跑步 - 村上春樹

 村上春樹《關於跑步，我說的其實是……》30金句

「痛苦是難免的，但受不受苦是可以選擇的。」

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

「人終將會老，但誠實與持續的態度永遠不會過時。」

We all age, but sincerity and perseverance never go out of style.

「持續，是讓平凡人變得特別的唯一方法。」

Endurance is the only way ordinary people can become extraordinary.

「比起天才，我更相信習慣的力量。」

I trust in the power of habit more than the flash of genius.

「跑步教會我，不必證明給誰看。」

Running taught me I don’t have to prove myself to anyone.

「在人生的長跑裡，真正的敵人只有時間。」

In the long run of life, the only real opponent is time.

「有時候，努力的證據就是能夠繼續前進。」

Sometimes, the proof of effort is simply being able to keep moving.

「如果不逼自己到極限，就無法看見另一個世界。」

Unless you push yourself to the limit, you can’t see another world.

「每個人都有自己能跑的距離與速度。」

Everyone has their own pace and distance they can run.

「重要的不是結果，而是每天為自己留出的那段時間。」

What’s important is the time I set aside for myself each day.

「跑步對我而言，不只是運動，更是一種隱喻。」

Running is both exercise and a metaphor.

「我不在乎是否能打敗誰，我只想超越昨天的自己。」

I’m not competing with anyone else; I’m competing with the person I was yesterday.

「寫小說就像長跑，需要耐力與孤獨。」

Writing novels is a kind of endurance sport.

「沒有天賦的人，若要生存下來，就必須靠持續不斷的努力。」

If you lack talent, all you can do is keep running longer than others.

「每天重複相同的事，才能換得那一點點不同。」

By repeating the same thing day after day, you get to a place that’s slightly different.

「跑步時我什麼也不想，這樣腦袋才能被洗得乾乾淨淨。」

When I’m running, I don’t think much of anything, and that’s what I like about it.

「堅持不一定讓你贏，但能讓你看見自己的極限。」

Continuing doesn’t always mean winning, but it shows you where your limits are.

「寫作與跑步，都是孤獨者的修行。」

Both writing and running are acts of solitary discipline.

「我跑步的理由，說到底，不過是想讓自己維持在一個可以寫作的狀態。」

The main reason I run is to maintain the physical condition necessary for writing.

「寫小說不是天啟，而是體力活。」

Writing novels is not inspiration; it’s a physical job.

「在孤獨中，我得以與真正的自己相遇。」

In solitude, I encounter my real self.

「我想成為一個誠實的跑者，也想成為一個誠實的作家。」

I want to be an honest runner and an honest writer.

「人生就像馬拉松，不會一開始就全速衝刺。」

Life is like a marathon—you don’t start by sprinting.

「身體的疲憊，讓心靈變得透明。」

Physical exhaustion makes the mind transparent.

「當我跑步時，我在想著如何寫作；當我寫作時，我想著如何跑步。」

When I run, I think about writing. When I write, I think about running.

「無論跑步還是寫作，都需要面對那個不願努力的自己。」

In both running and writing, you must face the part of yourself that resists effort.

「人生中最重要的，不是速度，而是方向。」

In life, what matters most isn’t speed, but direction.

「要成為能長久堅持的人，首先要學會與孤單共處。」

To endure long, you must first learn to be at peace with solitude.

「我不祈求順利，只希望能不放棄。」

I don’t wish for things to go smoothly; I wish not to give up.

「人終將會老，但誠實與持續的態度永遠不會過時。」

We all age, but sincerity and perseverance never go out of style.

「當我跑步時，靈魂才覺得清晰。」

Only when I run does my soul feel clear.

PS

這是一本跑步書

也是一本寫作心法、哲學書、心理書籍

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