Publilius Syrus, a Roman poet and contemporary of Caesar, believed that the most glorious victory is victory over oneself. It seems to me that every thinking person who has reached adulthood should win at least one victory over himself, over his shortcomings. Perhaps it is laziness, fear or envy. But what is victory over oneself in peacetime? Such a petty struggle with personal shortcomings. But victory in the war! When it comes to life and death, when everything around you becomes an enemy, ready to end your existence at any moment?
Alexey Meresyev, the hero of “The Tale of a Real Man” by Boris Polevoy, endured such a struggle. The pilot was shot down on his plane by a fascist fighter. Alexei’s desperately courageous act, who entered into an unequal fight with an entire unit, ended in defeat. The downed plane crashed into the trees, softening the blow. The pilot who fell into the snow suffered serious injuries to his feet. But, despite the unbearable pain, he, overcoming his suffering, decided to move towards his people, taking several thousand steps a day. Every step becomes torment for Alexey: he “felt that he was weakening from tension and pain. Biting his lip, he continued walking.” A few days later, blood poisoning began to spread throughout the body, and the pain became more and more unbearable. Unable to get to his feet, he decided to crawl. Losing consciousness, he moved forward. On the eighteenth day he reached people. But the main test was ahead. Alexey had both feet amputated. He lost heart. However, there was a person who was able to restore his faith in himself. Alexey realized that he could fly if he learned to walk with prosthetics. And again, torment, suffering, the need to endure pain, overcoming one’s weakness. The episode of the pilot’s return to duty is shocking, when the hero tells the instructor, who made a remark about shoes, that his feet will not freeze, since he doesn’t have any. The instructor's surprise was indescribable. Such a victory over oneself is a real feat. It becomes clear what the words mean that fortitude ensures victory.
In M. Gorky's story "Chelkash" the focus is on two people who are completely opposite in their mentality and goals in life. Chelkash is a tramp, a thief, a criminal. He is desperately brave, daring, his element is the sea, true freedom. Money is rubbish for him, he never seeks to save it. If they exist (and he gets them, constantly risking his freedom and life), he spends them. If not, don’t be sad. Another thing is Gavrila. He is a peasant, he came to the city to earn money, to build his own house, to get married, to start a farm. He sees his happiness in this. Having agreed to the scam with Chelkash, he did not imagine that it would be so scary. It is clear from his behavior how cowardly he is. However, seeing a wad of money in Chelkash’s hands, he loses his mind. Money intoxicated him. He is ready to kill a hated criminal just to get the amount needed to build a house. Chelkash suddenly takes pity on the poor, unlucky failed killer and gives him almost all the money. So, in my opinion, Gorky’s tramp overcomes his hatred of Gavrila, which arose at the first meeting, and takes a position of mercy. It seems that there is nothing special here, but I believe that conquering hatred in yourself means winning not only over yourself, but over the whole world.
So, victories begin with small forgiveness, honest actions, with the ability to enter into the position of another. This is the beginning of a great victory, whose name is life.
Final essay on the topic “The most important victory is victory over oneself”, direction “Victory and defeat”
Introduction (intro):
Victory and defeat are very closely related. These are the two most important components life path every person. Without one, the other cannot exist. To ultimately achieve victory, you need to suffer many failures, which are so common in our lives. When discussing these two concepts, the quote comes in handy: “The most important victory is victory over oneself.”
Comment: the topic is not covered; in the essay the author talks about defeating oneself, but does not explain what, in his opinion, it means to defeat oneself. According to the first criterion, “Compliance with the topic, failure.”
To correct it, you need to write what it means to conquer yourself and why this is the most important victory. The answers to these questions will serve as the thesis.
Argument 1:
The theme of victory and defeat is interesting for writers of different eras, since the heroes literary works very often they try to conquer themselves, their fear, laziness and uncertainty. For example, in Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky’s novel “Crime and Punishment” main character Rodion Raskolnikov is a poor but proud student. He has been living in St. Petersburg for several years, since he came to study at the university. But soon, Raskolnikov dropped out of school because his mother stopped sending him money. After this, the main character first comes to the old pawnbroker with the goal of pawning valuable things from her. Then he has the idea to kill the old woman and take possession of her money. Having thought about your intentions, Roskolnikov (RASKOLNIKOV) decides to commit a crime, but he himself does not fully believe in the possibility of its implementation. By killing not only the old woman, but also her pregnant sister, he gained victory over himself and his indecision, as it seemed to him. But soon the thought of the crime he had committed began to weigh and torment him. Rodion realized that he had done something terrible, and his “victory” turned into defeat.
Comment: There is a lot of information written that is not related to the topic. Ultimately, the argument comes down to the fact that Raskolnikov's victory turned out to be a defeat. An excellent argument, but unfortunately it is not suitable for this topic.
Speech errors - this is all right, but train yourself to use past tense verbs in your arguments, you mixed the present tense with the past, which will be regarded as speech error. And you can do without them.
The proportions of the essay are broken, the argument needs to be shortened a little.
Argument 2:
The next striking example of thinking about victories and defeats (logical error - we talk about victory over ourselves), is the novel “Oblomov” by Ivan Alekseevich Goncharov. The main character Ilya Ilyich is a Russian landowner, approximately thirty-two or three years old. (thirty-two - thirty-three or simply “about thirty”) from birth. Oblomov all the time lying on the sofa and when I started reading, immediately fell asleep. But when getting acquainted (met) with Olga Sergeevna Ilyinskaya, who awakens (awakens) In the semi-literate Oblomov's interest in literature, the hero firmly decides to change and become worthy of his new acquaintance, with whom he managed to fall in love. But love, which carries within itself the need for action and self-improvement, is doomed in Oblomov’s case. Olga demands too much from Oblomov, but Ilya Ilyich cannot stand such a stressful life and gradually breaks up with her. Ilya Ilyich reflected on the meaning of life, understood that it was impossible to live like this, but still did nothing. Oblomov failed to defeat himself. However, the defeat did not upset him so much. At the end of the novel, we see the hero in a quiet family circle, he is loved and cared for, as he once was in childhood. This is the ideal of his life, this is what he wanted and achieved. Also, however, having won a “victory”, because his life has become the way he wants it to be.
The life of any person is not easy, it is full of victories and defeats. But our appearance to the world begins precisely with victory. After all, the very fact of being born is a triumph of life, a certain victory in the competition. People are forced to fight for peace family comfort, happiness, for the opportunity to be better.
But still the most main victory in the life of an individual is a victory over oneself. Everyone wants to feel happy, everyone just has a different vision of this happiness. For some, happiness lies in material wealth, for others in constant self-improvement, for others - in career growth, and for some - in a loving, friendly family. But how often do we think about whether we ourselves are capable of changing our lives for the better?
Leafing through fashion magazines, reading articles on the Internet or watching TV shows, we often see successful people. They live in luxurious mansions, wear expensive clothes, have traveled all over the world, they are famous, they are loved. Others are less rich, but have great respect among people, they have a bright, eventful life. But this is just a tinsel of photographs and videos that displays the result. In fact, we rarely know at least a little about how hard they achieved such heights, how many times they fell and rose, again starting the path to their goal.
And there are many such people. One of them is the creator of the world famous animation studio Walt Disney. Today his name is familiar to both adults and very young children. Walt's work lives on and glorifies his name even after Disney's death.
But he was born into a poor family, which, due to debts to pay for housing, was forced to wander from place to place. The boy did not receive a decent education, although he had a good imagination and wanted to learn. He was malnourished, got up at dawn and delivered newspapers, and then helped his father, who made jelly at home. Disney loved to draw, but his parents did not support this hobby, believing that the boy was thus wasting precious time on nonsense, although he could earn money or at least get a good night's sleep before starting a new one. working day. But Walt drew pictures at night, for which his father often beat him.
At first, Walt wanted to give up his hobby, he was afraid of upsetting his parents, and he was afraid of ridicule. But gradually overcoming fear and doubts, having received a new bruise, the boy again took up the pencil and began to draw. And then he was able to enter the Art Institute in Chicago and become as the whole world knows him.
If Walt Disney had given up, given up, and not tried to overcome his fear, then he would not have become what he wanted, there would not be amazing things in the world today animated films, striking in their beauty and depth of thought.
Science has proven that human capabilities are enormous. But humans also have a feeling of laziness. It happens that someone does not want to work, but only complains about circumstances, wants to be pitied all the time. But it's a pity in this case will lead nowhere, such a person is to blame for his situation. We choose our own path. We are destined for only one life, which is easy to lose. We don't know when it will end. Therefore, I think it is stupid to spend it without thinking about anything. You need to live your life in such a way that, as an old person, you happily remember all your years and are sure that you did everything right, just as you dreamed of.
A verified final essay on the topic “All victories begin with victory over oneself” in the direction of “Victory and defeat”
Introduction (intro):
The life path of every person is thorny and difficult. It is woven from many victories and lesions that accompany us throughout our lives. We make mistakes, we endure defeat, We are deeply worried about this, and, as happens very often, we give up. A person loses faith in his strength and abilities. To win victory, necessary to get started win yourself, your fears and doubts. This is the very road leading to big victories, and only people strong in spirit are able to overcome this difficult path.
Comment: Good girl, very good. Just be more careful with repetitions, do not allow them, use synonyms, pronouns or synonymous expressions. Sometimes you can just remove a word.
The volume is good, the topic is covered. Only the thesis is not formalized. So that it does not get lost against the background of the rest of the text, it is advisable to emphasize it.
Argument 1:
What does it mean to conquer yourself? Victory over oneself is a huge success, a significant achievement, because only people with a certain set of qualities can defeat themselves. Some of them are determination, as well as the desire to live and the desire for the best.(transition too long). A striking example Such a person is the main character of Boris Polevoy’s story “The Tale of a Real Man” - Alexey Meresyev. The story of a brave pilot is based on real events, which proves that anyone can defeat themselves if they can make every effort. One of Alexey’s flights ended sadly: a terrible accident occurred, due to which the pilot lost the ability to move independently. But, even having been defeated in the sky, the hero did not give up, did not give up, but was able not only to set a goal, but also to achieve it. Alexey Meresyev dreamed of how he would take off again and see the azure sky, the expanse of fields, meadows and rivers from above. Only the desire to return to his former full life, determination and daily work on himself helped Alexey overcome fear and illness and achieve his goal.
Comment: Very good. But the transition is too big, you can abandon it altogether. The argument is good, it even became clear what thesis you are proving.
Argument 2:
Sometimes it depends on conquering your fears main value - human life (this may be true, but not in this argument. It turns out that you have gone a little off topic). It was thanks to his endurance that the old fisherman Santiago survived in Ernest Hemingway’s story “The Old Man and the Sea.” Only on the eighty-fifth day did luck smile on the fisherman, and he caught his hook huge fish. Santiago throws all his strength into fighting her, but she drags him further into the sea. Overcoming fatigue and hunger, the fisherman finally enters into the final battle with the fish and defeats it. What would happen to Santiago if he gave up and stopped fighting for life? His life in this case would have ended in an absurd death in the middle of the sea, and the people on the shore would never have known about what really happened. Not everyone could have withstood such an unequal struggle, but the old fisherman succeeded thanks to his courage and fortitude.
You know, there are moments when everything goes against the grain. It doesn’t matter whether it is related to family or other factors that cause a feeling of oppression and give rise to questions: “Why me? Why me?” I often notice such mental defects in myself. Sometimes I feel sick of myself and then I ask the question: “Why am I behaving this way?” After all, I am surrounded by strong-willed people who do a lot in spiritual development. Against their background, I also want to “Be.”
And at one moment everything goes as usual. The same thing every day: attempts to find in these days bright colors, which will help you go further along the path. And having decided for myself that I will change, I still sometimes lose to myself every day.
But there is a Light that you want to strive for. For me personally, this Light comes from those people who change lives with their actions. Not only your own, but also those around you. You want to look up to such people and, seeing their good deeds, also create your own creative line along which you can see a future where we will all be truly free and happy.
No matter how my life turns out, no matter where I am, I try not to lose faith in the good and eternal to which I have been moving all the time. And it is not replaceable by any material goods.
Against the background of all this information flow, it turned into a dummy, which is filled with unnecessary information every day. Becoming uncontrollable public opinion, in defiance of the system, I light the fire of the Soul in everyone who sees and listens. By uniting people, I contribute to the creation of a new world. And even if I’m wrong, I feel in my gut what needs to be changed in myself. Even if these are not large-scale changes, starting with yourself is the most difficult work: both over the body and over the mind. Finding myself in a web of temptations, even if I stumble, I will find a way out and give free rein to love, real love, which will make you happy and give wings of wisdom that will strengthen with each passing day.
The problem with humanity is hypocrisy and lack of love. I don’t deny that I myself am sometimes a hypocrite, but each of my misdeeds ultimately helped me understand where my weaknesses and where my strengths lie. So, I don’t try to “eat” myself after I “fell into the mud.” Stopping self-criticism is also a victory over oneself. I analyze: “Why did I do this?”, and the next time I find myself in a similar situation, I can already find a way out, because I have experienced changes in the Soul and consciousness.
Everyone can get off the couch and do something useful that will help people, lift people up. You need to develop in all respects, but the spiritual comes first, don’t become a robot, get life! Find love within yourself and not notice the influx of negativity from all sides, become what you wanted. To be the one who can change this world, making it kind and open to all people who have equality as a priority and love in their Soul!
I believe that every person should share their experience in order to give a piece of “themselves” to help other people. On at the moment the fight continues, so if you fall a hundred times, then get up a hundred times and don’t make old mistakes, cultivate love -