Listening to “The Wind Up Bird Chronicle” on Audible. Been so long since I read this the first time, I might as well be reading it for the first time. I only very vaguely remember any of the story. Anyway, there’s this one line, from Mr. Honda, the spiritual advisor that Toru and Kumiko visit at the beginning of their marriage.

“The point is, not to resist the flow. You go up when you’re supposed to go up and down when you’re supposed to go down. When you’re supposed to go up, find the highest tower and climb to the top. When you’re supposed to go down, find the deepest well and go down to the bottom. When there’s no flow, stay still. If you resist the flow, everything dries up. If everything dries up, the world is darkness.”

This just reminded me a lot of my favorite quote from the Sheep Man.

Words to live by, if they mean anything at all to you. Otherwise, ignore.