How many times have you wished you could make a difference? How often have you watched the news and wondered how you could help? How many times have you wished you could do more? You can do more, and make a big difference -- in as little as fifteen minutes a day. And Danny Seo shows you how, in his extraordinary Heaven On Earth.
Danny Seo is the remarkable young entrepreneur of altruism, the twenty-one-year-old recently honored with the 1998 "Oprah's Angel Network™ Award." Now he offers inspiration and practical advice for anyone who wants to join him in finding personal fulfillment -- while having fun and meeting wonderful people -- by committing oneself to making a positive difference in the lives of others.
By focusing on activities that we can tackle after work, on weekends, or in just fifteen minutes a day, Heaven On Earth is a blueprint that people with various talents and backgrounds can follow to benefit their communities in the greatest way possible. At the heart of Seo's approach are his 10 Rules of Angel Power. Among them are:
<LI>One plus one equals three. A pool of talents can add up to an ocean of good.
<LI>Double your pleasure, double your funds. The most effective ways of raising money are usually the most creative ways -- and the most fun.
<LI>U.B.U. (You Be You). If your instincts tell you that a particular project or idea is wrong for you, go with your gut and search out something more inspiring. Everyone will benefit. </UL>
The record of philanthropic achievement that has earned Seo such recognition began when he served as the CEO of Earth 2000 National. At the age of twelve, Seo transformed his neighborhood club into an energized 25,000-member corporation, leading dynamic campaigns for the protection of biodiversity and animals.
Danny Seo is an extraordinary young man, but the irony is that just about all of his achievements, taken individually, are within our power to accomplish, too. Heaven On Earth is a motivational book that enables us to feel good about ourselves by encouraging us to do good for others.
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如果用一个词来概括我的阅读体验,那便是“迷离”。这部作品在现实与超现实的边界上游走了很长一段距离,创造了一个既熟悉又陌生的世界观。作者构建的这个独特语境,充斥着大量的隐喻和象征,使得每一次阅读都像是在解一个复杂的谜题。我特别欣赏他对“时间”概念的颠覆性处理,它不再是线性的,而是像一个盘旋的螺旋,过去、现在和未来的碎片在叙事中不断交织、重叠。这要求读者必须全神贯注,否则很容易在错综复杂的时间线中迷失方向。我甚至花了好些功夫去查阅作者在访谈中提到的那些看似不经意的灵感来源,试图拼凑出他构建这个迷宫的蓝图。尽管过程略显烧脑,但当最终线索汇合,那种豁然开朗的快感,是其他任何阅读体验都无法比拟的。它挑战了我们对叙事传统的固有认知。
评分读完这部作品,我脑海中挥之不去的,是那种强烈的、近乎史诗般的悲怆感,尽管全书并非全然悲剧,但其中蕴含的对时间流逝和美好事物易逝的深刻洞察,着实令人动容。作者的文笔,用“磅礴”二字来形容或许最为贴切,他似乎不满足于描摹表象,而是热衷于挖掘事物背后的哲学命题。书中对社会阶层、权力结构以及个体在历史洪流中挣扎的刻画,尖锐而又不失温度。我曾为其中一处关于“记忆与遗忘”的段落反复咀嚼,那几句文字,短短数十语,却蕴含了超越文本本身的重量。它迫使我跳脱出故事的框架,思考我们个体如何面对不可抗拒的力量,以及文化传承的脆弱性。阅读过程更像是一场智力与情感的双重马拉松,需要读者投入大量的专注力去梳理那些看似散乱却最终汇集成磅礴气势的线索。每当合上一页,我都会感到一种知识与情感上的充盈,仿佛自己也跟随角色经历了一场漫长而意义非凡的远征。
评分坦率地说,这部小说的魅力在于它的“不妥协”。它没有试图用廉价的煽情来取悦大众,也没有为了迎合市场而设置冗余的浪漫情节。相反,它选择了一条更为崎岖但更富真实感的道路。作者对于人性的黑暗面展现得极为坦诚,那些角色的缺陷、自私和软弱,都被毫不留情地撕开给读者看。但奇妙的是,正是在这些瑕疵之中,偶尔闪现的人性光辉才显得如此珍贵和真实。我喜欢它那种近乎冷峻的客观视角,使得即便是最令人发指的行为,也有其内在的逻辑支撑。这种叙事方式,极大地提高了作品的文学地位,使之远超一般的小说范畴,更像是一部社会学的田野调查报告,只是披上了一层精致的小说外衣。每一次重读,我似乎都能发现新的层次——初读是故事,二读是人物,三读则是对特定历史背景下人性选择的深度剖析。
评分这本书的语言本身就是一种享受,它不像某些当代文学追求的简洁和效率,而是带着一种古典的、近乎音乐性的韵律感。作者似乎对每一个词语的选择都经过了深思熟虑,使得段落的起承转合充满了力量和美感。我发现自己经常会不自觉地放慢语速,去品味那些措辞精妙的长句,它们如同精心打磨的宝石,在光线下折射出不同的光彩。它成功地避开了说教的陷阱,而是通过极具感染力的画面感,让读者自己得出结论。特别是描述自然景观和人物情感交融的段落,那些细腻的感官描写,简直可以被直接搬上银幕,丝毫不显夸张。这部作品的价值在于它对“美”的不懈追求,即使在描写最不堪的场景时,作者也依然能从中提炼出某种形式上的、结构上的完美。它让我重新审视了文字的力量,并对那些试图用最朴素的语言讲述最宏大主题的作者们,多了一份敬畏。
评分这本小说,初捧卷时,我并未抱持过高的期待,毕竟在浩如烟海的文学作品中,能真正触动灵魂的凤毛麟角。然而,从翻开第一页起,我就被作者那股浑然天成的叙事魔力牢牢攫住了。故事的开篇,像是一幅徐徐展开的古老挂毯,色彩斑驳却又纹理清晰。主人公的命运起初显得如此平凡,仿佛是隔壁街角随处可见的一个缩影,但正是这份平凡,让后来的转折显得尤为震撼。作者对细节的捕捉达到了近乎偏执的程度,无论是环境的描摹,还是人物内心细微的情绪波动,都被刻画得入木三分。我尤其欣赏叙事节奏的把控,它不像某些作品那样急于抛出高潮,而是像一位耐心的匠人,先将基石打牢,再层层递进,让情感的累积自然而然地达到一个临界点。读到中段时,我甚至能清晰地感受到角色的呼吸与心跳,那种与人物同悲同喜的体验,是极少有书籍能给予的。它不是一部单纯消遣的作品,更像是一面棱镜,折射出现实生活中的复杂性与人性的幽微之处,让人在阅读的沉浸中,不由自主地开始审视自身的存在。
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