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A classic that will clearly illuminate the direction of life
Reading the classics: Learn to train your thinking muscles

In an age where everything changes rapidly, not only adults but also teenagers are losing the 'power of thought.'
This is because we have become more trained to 'search' rather than think, to quickly find the 'right answer' rather than questioning, and to get used to short comments and short messages, making it difficult to have long conversations or write.
Excessive academic burden also robs young people of the freedom to think.


In an age where immediate answers are preferred and enforced, classics are a tool that helps us regain the roots of our thinking.
Because it is the oldest answer to a question that humans have repeatedly asked.
The process of reading classics, asking questions and finding answers in old sentences, can be a training exercise for young people to strengthen their 'thinking muscles' again.
Even though times change, humanity's questions of "How should we live?" and "What is right?" remain unchanged.
The classics don't give the answers directly, but they do provide a path for readers to find the answers themselves.

‘習’ is a character that represents a bird flying in the sky.
Young birds learn how to fly from their parents to take to the sky, but they must practice flying on their own.
Likewise, you must repeat and practice what you have learned to achieve your goal and make it your own.
Learning isn't just about putting knowledge in your head and memorizing it.
It is the process of learning and practicing the knowledge and skills essential to our lives to make them our own.

--- p.14

Studying is never something you do because someone else tells you to.
I have to make up my mind first.
We learn English and math in school, but not many people are willing to do it.
But what if I wanted to work for an international organization that helps refugees struggling to survive somewhere around the world? To work for an international organization, improving your English skills is essential.
English is the means I need to achieve my goals.
Then you will be willing to study English.

--- p.25

There is a seagull that has left a flock of a thousand seagulls.
This seagull named Jonathan practices his flight while others fight for food.
It's a flying skill that seagulls don't necessarily need.
Jonathan discovers the various principles of flight and finds a reason to live.
If a being's only reason to live is to 'eat', then its life is miserable.
You must find your own calling that goes beyond food.

--- p.62

What does it mean to "break the egg"? It means to shatter the world around you, your common sense, and the authority you hold.
It's opening your eyes to a new, unknown world.
Even birds must break out of their eggs to survive in the world, and snakes must shed their skin to grow.
In this way, growth goes hand in hand with destruction.
So what happens when a bird comes out into the world? It's said to fly to Abraxas.
Abraxas is a god with both a bright and dark side.

--- p.81

Is our dark nature part of humanity? Is it always with us, as the Lord of the Flies suggests in the novel? What is good, and what is evil? Aren't "good and evil" ultimately choices we make at every moment? Had Jack listened to Ralph and Piggy and joined forces, he might not have gone to the extreme of hunting humans.
Because humans are always beings who can choose.
The curse of the Lord of the Flies, who is always with humans, will have no power in the face of human free will.

--- p.105

They say that the power to believe in yourself comes from the experience of overcoming failure.
And another thing you can find is in the heart that values ​​what you do.
If you want to know what you were born to do, think about what you find valuable.
If you have a life attitude like Santiago's, where you value what you do, you will never be defeated in any situation.
--- p.129

Sima Qian included various aspects of human life in his Records of the Grand Historian.
And he pointed out human nature sharply.
You can become a great person only when you understand and embrace human nature, not ignore it.
And history praises those who do not lose their humanity.
History shows us that if we become so intoxicated with our own abilities and achievements that we lose our humanity and live on the edge of beasts, we will be punished in some way.

--- p.154