Taking a long detour is also a way to spend life

Many Japanese screenwriters have a special ability: no matter how realistic the subject matter, they can make it into a life film full of understanding. Take "My Story Is Long", this drama is about the story of a 31-year-old unemployed homeless man named Shore Man, which I originally expected to be a bit decadent, but the show scored as high as 9.1 on Douban, and there are not a few people who are moved.

Japan's economy is sluggish, and it is common for young people to "squat at home", why can a story of "abandoned houses" move people?

First of all, it breaks our stereotype that the protagonist is "home", but he is not "waste". Instead, the shore was full of idealists who had studied at prestigious universities and wanted to open a café to start a business, but the store closed in nine months. After that, Kishibe Man did not find a job that could awaken his enthusiasm, so he squatted at home.

Although he has no job, he relisshes every day: at five o'clock in the morning, he makes a cup of fragrant coffee for his mother who opens a shop early, feeds himself with delicious light meals at noon, goes to odd jobs from time to time to earn pocket money, and often runs errands for his family to earn a little difference... In short, even if it is "squatting at home", the shore is full of self-sufficiency as much as possible, and actively plays the role of family "golden oil", so it is still quite popular with everyone. Netizens said that this is called "economic" home squatting, which is a low-desire life of independent choice.

What is a life of low desire like?

The second great thing about this play is that it expands our imagination of the meaning of life. It delicately describes the interaction between The Shore Man and his family, and when you watch it, you will not feel that staying at home is a waste of life, but you will envy him for having so much time to delicately appreciate the beauty of life.

For example, when eating, I will seriously discuss with my family whether beef is delicious in a sukiyaki pot or grilled. The niece is in love and does not want to go to school, full of curry fried noodles for her to eat, will also take her around the road to the beach to relax; the brother-in-law resigned and did not find a new job, full of him at home to puzzle puzzles...

The plot that impressed me the most was: one night, Man and his sister were peeling ginkgo biloba while talking about childhood, and when they recalled a certain past, they suddenly forgot what the movie they watched at that time was, and only remembered that It was Played by Tom Hanks, and it was related to table tennis, and the two of them broke up for a long time before remembering that it was "Forrest Gump". The niece on the side couldn't help but interject: "You want to know the answer, can't you just check the mobile phone?" Man shook his head and said, "Yeah, you're right, but it's going to become an increasingly boring person." ”

"Spend your life in the shortest time, the shortest distance, and the fruit of pleasure will not hit you." The so-called fruits of political pleasure are small rewards that only those who do not use navigation, do not use the Internet, and are willing to take a long detour can find. "Hearing this passage, my heart was very touched, and this is what moves people about this play, it is not to encourage lying flat, but to make us rethink the rhythm of life."

People are always looking for shortcuts, but the meaning of life sometimes requires us to stop, think about it, or even take a long detour to get it.

Man is the one who took a long detour. He did not spend this long vacation decadently, but spent it on living a serious life. At the end of the story, full of suits, walking on the road to the interview, at this moment, he finally figured it out, sometimes work, not for dreams, but for life. If you can't find what you love, start with the one you don't hate, and look for it as you go. Going around, full of people as if they hadn't done anything, they changed back into ordinary people. But such an ordinary, just like his choice to suspend, is willing.

Take a break when you are confused, think clearly and then go again, full of salted fish life, is not a long and desirable holiday? Sometimes taking a long detour is also a way to spend life.