Haruki Murakami once said: "The body is everyone's temple. No matter what is enshrined in it, it should be strong, beautiful and clean. "
What a good word, we should love our body so much and keep it in a beautiful state.
The book talks about his ideas about running, the people and things he met. He used "running" as a medium to think and sort out his life experience as a novelist. By reading this book, we can learn more about Haruki Murakami.
0 1 Know yourself by running
He said: To write honestly about running is to write honestly about me to some extent. A reporter asked marathon runners: What mantra do you have in mind to motivate yourself during the race? A player borrowed his brother's words: "Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional." Motivate yourself to finish. Haruki Murakami took suffering as a choice through practical exercise, and wrote something that he felt very personal. This is him.
Hemingway believes that perseverance, not disorderly rhythm, is very important for long-term homework. Once the rhythm is set, all the remaining problems can be solved. Based on this idea, Haruki Murakami keeps running every day and stops when he feels comfortable. Don't let yourself feel tired and bored. He set himself a time of running six days a week. Running made him surpass himself yesterday, even if it was only a little bit, which was more important.
Someone will ask him: What are you thinking when you are running?
In addition to thinking about the weather and emotional feelings, I will think about the past for no reason. Sometimes, only occasionally, there are also small inspirations about novels. However, I almost never think about anything serious.
Looking back at ourselves, yes, when walking, we will realize the feelings and emotions brought by the weather, and some past events will come to mind, or suddenly inspire one thing. These have brought about emotional changes.
You can stick to what you like.
In order to keep writing energy for a long time, Haruki Murakami decided to start running. I also think of five kilometers a day in Qingshan, running, so that you can be with yourself. I think this is just an exercise meditation.
When Haruki Murakami started running, he couldn't run for long. He will be exhausted in 30 minutes at most. After running for a while, he found himself slowly changing, breathing steadily and the distance getting longer and longer.
I believe that everyone starts like this, first do it, then slowly change and stick to it. Running completely changed his life. After he started running, he successfully quit smoking and began to go to bed early and get up early. By focusing on the important things, life becomes simple and regular. Later, he successfully wrote the world-famous work Norwegian Forest. As for the diet, he is mainly vegetarian such as vegetables, and the source of protein mainly depends on eating fish.
Some people may think that running depends mainly on will. Haruki Murakami believes: "You can stick to what you like, but you can't stick to what you don't like. I'm afraid it has something to do with' persistence' and so on. However, no matter how strong and competitive people are, things they don't like can't persist after all; If you do, it is not good for your health. "
What you like is the driving force of persistence. If you don't like it, you will be physically and mentally exhausted, and it's no use trying to be strong. So sometimes when we do something, we can try to do it first, and we will tell ourselves whether we like it or not.
The mental journey of the first 42km marathon.
When Haruki Murakami went to Greece to write some scenic travel notes, he completed the first marathon under the condition of unsatisfactory road conditions.
In his book, he wrote down his true feelings after reaching the finish line: "I finally ran to the finish line." What sense of accomplishment? I don't feel anything. My mind is full of peace of mind' I finally don't have to run down'. " It takes three hours and 51 minutes to run a full marathon. The greatest joy turned out to be "no need to run another step." So real! Just like the relief we brought after the exam, he showed us the self-release and joy brought by sticking to the end.
Isn't life just a long marathon?
Haruki Murakami has a famous saying: Between great sadness and great joy, after laughter and tears, I feel unprecedented pain and happiness. Life lures me with happiness and beauty that I have never had before.
The first marathon was 42 kilometers. At 35 kilometers, he felt desperate and wanted to give up in great pain. However, after running, all the pain was forgotten in the blink of an eye. And make up my mind: I want to run better next time! I want to work hard in life and study, it will pass, and then bring greater confidence, so that we can open a new chapter with higher frequency.
Running has changed his body and his personality, both physically and mentally. I like this tough character. I think this is the ordinary and real meaning brought by running.
04 ultramarathon100km
Haruki Murakami took part in the only overloaded long-distance race, running 100 km from morning till night.
On the way, he concentrated on an idea: "I am not a person, but a pure machine, so I don't need to feel anything except running forward." Forced running, the body recovered, and the muscles could keep up with consciousness. After passing the 75-kilometer checkpoint, I feel suddenly enlightened. He wrote: When I came to my senses, I had moved to the opposite side, and I vaguely accepted the reality: "Aha, this is an exercise." I am puzzled by its theory, process and reason, only knowing that I "got through".
He completely accepted the fatigue and continued to run steadily, thinking happily: I ran, so I am here.
For running, he thinks that runners don't have the idea of longevity, but want to live a perfect life in their lifetime. I think only runners can appreciate the benefits of running.
Some people spend their time in a daze, while runners spend their time in a state of clear goals and energy. He feels that such a state of life is healthy, which he yearns for and pursues in his heart. Perhaps running brings vitality and positive emotions, which makes people feel the power to overcome themselves or difficulties and reveals a vigorous vitality.
It's important to keep running. The reason for persistence is so small, but it is this small idea that supports the whole race. No matter what you do, whether it's running or writing, the reason is the same and the practice is the same. Nothing more than biting your teeth when you can't persist. When you want to give up, you will always go over and overcome all difficulties.
Haruki Murakami is naturally fond of running and writing novels. He said, "This is about life." Don't ask why, regardless of the cause and effect, everything goes with the flow. Once it happens, he will take full responsibility and do everything he loves to the extreme.
I like him to do whatever he likes. I like reading one day, so I study hard every day. I like walking, so I went for a walk. In this way, live according to your hobbies.
As he grew older, he followed nature and accepted the fact. He said, "the honor of rotting body is waiting ahead, and we must accept and get used to it."
Haruki Murakami thinks that winning the prize and other people's evaluation are not important. The most important thing is to run from the starting point to the end point with your own feet, and it is a choice you make without regrets. Do your best, endure all that should be endured, rejoice in success, learn lessons constantly, and finally reach a new realm.
Facing the problems of life, give us a summary: face the immediate problems bravely, go all out and solve them one by one. Focus your consciousness on every step you take, and at the same time look at the problem as long as possible and see the scenery as far as possible: I am a long-distance runner after all.
Be brave, confident, passionate, persist in doing one thing and be a long-term activist.
Life is a marathon, and Haruki Murakami has been running.