What Book Has Benefitted me the Most and How?
One
book that has benefitted me the most was Night, by Elie Wiesel. This book is based on a true story of a Jew
during the time of the Holocaust and what life was like. Unlike many other books I have read, Night
gave me a deep emotional feeling by living the life of a Jew in a concentration
camp through a book. The main thing that
always hit me while I was reading it was that all of the stories in the book
were true. How did this book benefit
me? Well first of all, it made me
realize that I have a wonderful life and that I should be thankful for every
minute of it. I have always heard of
horrible lives, but actually living a life of depression, death, and fear
imprinted itself into my mind. There were many instances that seemed unbearable
to live in, and at many of those times I would realize that this is true story
and how my life seems like heaven compared to it. By giving me this realistic sense, I always
stop and remember the book of Elie Wiesel’s story whenever I am depressed or
angry and this helps me overcome my problems.
Knowing that my life can be considered heaven, I become very grateful
and humble.
The
main thing that Night has done for me was to make me much more humble. I will realize how good my life is and how
great of a place I live in. This new
view on thoughts about my life will reduce me from complaining about things. In turn, this help me become a much better
person and people will like me much more.
My relationship with my parents improved due to this book. I realize that I am lucky to even have
parents and so I really take them dear to heart. I will respect them and never get mad at them
because I imagine what life would be like without them and it doesn’t seem
possible. I feel like I wouldn’t be
able to live if my parents died, but many people in Night did.
Watching
loved ones die right before your eyes is insane. I would never be able to live on if that has
happened to me. However Elie Wiesel
watched thousands of his fellow Jews murdered, slowly die from lack of
nutrients, gasses to death, and even burned to falling ashes on his head. When Wiesel explains his long hike to another
camp with many of the other prisoners, he explains how some prisoners fell over
from excessive cold or lack of any more energy in their body. The rest were forced to leave the people to
die slowly. This helps me because
whenever I am playing a sport and become tired, I look back on the book which
gives me a huge burst of power, knowing that this weakening feeling in me
cannot even be closely compared to that of Elie Wiesel and his companions.
The
book Night, by Elie Wiesel has benefitted me the most out of all the other
books that I have read because it gives me a new view on how life is and how
much more grateful I should be living in the life I have. I should be grateful for everything and when
I complain about something, I should realize that it is not that bad and how much
worse it could be. Elie Wiesel suffered
greatly and I know that every second of my life should be filled with thanks
and respect. The book Night has changed
my whole mind set.
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