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Book Introduction
“Only you have the power to break your own shell!”
To those who have to live in a world like X
Genji Maruyama's Steel Mental Book
After becoming the youngest recipient of the Akutagawa Prize (at the age of 23), Maruyama Kenji said, “I have been recognized for my novels, so it is right to focus solely on novels,” and moved to the countryside to distance himself from the world and devote himself solely to writing.
In every way, he is a man who lives by his words.
His philosophy on life is contained in 『Life is a F*ck』.
Death can be chosen, but birth is something I cannot control.
The moment a human being is born, he falls into a state of unfreedom.
Therefore, life is a path from lack of freedom to freedom.
My parents, along with the “vicious and shameless society, country, religion, and school” are what bind me.
If you don't want your soul to be suffocated to death, you must boldly cut them off one by one.
It preaches the truth about life that complete freedom comes from solitude.
His message cuts through the ages, striking a chord with our desire to break free from attachment, bondage, and anxiety.
Maruyama Genji consistently displays deep insight in all his novels, prose, and short stories.
Perhaps he will not stop giving advice until everyone thinks and lives independently.
To those who have to live in a world like X
Genji Maruyama's Steel Mental Book
After becoming the youngest recipient of the Akutagawa Prize (at the age of 23), Maruyama Kenji said, “I have been recognized for my novels, so it is right to focus solely on novels,” and moved to the countryside to distance himself from the world and devote himself solely to writing.
In every way, he is a man who lives by his words.
His philosophy on life is contained in 『Life is a F*ck』.
Death can be chosen, but birth is something I cannot control.
The moment a human being is born, he falls into a state of unfreedom.
Therefore, life is a path from lack of freedom to freedom.
My parents, along with the “vicious and shameless society, country, religion, and school” are what bind me.
If you don't want your soul to be suffocated to death, you must boldly cut them off one by one.
It preaches the truth about life that complete freedom comes from solitude.
His message cuts through the ages, striking a chord with our desire to break free from attachment, bondage, and anxiety.
Maruyama Genji consistently displays deep insight in all his novels, prose, and short stories.
Perhaps he will not stop giving advice until everyone thinks and lives independently.
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Chapter 1: Abandon Your Parents, That's How You Become an Adult
Parents are pathetic 13 / Isn't it hell when you're born 15 / I gave birth to you without much thought 17 / I don't even give you love after giving birth 18 / I gave birth to you for my old age 20 / So get out of the house right now 23 / Children who don't leave the house are a punishment for raising them poorly 27
Chapter 2: Family, Let's Disband Now
Family is only a temporary bond 33 / Abandon your parents 35 / Face yourself and change yourself 39 / Run away from home like a night walk 41 / Fill my stomach with my own strength 44 / Office workers are slaves 46
Chapter 3: The State Doesn't Care About You
The State Doesn't Know You 54 / The Foolish Citizen Must Be Condemned 57 / There Are No Heroes 61 / The State Is the Enemy 64 / He Who Is Not Angry Is Dead 66
Chapter 4: The head is hung in a form
The Nation Wants Moderately Foolish People 73 / Television is a Nation's Spear 76 / Being Smart Means Having a Strong Will to Live Alone 78 / Get Out of the "Adult" Zone 79 / Humans Must Be Rational 81 / Excessive Parental Love Rusts Children's Brains 85
Chapter 5: Still Don't Get It? Office Workers Are Slaves
Beware of Mom 94 / Don't Become a Salaried Worker Like Others 96 / Become Self-Employed 99 / The Workplace is a Feedlot 101 / Those Who Abandon Freedom Are a Living Coffin 106
Chapter 6: God, give him to a dog.
Religious groups are dens of scoundrels 115 / Religion is what hinders us from becoming human 119 / There is no such thing as God 124 / Trust the power within you 127
Chapter 7: How long will you just sit there dumbfounded?
The nation has never belonged to the people. 133 / You live and die like that, just like Guinea. 138 / Don't be stupid, stand up to it. 142 / Those who control and shake the nation are also 'just human.' 146
Chapter 8: A Heartbreaking Love, Isn't It the Same?
Love is just a disguise for sexual desire 152 / Calculated love is doomed to fail 155 / The end of calculating women 159 / Losers don't "love" but play dating 161 / Love is difficult after 30 165
Chapter 9: Youth: Life is a good place to live however you want.
Think Before You Live 172 / Youth is there to challenge everything 174 / The country likes empty-headed citizens 177 / As humans, we must think and find our talents 180 / It's okay to live life however we want 185
Chapter 10: Born as an Animal, Die as a Human
Fear of Death is a Rite of Passage 191 / Conquer Life, Defeat Death as Much as Possible 193 / There Is No Such Thing as a Good Life 197 / Born as an Animal, Die as a Human 201
Parents are pathetic 13 / Isn't it hell when you're born 15 / I gave birth to you without much thought 17 / I don't even give you love after giving birth 18 / I gave birth to you for my old age 20 / So get out of the house right now 23 / Children who don't leave the house are a punishment for raising them poorly 27
Chapter 2: Family, Let's Disband Now
Family is only a temporary bond 33 / Abandon your parents 35 / Face yourself and change yourself 39 / Run away from home like a night walk 41 / Fill my stomach with my own strength 44 / Office workers are slaves 46
Chapter 3: The State Doesn't Care About You
The State Doesn't Know You 54 / The Foolish Citizen Must Be Condemned 57 / There Are No Heroes 61 / The State Is the Enemy 64 / He Who Is Not Angry Is Dead 66
Chapter 4: The head is hung in a form
The Nation Wants Moderately Foolish People 73 / Television is a Nation's Spear 76 / Being Smart Means Having a Strong Will to Live Alone 78 / Get Out of the "Adult" Zone 79 / Humans Must Be Rational 81 / Excessive Parental Love Rusts Children's Brains 85
Chapter 5: Still Don't Get It? Office Workers Are Slaves
Beware of Mom 94 / Don't Become a Salaried Worker Like Others 96 / Become Self-Employed 99 / The Workplace is a Feedlot 101 / Those Who Abandon Freedom Are a Living Coffin 106
Chapter 6: God, give him to a dog.
Religious groups are dens of scoundrels 115 / Religion is what hinders us from becoming human 119 / There is no such thing as God 124 / Trust the power within you 127
Chapter 7: How long will you just sit there dumbfounded?
The nation has never belonged to the people. 133 / You live and die like that, just like Guinea. 138 / Don't be stupid, stand up to it. 142 / Those who control and shake the nation are also 'just human.' 146
Chapter 8: A Heartbreaking Love, Isn't It the Same?
Love is just a disguise for sexual desire 152 / Calculated love is doomed to fail 155 / The end of calculating women 159 / Losers don't "love" but play dating 161 / Love is difficult after 30 165
Chapter 9: Youth: Life is a good place to live however you want.
Think Before You Live 172 / Youth is there to challenge everything 174 / The country likes empty-headed citizens 177 / As humans, we must think and find our talents 180 / It's okay to live life however we want 185
Chapter 10: Born as an Animal, Die as a Human
Fear of Death is a Rite of Passage 191 / Conquer Life, Defeat Death as Much as Possible 193 / There Is No Such Thing as a Good Life 197 / Born as an Animal, Die as a Human 201
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When darkness settles in your heart for no apparent reason, or you face extremes that make you feel like your body is being torn apart, or your life is in danger, you need to think about the 'origin of life' so that you don't experience the misery of having to shut yourself in your room and withdraw into yourself.
And as soon as possible.
As soon as you learn about the ways of the world.
---p.12 From “Chapter 1│Abandon Your Parents, That’s How You Become an Adult”
We must not forget that there is no one with the noble spirit and ability to take full responsibility for the country and dedicate himself wholeheartedly to it.
Don't even entertain the illusion that it might exist.
---p.61 From “Chapter 3: The State Doesn’t Care About You”
Will you be a fool or a wise man?
This is not determined by differences in IQ or academic ability.
It is not the obvious evils like robbery or murder that make headlines in the social pages of newspapers, but the evil that can be seen only if you look closely, the evil that appears good at first glance but is merely wearing the garb of justice, that determines whether or not it can be seen.
Beyond being able to see through it, you must be careful not to fall for its intentions even in everyday life.
It is difficult to call one truly wise unless one despises and loathes those who set traps, and, in some cases, is prepared and able to execute them with a vengeance.
---p.77 From “Chapter 4│Do you wear your hair as a form”
In short, it is said that we work 8 hours a day, but that does not mean that the time we are tied to the workplace is only one-third of the day.
For those 8 hours, 8 hours of sleep are needed, and the remaining 8 hours include commuting, overtime work, entertaining, and socializing.
There is very little time left for yourself.
Meals, baths, and sometimes even reading become work time.
Since my days off are also used to relieve physical and mental fatigue, I can't help but say that this is also time for work.
---p.101 From “Chapter 5│Don’t You Still Know? Office Workers Are Slaves”
Lacking spiritual independence, believers are inevitably deceived by the dazzling sights of the splendid temples, the vulgar and exaggerated costumes, the majestic melodies of the songs and prayers, and the atmosphere that emphasizes mysticism. One breath of the atmosphere of the sect leads them to believe that half of the infinite chaos has been immediately resolved.
He believes that this is what he has been longing for in his heart, and he is exalted as if he were the trustee of some noble truth.
And as soon as possible.
As soon as you learn about the ways of the world.
---p.12 From “Chapter 1│Abandon Your Parents, That’s How You Become an Adult”
We must not forget that there is no one with the noble spirit and ability to take full responsibility for the country and dedicate himself wholeheartedly to it.
Don't even entertain the illusion that it might exist.
---p.61 From “Chapter 3: The State Doesn’t Care About You”
Will you be a fool or a wise man?
This is not determined by differences in IQ or academic ability.
It is not the obvious evils like robbery or murder that make headlines in the social pages of newspapers, but the evil that can be seen only if you look closely, the evil that appears good at first glance but is merely wearing the garb of justice, that determines whether or not it can be seen.
Beyond being able to see through it, you must be careful not to fall for its intentions even in everyday life.
It is difficult to call one truly wise unless one despises and loathes those who set traps, and, in some cases, is prepared and able to execute them with a vengeance.
---p.77 From “Chapter 4│Do you wear your hair as a form”
In short, it is said that we work 8 hours a day, but that does not mean that the time we are tied to the workplace is only one-third of the day.
For those 8 hours, 8 hours of sleep are needed, and the remaining 8 hours include commuting, overtime work, entertaining, and socializing.
There is very little time left for yourself.
Meals, baths, and sometimes even reading become work time.
Since my days off are also used to relieve physical and mental fatigue, I can't help but say that this is also time for work.
---p.101 From “Chapter 5│Don’t You Still Know? Office Workers Are Slaves”
Lacking spiritual independence, believers are inevitably deceived by the dazzling sights of the splendid temples, the vulgar and exaggerated costumes, the majestic melodies of the songs and prayers, and the atmosphere that emphasizes mysticism. One breath of the atmosphere of the sect leads them to believe that half of the infinite chaos has been immediately resolved.
He believes that this is what he has been longing for in his heart, and he is exalted as if he were the trustee of some noble truth.
---p.118 From “Chapter 6│Give God to a Dog”
Publisher's Review
Life is full of ups and downs and loneliness.
Need more solos
Kenji Maruyama, known as the 'reclusive writer', is called the 'writer's writer'.
This is because he is a man of strong practice who not only writes works imbued with soul, but also cuts away the small branches that distract from the pure energy of life, such as fame and money, in order to write such works.
I drew a line with the paragraph early on.
Paradoxically, he is considered the writer who had the greatest influence on Japanese literature despite being outside the literary world.
Genji faces himself and the world from his own place.
He asserts that humans are “destined to live in hell from birth until death.”
Life itself is suffering.
That is why, throughout the book, it is repeatedly emphasized that “this is a world where one cannot live comfortably.”
Does that mean we will become pessimists or cynical people who give in to this fate?
Based on his insight into life, he struggles to live as a 'living being' rather than a 'living corpse'.
Beneath this cold rationality lies a deep compassion for humanity.
Genji advises that although he was born against his will, he should light his mind with reason and navigate life.
Rather, it tells us to enjoy life by using the pessimistic reality as a driving force.
Because “the spirit of freedom and independence is the proof that humans can be human,” and “anxiety, hesitation, and agony are living proof.”
From parents, school, country, and God
Be completely independent
We can't live forever, and we're going to die anyway, so why should we be so scared, discouraged, and hesitant?
_Page 200
Standing alone is the first step on the path of life.
But most people live their lives as if they were someone else's without even taking the first step and die.
The moment you make up your mind to stand alone, there are things that hold you back and drag you down.
Parents and family, work, country, religion, alcohol and gambling, sex, death, etc.
Parents impede their children's growth by keeping them in a perpetual infantile state, and the state transforms its citizens into obedient, brainless children for the eternal well-being of the minority who monopolize the state.
What about the company that you can join without hesitation after graduating from school?
In short, it is nothing more than a place to breed slaves who have voluntarily given up their freedom.
The ultimate destination in life is a state of 'complete freedom'.
This is why Genji repeatedly raises his voice in this book to demand independence from parents and not to trust the state.
Because nothing blocks freedom as persistently and cunningly as parents and the state.
But humans are “born to shine only in freedom.” Like other animals, they are born to feel fulfillment and happiness only in freedom.
Even if you give everything, you can never be happy in a state of lack of freedom.
Therefore, one who gives up freedom for a moment of rest cannot be called a true human being.
The old writer warns.
Stability is an illusion or a fantasy.
So now it's time to come to your senses and turn on the light of reason.
And it tells us to take a step forward, not knowing what will happen.
We don't know if darkness will gape open or if the path of light will open, but the true value of life lies in the steps we take.
Need more solos
Kenji Maruyama, known as the 'reclusive writer', is called the 'writer's writer'.
This is because he is a man of strong practice who not only writes works imbued with soul, but also cuts away the small branches that distract from the pure energy of life, such as fame and money, in order to write such works.
I drew a line with the paragraph early on.
Paradoxically, he is considered the writer who had the greatest influence on Japanese literature despite being outside the literary world.
Genji faces himself and the world from his own place.
He asserts that humans are “destined to live in hell from birth until death.”
Life itself is suffering.
That is why, throughout the book, it is repeatedly emphasized that “this is a world where one cannot live comfortably.”
Does that mean we will become pessimists or cynical people who give in to this fate?
Based on his insight into life, he struggles to live as a 'living being' rather than a 'living corpse'.
Beneath this cold rationality lies a deep compassion for humanity.
Genji advises that although he was born against his will, he should light his mind with reason and navigate life.
Rather, it tells us to enjoy life by using the pessimistic reality as a driving force.
Because “the spirit of freedom and independence is the proof that humans can be human,” and “anxiety, hesitation, and agony are living proof.”
From parents, school, country, and God
Be completely independent
We can't live forever, and we're going to die anyway, so why should we be so scared, discouraged, and hesitant?
_Page 200
Standing alone is the first step on the path of life.
But most people live their lives as if they were someone else's without even taking the first step and die.
The moment you make up your mind to stand alone, there are things that hold you back and drag you down.
Parents and family, work, country, religion, alcohol and gambling, sex, death, etc.
Parents impede their children's growth by keeping them in a perpetual infantile state, and the state transforms its citizens into obedient, brainless children for the eternal well-being of the minority who monopolize the state.
What about the company that you can join without hesitation after graduating from school?
In short, it is nothing more than a place to breed slaves who have voluntarily given up their freedom.
The ultimate destination in life is a state of 'complete freedom'.
This is why Genji repeatedly raises his voice in this book to demand independence from parents and not to trust the state.
Because nothing blocks freedom as persistently and cunningly as parents and the state.
But humans are “born to shine only in freedom.” Like other animals, they are born to feel fulfillment and happiness only in freedom.
Even if you give everything, you can never be happy in a state of lack of freedom.
Therefore, one who gives up freedom for a moment of rest cannot be called a true human being.
The old writer warns.
Stability is an illusion or a fantasy.
So now it's time to come to your senses and turn on the light of reason.
And it tells us to take a step forward, not knowing what will happen.
We don't know if darkness will gape open or if the path of light will open, but the true value of life lies in the steps we take.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: November 22, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 204 pages | 264g | 122*190*14mm
- ISBN13: 9791166893117
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