Nobody chooses to evolve. It's like floods and avalanches and earthquakes. You never know what's happening until they hit, then it's too late.
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In Haruki Murakami's book "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World," the author reflects on the concept of evolution as an uncontrollable force, comparing it to natural disasters. This analogy suggests that just as we cannot predict floods or earthquakes, the process of personal growth and change is often beyond our control. It can occur suddenly and unexpectedly, leaving individuals to navigate the aftermath without warning.

This perspective emphasizes the unpredictable nature of life and personal transformation. Evolution is not a deliberate choice but rather an inevitable response to life's circumstances, much like the way natural disasters reshape landscapes. Through this lens, Murakami invites readers to consider how moments of upheaval can lead to profound shifts in identity and understanding.

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I gazed up at the sky. I was in a tiny boat, on a vast ocean. No wind, no waves, just me floating there. Adrift on the open sea....A tiny boat cut loose from the fiction of the ship.
Haruki Murakami Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
I gazed up at the sky. I was in a tiny boat, on a vast ocean. No wind, no waves, just me floating there. Adrift on the open sea....A tiny boat cut loose from the fiction of the ship.
I thought about the screws and their happiness. Maybe they were glad to be free of the eggbeater, to be independent screws, to luxuriate on white trays. It did feel good to see them happy.
Haruki Murakami Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
I thought about the screws and their happiness. Maybe they were glad to be free of the eggbeater, to be independent screws, to luxuriate on white trays. It did feel good to see them happy.
I have a thing about losers. Flaws in oneself open you up to others with flaws.
Haruki Murakami Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
I have a thing about losers. Flaws in oneself open you up to others with flaws.
she was beautiful and seemingly quite intelligent, what with her pentameter search system. There wasn't a reason in the world not to find her appealing.
Haruki Murakami Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
she was beautiful and seemingly quite intelligent, what with her pentameter search system. There wasn't a reason in the world not to find her appealing.
As long as an individual's alive, he will undergo experience in some form or other, and those experiences are stored up instant by instant. To stop experiencin' is to die.
Haruki Murakami Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
As long as an individual's alive, he will undergo experience in some form or other, and those experiences are stored up instant by instant. To stop experiencin' is to die.
Humans are immortal in their thought. Though strictly speakin', not immortal, but endlessly, asymptotically close to immortal. That's eternal life.
Haruki Murakami Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Humans are immortal in their thought. Though strictly speakin', not immortal, but endlessly, asymptotically close to immortal. That's eternal life.
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If a huge genetic gap separated us from our closest relative in the animal kingdom, we could justifiably celebrate our brilliance. We might be entitled to walk around thinking we're distant and distinct from our fellow creatures. But no such gap exists. Instead, we are one with the rest of nature, fitting neither above nor below, but within.
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If a huge genetic gap separated us from our closest relative in the animal kingdom, we could justifiably celebrate our brilliance. We might be entitled to walk around thinking we're distant and distinct from our fellow creatures. But no such gap exists. Instead, we are one with the rest of nature, fitting neither above nor below, but within.
{There's a} point where you have to leave the dough alone. It's silly to anthropomorphize bread, but I love the fact that it needs to sit quietly, to retreat from touch and noise and drama, in order to evolve. I have to admit, I often feel that way myself.
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{There's a} point where you have to leave the dough alone. It's silly to anthropomorphize bread, but I love the fact that it needs to sit quietly, to retreat from touch and noise and drama, in order to evolve. I have to admit, I often feel that way myself.
Nobody chooses to evolve. It's like floods and avalanches and earthquakes. You never know what's happening until they hit, then it's too late.
Haruki Murakami Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Nobody chooses to evolve. It's like floods and avalanches and earthquakes. You never know what's happening until they hit, then it's too late.
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