英语床头灯读后感Don'tSellYourBirthrightforaMeofPottageI'velearntastoryfromtheBibleaboutEsauandhisbrotherJacob.Theyaretwins.However,theyaresodifferentintemperament:Esauisroughandhonest,andJacobideceives.Oneday,Jacobcooksastew.Atthismoment,Esaureturnsfromhunting,veryexhaustedandthirsty,soheasksforit.ButJacobinsiststhatEsausellhisbirthrighttohimandswearanoath.AndfinallyEsaudoesasJacobsays.Aswecansee,Esausellshisrightasthefirstbornjustforameofpottage.ItisEsaunotJacobwhohastherighttoinheritwhathisfatherowns.Atsuchalowprice,hesellsit.Hekeepshiseyesonlyonimmediateneeds,withoutconsideratinglongterminterests,whichshouldbealessonforallofus.Esau'sstoryandlessonsalsoapplytopeoplelikeyouandme,whoarelivinginaplexmodernsociety.Wearefacedwithtoomuchtemptation.Insuchcases,youarelikelytobeconquredandprobablydosomethingstupid.Howtoavoidthis?Whatyoucando,frommypointofview,istokeepyourreason,staycoolheaded,thinkoverandfigureoutasolutionwhichcanbalanceimmediateinterestsandlongterminterests.Thisday,IreadabookcalledTheSecretGardenbook.Afterreading,Iamdeeplyshockedinmyheart.Afteraterribleplague,10yearoldMarybecameanorphan,hadtobesenttotheThrushManor.ThrushManorisanancientandmysteriousplace,---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---thereisagradenhavebeenlockedfor10years,andthereisaboywhohiddenintheroomformanyyears.Mary'sarrivalchangedeverything.Shefoundthatthegardenwasburiedandthehiddenkeytothegradengate,shealsofoundthelittleboywashiding,andmethercousin.Mary,Franklin,andtheboygrewuptogetheronthewilderneandfoundthesecretofthegraden.Atlasttheyawakentheoldgardenwhichsleepingfor10years.WhenIwasreadingthearticle,Ideeplyappreciatethatonlytheoptimistic,thepositive,thesmilewillgiveusthespirit,andonlythespiritcanmakeusbeehealthy.Whenwemeetthesetbacks,allweshoulddoistokeepasmilingface.Forexample,thereishalfofmilkinthecup,andpessimisticpeoplemaysighedandsaid:It'stoounlucky,thereisonlyhalfofmilkOptimisticperson,willbesmile,andsay:Great,thereissomemilkthesamesituation,thedifferentmentality,willmakeadifferentlocusofourlife.AfterreadingTheSecretGarden,Iknowthatwecannotchangetheworld,butatleastwecanchangeourselves.Remember,enjoyyourselfandhaveaoptimisticattitude.---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---