When we were young, we used "Long Life" as a blessing to our elders, thinking that a hundred years old is a blessing. When we become "longs" and live in an era when everyone may "live a hundred years old", we find that a hundred years old is not just a blessing, but also brings a lot of anxiety. The "Entertainment Generation" series of reports will explore the new concerns in the senior society and the ways everyone can use to meet these concerns.
{999 9} Time Bookstore From reading, "Why is it easy for me to find the books I want to read here?" The woman walked into the "Good Friends Bookstore". She had visited several large bookshops earlier and could not buy books. However, after entering this independent bookstore with only six square meters and more than one hundred books, she immediately found the book she wanted to read. She thought it was interesting, so she turned to the store manager Xu Jiao.
Good Friends Bookstore is located in Wenshan District, Taipei City. It focuses on three aspects: children's education, adult spirit and old age life. It was established in July 2022. It is the time when the bookstores are closed continuously.
Xu Jiano thought about the curiosity of women and said that although there are many books in large comprehensive bookstores, unless readers are looking for books with a purpose, they are easily lost in the vast sea of books. On the contrary, each independent bookstore has its own core requests and book selection directions. Although there are few books, the theme is focused. When readers choose to enter an independent bookstore, they have also made preliminary screening for their tastes and needs to a certain extent.
In the Good Friends Bookstore, the largest book wall is made of books about psychological aspirations and spiritual growth. Xu Jiano's book selection reflects the pursuit of a good friend's bookstore. "That's what I want to do most, know yourself, take care of yourself, and keep your body and mind."
Many people are puzzled. Xu Jiano clearly has a children's book editor, so he opened a bookstore that keeps your body and mind. She explained that life will have many identities in the world, such as companionship, children, parents, mother-in-law or daughter-in-law. Everyone is always busy responding to these identities, but later she discovered that only when her heart is at peace and emotion is cleared can she have the ability to have a good connection with others and play these roles well.
Book walls have become a call, making it easy for bookstores that are hidden in the trees to be seen by people in need and pushed into them. There was once a young boy who looked at Chen Lie's books on the wall through the floor-to-ceiling windows and was interested in entering the bookstore. He talked to Jano Xu about his distress when he was young. In recent years, he received a response from a consultant's photo. He said that this incident partially caused him, but the journey was not over yet, and he was still on the road to self-center.
Not long ago, a woman of more than fifty came in. She lived in the United States and returned to Taiwan. She had a husband, a daughter, and a good job. All "external conditions" were very good, and she was trapped in the inner absurdity and didn't know how to complain. Xu Jiano talked to her about her feelings a few years ago, and also exchanged several books that were very helpful to her at that time.
Not long ago, a friend who was a philosophy advisor told Xu Jiano, "Carno, have you discovered that this store is your process of striving for yourself." She had a lot of electricity all over her body, remembering that when she set up a bookstore more than a year ago, her life had undergone major changes, and many things had to start from scratch. She chose books and activities according to her needs, updating herself, knowing herself, and releasing herself bit by bit. And while also dying oneself, it seems that many similar souls are also dying.
Time Book/4 Good Books Teach You to Face Yourself and Enhance Energy"The Power of Fragility" This book emphasizes that "fragility" is the essence of human beings, the core of all creativity and emotions, and the strongest power of human nature. Showing the true nature of fragility and being honest about the part you are afraid of will increase your energy. (Written by Briani Brown, translated by Hong Huifang, published by Makoboro)
"The Power of the Time" The pressure comes from you now, and your heart wants to go to the future. This book awakens the power of inner peace in humans through the form of questions. (Written by Eckhart Toller, translated by Liang Yong'an, published by Oak Culture)
The author of "Becoming a Free Man" uses his own life experience as the basis and shares his imagination and actions of "freedom". She believes that true freedom is to have the right to choose, and "know yourself" is necessary before making a choice. (Written by Li Huiying, published by Vimoshe Cultural and Educational Affairs Co., Ltd.)
"I May Be Mistake: The Last Life Class of the Wise in the Forest" was originally an economic scholar. After success and fame, he began to doubt the meaning of life, and then he went to the forest to practice for seventeen years. In simple and regular monks' lives, "thoughts" often come up with trouble - what should be done and what should be thought of that thing; these "should" be the source of psychological burdens for modern people. Only by telling yourself at the moment "I may be wrong" and letting go at the right time can you help yourself live a more peaceful and comfortable life. (Written by Bijon Natico Lindebhur, Caroline Bankler, Navide Modiri, translated by Guo Teng, published first)