At the age of 56, she resolutely left home and drove alone to set off for the warm south, which is the most shocking decision made by Su Min, a Chinese mother and blogger of "50-year-old aunt road trip", in 2020. She planned for a year, carefully made strategies and travel plans, left the family life that had made her feel depressed and dull for many years, broke through the invisible shackles brought by marriage and motherhood, set off bravely, and decided to live for herself.
This is the label of the author of this book, Su Min.
As a woman in her 50s, it takes courage to be brave enough to step out of your comfort zone.
Alone, on the road, everything is unknown, danger and difficulty coexist, opportunities and challenges coexist.
Seeing that she was in danger along the way in the book, and there were many accidents, I couldn't help but sweat for her. And she is calm and calm, and she can save the day every time and get through it safely.
A person, a car, a tent, she escaped from everything she was familiar with, not so much that she was running away from a family without love, but that she was running away from herself, from the self who was content with the status quo and resting on her laurels, she bravely walked out of herself in the way of travel, re-understood herself, and thus explored her life potential.
After reading the follow-up reports, Su Min finally made enough money, she bought an RV, the conditions for travel are better, she has also become a blogger who often sells goods live broadcasts, she has finally achieved financial independence, she can plan her life well, live the life she wants, and now she is always in front of the camera, talking and laughing, which is completely different from the past self.
People, the biggest enemy is themselves, as long as you are brave enough to step yourself, everything is possible.
Nobel laureate Alice Munro's "Escape" depicts the story of Kara's escape and return, showing her thoughts on the state and life situation of everyday life, although it is ordinary and boring.
The author tries to show that escape seems to be the easiest and most direct way to get rid of a problem, but in fact it is only a way to enter from one problem to another, rather than a real way to solve a problem. However, the ordinary can not only make people fall into the quagmire of mediocrity, but also allow people to obtain a state of stability. It was the escape that made Kara realize that there was something to be gained in ordinary life. We must face up to the difficulties, even if we are stuck in the quagmire of life, we must have the courage to face the future, so that we can transcend the ordinary life. (Liang Yan)
Whether it is escaping or "running away from home", it should not only be a sense of space, alienation and walking in a sense of distance, but also a kind of spiritual self-redemption and self-growth, otherwise, there is no point in escaping.
That's what this book has taught me.
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