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【12年1月考研大作文】Essay-2



Directions:


Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the

following drawing. In your essay you should:

1. Describe the drawing briefly;

2. Explain its intended meaning, and

3. Give your comments.


Topic:

                                  Interpretation Determines Existence

The moment captured by this picture is very dramatic—with a bottle of milk dropped onto the ground and half of the milk spilt, two individuals at the scene produce totally different reactions. One exclaims “Oh, God, it’s all finished!” whereas the other one remains calm and positive—that “there is still some left.”

This seemingly simple spectacle carries profound philosophical connotations about how we perceive our world. Ours is a complicated world whose bright sides and dark sides coexist. But the demarcation line between the two is not always well-defined. Instead, in many cases, their border line is very subtle. Even with respect to the same situation, as presented by the picture, different people with different states of mind may come up with totally different interpretations. This picture convincingly illustrates a subtle case about how we should perceive our world.

It is often said that “the attitude determines everything”. In many cases, the success or failure of our undertakings depends not so much on the physical conditions as on our mental attitude toward our life, our perception of the world, or the so-called worldview. Our confidence in our world as being positive and optimistic will inspire us to make utmost efforts to pursue success whereas our belief in our world as being negative and pessimistic would cast us into despair, resignation and inertia.

The present-day world is full of challenges. In the face of those challenges, some people take a positive and active stance whereas others choose to give up and back away. Success or failure means a world of difference, but first and foremost it depends on what kind of state of mind we develop. The existentialism philosopher Jean Paul Sartre asserts that “existence precedes essence”. In the light of his statement, I would claim that interpretation determines existence.

题目:

                 诠释决定存在

        本图所捕捉住的那一瞬间极富戏剧性——一个掉落在地的牛奶瓶,半瓶已溢出的牛奶,围绕着这一情景,现场的二人反应大相径庭。一人惊呼:“天哪,全完了”,另一人则甚为淡定,心态相当正面,说:“尚余些许”。

        这一视若简单的场面包含着深刻的哲学内涵,即我们应该如何来认知我们的世界。我们所处的当今世界,是一个甚为复杂的世界,其阴暗面与光明面并存。但两者的分界线并非总是那么的明晰。相反,在诸多情形中,它们的界限甚为微妙。即使针对同一情形——正如本图所示——怀有不同心态的不同人们,会作出截然不同的诠释。本图以极富说服力的方式,对于我们应该如何来认知我们的世界,例证了一个甚为微妙的案例。

        常言道:“态度决定一切。”在诸多情形中,我们所从事的事业之成败,与其说取决于物质条件,还不如说取决于我们精神上对人生的态度,对世界的认知,或所谓的世界观。如果我们坚信我们的世界是积极与乐观的,则这一信念将激励着我们全力以赴,不获成功绝不罢休。反之,如果我们深信这个世界是消极与悲观的,则这一信念会置我们于绝望、自暴自弃、惰性与不作为之境地。

        当今世界,挑战丛生。面对这些挑战,有些人采取积极有为的立场,但另一些人则选择放弃与退缩。成功与失败,乃天壤之别的两种境界,但质而言之,它首先取决于我们究竟应该形成何种心态。存在主义哲学大师萨特曾宣称“存在先于本质”,而我则愿沿用其思路,斗胆提出——“诠释决定存在”。




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