01 A Bowl of Clear Soba Soba
"A Bowl of Clear Soba Soba" is also called "A Bowl of Yangchun Noodles". It comes from the Japanese author Ryohei Kuri and tells a small but true story. A story of human tenderness.
On New Year’s Eve, a mother came to a noodle shop with her two sons and only ordered a bowl of soba noodles. She was embarrassed, embarrassed and embarrassed. But he is not afraid of not being able to hold his head up in front of his son, nor is he afraid of being laughed at by the restaurant owner, but he is brave.
Facts have proved that the owner of the noodle shop knew that the mother was frugal just to pay off the debt of her deceased husband. Not only did he not laugh at her, he secretly put in half a pile of more noodles. In order to avoid the embarrassment of the mother, the boss did not directly give them three bowls of soba noodles, but only put an extra half pile of noodles.
Perhaps it is this kind of thoughtfulness that gives the noodle shop a human touch. When you are in poverty, giving warm noodles is more dignified and decent than giving money directly. ?
Later, the noodle shop reserved the same place for their family of three every New Year's Eve. As the story spread, some people were moved, some came here admiringly, and some wanted to see the family. The noodle shop is getting better and better, and its reputation is getting bigger and bigger.
A bowl of soba noodles gives a mother the courage to persevere and ignites the hope of two children to fight. A bowl of noodles not only filled the stomachs of a family of three, but also warmed a family heavily in debt. So on New Year's Eve fourteen years later, the family went back to the noodle shop to have a bowl of soba noodles.
A bowl of extremely ordinary noodles, a broken and impoverished home after World War II, an ordinary and humble noodle shop, an ordinary and extraordinary story happened.
02 The Extraordinary Characteristics of Ordinary People
When a woman faced a debt left by her husband, she did not escape or be timid, but chose to face it and live frugally. Use it, work hard, and be the backbone of your children. This is courage and courage.
The two sons are sensible, strong, and know how to help their mother share work, cook, and make money. They are not mentally poor because of material scarcity, they have not given up on their studies, and they have no other worries because of poverty. Shadow and burden.
The younger son’s essay was selected as the representative of Hokkaido. The essay is called "A Bowl of Soba Soba". He wrote that his father died in a traffic accident, leaving a large debt, and his mother worked hard every day. They went to work and delivered the morning and evening newspapers by themselves. On New Year's Eve, the three of them only ordered a bowl of clear soup soba noodles. The warm reception from the noodle shop owner is like saying to them, "Come on, don't bow your head, I wish you happiness."
The eldest son even felt a little embarrassed when he was speaking as a parent, but his younger brother could really write about the embarrassing and difficult life, which made him never forget a mother facing her sons in a noodle shop. The boss had the courage to order a bowl of clear soup soba noodles.
03 The true feelings behind the simple language
Throughout the story, the author did not use any gorgeous and beautiful language. Instead, it was simple and unpretentious, but it was able to express the truth, goodness and beauty of the story vividly.
The structure is like flowing clouds and flowing water, without any restraint. It is precisely because of the structure that is not bound by structure, a story that develops naturally and is true to emotion, that it can truly touch readers from the bottom of their hearts.
The details are vividly described and the pictures are vivid. Three of the pictures moved me: the first picture shows the mother and two sons who were timid and embarrassed when they went to place an order at a noodle shop three years ago; the second picture shows the proprietress who wanted to order three bowls of noodles for them, but was rejected by the boss. The reason is that they are afraid of embarrassing them, and it depicts the boss's thoughtfulness and kindness; in the third picture, fourteen years later, the noodle shop still reserves the seat where the family sat in previous years. This is a simple love, a love from a stranger. Warm thoughts.
Probably, sometimes, the more plain, the more life is, and the more simple, the more essence.
04 Hold a love, warm a heart
I have read "A Bowl of Clear Soba Soba" several times, and every time I read it, I am moved and attracted by people. Touched by the truth, goodness and beauty. It is not easy to be cared about and cared about by strangers.
I have developed the habit of walking fast since I was a child. I think this habit has made me more vigorous and resolute, and my self-confidence will rise several levels.
Once in the past, I walked for a long time on high heels. The skin on my heels had long been worn out, but I still kept the same speed painfully.
On the subway, I was reminded by a white-haired aunt that her heels were worn out and she was willing to give up her seat to me. At that moment, I clearly felt that I was touched by something in my heart. Was it kindness? Is it warmth? Or is it the beauty of human nature?
Later, I slowly learned to slow down my walking speed, and I also learned that self-confidence is not determined by walking speed, but by inner determination and calmness.
Later, when I saw people of the same age as that aunt, I would subconsciously think of that kind-hearted and beautiful aunt. When I saw others wearing high heels, I would habitually check to see if the heels were worn. .
Later, every time I saw someone giving up my seat, I would naturally think of the warmth of a bowl of soba noodles, which would warm my heart. Nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory, so you should have more love and warm your heart. Even a small thing can clear away the cold corner of your heart.