Harold Frye, sixty-five years old, retired quietly after working as a sales representative for a brewery for more than forty years. He lives with his wife in the British countryside, living a peaceful life, with the couple estranged day after day.
One morning, he received a letter from his old friend Queenie, whom he had not seen for twenty years. She had cancer and wrote goodbye. Harold wrote a reply, and on the way to send it, he thought about himself from Queenie, traveling further and further. Finally, he traveled from the southwest to the northeast, across the entire England. 87 Days, 627 miles, with only one belief: as long as he left, Queenie would survive.
This is the story of Harold's journey of thousands of miles. From the moment he stepped forward, parallel to his journey of more than 600 miles, was another inner journey through time. This journey passed through himself, through various aspects of modern society, and spanned time and geographical landscapes. He opened his scarred heart, let the world come in, and let life shine again.
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My simple feeling after reading this book is: everyone's life energy in the world depends on their own subconscious. The life they perceive comes from the traces left in the growth process of life. Their cognition of things constitutes their thoughts, affects their behavior, and contributes to a series of results in their lives. Harold, the protagonist in "A Man's Pilgrimage", is the epitome of thousands of ordinary people in the world. He is surrounded by a cold, selfish mother who abandons her children. This is the background of his life. He has to live his life under this background. The death of his son closed his heart, and the cracks in his marriage with his wife Maureen caused the two to be strangers for 20 years. Queenie's appearance was like a ray of sunshine shining in Harold's heart. Deep in his heart, he always hoped that someone would love him and support him without hesitation. The article describes many times that on the pilgrimage, when he questioned himself countless times in his heart whether it was worth doing all this, he always hoped that someone could say to him in his ear, "You must believe in yourself! You can definitely do it, and Queenie will definitely survive"! After reading more than 800 pages of the story about Queenie helping Harold take on the obligation to smash the boss Nabil's mother in the brewery, I felt that Queenie was a really good friend. During her work, she provided Harold with a certain amount of emotional value, and also achieved a kind of trust that is more important than family. Until Harold's description of Queenie when he walked on a pilgrimage to Queenie's sanatorium, the pain deformed a person's living torture until he reached the end of his life... I can't describe the author's expression. I tried to guess his heart. Each of our lives must come to an end. We must be exactly when it comes, face up to the many mistakes and detours, and face up to all the problems in front of us that need to be solved. We can bear everything, including death. We are afraid to face it, but many times we are afraid to bear it...
In fact, I am very grateful to this era, the era of multimedia, where we can see the many forms of life, including sad life, positive attitude, rich soul, and poor life...
Many times I also think that life is meaningless. I do nothing every day. Everything in this world, such as fame, wealth, and intelligence, has nothing to do with me. I constantly criticize myself in my heart and feel that I am a waste. Until one day I started listening to Tomato Novels.
I listen to all kinds of books as long as they are recommended by bloggers. In the past two to three or four years, I have listened to books about inner growth, such as "Skin" and "Destiny" by Cai Chongda, "Awakening in the World" by Liang Xiaosheng, "Paradise Tour Group" by Zhang Jiajia, including the book I read today, "A Person's Pilgrimage", etc.!
Everyone seems to be looking for a good medicine for psychological relief. No one will be by your side to encourage you anytime and anywhere. Only you, yes only yourself. Only when we read and touch more souls will we know that all the answers lie within our own hearts! A person's pilgrimage, a person carrying his own body and soul to set out to seek liberation! Come on!
The redemption of three people, the courage to go on the road despite the torture of a life full of chickens and feathers, the power of belief, the loneliness and pain of beings who yearn for something but lack courage, the examination and confrontation of life.
The narrative technique is great. The author did not tell the whole story at the beginning, but used some mysterious and confusing language to let us speculate about the hero's past. All the happiness and pain that happened in the past, Queenie's guilt for the male protagonist, David's suicide, the breakdown of the couple's relationship... These sad pasts gradually became clear along with the male protagonist's journey, and when these facts were revealed, it was also a great shock.
But what I like even more is the final result. I think this book is an advocacy for "examining life and pain, accepting it, and making changes with courage." Although there was no miracle in Queenie's cancer, Harold completed his own redemption in an almost atonement manner, allowing him to still cherish his original intention despite the devastation of his life. He and his wife rekindled their relationship at the end of the novel, and found the joy of falling in love at first sight when they met in a bar.
In fact, every step and every ending has very clear clues and hints in the book, which makes the story wonderfully explained but also natural. The look and feel is still very good. I recommend it.
"A Man's Pilgrimage" seems like a lonely book title, but in fact
This story is very fulfilling. This part of visiting an old friend
Along the way, Harold looked back on the first half of his life and completed his
My salvation. Life is not only a journey, but also a journey
OK. Life is a new beginning at any time, every step
Every step is meaningful. We don't have to doubt the past.
Choose, let alone hope that everything can be repeated, we need
All you have to do is live in the moment and take every step; life is the same
A long farewell often lasts a lifetime in the blink of an eye.
Cherish the people around you; there is no perfect life, only imperfections
It's life. But as long as we have firm faith, we will all reach our goal
The haven of one's soul. ——"Make daily reading a priority
The ax of the frozen sea in our hearts", looking forward to reading the whole article
Have new insights.
Looking back on a person's life, there are friendships, family ties, love, joy, sadness, and pain. All of these are worth cherishing, but at the time, we could not realize their importance. When some special changes occur in life, those things that we once turned a blind eye to suddenly come to mind, and my heart trembles violently. I suddenly realize that it has always been in my heart and has never disappeared. Cherish what you have around you, keep your original intention, and live every day well. This is what we should do most. Come on [laughing][laughing]
Finally, I highly recommend the second part (Queenie's perspective) and the third part (Maureen's perspective) of this book.
You really have to watch the second and third parts to fully understand the relationship between these three people, and there are many unknown psychological activities [Like]
Harold believed his journey had truly begun. He thought it started the moment he decided to set off for Berwick, but now he realizes how naive he was back then. Some things can have several starting points and can be started in different ways. Sometimes you think you have turned a new leaf, but in fact you may just be repeating the same steps as before. He faces and overcomes his shortcomings, so his journey truly begins at this point.
I wish you and I have the courage to start
Reading this book, I remembered that when I was young, I once went to a foreign company in Shekou for an interview. After the interview, I felt bad and a little depressed. I walked and thought about my thoughts. I walked to Nantou and waited for the bus. After waiting for a long time, the bus didn't arrive. I thought about walking for a while and waited for the bus while walking. Then I thought, try walking to the Shenzhen University Station and then get on the bus. When I got to Shenzhen University, I walked to the Window of the World. I walked from the Window of the World to Gangsha and then to the Shanghai Hotel. It was an afternoon when the weather was not clear. Fortunately, it did not rain. The hike was done from the starting point to the destination one stop at a time without any prior arrangements.
In fact, don't set a route and method for yourself in life. Look and see as you walk. There will be different scenery along the way. As long as you don't give up, you can reach your destination.
What will you do when you are 60 years old and suddenly receive an envelope telling you that your friend is about to die? Harold chose to walk to visit Queenie. To be honest, many people must have found it funny. In today's society, it takes a few hours to drive there, but he insisted on walking there. Really, I feel that such a person is very stubborn. He met all kinds of people on the road, and he was constantly looking for things that he didn't have in the past. , Slowly discovered what she wanted. Queenie was also a very strong and good woman. She waited until Harold said goodbye before she passed away, but she passed away peacefully. Harold and Maureen also solved the knot that had lasted for more than 20 years. Although it was sad to see it, the ending was good, wasn't it? It's a very good book, really. I felt very sad after reading it, but I was shocked by the protagonist's perseverance. Life is short, so you must cherish the people in front of you! You must also have the courage to communicate with your family and love yourself...
His journey across England alone was not only a physical journey, but also an inner redemption. I loved the people he met on the road, their stories opened my eyes to the diversity of life. The descriptions in the book are also very detailed, making me feel like I am actually there. All in all, this is a warm and courageous book worth reading!
The writing is great, but the writing style is limited and I cannot write beautiful words to praise this book. Go read it. Together with the protagonist Harold, you will search for details in past memories, taste life, feel the power of life, and the eternity of time. Get away from the complicated social life and find the lost love in your heart.
I personally have read too few books and have not reached the level of fully understanding this book. Even so, I also understand that this book is a rare masterpiece and a self-salvation for both husband and wife.
The story of ups and downs unknowingly gives people strength to try to understand the world and understand different people. I hope everyone can be healed and treated kindly!
Walking on the road, the road is always there...
Even seemingly simple and mundane things are not easy to do. But there are always unexpected gains and comforts in the process.
When you can't change the external environment, read this book carefully and you will suddenly become enlightened. It's super interesting.
Sometimes I actually have a period of time to sort out my memories and find the lost self. Faith is a kind of power.
Not bad, I'm watching it now, but I haven't finished it yet
Read and recall your own stories
The character descriptions are very detailed and worth reading.
Different perspectives, the living conditions of ordinary people, and the inner changes of the characters are delicately depicted.
My simple feeling after reading this book is: everyone's life energy in the world depends on their own subconscious. The life they perceive comes from the traces left in the growth process of life. Their cognition of things constitutes their thoughts, affects their behavior, and contributes to a series of results in their lives. Harold, the protagonist in "A Man's Pilgrimage", is the epitome of thousands of ordinary people in the world. He is surrounded by a cold, selfish mother who abandons her children. This is the background of his life. He has to live his life under this background. The death of his son closed his heart, and the cracks in his marriage with his wife Maureen caused the two to be strangers for 20 years. Queenie's appearance was like a ray of sunshine shining in Harold's heart. Deep in his heart, he always hoped that someone would love him and support him without hesitation. The article describes many times that on the pilgrimage, when he questioned himself countless times in his heart whether it was worth doing all this, he always hoped that someone could say to him in his ear, "You must believe in yourself! You can definitely do it, and Queenie will definitely survive"! After reading more than 800 pages of the story about Queenie helping Harold take on the obligation to smash the boss Nabil's mother in the brewery, I felt that Queenie was a really good friend. During her work, she provided Harold with a certain amount of emotional value, and also achieved a kind of trust that is more important than family. Until Harold's description of Queenie when he walked on a pilgrimage to Queenie's sanatorium, the pain deformed a person's living torture until he reached the end of his life... I can't describe the author's expression. I tried to guess his heart. Each of our lives must come to an end. We must be exactly when it comes, face up to the many mistakes and detours, and face up to all the problems in front of us that need to be solved. We can bear everything, including death. We are afraid to face it, but many times we are afraid to bear it... In fact, I am very grateful to this era, the era of multimedia, where we can see the many forms of life, including sad life, positive attitude, rich soul, and poor life... Many times I also think that life is meaningless. I do nothing every day. Everything in this world, such as fame, wealth, and intelligence, has nothing to do with me. I constantly criticize myself in my heart and feel that I am a waste. Until one day I started listening to Tomato Novels. I listen to all kinds of books as long as they are recommended by bloggers. In the past two to three or four years, I have listened to books about inner growth, such as "Skin" and "Destiny" by Cai Chongda, "Awakening in the World" by Liang Xiaosheng, "Paradise Tour Group" by Zhang Jiajia, including the book I read today, "A Person's Pilgrimage", etc.! Everyone seems to be looking for a good medicine for psychological relief. No one will be by your side to encourage you anytime and anywhere. Only you, yes only yourself. Only when we read and touch more souls will we know that all the answers lie within our own hearts! A person's pilgrimage, a person carrying his own body and soul to set out to seek liberation! Come on!
The redemption of three people, the courage to go on the road despite the torture of a life full of chickens and feathers, the power of belief, the loneliness and pain of beings who yearn for something but lack courage, the examination and confrontation of life. The narrative technique is great. The author did not tell the whole story at the beginning, but used some mysterious and confusing language to let us speculate about the hero's past. All the happiness and pain that happened in the past, Queenie's guilt for the male protagonist, David's suicide, the breakdown of the couple's relationship... These sad pasts gradually became clear along with the male protagonist's journey, and when these facts were revealed, it was also a great shock. But what I like even more is the final result. I think this book is an advocacy for "examining life and pain, accepting it, and making changes with courage." Although there was no miracle in Queenie's cancer, Harold completed his own redemption in an almost atonement manner, allowing him to still cherish his original intention despite the devastation of his life. He and his wife rekindled their relationship at the end of the novel, and found the joy of falling in love at first sight when they met in a bar. In fact, every step and every ending has very clear clues and hints in the book, which makes the story wonderfully explained but also natural. The look and feel is still very good. I recommend it.
"A Man's Pilgrimage" seems like a lonely book title, but in fact This story is very fulfilling. This part of visiting an old friend Along the way, Harold looked back on the first half of his life and completed his My salvation. Life is not only a journey, but also a journey OK. Life is a new beginning at any time, every step Every step is meaningful. We don't have to doubt the past. Choose, let alone hope that everything can be repeated, we need All you have to do is live in the moment and take every step; life is the same A long farewell often lasts a lifetime in the blink of an eye. Cherish the people around you; there is no perfect life, only imperfections It's life. But as long as we have firm faith, we will all reach our goal The haven of one's soul. ——"Make daily reading a priority The ax of the frozen sea in our hearts", looking forward to reading the whole article Have new insights.
Looking back on a person's life, there are friendships, family ties, love, joy, sadness, and pain. All of these are worth cherishing, but at the time, we could not realize their importance. When some special changes occur in life, those things that we once turned a blind eye to suddenly come to mind, and my heart trembles violently. I suddenly realize that it has always been in my heart and has never disappeared. Cherish what you have around you, keep your original intention, and live every day well. This is what we should do most. Come on [laughing][laughing] Finally, I highly recommend the second part (Queenie's perspective) and the third part (Maureen's perspective) of this book. You really have to watch the second and third parts to fully understand the relationship between these three people, and there are many unknown psychological activities [Like]
Harold believed his journey had truly begun. He thought it started the moment he decided to set off for Berwick, but now he realizes how naive he was back then. Some things can have several starting points and can be started in different ways. Sometimes you think you have turned a new leaf, but in fact you may just be repeating the same steps as before. He faces and overcomes his shortcomings, so his journey truly begins at this point. I wish you and I have the courage to start
Reading this book, I remembered that when I was young, I once went to a foreign company in Shekou for an interview. After the interview, I felt bad and a little depressed. I walked and thought about my thoughts. I walked to Nantou and waited for the bus. After waiting for a long time, the bus didn't arrive. I thought about walking for a while and waited for the bus while walking. Then I thought, try walking to the Shenzhen University Station and then get on the bus. When I got to Shenzhen University, I walked to the Window of the World. I walked from the Window of the World to Gangsha and then to the Shanghai Hotel. It was an afternoon when the weather was not clear. Fortunately, it did not rain. The hike was done from the starting point to the destination one stop at a time without any prior arrangements. In fact, don't set a route and method for yourself in life. Look and see as you walk. There will be different scenery along the way. As long as you don't give up, you can reach your destination.
What will you do when you are 60 years old and suddenly receive an envelope telling you that your friend is about to die? Harold chose to walk to visit Queenie. To be honest, many people must have found it funny. In today's society, it takes a few hours to drive there, but he insisted on walking there. Really, I feel that such a person is very stubborn. He met all kinds of people on the road, and he was constantly looking for things that he didn't have in the past. , Slowly discovered what she wanted. Queenie was also a very strong and good woman. She waited until Harold said goodbye before she passed away, but she passed away peacefully. Harold and Maureen also solved the knot that had lasted for more than 20 years. Although it was sad to see it, the ending was good, wasn't it? It's a very good book, really. I felt very sad after reading it, but I was shocked by the protagonist's perseverance. Life is short, so you must cherish the people in front of you! You must also have the courage to communicate with your family and love yourself...
His journey across England alone was not only a physical journey, but also an inner redemption. I loved the people he met on the road, their stories opened my eyes to the diversity of life. The descriptions in the book are also very detailed, making me feel like I am actually there. All in all, this is a warm and courageous book worth reading!
The writing is great, but the writing style is limited and I cannot write beautiful words to praise this book. Go read it. Together with the protagonist Harold, you will search for details in past memories, taste life, feel the power of life, and the eternity of time. Get away from the complicated social life and find the lost love in your heart.
I personally have read too few books and have not reached the level of fully understanding this book. Even so, I also understand that this book is a rare masterpiece and a self-salvation for both husband and wife.
The story of ups and downs unknowingly gives people strength to try to understand the world and understand different people. I hope everyone can be healed and treated kindly!
Walking on the road, the road is always there...
Even seemingly simple and mundane things are not easy to do. But there are always unexpected gains and comforts in the process.
When you can't change the external environment, read this book carefully and you will suddenly become enlightened. It's super interesting.
Sometimes I actually have a period of time to sort out my memories and find the lost self. Faith is a kind of power.
Not bad, I'm watching it now, but I haven't finished it yet
Read and recall your own stories
The character descriptions are very detailed and worth reading.
Different perspectives, the living conditions of ordinary people, and the inner changes of the characters are delicately depicted.