今天小編給大家推薦的書是曼德拉的自傳《漫漫自由路》(Long Walk to Freedom)。 納爾遜·曼德拉(1918-2013)是南非著名的革命家、政治家、慈善家,被視為南非的國父、“最偉大的南非人”,并于1993年獲得了諾貝爾和平獎(jiǎng)。他在1994年至1999年間擔(dān)任南非總統(tǒng),致力于廢除種族隔離制度與消除貧困不公。 曼德拉一生坎坷,曾在監(jiān)獄服刑26年半,其中大約有13年在羅本島度過。這本書便是曼德拉在羅本島寫下的回憶錄。 在管理嚴(yán)格的監(jiān)獄里,寫書并不是一件容易的事。起初,曼德拉白天勞動(dòng),晚上寫書。但他的身體實(shí)在是難以承受,于是他白天請(qǐng)病假不去勞動(dòng),晚上繼續(xù)寫書。為了不讓監(jiān)獄發(fā)現(xiàn),他還和幾個(gè)獄友合作,把書稿藏匿起來,最終讓其中一個(gè)獄友于1976年出獄時(shí)帶走。大約20年后的1994年,曼德拉就任總統(tǒng),這本書才得到正式出版,并在全世界引起了轟動(dòng)。 這本回憶錄從曼德拉的童年寫起,一直寫到他出獄后為建立新南非付出的各種努力,最后當(dāng)選總統(tǒng)。青年時(shí)他好學(xué)上進(jìn),堅(jiān)持自己的原則;中年時(shí)他為廢除種族隔離而奔走,即使在監(jiān)獄中也從未放棄斗爭。讀這本書,我們可以進(jìn)一步了解這位偉大的領(lǐng)袖,學(xué)習(xí)他的寶貴品質(zhì)。 下面我們來看看書中的精彩句子吧~ “I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
“A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.”
“Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.”
“I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.”
Education is the great engine of personal development.
I always knew that deep down in every human heart, there is mercy and generosity.
“Although I am a gregarious person, I love solitude even more.”
“In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.”
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