Springsowing现代大学英语课文读后感.doc

A simple life is a true life
Spring sowing, a simple but meaningful story, describes the first day of the first spring sowing of a newly-wedded couple against the background of a traditional agricultural country. Although the development of the story is flat without any suspense, just describing a whole day of spring sowing, but their life and dreams are fully revealed by the detailed description, such as their talks, behaviors and thoughts.
The story can be divided into four parts. Part one was the description of the setting of the story and the introduction of the two main characters of the story. The next part mainly told us about the young couple’s preparation for the work of spring sowing after their breakfast. The third part was the detailed description of their first day of spring sowing work. They worked very hard and were hopeful with their future. In addition, the author also described the different thought between the couple, especially the feelings of Mary. The last part described that they finished the work of the first day of the first spring sowing.
For Mary and Martin Delaney, as this important day will show what kind of wife or husband they have had, so they’re excited and a bit nervous about the spring sowing. Above all, as they’re hoping for a fruitful autumn and a good beginning of their new life, so they work so hard regardless of the pain and fatigue from the dawn to dark. Spring sowing, in some ways, for them, means sow the hope of their life, their future. They have the typical farmer’s virtues. They’re painstaking, hardworking, frugal and responsible.
After reading this story, frankly speaking, the life in the story just the one I’m looking for all the time, simple but real, toilsome but meaningful. A simple life is a true life. Every day, in the morning, you and your lover go to your own field and start a day’s work. Maybe sometimes you feel so bored and tired that you want to leave just like Mary once thought. However, mutual love will melt everything. Once you and your lover sweated together; you and your lover suffered hardship together. You can not forget all of these unique memories, for the true and deep love already have been created during this time. The difficulty, poverty and common experience connect you with your lover tightly. In my view, that’s the true happiness, and the spiritual contentment surpasses the material contentment. Nevertheless, nowadays, the meaning of love has been spoiled and twisted. The marriage is more like a transaction rather than a promise of true love. Once in a while, I will feel sad and wonder that why people like fooling themselves. Possibly, you can not agree with me, because in the story Mary seems not to be very happy. But I think it is just her complaint, and everyone has complaint, in addition, she is so young after all. What’s more, at the end of the story we know that all her dissatisfaction and weariness are vanished from her mind, and night will always bring sleep and forgetfulness.
I think for Mary, the happiness is that working with her husband. Definitely, the happiness, in fact, is simple and easy. Don’t always relate happiness with the money or the reality. Happiness is a kind of peaceful and magical feeling, which only belong to human beings. A simple life is a true life.