This is a classic saying of marathon runners. It was first seen in the preface of the book about running written by Haruki Murakami. He said that one day in Paris, he read the Tribune International Herald, and one of the reporters interviewed a famous marathon runner. The reporter asked the runner what he would say to motivate himself when he was running. One runner said that he would repeat a sentence taught by his brother in his mind: "Pain is inevitable. Suffering is dispensable. " .

The preface he wrote is entitled "The Choice of Asking for Trouble", which is another translation of "Pain is inevitable". Suffering is dispensable. "

This sentence is very important for understanding why running a marathon is a sport, which has a high philosophy of life; If you can understand this sentence accurately, you will understand why Haruki Murakami runs a marathon, why so many people choose to run a marathon, and why some people have been doing difficult things and are unwilling to give up. Therefore, the translation of this sentence is very important. If the translation is very general, many readers may simply skim these words and lose the essence of marathon. If you are reading an article about running, what I am actually saying is ... or you are practicing to be a runner, you must pay attention to and understand this sentence, which will make you run further.

How to translate it in this way makes people resonate as soon as they see it, and it is difficult to produce a feeling effect in their hearts.

The original text of Haruki Murakami said: "The correct Japanese is なニュビンスはしにくぃのだが"

The above sentence, "pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain."

The simplified version of Haruki Murakami's works is basically translated by Mr. Lin, so what he translated is: "Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional."

The guest translator of the traditional version is Ms. Lai Mingzhu, who translated: "Pain is inevitable, but suffering is willing."

Personally, I think the latter translation is more appropriate and meaningful. The Chinese version of the whole sentence she translated is: "The correct meaning is difficult to translate, but if you want to translate it simply, it means' pain is inevitable, but suffering is willing'." "

Yang Zhao, a well-known writer and literary critic in Taiwan Province, holds a similar view. When he answered a reader's question in a lecture at Fangfang Bookstore and asked him to comment on several translators of Haruki Murakami's works, he said: "Her translation (by Lai Mingzhu) is very, very Japanese, basically it is directly translated in Japanese ... It would be really interesting to watch Lai Mingzhu's translation at the same time. You look at the two versions (Lin's and Lai Mingzhu's) together.

Back to the point.

Say, "Pain is inevitable, but suffering is willing." This sentence contains a high philosophy of life, because many things in our lives are like this. Many pursuits in life are not achieved overnight. In order to do what you like and be happy, you must be willing to bear physical and mental pain and suffering.

Just like running, it's not that simple. You are sure to encounter such situations as knee pain, leg cramps, heel pain, ankle pain and ankle injury ... these are all physical, and they will appear before running, during running and after running. You will also encounter many difficulties, such as mental instability, goal vacillation, unaccompanied loneliness, whether to run in bad weather and so on. But if you persist in overcoming them, you will find that your long-buried perseverance and potential are developed, your figure is getting better and better, your organs are working normally, you are also active, your ability to resist stress is getting stronger and stronger, and your faith is reborn. Dopamine released during running makes people more and more addicted, even taking part in competitions.

Haruki Murakami started running at the age of 33 and has been running for 33 years now. He said that if there were no running, there would be no such works, and we would not even see such a best-selling novel as Norwegian Forest.

Another example is love. Countless people love each other to death, but it is a necessary process and attribute in every love. In love, you have to go through rejection, difficult changes, mutual misunderstanding, passion fading, maybe family obstacles, accusations from others, etc ... Although these are all painful, you are willing to bear it in order to get love and see the person you like smile.

For example, many people have to go through a series of difficulties in pursuit of their passionate career, such as falling into Dai Yue, project failure, heavy debts, being attacked by competitors, and even going bankrupt. These risks always accompany their careers ... but there are still people who persist in their careers with firm beliefs, work in such dangerous situations and fight for their ideals.

In fact, whether you are running or pursuing other things, only by facing up to the pain and suffering and being willing to bear it can you be worthy of your pursuit.