Like you're riding a train at night across some vast plain, and youcatch a glimpse of a tiny light in a window of a farmhouse. In aninstant it's sucked back into the darkness behind and vanishes. Butif you close your eyes, that point of light stays with you, justbarely for a few moments.
The quote from Haruki Murakami's "Sputnik Sweetheart" evokes the fleeting nature of moments and experiences in life. It likens a journey on a night train to the unpredictable passage of time, where a brief glimpse of light symbolizes transient encounters that are quickly lost in the vastness of darkness. This imagery highlights how such moments, though ephemeral, can leave a lasting impression on our minds.
By closing one’s eyes, the narrator...
