读《希腊神话》有感

Recently, I read a book called "Greek Mythology", which tells many wonderful stories of ancient Greece. There are many characters who share the same form as humans, including the beauty of human body and the seven emotions and six desires of humans. They understand joy, anger, sorrow, and joy, and participate in human activities. The only difference between gods and humans is that the former is eternal and has no period of death; The latter has limited life and can lead to birth, aging, illness, and death. The gods in Greek mythology have distinct personalities, without asceticism or mysticism. The beauty of Greek mythology lies in the fact that gods still have a destiny, are still trapped in love, and do bad things for their own benefit.Although Oedipus had wisdom and courage, he cleverly solved the riddle of the Sphinx: "What animal walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night? When it has the most legs, it is also when it walks the slowest and has the weakest physical strength." With his wise head, he came up with it. However, his life was still in the trajectory of fate. So, compared to us, we need to break the shackles of fate and strive to change our own destiny.Everything is fought for by oneself! If you approach things with a positive mindset, your fate will naturally improve. The so-called good or bad fate mainly refers to the cause and effect of the past life. If you have done many good deeds in the past life, of course, you will have blessings in this life. On the contrary, if you have not done many good deeds in the past life and suffered in this life, it is not important to follow the Buddhist teachings. If you do more good deeds, you will have more good luck, and your destiny will naturally change! The saying goes, "You reap what you sow, you reap what you sow.".

So, being a person should be brave, upright, kind, and willing to take responsibility. This is not only beneficial for oneself, but also for your next generation and the people around you. Perhaps you will also be infected and everyone will start doing good deeds! The story of Oedipus highlights the complex relationship between chance and necessity, as well as the impermanence and helplessness of fate. After reading this book, I am amazed and feel that there is nothing strange in the world!

翻译：最近我读了一本名叫《希腊神话》的书，书中讲了许许多多古希腊的奇妙故事，有许许多多的人物，神与人同形同性，既有人的体态美，也有人的七情六欲，懂得喜怒哀乐，参与人的活动。神与人的区别仅仅在于前者永生，无死亡期；后者生命有限，有生老病死。希腊神话中的神个性鲜明，没有禁欲主义因素，也很少有神秘主义色彩。希腊神话的美丽就在于神依然有命运，依然会为情所困，为自己的利益做出坏事。

那里面的俄狄浦斯虽然拥有智慧与勇气，机智地把狮身人面兽斯芬克斯的谜语：“什么动物早晨用四条腿走路，中午用两条腿走路，晚上用三条腿走路？腿最多的时候，也正是他走路最慢，体力最弱的时候。”用他那充满智慧的脑袋给想出来了。但是，他的一生还是在命运的轨迹中。所以，对比我们，我们要打破命运的束缚，努力改变自己的命运。

一切都靠自己争取！你本着一切向善的心态去做事，你的命运自然就会好的。所谓的命运好坏主要是说前世的因果，前世种了多多做善事，今世当然有福相报了，相反，如果前世做善事不多，今世受苦了，那也不要紧，按照佛家法门戒律去做，多做善事好运多，你的命运自然就改变了！所谓“种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。”就是这个道理吧。

所以说做人要勇敢，正直，善良，敢于承担责任，这样不仅有益于自己，还有益于你的下一世和下一代，以及你周围的人，说不定也会被你所感染，都纷纷做起好人好事了！俄狄浦斯的故事突出表现了偶然和必然的复杂关系，命运的“无常”、“无奈”。看完这本书后，我使感叹万千，觉得世界上无奇不有！