「吉田松陰」池田諭 "Shoin Yoshida" Satoshi Ikeda

明治維新の立役者達を沢山育てた思想家である吉田松陰のことを、私はあまり知らなかった。

そして、何故、一地方である長州・萩の人で、わずか30歳で亡くなっているにも関わらず、多くの革命的な弟子達に影響を与えたのか？
しかも、獄中の期間が長いのにだ。

その秘密を私は知りたくて、この本を読んでみたが、特に松陰の思想形成や人間教育への考え方などは参考になる。

また、それぞれの弟子達との関係を通して松陰を見るという視点もこの本の興味深いところだ。

忙しい人は第五章の「現代に生きる松陰の思想」だけを読んでも、充分な理解できるはずである。

現代の若者に向けてもそのまま通じる言葉として、私が最も感銘を受けた松陰の言葉を紹介して、終わりにしたい。

「己のため、己の実行のためにこそ学を為すことである。」

I didn't know much about Shoin Yoshida, a thinker who brought up many of the key players in the Meiji Restoration.

And why did he influence many revolutionary disciples in a region of Hagi in Choshu, even though he died at the age of only 30 years old.
Moreover, he has been in prison for a long time.

I read this book because I wanted to know the secret.And In particular, the idea formation of Shoin and the way of thinking about human education are helpful.

Another interesting aspect of this book is the perspective of seeing Shoin through relationships with each of his disciples.

Busy people should be able to fully understand by reading only Chapter 5, "The Thought of Shoin Living in the Present."

I would like to conclude by introducing the words of Shoin, which I was most impressed with, as words that can be understood by young people today.

"To study for yourself and for your own execution."