A person makes many mistakes throughout his life, sometimes without noticing it himself. But by reflecting, we turn them into experience, albeit sometimes bitter. Yes, the tuition fee is too high, but one cannot bargain with life, it does not accept everyday petty-bourgeois calculations. We all make mistakes, and this is natural and inevitable. It must be understood that human nature is not ideal, and experience is indeed the best teacher and helps to correct it.
Many writers have also thought about this topic. For example, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky in the novel "Crime and Punishment" touched upon the problem of experience and mistakes. The protagonist of the work, Rodion Raskolnikov, having killed the old pawnbroker and her pregnant sister, is much more aware that he made the biggest mistake of his whole life. He understands how wrong his beliefs, his theory, were. Rodion confesses to his deed, realizing at the same time that he is the most ordinary person, and not the arbiter of fate or a louse. At the same time, he receives invaluable life experience, the price for which turned out to be so high. The author does not directly state whether Raskolnikov repented, but an astute reader sees a bible in a prisoner sentenced to hard labor. This means that the hero turned to God and abandoned theories that could be harmful in practice.
Another example can be given. Also, an irreparable mistake was made by Nastya, the main character of the story by K. G. Paustovsky "Telegram". The girl left her elderly mother all alone. Katerina Ivanovna was very lonely and ill. For three years the daughter did not visit the poor old woman. Of course, Nastya loved her mother very much, but the work did not let her go. Therefore, Ekaterina Petrovna tried once again not to disturb Nastya, sending her letters very rarely. But the vitality left her and age took its toll. I don’t even know what served this more: old age or longing for my only daughter? Then the elderly woman wrote a letter to her, feeling that she would not survive the winter. But the daughter was too busy. When Nastya received a letter from her neighbor that Katerina Petrovna was dying, she realized that she had no one else in her life. And at the same moment he leaves for the station. But having arrived in the village, Nastya realizes that it is already too late. Katerina Petrovna never saw her only loved one before her death. Nastya did not have the relevant experience. She apparently never lost a loved one until now. How could she, young and full of strength, know that her mother's life is so fleeting. All she has left is a longing for the dearest person and an endless sense of guilt in front of him. All these complex emotions formed the basis of her life experience. She will not make such a mistake again and will save her relatives, giving her work its due, but not forgetting about the family - the only real value of a person.
Sometimes a person needs to go through many trials, make many mistakes in order to gain experience that will allow him to cleanse himself and become better, smarter and kinder. It is no coincidence that mature people give preference not to a career, but to family values, not to appearance, but to essence, not to ambitions, but to dreams, moreover, the dreams of close and dear people.
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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.
“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
In all matters, we can only learn by trial and error, falling into error and correcting ourselves. Karl Raimund Popper
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
List of references in the direction "Experience and errors"
A. S. Pushkin "The Captain's Daughter"
L. N. Tolstoy "War and Peace"
F. M. Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment"
M. Yu. Lermontov "A Hero of Our Time"
A. S. Pushkin "Eugene Onegin"
I. S. Turgenev "Fathers and Sons"
I. A. Bunin "The Gentleman from San Francisco"
A. I. Kuprin "Garnet bracelet"
A. S. Griboyedov "Woe from Wit"
Guy de Maupassant "Necklace"
Materials for literary arguments.
M. Yu. Lermontov novel "A Hero of Our Time"
Only after losing Vera, Pechorin realized that he loved her. The worst mistake is not to appreciate what you have.
A secular lady and a relative of Princess Mary, Vera, arrived in Kislovodsk. Readers learned that Pechorin was once passionately in love with this woman. She also kept in her heart a bright feeling for Grigory Alexandrovich. Vera and Gregory met. And here we already saw another Pechorin: not a cold and evil cynic, but a man of great passions, who has not forgotten anything and feels suffering and pain. After meeting with Vera, who, being a married woman, could not connect with the hero in love with her, Pechorin threw himself into the saddle. He galloped over mountains and dales, exhausting his horse greatly.
On a horse exhausted from fatigue, Pechorin accidentally met Mary and frightened her.
Soon Grushnitsky, with an ardent feeling, began to prove to Pechorin that, after all his antics, he would never be received at the princess's house. Pechorin argued with his friend, proving the opposite.
Pechorin went to the ball to Princess Ligovskaya. Here he began to behave unusually courteously towards Mary: he danced with her like a fine gentleman, protected her from a tipsy officer, helped to cope with a swoon. Mary's mother began to look at Pechorin with different eyes and invited him to her house as a close friend.
Pechorin began to visit the Ligovskys. He became interested in Mary as a woman, but the hero was still attracted to Vera. On one of the rare dates, Vera told Pechorin that she was mortally ill with consumption, so she asks him to spare her reputation. Vera also added that she always understood the soul of Grigory Alexandrovich and accepted him with all his vices.
Pechorin, nevertheless, got along with Mary. The girl confessed to him that she was bored with all the fans, including Grushnitsky. Pechorin, using his charm, from nothing to do, made the princess fall in love with him. He could not even explain to himself why he needed it: either to have fun, or to annoy Grushnitsky, or maybe show Vera that someone needed him too and, thereby, call her jealousy. Gregory succeeded in what he wants: Mary fell in love with him, but at first she hid her feelings.
Meanwhile, Vera began to worry about this novel. On a secret date, she asked Pechorin never to marry Mary and promised him a night meeting in return.
Pechorin, on the other hand, began to get bored in the company of both Mary and Vera.
Vera confessed to her husband her feelings for Pechorin. He took her out of the city. Pechorin, having learned about the imminent departure of Vera, mounted a horse and tried to catch up with his beloved, realizing that he had no one in the world more precious than her. He drove the horse, which died before his eyes.
A. S. Pushkin novel "Eugene Onegin"
People tend to do reckless things. Eugene Onegin rejected Tatyana, who was in love with him, which he regretted, but it was too late. Mistakes are thoughtless actions.
Eugene lived an idle life, walking along the boulevard during the day, and in the evening visiting luxurious salons, where famous people of St. Petersburg invited him. The author emphasizes that Onegin, "afraid of jealous condemnations", was very careful about his appearance, so he could be in front of the mirror for three hours, bringing his image to perfection. Yevgeny returned from the balls in the morning, when the rest of the inhabitants of St. Petersburg rush to work. By noon, the young man woke up and again
"Until the morning his life is ready,
Monotonous and motley.
However, is Onegin happy?
“No: early the feelings in him cooled down;
He was tired of the noise of the world.
Eugene closes himself off from society, locks himself at home and tries to write on his own, but the young man does not succeed, because "he was sick of hard work." After that, the hero begins to read a lot, but understands that literature will not save him either: "like women, he left books." Eugene from a sociable, secular person becomes a closed young man, prone to a "caustic dispute" and "joke with bile in half."
Eugene lived in a picturesque village, his house was by the river, surrounded by a garden. Wanting to somehow entertain himself, Onegin decided to introduce new orders in his possessions: he replaced the corvée with "easy quitrent". Because of this, the neighbors began to be wary of the hero, believing that "he is the most dangerous eccentric." At the same time, Eugene himself shunned his neighbors, avoiding getting to know them in every possible way.
At the same time, a young landowner Vladimir Lensky returned to one of the nearest villages from Germany. Vladimir was a romantic nature. However, among the villagers, the figure of Onegin attracted Lensky's special attention, and Vladimir and Eugene gradually became friends.
Tatiana:
"Dika, sad, silent,
Like a doe forest is timid.
Onegin asks if he can see Lensky's beloved and a friend calls him to go to the Larins.
Returning from the Larins, Onegin tells Vladimir that he was pleased to meet them, but his attention was more attracted not by Olga, who "has no life in features", but by her sister Tatyana "who is sad and silent, like Svetlana." The appearance of Onegin at the Larins caused gossip that, perhaps, Tatyana and Evgeny were already engaged. Tatyana realizes that she has fallen in love with Onegin. The girl begins to see Eugene in the heroes of novels, dreaming about a young man, walking in the "silence of the forests" with books about love.
Eugene, who was disappointed with relationships with women in his youth, was touched by Tatyana's letter, and that is why he did not want to deceive the gullible, innocent girl.
Meeting Tatyana in the garden, Evgeny spoke first. The young man said that he was very touched by her sincerity, so he wants to "repay" the girl with his "confession". Onegin tells Tatyana that if a “pleasant lot ordered” him to become a father and husband, then he would not look for another bride, choosing Tatyana as “friend of the day<…>sad." However, Eugene "is not made for bliss." Onegin says that he loves Tatyana like a brother, and at the end of his "confession" turns into a sermon to the girl:
“Learn to rule yourself;
Not everyone will understand you like me;
Inexperience leads to trouble."
After a duel with Lensky, Onegin leaves
The narrator meets again with the already 26-year-old Onegin at one of the social events.
At the party, a lady appears with the general, who attracts the general attention of the public. This woman looked “quiet” and “simple”. Evgeny recognizes Tatyana in a secular lady. Asking a familiar prince who this woman is, Onegin learns that she is the wife of this prince and is really Tatyana Larina. When the prince brings Onegin to the woman, Tatyana does not betray her excitement at all, while Eugene is speechless. Onegin cannot believe that this is the same girl who once wrote him a letter.
In the morning, Evgeny was brought an invitation from Prince N., Tatyana's wife. Onegin, alarmed by memories, eagerly goes to visit, but the “stately”, “careless legislator of the hall” does not seem to notice him. Unable to stand it, Eugene writes a letter to the woman, in which he confesses his love for her.
One spring day, Onegin goes to Tatiana without an invitation. Eugene finds a woman weeping bitterly over his letter. The man falls at her feet. Tatyana asks him to get up and reminds Evgeny how in the garden, in the alley, she humbly listened to his lesson, now it's her turn. She tells Onegin that she was in love with him then, but found only severity in his heart, although she does not blame him, considering the man's act noble. The woman understands that now she is in many ways interesting to Eugene precisely because she has become a prominent secular lady. In parting, Tatyana says:
“I love you (why lie?),
But I am given to another;
I will be faithful to him forever"
And leaves. Eugene is "as if struck by a thunder" by Tatyana's words.
"But the spurs suddenly rang out,
And Tatyana's husband showed up,
And here is my hero
In a minute, evil for him,
Reader, we will now leave,
For a long time ... forever ... ".
I. S. Turgenev novel "Fathers and Sons"
Evgeny Bazarov - the path from nihilism to the acceptance of the versatility of the world.
Nihilist, a person who does not take principles on faithy.
Hearing Nikolai Kirsanov playing the cello, Bazarov laughs, which disapproves of Arkady. Denies art.
An unpleasant conversation took place during an evening tea party. Calling one landowner "rubbish aristocrat", Bazarov aroused the displeasure of the elder Kirsanov, who began to assert that by following the principles, a person benefits society. Eugene in response accused him of also living meaninglessly, like other aristocrats. Pavel Petrovich objected that the nihilists, by their denial, were only aggravating the situation in Russia.
Friends come to visit Odintsova. The meeting made an impression on Bazarov and he suddenly became embarrassed.
Bazarov did not behave the way he always did, which surprised his friend very much. He talked a lot, talked about medicine, botany. Anna Sergeevna willingly supported the conversation, as she understood the sciences. She treated Arkady like a younger brother. At the end of the conversation, she invited the young people to her estate.
While living on the estate, Bazarov began to change. He fell in love, despite the fact that he considered this feeling a romantic bilebird. He could not turn away from her and imagined her in his arms. The feeling was mutual, but they didn't want to open up to each other.
Bazarov meets his father's manager, who says that his parents are waiting for him, they are worried. Eugene announces the departure. In the evening, a conversation takes place between Bazar and Anna Sergeevna, where they try to understand what each of them wants to get from life.
Bazarov confesses his love to Odintsova. In response, he hears: “You did not understand me,” and feels extremely embarrassed. Anna Sergeevna believes that without Yevgeny she will be calmer and does not accept his confession. Bazarov decides to leave
They were received well in the house of the elder Bazarovs. The parents were very happy, but knowing that their son did not approve of such a manifestation of feelings, they tried to be more restrained. During dinner, the father told how he runs the household, and the mother only looked at her son.
Bazarov spent very little time at his parents' house, as he was bored. He believed that their attention they interfere with his work. There was a dispute between friends, which almost turned into a quarrel. Arkady tried to prove that it was impossible to live like this, Bazarov did not agree with his opinion.
Parents, having learned about Yevgeny's decision to leave, were very upset, but tried not to show their feelings, especially his father. He reassured his son that if he had to leave, then he had to do it. After leaving, the parents were left alone and were very worried that their son had abandoned them.
On the way, Arkady decided to turn into Nikolskoye. Friends were greeted very coldly. Anna Sergeevna did not go down for a long time, and when she appeared, she had a displeased expression on her face and from her speech it was clear that they were not welcome.
Having met with Odintsova, Bazarov admits his mistakes. They tell each other that they just want to be friends.
Arkady confesses his love to Katya, asks for her hand and she agrees to become his wife. Bazarov says goodbye to his friend, viciously accusing him of being unsuited for decisive matters. Eugene leaves for his parents in the estate.
Living in the parental home, Bazarov does not know what to do. Then he begins to help his father, treats the sick. Opening a peasant who died of typhus, he accidentally wounds himself and becomes infected with typhus. A fever begins, he asks to send for Odintsova. Anna Sergeevna arrives and sees a completely different person. Before dying, Eugene tells her about his real feelings, and then dies.
Eugene rejected the love of his parents, rejected his friend, denied feelings. And only at the threshold of death, he was able to understand that he had chosen the wrong behavior in his life. We can't deny what we can't explain. Life is multifaceted.
I. A. Bunin story "The Gentleman from San Francisco"
Is it possible to gain experience without making mistakes? In childhood and adolescence, our parents protect us, advise us in problematic issues. This largely saves us from mistakes, helps to form character, to gain only useful experience in this life, although not everything always goes well. But we understand the real essence of life when we stand on the wing on our own. A more meaningful view of what is happening and a sense of responsibility make big changes in our lives. An adult person makes decisions independently, is responsible for himself, understands from his own experience what life is, seeks his own path through trial and error. To understand the true essence of the problem, one can only experience it for oneself, but it is not known what kind of test and difficulties this will bring, and how a person will be able to cope with it.
In Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's story "The Gentleman from San Francisco", the protagonist has no name. We understand that the author puts a deep meaning into his work. The image of a hero refers to people who make the mistake of postponing their lives for later. A gentleman from San Francisco devoted his whole life to work, he wanted to save enough money, become rich, and then start living. All the experience that the protagonist gained was related to his work. He did not pay attention to family, friends, himself. I can say that he did not pay attention to life, he did not enjoy it. Going on a trip with his family, a gentleman from San Francisco thought that his time was just beginning, but as it turned out, it ended there. His main mistake was that he put off his life for later, devoting himself only to work, and for many years he acquired nothing but wealth. The main character did not put his soul into his own child, did not give love and did not receive it himself. All he achieved was financial success, but he never knew the main thing in his lifetime.
The experience of the protagonist would be invaluable if others learned from his mistakes, but, unfortunately, this does not happen. Many people continue to put off their lives until later, which may never come. And the price for such an experience will be the one and only life.
A. I. Kuprin story "Garnet bracelet"
On the day of her name day, September 17, Vera Nikolaevna was expecting guests. The husband left in the morning on business and had to bring guests for dinner.
Vera Nikolaevna, whose love for her husband had long since degenerated into "a feeling of lasting, faithful, true friendship," supported him as best she could, saved money, and denied herself in many ways.
After dinner everyone except Vera sat down to play poker. She was about to go out onto the terrace when the maid called her. On the table in the office, where both women went, the servant laid out a small package tied with a ribbon, and explained that a messenger had brought it with a request to hand it over to Vera Nikolaevna personally.
Vera found a gold bracelet and a note in the bag. First, she began to examine the decoration. In the center of a low-grade gold bracelet stood out several magnificent garnets, each about the size of a pea. Examining the stones, the birthday girl turned the bracelet, and the stones flared up like "charming deep red living lights." With anxiety, Vera realized that these fires looked like blood.
He congratulated Vera on Angel Day, asked him not to be angry with him for daring to write letters to her a few years ago and expect an answer. He asked to accept as a gift a bracelet, the stones of which belonged to his great-grandmother. From her silver bracelet, he, exactly repeating the location, transferred the stones to the gold one and drew Vera's attention to the fact that no one had yet worn the bracelet. He wrote: “however, I believe that there is no treasure in the whole world worthy of decorating you” and admitted that all that is now left in him is “only reverence, eternal admiration and slavish devotion”, every minute desire for happiness to the Faith and joy if she is happy.
Vera pondered whether to show the gift to her husband.
On the way to the crew waiting for the general, Anosov talked with Vera and Anna about the fact that he had not met true love in his life. According to him, “love should be a tragedy. The greatest secret in the world."
The general asked Vera about what was true in the story told by her husband. And she gladly shared with him: "some madman" pursued her with his love and sent letters even before marriage. The princess also told about the parcel with the letter. In thought, the general noted that it was quite possible that Vera's life was crossed by "a single, all-forgiving, ready for anything, modest and selfless" love that any woman dreams of.
Shein and Mirza-Bulat-Tuganovsky, Vera's husband and brother, paid a visit to her admirer. It turned out to be an official Zheltkov, a man of thirty or thirty-five.Nikolai immediately explained to him the reason for the arrival - with his gift, he crossed the line of patience of Vera's relatives. Zheltkov immediately agreed that he was to blame for the persecution of the princess. Zheltkov asked permission to write a last letter to Vera and promised that the visitors would never hear or see him again. At the request of Vera Nikolaevna, he "as soon as possible" stops "this story."
In the evening, the prince gave his wife the details of the visit to Zheltkov. She was not surprised by what she heard, but was slightly agitated: the princess felt that "this man will kill himself."
The next morning, Vera learned from the newspapers that the official Zheltkov committed suicide due to the waste of state money. All day Sheina thought about the "unknown person", whom she never got to see, not understanding why she foresaw the tragic denouement of his life. She also remembered the words of Anosov about true love, which may have met on her way.
The postman brought Zheltkov's farewell letter. He admitted that he regards love for Vera as a great happiness, that his whole life lies only in the princess. He asked for forgiveness for the fact that "an uncomfortable wedge crashed into Vera's life", thanked her simply for the fact that she lives in the world, and said goodbye forever. “I tested myself - this is not a disease, not a manic idea - this is love, which God was pleased to reward me for something. Leaving, I say in delight: “Hallowed be thy name,” he wrote.
After reading the message, Vera told her husband that she would like to go and see the man who loved her. The prince supported this decision.
Vera found an apartment that Zheltkov rented. The landlady came out to meet her, and they started talking. At the request of the princess, the woman told about the last days of Zheltkov, then Vera went into the room where he was lying. The expression on the face of the deceased was so peaceful, as if this man “before parting with life, learned some deep and sweet secret that resolved his entire human life.”
At parting, the landlady told Vera that if a woman suddenly died and a woman came to say goodbye, Zheltkov asked me to tell her that the best work of Beethoven - he wrote down his name - “L. van Beethoven. Son. No. 2, op. 2. Largo Appassionato.
Vera wept, explaining her tears by the painful "impression of death."
Faith made a major mistake in her life, she missed sincere and strong love, which is very rare.
Everyone is familiar with the Latin saying: "To err is human." Indeed, on the path of life we are doomed to constantly stumble in order to gain the necessary experience. But people do not always learn lessons even from their own mistakes. Then what about other people's mistakes? Can they teach us something?
It seems to me that this question cannot be answered unambiguously. On the one hand, the entire history of mankind is a chronicle of fatal mistakes, without looking back on which it is impossible to move forward. For example, the international rules of warfare, which prohibit brutal methods of hostilities, were developed and refined after the most bloody wars ... The rules of the road we are used to are also the result of road mistakes that claimed the lives of many people in the past. The development of transplantation, which today saves thousands of people, became possible only thanks to the perseverance of doctors, as well as the courage of patients who died from complications of the first operations.
On the other hand, does humanity always take into account the mistakes of world history? Of course not. Endless wars, revolutions continue, xenophobia flourishes, despite the convincing lessons of history.
In the life of an individual, I think the situation is the same. Depending on our own level of development and life priorities, each of us either ignores other people's mistakes or takes them into account. Recall the nihilist Bazarov from the novel. Turgenev's hero denies authorities, world experience, art, human feelings. He believes that it is necessary to destroy the social system to the ground, not taking into account the sad experience of the French Revolution. It turns out that Eugene is not able to learn a lesson from the mistakes of others. I.S. Turgenev warns readers about the results of neglecting universal human values. Despite his strength of character and outstanding mind, Bazarov is dying because "nihilism" is a road to nowhere.
But the protagonist of A.I. Solzhenitsyn’s story “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” understands perfectly well that in order to save one’s life, one must learn from the mistakes of others. Seeing how quickly the prisoners who “go down” for the sake of an extra piece die, Shukhov strives to preserve human dignity. Ivan Denisovich, watching the beggar Fetyukov, whom everyone despise, remarks to himself: “He won’t live his time. Doesn't know how to put himself. What allows Shukhov to draw such a bitter conclusion? Probably, observing the mistakes of other campers, like Fetyukov, who became "jackals".
It turns out that the ability to learn from the mistakes of others is not characteristic of everyone and not in all life situations. It seems to me that when a person gets older and wiser, he begins to treat the negative experience of other people with more attention. And younger people tend to develop by making their own mistakes.
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1. Mind and feeling
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 away. 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 what to do: submit to a cold mind or 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, Evgeny 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 Catherine’s time: “honor for 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 turns out to be 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 Tarantiev, with 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 from 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.
Since the 2014-2015 academic year, the final graduation essay has been included in the program of the state final attestation of schoolchildren. This format differs significantly from the classic exam. The work is non-subjective in nature, while relying on the knowledge of the graduate in the field of literature. The essay aims to identify the ability of the examinee to reason on a given topic and argue his point of view. Mainly, the final essay allows you to assess the level of speech culture of the graduate. For the examination work, five topics from a closed list are proposed.
- Introduction
- Main body - thesis and arguments
- Conclusion - Conclusion
The final essay of 2016 assumes a volume of 350 words or more.
The time allotted for the examination work is 3 hours 55 minutes.
Themes of the final essay
The questions proposed for consideration are usually addressed to the inner world of a person, personal relationships, psychological characteristics and concepts of universal morality. So, the topics of the final essay of the 2016-2017 academic year include the following areas:
- "Experience and Mistakes"
Here are the concepts that the examinee will have to reveal in the process of reasoning, referring to examples from the world of literature. In the final essay of 2016, the graduate must identify the relationship between these categories based on analysis, building logical relationships and applying the knowledge of literary works.
One such topic is "Experience and Mistakes".
As a rule, works from the course of the school curriculum in literature are a large gallery of different images and characters that can be used to write a final essay on the topic “Experience and Mistakes”.
- A.S. Pushkin's novel "Eugene Onegin"
- Roman M.Yu. Lermontov "A Hero of Our Time"
- The novel by M. A. Bulgakov "The Master and Margarita"
- Roman I.S. Turgenev "Fathers and Sons"
- F.M. Dostoevsky's novel "Crime and Punishment"
- The story of A.I. Kuprin "Garnet bracelet"
Arguments for the final essay 2016 "Experience and mistakes"
- "Eugene Onegin" by A.S. Pushkin
The novel in verse "Eugene Onegin" clearly 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. 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.
- "Crime and Punishment" by F. M. Dostoevsky
The central question for the hero of the work F . M. Dostoevsky becomes a desire to understand his ability to act, to decide the fate of people, neglecting the norms of universal morality - “A trembling creature, or do I have the right?” Rodion Raskolnikov commits a crime by killing an old pawnbroker, and later realizes the gravity of the act committed. 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
Essay example
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". 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. 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. 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. 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.
Thus, it is worth talking about how important it is to correctly evaluate your thoughts and actions, analyzing actions that can lead to a big mistake. A person is constantly in development, improving his way of thinking and behavior, and therefore he must act deliberately, relying on life experience.
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