The Old Man and the Sea

Santiago is a "bad luck" old man, 84 days in a row did not catch fish, 8th Five days at sea, after two days and three nights of fighting, finally caught a large marlin of more than 1,500 pounds. However, there are unexpected circumstances, in the homecoming way, many times encountered shark attacks, the old man and the shark were a dead fight, the results of the marlin was eaten up by the shark, the old man finally dragged home only a pair of bare fish skeleton. During this period, the old man with extraordinary courage, amazing perseverance, endured unbearable loneliness, hunger, fatigue and pain, time and time again beyond the limits of human beings. But we did not see a drop of loser's tears, but clearly see the failure of the strong proud smile, he is a tough guy, is a defeated hero. This is a lonely journey, a man rowed a small boat slowly out to sea, Being dragged by the big fish in the aimless, complicated ocean currents, that kind of panic feeling of disorientation, like a person looking for a way out in the dark forest, the old man can only talk to himself, to the fish, and to the sea. "A man is not made for defeat." "Destroy it all you can, but you cannot defeat it." The outer body understands torture, but the inner will is sacrosanct. The body can be defeated, but never our will. The enemy is always the ego, when a person's will is indestructible, then nothing will let you fear. The so-called "bad luck" has never caused a ripple in the old man's heart. He is always facing the challenge of life and death on the sea, but he has never had the psychological retreat. And reflect on what we now define the setbacks, hardships, difficult to cross the thorns, how superficial. Perhaps, in response to these, the old man's face is only a touch of disdain. Although the old man did not bring the big marlin home safely in the end, it was not the final winner. But from another point of view, is not the old man a venerable victor? Because he did not to the sea, to the marlin, but did not compromise and surrender to the sharks, he achieved a victory in spirit. In the dark waves of the sea, broken boat, cold sea breeze mixed with a strong smell of blood, perhaps this is the real fear, only the unruly soul, to fight against the sea, and natural confrontation, and the fate of confrontation, this is the real great, even if he did not succeed.