- Reading Notes(?)
- I thought that there is a reason why a masterpiece is a masterpiece. It was immersive, had interesting content, and even had passages that touched my heart here and there.
- However, as I got closer to the last chapter, there were parts that I couldn't understand like, "Huh? This is how it ends?", so I overturned the content of Demian that I had initially understood. I learned why someone else understood Demian and Madame Eva as imaginary characters.
- I think that the great meaning of Demian is to convey to readers the meaning of "break out of the egg!!" and constantly remind them of the importance of the process of self-awareness. While reading the book, I was also able to ask myself, "What kind of life do I want to live? What kind of person did I want to be?" (Of course, I didn't find the answer right away... hehe)
- The conclusion is that if I believe in myself, my fate will follow that belief. Let's not settle for the world I live in, but try to create a better life and a better world. The world I live in now may not be the right answer.
- Favorite quotes
- "If you focus all your willpower on one goal, you will achieve it."
- "I know you think more than you can tell people. That means you haven't lived your whole life the way you think, and that's not good. Only the thoughts that you actually implement in your life are valuable."
- "Those who are lazy, don't want to think, and can't judge for themselves, just obey. It's easier. Those who feel their own laws inside are harder.... Each person must judge for themselves."
- "He told me not to lose heart and to respect myself."
- "We have to improve ourselves every day. Otherwise, our existence is meaningless."
- "You just have to reflect on yourself and act as you truly want to in your essence. There is no other way. If you can't find yourself by your own power, then you will never find any mind."
- "You feel fear when you don't know anything. But society is made up of people who are afraid because they don't know their inner selves!"
- "Your destiny loves you. One day, it will be completely yours, just as you dreamed. If you remain faithful."
- "It is not up to the person to choose what kind of wave they are swept up in, what kind of extreme they are governed by... But because they were prepared...."
- "He didn't understand how to love. If he had a strong belief that his wish would come true at the moment of leaping,...."
- "Love shouldn't be begged for. And it shouldn't be forced. Love should have the power to reach conviction within
yourself. Then you stop being drawn to love and start being attracted to it."