tgDaveHiltonhitabeautifuldoubleifield,Icametowritemyfirstbook"HearTheWindSing."Itmighthavebeentheonly"extraordinary"iinmylife.

    "Mr.Murakami,doyouthinksomethingsimilarwillhappenineverybodyelseslife?"

    "Ihavenoidea."ThatistheonlyanswerIgive."ButIimaginesomethingsimilar,iflythesame,willmoreorlesshappentoanybodyelse.Theinstanceofrevelationmustsometimevisityouwhenvariousthingssuddeectedtoeachother.Well,atleast,dontyouthinkourlifewouldbehappierifwebelievedsuentissuretoe?"

    AnywayIthinkIlearnedquiteafewthingsfrommyjob.Afewyearsagoabooktitled"AllIReallyoKnowILearnedinKindergarten"becameabigbestsellerhereintheU.S.,andinmycasethesamethingbesaid:"AllIoknowIlearnedinmyjazzbar."IacquiredvariousknowledgeattheschoolsthatIattended,butfranklyspeaking,thiskindofknowledgedidnthelpmeverymuchwhenwritinganovel.Ihavenoideaofmaintainingthattheschooledueaningless,butIrarelymetasituatiocamehometomehowimportantmyschooleducationwas.WhenIwasasmallboy,mymothertoldmethat"Ifyoudontworkhardnow,youwillhaveregretsfornothavingstudiedharderafterhavinggrownup."Heradvicegavemeavaguefeelingthatshemightberight,butstillItuandwhatshereallymeant.Thatsbecauseaftergrownup,Iveneverregrettedthat"Ishouldhavestudiedharderwhenyoung."ItismytwehattaughtmesometruthabouthowIshouldlive,andinthosedaysIwasliterallyengagedinphysicallabordayafterday.Ispenteverydayinmytwentieswbothphysicallyanddesperatelyhardiopaymydebtseverymon