Everybody's born with some different thing at the core of their existence. And that thing, whatever it is, becomes like a heat source that runs each person from the inside. I have one too, of course. Like everybody else. But sometimes it gets out of hand. It swells or shrinks inside me, and it shakes me up. What I'd really like to do is find a way to communicate that feeling to another person.
In "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle," Haruki Murakami reflects on the unique essence each individual possesses, which he likens to an inner heat source. This core aspect of a person's existence is fundamentally different for everyone and drives their motivations and emotions. He suggests that this internal force can change in intensity, creating a sense of turbulence within oneself.
Murakami expresses a longing for connection, wishing to convey the complexities of these...
