The train passed by my door today, where is the pity going- Miyuki Miyabe Social Reasoning "Train"

"When a man falls into the path of evil with evil, and when his life is at the end of his life, all the fires of hell will come, and there will be a train to meet him." - "The Sutra of The Immeasurable Life"

Miyuki Miyabe's novel "Train" does not refer to Japan's Shinkansen, nor to high-speed trains or trains, but to cars that are on fire, which are used to carry undead who have done evil deeds before their deaths to hell; they also refer to trains that deviate from the direction and go to destruction. The "train" is a symbol, representing "eternal doom", and the oncoming train is actually the car of destiny. The metaphor used to compare the lives of women like Shoko Sekine and Joko Tsuneko Isuko Sekine is apt.

The book "Train" is a typical social reasoning novel, mainly about the dangers of credit card overdrafts. Shunsuke Honma, a police officer suspended at home, is entrusted by relatives and Ya no Yuki to find his suddenly disappearing fiancée, Shoko Sekine, and the only clue is that Akiko has declared herself bankrupt. As the investigation deepens, it is discovered that Kazuya's fiancée has been impersonating her identity, and the real Akiko may have been killed by her. The novel ends abruptly with the successful capture of the fake Akiko (Joko Tsuneyoshi), and the reason why Shiro Sachiko killed Sekine Akiko and pretended to be is simply: I want to live happier.

In the book, there is a thought-provoking metaphor about the "snake and mirror". When Shunsuke Honma visited Akiko Sekine's colleague Tomie in the lounge, she said something like this: Do you know what snake molting is for? That's a lot of hard work, it takes a lot of effort. But the snake still has to molt because it believes that one day it will give birth to its feet, and it always expects this time, this time. What does it matter if it is a snake, even if it does not have long feet, it does not matter, the snake is a snake, is not also a good snake? But the snake thinks that it is better to have feet, and it is happier to have feet. There are many snakes in this world who want to have feet, but they are tired of molting, lazy to molt, and forget how to molt. So clever snakes sold to these snakes to look in mirrors with their feet. So some snakes just want to borrow money and want to buy this kind of mirror.

The mirror of Shoko Sekine and Qiaozi Ofsai Shiro is the credit card, the starting point of their dark fate, bringing us countless convenient modern financial businesses, and at the same time the most ruthless blade. As the lawyer in the book says, "What happened to her, maybe one day it could happen to you and me." ”

But simply blaming credit cards for these tragedies is obviously too biased, not a phrase "no credit card" can solve all problems, even if there is no credit card, there will still be a mirror that can shine on our own feet to make us bankrupt.

For the reader, the question is what we are going to pursue, what we get, what is the definition of happiness, and how much we can sacrifice for the so-called happiness, and whether it is worth those sacrifices.

"Train" reflects Miyuki Miyabe's strong sense of social responsibility, the social roots of crime, and the loneliness and helplessness experienced by those who are wrapped up in it, which can arouse you to examine your own life and examine the lives of the people around you.