the hero. Also here it is worth referring to the love story of Eugene and Tatyana, whose confessions Onegin cruelly rejects. Only years later, he realizes what a fatal mistake he made.
It is also worth referring to I.S. Turgenev’s novel “Fathers and Sons”, which reveals the problem of an error in the steadfastness of views and beliefs, which can lead to disastrous consequences. In the work of I.S.
Final essay - experience and mistakes
The manifestation of cruelty and inhumanity, a huge mistake that entailed the suffering of Rodion, became a lesson for him. Subsequently, the hero takes the true path, thanks to the spiritual purity and compassion of Sonechka Marmeladova. The perfect crime remains for him a bitter experience for life.
- "Fathers and Sons" by I.S. Turgenev
In the work of I.S. Turgenev Evgeny Bazarov is a progressive-minded young man, a nihilist who denies the value of the experience of previous generations. He says that he does not believe in feelings at all: "Love is rubbish, unforgivable nonsense." The hero meets Anna Odintsova, with whom he falls in love and is afraid to admit it even to himself, because this would mean a contradiction to his own convictions of universal denial.
However, later he falls mortally ill, without admitting it to his relatives and friends.
The problem of consciencearguments for writing
The writer sees the reason for his delusion, first of all, in unbelief, separation from cultural traditions, loss of love for Man. Analyzing Raskolnikov's arguments in defense of his theory, we can conclude that its real meaning is not to justify the human right to do good with the help of evil, but to recognize the existence of a "superman" that rises above "ordinary" morality. After all, the hero reflects not so much on the possibility of murder as such, but on the relativity of moral laws and the deification of the human person. Here lies the second, no less erroneous and tragic, delusion of Raskolnikov: he does not take into account the fact that an “ordinary”, “ordinary”, according to his standards, a person is not able to become a “superman”, to replace God.
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This means that you don’t have to rely on the experience and knowledge of others, you don’t have to listen to what others advise you, but it’s best to live with your own mind and check everything on your own experience. Therefore, there are many historical and life examples. Interesting, for example, is the fact that even Aristotle wrote in one of his works that the fly has eight legs.
The scientific environment of the whole world relied on this and this statement was not questioned until the beginning of the 19th century. Although it would seem, what could be easier - to catch a fly and count the number of its legs in order to make sure that Aristotle's statement is correct. But this did not even occur to anyone, because everyone relied on the unsurpassed authority of the great scientist.
In the novel by F.M. Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment" reflected the contradictions of reality and social thought of the "twilight" era of the 60s of the XIX century. The writer saw how the post-reform breakdown of social relations gradually led to a deep crisis of social ideals, the precariousness of the moral life of Russia. “Some trichinas appeared, microscopic creatures that inhabited the bodies of people,” Dostoevsky noted in his novel, referring to ideas different in their essence and orientation that occupied the minds of the younger generation, cut off from the norms of universal human and Christian morality, excommunicated from cultural traditions carefully preserved by previous generations.
But he also has an epiphany at the end of his life. And even he is able to understand what a mistake his life was. (He became scared; he needed to freeze the feeling of reality in himself to such an extent that there was not even this emptiness.) And he goes to his mother's grave to ask for her forgiveness. It's too late. On the way, the hero dies, also lonely, abandoned by everyone, unhappy. Heavy work. The complex fate of people was shown by the author. But everything said is true. This is how a person’s life can end if he chooses the wrong moral guidelines, if he moves away from loved ones and close people, subordinating himself to hoarding. For what? A bitter experience of disappointment is sure to await every such person. After all, the main thing in life is people who love you, care for you, who need and care about you.
Being seriously ill, he finally realizes that he loves Anna. Only at the end of his life, Eugene realizes how much he was mistaken in his attitude to love and a nihilistic worldview. An example of an essay On his life path, a person has to make a large number of vital decisions, choose how to act in a given situation. In the process of experiencing various events, a person acquires life experience, which becomes his spiritual baggage, helping in later life and interaction with people and society. However, we often find ourselves in difficult, contradictory conditions when we cannot guarantee the correctness of our decision and be sure that what we consider right now will not become a big mistake for us. An example of the impact on a person's life of his actions can be seen in the novel by A.S. Pushkin "Eugene Onegin".
October 21, 2017
