Meditations工商2班周尧(1112000220)ItwastwoyearsagowhenIfirstheardaboutthisbook,whichwassaidbeputonourpremierWen’sbedsidecupboardandwasreadbyhimformorethan100times.MeditationswaswrittenbyaphilosopherMarcusAurelius,hisanotheridentificationistheemperorofRoman,anunluckyemperor.Inthe20years,healwaystriedhisbesttosavethedecliningRoman.Facingtheendlesswar,naturaldisasterandrebellion,hespentnearlyallhistimeintheborderorthemilitarycamp.Intheprocess,hewrotehisbook,abooktohaveaconversationwithhimself.Thefirstimpressionofthebookisitsdifficultytocomprehendandwassoconfusedbytheideaittransfered.Ittriedtoconveyasomewhatnagtiveattitudetowardslife,howcoulditbelikethis?Gradully,Ifoundthatitisabsolutlytruetochoosealifestyleorattitudetoobeythenatureandyourmind.Thisbooktellsmealesson,tobearthepainandsorrowwithyourwillandwisdom,nottogotocomplainaboutwhatselfencounters.Believeinthegodsarrangement,believethatselfisabletobearsuffering,believethatselfisnottheweak,then,youwillbeabletobehitbytheintegralandindivisiblefreshmanfromthesufferingexperience.Ontheotherhand,Itpaysanemphasisonthemoralprincipleandtellseveryonetobeanuprightandnoblemanwithvirtue.Ithinkitisthemostimportantmeaningofthebookbecauseittellushowtobeawisemanindailylife.Treatothersinthewaythatyouwouldliketotreatyourself.ThisbookisMarcus'ownreflection,itistheproofofthewordthebiggestenemyisyourself.Bemoredemandingwithyourselfandlesssowithothersandthenyouwilladdmuchsunshineinyourlife.Sowemightaswellputattentionawayfromtheothersandthenmovetolookatourselves,lookatourheartbeforeyoumakeanydecisions.Allinall,Marcus'theoryispursusingakindoflifewhichiscalmandphilosophical,withoutenthusiasmanddesire.Hethoughtallthesufferingandanxietyarefromhismind,whichcanberemoved.Whatheneededtodoistostayatthecornerquietlyinhisinnerworld.Althoughtherearemovingpraisesofmorality,butIbelieveitistooearlyforusactiveandenthusiasticyoungpeopletolearnhisway.Whatwecouldgetisitsmethodtotocomprehendtheworld.