Narrow Road is about a man who travels all over Japan and learns about himself along the way. I like him because he never loses touch with those who are close to him despite being gone for so long. I tried to find a specific passage but, in the end, decided to summarize a little what I wanted to write about. At one point on his journey, he finds a guide to bring him up this treacherous mountain and through a dangerous forest. It takes them hours to get to the town, but as soon as they arrive, the guide turns around and heads back alone. To me, this stuck out because it symbolizes how some things that are incredibly difficult, and sometimes strange, are everyday life for others.
The guide knew the mountain and forest so well that he could navigate it in pitch black darkness alone while the other man had such a difficult time simply following the guide through this. I have felt this way many times since being here, and while these strange and difficult moments get fewer and far between, they still occur. However, it is the times when I feel totally lost and confused that make me realize that that is part of the learning experience.
-Rachel Cooper
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