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ALessonWeCanLearnfromTOBUILDAFIRESongTianyeRecently,Ihavereadastorynamedtobuildafire,whichisthemostwonderfulcollectionofJackLondon’sshortstories.Inthisstory,amantraveledintheYukononanexceedinglycoldandgreymorning,abignativehuskywolf-dogfollowing.HewasanewcomertotheYukon,whoplannedtomeethisfriendsbysixo'clockatanoldclaim.Atthebeginning,hedidn’tpaymuchattentiontothefreezingweather.Withtimepassing,themanrealizedthedanger-----sometimestherewerealternatelayersofwaterandice-skin,sothatit’squiteeasyforonebrokethroughtheice-skinandwettothewaist.Unfortunately,hisfeetgotwetandhehadtobuildafiretowarmhimself,orhistoeswouldbefrozen.Hispaceoffourmilesanhourhadkepthisheartpumpingbloodtothesurfaceofhisbodyandtoalltheextremities.Buttheinstanthestopped,theactionofthepumpeaseddown.Then,hesucceededtomakeafire.However,beforehecouldcutthefrozenstringsonhisshoes,clumpsofsnowfromthesprucetreeabovefelldownandputoutthefire.Themanwasshocked.Itwasasthoughhehadjustheardhisownsentenceofdeath.Atthattime,herealizedthattheold-timer’ssuggestionswereright.Ifhehadatrail-mate,hewouldbeinnodanger------thetrail-matewouldmakethefire.Afteratime,hewasawareofthefirstfar-awaysignalsofsensationinhisbeatenfingers.Atlast,whenhecouldendurenomore,hejerkedhishandsapart.Itwasimpossibleforhimtobuildafire.Hedecidedtokillthedogandburyhishandsinthewarmbodyuntilthenumbnesswentoutofthem.Hespoketothedog,callingittohim,butthedogsidledmincinglyaway.Themanlosthiscontrol.Hisarmsflashedouttothedogandtheanimalgotawayatonce.Acertainfearofdeath,dullandoppressive,cametohim.Hestartedtorunandfeltbetter.However,itwastoomanymilesaway.Heconsideredhimselfafool,whorunaroundlikeachickenwithitsheadcutoff.Hedidn’tbelongtohimselfanymore,foreventhenhewasoutofhimself,standingwiththeboyswhowouldfindhisbodynextdayandlookingathimselfinthesnow.Attheendofthestory,themandrowsedoffintowhatseemedtohimthemostcomfortableandsatisfyingsleepheeverknown.Hewasdeadandthedogbristleandbackaway.Afterhavingreadthestory,Ifeltverysadandshocked.Itoccurstomethatmostofusareunwise,likethemaninthestory,tofacethelifebutgainfailureintheend.Atthebeginning,amandoesn’tknowthefeelingoffear.Hegainsknowledgefromtheschoolandlife.Whenhemeetswithvariousdifficulties,healwaystrieshisbesttomoveawaythebarrierbyhimself.Inthiscase,hebecomesconceitedandrefusestocooperatewithotherpeople.Totheworse,inthefuture,hemayignorethewarnings,whichold-timersgivetohim.Ofcourse,hewillgainfailureintheendandgivetothelifewithasenseofregret.Losersarethesepeoplewhoneverlearnfromlessons.Inourpersonallives,wealwaysreadotherpeople’stragedies,blamingfortheirmistakes.Weputawildideaintoourownheadsthatwewon’tmakethesekindsoffaults.However,wejustrepeatperformingthetragedyforotherpeople.Thatistosayonlywhenwearetrappedintoimpasses,canwethinkofold-timers’advice.What’smore,asfarasIamconcerned,besidesthatweshouldlearnsomethingfromlessons,allofusshouldalsorecognizetheimportanceofhavingcompanies,withwhomwewon’tfeellonelyorhelplessinanycase.Livingalifeisjustliketakeatrain.Afriendisagiftthatyougiveyourselfandthetripwillbeinteresting.Atlast,thispointisalsoveryimportant——neverwanttomakethepurposebysacrificeourfriends.Ifyoudropyourfriendinthedanger,don’tpraythathewillstillcompanywithyou.Greatfriendshipisalwaysbasedonsufferings.Onthecontrary,weshouldmaketruefriends.Thelifeisfullofchances.Itdoesn’tmeanthatifsomeonefailsonce,hewilllosetheentirelife.Thisstoryisjustagoodlessonforus.Ifeelluckytoreadthisstory,becauseofwhichIcanlearnsomuch.