I have a variety of styles, and I have no competition with the world

Royce 2022-12-23 10:15:02

Dear May:
What a wonderful day. Although I often hate that my words are shallow and not as deep as people's expectations, there is a faint force that leads me to reminisce in the record.

Let's go together today to listen to the "Motorcycle Diary" (Che Guevara) reading club, and go to the "Elegance of the Hedgehog" viewing party. The starting point is a tacit expectation and a surprise encounter.

We're not particularly close friends, you know, I mean, we're not playmates, we're not best friends. But if I want to say which friend in my life understands me in spirit, I will definitely not miss you. Even if I haven't talked for half a year, I don't feel unfamiliar at all.
Not everyone can make me happy to introduce the new world that has opened up in the past year. Nanqiao, Acheng, Zhang Dachun, Ma Zhencheng, Cui Weiping, Teacher Xiaoyu... I like to share with you, because the warm fit is as always.

When you walk into the popular bookstore, you don't have to stick together. You read the book you like, I look for the book I like, and when the time comes, I tacitly leave without any compromise.


On the seventh floor of Shanghai Book City, the weekly radio reading club, "The Meaning of Travel".

Your focus catalyzed me to listen more carefully. We occasionally smile. Really enjoyable.

The book club talked about "Motorcycle Diary" written by Che Guevara at the age of 24. This reminds me of Che Guevara's words "Be loyal to ideals and face reality" on my pen bag in my senior year of high school, when you sat diagonally behind me. Every noon is the happiest and most relaxing place for my spirit, because I will turn around to eat with you and chat about some "virtual" and irrelevant topics. There are doubts and discussions, and there are also resonating sighs.

Free, romantic, idealistic, he is really a legendary adventurer and dreamer. The people we admire and admire awaken a part of us in some way. His presence is amazing and a wonderful guide.

Over the years, I have participated in many similar events. Can't help but be a little distracted. But at the end you said, this kind of activity is really good, so much better than singing k or something. I was suddenly back to who I was - listening sincerely, absorbing, appreciating what it meant.
Well, that's great.


When I went to the ancient book store, I saw the specially bound book "Design Poems", I read it with great interest, and couldn't wait to share it with you. When I went out after reading this book, it was another pleasant exchange. Which impressed you most?

Tired, reading a book, looking forward, looking forward, the lines in front of you are blurred?
A flower blooms, and then the wind blows the petals all over the floor?
The fish wants to jump out of the tank, but finds that the bird's freedom is not the same as it desires?
There are so many choices, but you have lost the desire to wear a hat?
...
reviewing it together makes this book more interesting and intriguing.


Cat is empty.
You said that the cat on the guestbook must be a person who draws a beautiful and warm heart. You, who can feel this way, are the same.
With you, literature and art become particularly natural.
Oh, and that building that looks like a dark castle inside. I'm sure that there must be very few friends who are interested in going in for "adventure", even if it is only for two minutes: P


The happy journey ahead is like a foreshadowing.



——[The Elegance of the Hedgehog]
From the moment I saw the introduction of this movie, I was convinced that you are a friend worthy of my invitation to enjoy together.

It is really difficult to make the "search for the meaning of life" and "acquaintance and acquaintance" of people who are far apart in a non-stereotyped manner. Before, in my mind, except for "All the time", there is no match.

And "The Elegance of the Hedgehog", from the very beginning, perfectly grasped that feeling.

The old concierge, Honey, looks like a gray and autumnal look. But when she returned to her own world, holding a book in her hand, she exuded a charming connotation - "sex likes loneliness, and is beyond elegant";
13-year-old Paloma, every moment when she pushes her glasses to her blonde hair, Every time you press the camera to observe the world in front of you, you can feel her inner wisdom, aura and maturity all the time.

Thanks to Ozu for this perfect connection, the two parallel rivers meet to create a moving inner picture - a variety of styles, and no competition in the world.

"Death doesn't matter, what matters is what you are doing at the moment of death"
"Would you like to spend your life in a goldfish bowl?"
"Only psychoanalysis and religion rejoice in suffering."
"Never see again The person you love will never see the person who loves you again. This is death."
"May your future match your expectations"
...
The language of philosophical implications and cello music perfectly touch the heart. Their loneliness is so beautiful, their acquaintance is so warm, they are searching for meaning, exploring themselves, and their thoughts spread in the eyes of understanding - like chewing a piece of dark chocolate, feeling it slowly melt in the mouth, faint Bitter, strong aftertaste, what time is more intoxicating than this time?


Last summer, I read The Moon and Sixpence. There is a similar serenity and spirituality that highly infects me.
The same followed the inner guidance, "The ground was full of sixpence, but he looked up and saw the moon." The
same guarded his garden, "When he picked up the paintbrush, he felt like a king."

Inner, extremely free, It is infinitely elegant.


Well, the bigger surprise is the discussion after the film. Unexpectedly, the communication of 9 strangers is so close.

The sober awareness of the little girl, the deep lowliness of the porter, the perfect image of Ozu, meeting you in the crowd, someone who knows, "she doesn't recognize me", the "porter" in life, Kafka, nothingness Feelings, a simple and happy girlfriend, one's own world, "no report" loneliness...

The sparks of feelings and thoughts bloom, that kind of spiritual familiarity, alas, beyond description

. And the song." It's better than that.

The exchange on the subway on the way back was still exciting and lovely. Chen Guo mentioned "sympathetic understanding" and "comprehension sympathy" between friends, which should be the case. Thank you for making me happy. The next time we meet, we will still know each other.




I remember Chai Jing had a blog post saying that "the sound of the piano can be far away".
Yes. Reading, thinking, watching movies, chatting, traveling... Three or five confidants, enjoy the taste of life, introspect yourself, and observe others. Walking is slow and tranquil, running is joyful, and the long distance of this trail is embellished with fragrant flowers.

Gentle and deep, free and elegant - it's well worth the trip.
It's "I have a lot of style, and I don't compete with the world" :)


Let's end with the lines from the movie. "What a nice day".

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The Hedgehog quotes

  • Paloma Josse: Planning to die doesn't mean I let myself go like a rotten vegetable. What matters isn't the fact of dying or when you die. It's what you're doing at that precise moment.

  • Renée Michel: Happy families are all alike.

    Kakuro Ozu: Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

    [Quoting from Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina']