About a week ago, when the work started after the New Year, an entry appeared on the hot search on Weibo, which was:
On the first day of work, I cried for a long time in the rental house
It probably means that when you return to the city where you work from your hometown, to a rental house with no heating and only a stool and a bed when you open the door, the loneliness and strangeness reach your peak in an instant;
So I was so sad that I couldn't help crying for a long time.
And not long after Xiong saw this hot search, Xiong's backstage also received a similar message.
A female reader in her thirties who left the message said that if the mood during the Spring Festival was festive and red, then the mood after leaving home was cold and gloomy.
My husband and I are in Shenzhen, and we are both ordinary office workers, and we definitely can't afford to buy a house, so we can only rent a one-bedroom apartment close to my work. ”
Because I am very busy and tired, I can hardly spare time and energy to take care of the so-called 'home', after a long time, it will become a mess of clothes, a courier box east and west, the dining table is full of things so that there is no place to eat, every time I open the refrigerator, there is a strange smell. ”
When I returned to my parents' house after the holiday a few years ago, I sighed that the room at home was so clean and tidy, and I felt that that was the way to live. Now that I have returned after the New Year, I feel that I have not lived a life at all, or that my life is fullA sense of cheapness
Xiong, I'm so depressed, so unwilling, so kind-hearted......But how do I make a change? ”
Touch your head. To tell you the truth, Xiong also had a similar experience, renting a rental house in a remote, small, cramped, not very ventilated, and mixed neighborhood, and lived a "rental life" for a period of time.
We've all heard the saying:The house is rented, but the life is not.
I understand the reason, but every time I drag my tired body back to the rental house after work, it still seems that I have been suddenly beaten back to its original shape, and I feel very sad and emo:There is no life in the rental house.
But, is that really the case?
Xiong would like to introduce you to a person who lives in a rental house of only 8 square meters in Tokyo, Japan;
And even though it was only 8 square meters and the rent was very cheap, she still let herself have itNot cheaplife.
She is the author of the following book "Tokyo Eight Square Meters", a Japanese-Chinese writer, Shinobu Yoshii.
Shinobu Yoshii, graduated from the International Relations Department of the International University of Japan, studied in Chengdu, worked as a farmer in the south of France, and worked as a news editor throughout Asia.
She has moved more than 30 times.
I've shared a house, I've rented a whole house, I've lived in an apartment, I've lived in a dormitory, I've lived on a farm, I've lived in a big house with a bathtub and a pool, and I've lived in a rough house......
Now, she is "half-settled" in an 8-square-meter rental house in Tokyo, and this 8-square-meter cottage has become the room she has lived in for the longest time.
Shinobu Yoshii is in an eight-square-meter room. are built to sound a photo).8 square meters, which means a lot of inconvenience.
In this eight-square-meter room, I can't have a bathroom, a refrigerator or a washing machine, all these things that should be in the house. ”
To take a bath, to go to a public bath; If you want to do laundry, you have to go to the laundry; If you want to eat, you basically have to go to a restaurant to eat ......
What do you think? Does it sound worse than your current rental home?
But in Yoshii's own opinion, this small area and inconvenience have also brought him a lot of wealth and treasure.
"It's not a problem for you to be 'small' because the outside world is big enough," she said. ”
That's rightIf you want to get rid of the "cheapness" of life, the point is not really the size or sophistication of our house;
Rather, it is whether we can look at the life in front of us with contentment and an open mind.
Today, Xiong has sorted out Shinobu Yoshii's way of life from this book and shared it with you.
I hope that I can bring some inspiration and inspiration to everyone, even if I live in a small rental house, I can also reap great happiness
Enjoy a little life of eight square meters. Shinobu Yoshii said that Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has calculated a "minimum living space level," according to which a single person should live in a room of more than 25 square meters and two people should live in a room of 30 square meters in order to enjoy a "healthy and educated life."
What about her little 8 square meters? Even the landlord said to Shinobu Yoshii:
Work hard. ”
Hear from the agent that you are a translator? You're not one of those people! ”
But so far, Shinobu Yoshii has not rushed to leave "this kind of place", because for herself, the feeling of actually living in it is not so miserable.
In an eight-square-meter room, a single bed takes up nearly half of the area. For example, one of the benefits is that on an economic level, a month's rent plus utility bills is about 30,000 yen, which is about 2,000 yuan, which brings her a lotEconomic freedom
With the rest of the money, she can travel everywhere, watch exhibitions, and watch movies;
You don't have to force yourself to take on more jobs in order to earn more money for your house, and you have more free time.
In addition, to the question of "living in such a small house, it would be insane", Shinobu Yoshii responded that there are many parks near her house.
The big park can hold a group sports meeting, and the small park just walks the dog;
Every morning I go to the park for a walk and contact Hui Bamboo Knife in the corner of the park, which is basically OKMaintain physical and mental health
In addition, the eight-square-meter cottage is also owned by Shinobu YoshiiA rare neighborly relationship in modern society, and between the single uncle in his sixties next door and the single aunt in his sixties on the first floor, many interesting stories also happened.
Oh and, there's a lovely neighbor with two cats from the family across the street;
Every time Shinobu Yoshii was drying quilts on the balcony to dry his clothes, they looked up at her through the glass window, and they watched with relish every time.
In short, "the size of the room or the quality of the decoration has little to do with your happiness index, but more importantly, it is the interpersonal relationship and your ability to act." ”
Shinobu Yoshii said: "The eight-square-meter four-and-a-half stacks are the origin of my current life, and although the sparrows are small, they have all the organs, at least they can allow me to sleep peacefully and cook three meals, and I feel content." ”
Room without fridge, small but healthy kitchen.
Since living in the eight-square-meter house, three friends have asked Shinobu Yoshii if he needs a refrigerator.
But in fact, it's not that Yoshii doesn't want it, it's that her small room can't accommodate a refrigerator at all.
On the one hand, there is only one wall socket in the room, connected to a multi-hole socket, which has been used for computers, air conditioners, air purifiers, kettles and mobile phone charging, and another refrigerator is likely to exceed the current limit;
On the other hand, the noise of the refrigerator in a small room of 8 square meters can be imagined.
So, without a refrigerator, you can't store fresh ingredients, how can you maintain a normal diet? You can't go out for a whole meal, can you?
This brings us to Shinobu Yoshii's "kitchen secrets".
A panoramic view of Shinobu Yoshii's kitchen. are built to sound a photo).
Not only does the eight-square-meter meter not have a refrigerator, but the gas cannot be turned on.
In the small kitchen, there is only a running water pipe without a water heater and a small sink, and the countertop space next to it is just enough to fit a cassette gas stove.
On weekdays, Shinobu Yoshii stir-fried eggs in a pan with salad, boiled vegetables in a muji clay pot to stew soup, and used a coffee pot to heat coffee or milk;
There are not many types of spices, except for the necessary rice vinegar, salt, oil and miso, the others are only honey, seven-flavor tang spices, black pepper and cinnamon, and each spice is only bought with the smallest capacity on the supermarket shelf;
As for fruits, vegetables and other ingredients, basicallyConsume the same day you buy itAt most, stock up on a little bit of ingredients that are suitable for room temperature storage.
Shinobu Yoshii's food storage. are built to sound a photo).Shinobu Yoshii said that this kind of life made her almost wasteful, and then she had a "sense of freedom from the shackles of materialism";
All of this makes Shinobu Yoshii feel comfortable and relaxed.
In this regard, Xiong Xiang, this also seems to prove that in order to have a hot, happy life, we do not need to occupy a lot of things;
The simpler something is, the more it satisfies the most basic and real needs of our hearts
That is, that relaxation and freedom.
Small rooms connect to the big worldLate-night radio. Shinobu Yoshii has always had the habit of listening to the radio on the radio.
When I was in junior high school, I pretended to go back to my room to do my homework, but in fact I was quietly listening to radio programs, and I was particularly obsessed with English radio, although I couldn't understand it, I thought it was cool;
When I was in high school, I often listened to folk shows hosted by celebrities or funny artists while doing my homework, listening to them talk about love, falling out of love, future dreams, or pet topics, and also listening to laughter and tears about divorce, death, memories, and ordinary people's ordinary lives, which seemed to be in contact with the larger world.
Later, however, due to the need to travel all over Asia for work, the hobby of listening to the radio was gradually put on hold.
It wasn't until I moved into this 8-square-meter room that I picked it up again.
The red stereo that Shinobu Yoshii used to listen to the radio did not break after 5 years of use. What does listening to the radio in an 8-square-meter room mean to Shinobu Yoshii?
She said: In order to finish writing, I often can't do without the small table in the eight-square-meter room. It's a sunny daylight outside, or it's late at night when no one has updated Moments and TwitterAs long as you turn on the radio, someone will talk to you somewhere in the world, and it doesn't matter if the content is interesting or useless, you can get a kind of comfort in your heart.
Another time, she simply listened to the radio in an 8-square-meter room on Chinese New Year's Eve for the New Year;
As soon as the radio program ended, a low, slow bell sounded 'Knock-Knock-' and the mood changed dramatically within a few minutes, and I listened as I wrote, and then the New Year arrived. ”
Xiong thinks that we all know that the world is very big, but it is still easy to indulge in our own small life and magnify the pain and sorrow in our own life.
However, just a small radio seems to be able to open a window into life;
Outside the window is connected to other people's lives, and in this way, we have established a smooth and weak relationship with other people's lives.
Not being alone is actually as simple as that.
As long as we can open up our world, we are not alone.
Small rooms connect to the big worldGet out thereRemember that we mentioned earlier, Shinobu Yoshii said:"Your 'small' isn't a problem because the outside world is big enough. ”
It is precisely because of the "smallness" of the 8 square meter room, no washing machine, no bathroom;
Shinobu Yoshii had a chance to go out,To witness and invest in the "greatness" of the world
This is probably the biggest gain that the 8-square-meter room brings to Shinobu Yoshii.
There was no washing machine, so she had to go outside to the coin-operated laundry, where she met and befriended an aunt who told her funny, monologue stories;
There was no bathroom, so she had to go to the outside bathhouse, where she and her aunts were naked and exchanged pleasantries, soaking their bodies in the large bathtub, enjoying the old and real happiness;
In addition, there is no refrigerator and the cooking conditions are limited, so she has to go in and out of the coffee houses and restaurants near her home frequently, and she has had wonderful friendships and stories with the customers and shops there.
Interior view of the coin-operated laundry room where Shinobu Yoshii frequents. Tsukiki Hibiki Photography) And the most wonderful of all the stories is one that Shinobu Yoshii boughtSnow scene in VladivostokPhotographs.
In that **, "The background is an all-white snowy scene, and there are people fishing in the frozen sea in the distance." ”
She took this ** home, pasted it on the 8-square-meter wall, and looked at it for several months.
Later, she saved some money and went to Vladivostok.
While drinking coffee on the shores of Vladivostok, she suddenly laughed.
At this moment, I wanted to laugh inexplicably. Because of the city of Vladivostok, I couldn't even figure out where it was, so why did I stand here drinking coffee this morning?
It's because I live in an eight-square-meter room.
On the wall of Shinobu Yoshii's room, the seaside scenery of Vladivostok is in the upper right corner of the picture. are built to sound a photo).Write at the endThere is a saying that if you feel that there is a person who lives a carefree life, it means that you are not familiar with this person. Indeed, not only ourselves, but everyone in the world has a "shadow" in their lives. On the other hand, everyone in the world has "sunshine" in their lives, including ourselves. For example, Yoshii Shinobu's eight-square-meter life is cramped, cramped, and inconvenient, but it also gives her great wealth and fun, whether it is a business within eight square meters or the world outside eight square meters.
Another example is that it is said that every year during the cherry blossom season, even the cheapest and most humble hotels are expensive, but behind this we can get the most gorgeous and beautiful cherry blossoms.
Life is like this, there are joys and sorrows, sunshine and shadows, there are parts that we are tired of complaining about, and there are parts that are longed for and envied by others. It's up to us to treat it, to discover it, to dig into it.
The door to the left of the eight-square-meter room. In addition, in this book, Shinobu Yoshii has another sentence that particularly touches Xiong, she says: ".I believe that everyone has their own 'eight square meters', and the definition of it, which does not refer to the actual area, but to a certain place in the mind. ”"There, you don't have to pretend, you can face yourself and enjoy the moment as much as possible. ”