A great article from "Huffington Post" with great lessons from a remarkable women. Here are a few of those lessons...
7. You are stronger than you think.
Yet another
pieces of Helen's wisdom: “Yet it would be your duty to bear it, if you
could not avoid it: it is weak and silly to say you cannot bear what it
is your fate to be required to bear.” No matter what happens to you, you
will find a way to overcome; as humans, we are resilient. We bounce
back.
8. "Most true is it that 'beauty is in the eye of the gazer.'"
Jane Eyre is not a beautiful woman by conventional standards. Nor is Mr. Rochester a handsome man. Brontë is realistic: life is harder for Jane because she is not attractive. But Brontë is criticizing Victorian culture for putting so much value in beauty. Jane is an amazing person, beautiful or not. This is also a good argument for losing your judgmental streak. You'll be a happier person if you stop caring so much about appearances (which I know is easier said than done).
9. The possibilities for life are endless for those who take risks.
Jane notes, “I remembered that the real world was wide, and that a varied field of hopes and fears, of sensations and excitements, awaited those who had the courage to go forth into its expanse, to seek real knowledge of life amidst its perils.” If Jane hadn't been brave, she might have returned to the cruel woman who raised her and never sought anything better for herself.
Read more here: Lessons from Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre is not a beautiful woman by conventional standards. Nor is Mr. Rochester a handsome man. Brontë is realistic: life is harder for Jane because she is not attractive. But Brontë is criticizing Victorian culture for putting so much value in beauty. Jane is an amazing person, beautiful or not. This is also a good argument for losing your judgmental streak. You'll be a happier person if you stop caring so much about appearances (which I know is easier said than done).
9. The possibilities for life are endless for those who take risks.
Jane notes, “I remembered that the real world was wide, and that a varied field of hopes and fears, of sensations and excitements, awaited those who had the courage to go forth into its expanse, to seek real knowledge of life amidst its perils.” If Jane hadn't been brave, she might have returned to the cruel woman who raised her and never sought anything better for herself.
Read more here: Lessons from Jane Eyre
No comments:
Speak Your Mind...
Speak Your Mind...
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.