Almighty painter

Chapter 609 Shengzi's Awareness

Miss Elena even secretly made sarcastic comments in her heart.

In the collection of poems, it is repeatedly mentioned that this uncle cat has a shiny tail with dense, fluffy brown hair.

Whenever the uncle cat speaks, the author emphasizes that it shakes its long brown tail while speaking.

According to Freud's psychoanalysis, considering that Eliot liked to use rhetorical devices such as "hair discoloration" and "slightly sparse hair" when describing an aging person in his other works, such as his masterpiece "The Waste Land" that shocked the literary world or those critical articles he wrote.

This subconscious description may be the unconscious hidden reflection of British men's fear of going bald when they reach middle age in the collection of poems.

Fear of midlife crisis, fear of baldness.JPG.

This "Swiss Army Knife man" treats everything in life as if he knew the hands of a clock, with precision and accuracy.

It is also different from Uncle Ale's tranquility which he chose after experiencing many vicissitudes of life.

He is a bit like another uncle that Gu Weijing knows in life - Boss Chen Shenglin.

Uncle Alai is not always wrong in every step he takes, and his life is not that successful either.

He had been knocked down by life, but never defeated by life.

He is the protagonist of Hemingway's novels.

Boss Chen is the strong man who coordinates everything in life.

Always well-dressed and always calm.

Boss Chen seems to have his own definite answers to all questions.

Even in front of a powerful underworld godfather like Brother Hao in Yangon, he could remain calm and composed, and act in a measured manner.

Gu Weijing tried to combine these two images skillfully in his writing.

Sad discovery.

There is quite a big difference between the temperaments of the two uncles.

With Gu Weijing's current personal experience and his understanding and capture of the characters' emotions, he still cannot stick these two feelings together on a kitten's body at the same time, like mixing wheat flour and corn flour.

Ok.

At least... on the bright side.

The fluffy, curly tail is so eye-catching that it looks more like a fox or squirrel's tail than a cat's tail in proportion to the body.

He did draw it.

It should be quite cute if made into a figurine.

With such a reserve of hair, this cat doesn't have to worry about hair loss for a long period of its life.

Gu Weijing reached out and turned the sketch in front of him to the next page.

The exact opposite of the not-so-successful Uncle Cat.

The moment this sketch was revealed.

The expressions of both Jasmine and Budao changed.

They seemed to recognize immediately who the painting depicted.

"This cat is a bit fierce." Jasmine raised her head and looked at Awang, who was rolling and rubbing against Katsuko Sakai in a flattering manner, with his belly exposed and shaking. She added: "It's also very cute!"

"Like Awang——"

Budao's words are still so highly summarized, and his style is concise like a poet's "-thin."

The picture on this piece of paper is the mysterious cat: Macavity.

more specifically.

It is a thinner version of Awang.

In theory.

The mysterious cat "Macavity" does not require Gu Weijing to go to great lengths to find the right "human spirit" to embed into it.

Because the answer lies in the mystery.

It is the most special cat in the original collection of poems.

There is a consensus in the English literary community.

Scholars have very accurately researched who was the specific source of inspiration for this cat when Eliot was writing the novel - Professor Moriarty, the nemesis of the great detective Sherlock Holmes and the leader of the London underground criminal organization.

Eliot was growing up.

Sherlock Holmes has become a super bestseller that every family in Western society must read.

Eliot, a die-hard fan of Freddy's, created the character of the "Mysterious Cat" in order to pay tribute to Conan Doyle.

Even the rhyme at the end of the poem: "Macavity, Macavity, He is the Napoleon of crime."

It is obviously the background line of the COS book "The Final Problem" when Holmes introduced Moriarty to his assistant in a voice-over voice when he first appeared in the story: "He is the Napoleon of crime, Watson. He is the organizer of half that is evil and of nearly...... (Watson! The man I am talking about is Napoleon, the emperor of crime. More than half of the criminal activities in London are organized by him......)."

The three major awards in the international mystery and suspense novel world today are: the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Agatha Award, and the Macavity Award.

The first two come from the founder of mystery novels, Edgar Allan Poe, and the detective queen, Alan Poe.

The last one is named after this famous criminal cat.

in tradition.

Every year, the International Mystery Readers Association selects the winner of the "Macavity" Award for the year, and the prizes that the winner can take home include a certificate for the best detective novel and a well-fed fat cat.

If we say that Bella, the "Charming Cat", is the first protagonist of the entire musical.

Then Macavity is the second most important character in this "Cats".

It is the main villain in the entire stage play. It tries to kidnap the old patriarch Dutronomi, and gets away with it by disguising itself as the old patriarch, and gets the opportunity to ascend to the ninth heaven.

In poetry.

It is the ultimate nightmare of Scotland Yard and the king of the criminal world. Every day, it tirelessly beats other people's dogs, steals milk or canned food, and has the "power of floating" when committing crimes, which can break "every law of human physics."

Gu Weijing felt.

He no longer had to wonder what Professor Moriarty would look like as a cat.

Coincidentally, he has a cat that tirelessly beats other people's dogs and steals milk or canned food every day.

As for whether it has the "power of floating"?
A cat that has had its nails trimmed not long ago and is as fat as a balloon. It can climb trees while being chased by the little girl Jasmine, meowing. It can rush onto branches to suppress the chirping sparrows. It can also jump from a high branch onto the roof of Gu Tongxiang's beloved classic car.

With a muffled "bang" and the clear sound of Old Gu's heartbreaking cry, he twisted his butt and walked away.

This ability to defy gravity is not considered the force of floating. So what is the force of floating?

Gu Weijing turned his gaze in the direction of Awang.

……

The other side of the yard.

The melody in the headphones gradually became quieter.

Katsuko Sakai lying on the yoga mat slowly opened her eyes, as peaceful as a lotus gradually blooming.

Ever since my father almost committed suicide by burning charcoal, and was slapped in the face by Mrs. Sakai in anger, he became a good boy.

To prevent her husband from suddenly losing control of his emotions.

Anxiety and depression.

Or maybe he was so lost in his own thoughts during the creative process that he couldn't get out of it. Mrs. Sakai was worried, so she consulted a psychologist and a monk from Sensoji Temple.

Mrs. Sakai followed his advice and took her husband to do at least half an hour of meditation training every day. Although Uncle Sakai insisted.

Scientific research has proven that sugar is a good helper in relieving psychological stress.

Instead of listening to those old bald guys in the temple, we might as well believe in the power of modern science.

"Honey, honey! Eating two more donuts a day will have the same effect! There's a new pineapple flavor, why don't you have one too?"

Uncle Sakai rolled around on the mat and took out the vacuum-packed donuts hidden under the tatami in an attempt to bribe his wife.

Shengzi was only a few years old at that time.

Kazunari Sakai has not yet been completely fattened up.

He still looks a bit like the handsome guy he once was, and is even slim enough to fit into XXL-sized yoga clothes.

However, after seeing the "Double-legged Lotus Seat" posture required by meditation, with both legs completely and softly crossed and feet placed on the inner thighs.

"Hehe, this is making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger!" Uncle Sakai immediately came to this conclusion in his mind.

There is no lotus sitting.

Let me show you my authentic fat pig bouncing sitting skills, do you want to see it?

Kazunari Sakai felt that his wife was doing something unnecessary.

He is mentally healthy now.

"Ah!" He took a big bite of the pastry in his mouth. "Well, the pineapple flavor in this store is not good. It is temporarily ranked 17th on the donut ranking list. With this ranking, just... be frugal and buy less. Just stock up 10 boxes. Five boxes at home and five boxes in the studio."

As long as I have donuts to munch on and roasted chicken to eat, I’ll be a happy little prince.

It is just like the development process and outcome of most things in Shengzi's family from childhood to adulthood.

soon.

The happy little prince was suppressed and killed instantly by the fierce queen's domineering power, leaving him without any resistance.

Although Uncle Sakai now wears special yoga clothes in size XXXXXL, he still lies flat on his back like a pig being scalded to death by boiling water every day.

But the meditation training continued.

Katsuko Sakai also developed this habit since childhood.

The psychologist who maintains a long-term cooperation with Ota Art Gallery and regularly provides psychological counseling for contracted painters and is very famous in the entire Kanto region told Shengzi.

He said anxiety is largely caused by overthinking.

The key to meditation is awareness.

The important thing is to find a reference system to steady your mind, and quietly watch the emotions flow through your soul, without being swept away by them and getting lost.

Be aware of your own heart like the rocks watching the ripples on the lake, and like the sky feeling the flow of clouds.

Drift away from your body, feel your own joy, anger, sorrow and happiness, and thus fully understand the power of tranquility.

You can make it a religious experience.

But psychologists prefer to simply regard it as a mind game to train themselves to be aware of the world.

By this standard.

Whether it's the meditation mentioned by Buddhist monks, the yoga skills that Steve Jobs pursued in India, the meditation training recorded by Bill Gates on his personal blog, or John Lennon staying alone in a room for five days, hoping to save his marriage through meditation.

There is not much difference in the meditation method.

There is no good or bad meditation.

There is only a difference between being able to perceive and being unable to perceive.

Simply from the perspective of observing the soul, as long as it can bring you the power of tranquility and dignity, it is no different, like the Indian ascetic yoga master, who relies on an arm so thin that only bones are left, and uses a complicated posture to hang himself on the horizontal bar on the edge of the cliff, or like Kazunari Sakai, who lies on his back like a dead pig next to his wife, there is no difference between the two.

As long as it can purify the mind, it is good.

"Of course..." The doctor glanced at Uncle Sakai, who was humming happily to his wife, and said hesitantly, "On the other hand, he looks like he might have bulimia, so he still needs treatment."

Every time Katsuko Sakai meditates, she deliberately assumes the standard yoga sitting posture because she has been doing this since she was a child.

This posture was familiar and easy for her.

But she was not used to listening to tapes of meditation guided by mindfulness teachers, religious music with Zen sounds, or the psychedelic tunes with Indian flavors that were often played in yoga classes and Pilates classes for urban white-collar workers.

Katsuko is used to playing "Ashitaka and San" in her headphones at the lowest audible volume.

It is the background music composed by Joe Hisaishi for Hayao Miyazaki's fairy tale film "Princess Mononoke".

She sat in the sun.

Listen to the melody with the scent of the forest coming into your ears.

Rising and falling with the girl's long breathing.

The sound of music became smaller and smaller, but the grass, flowers, and forest branches and leaves slowly grew in my heart until they covered the hillside and swayed in the wind.

The whole world was in silence, slowly recovering.

Gu Weijing had repeatedly expressed his admiration for Katsuko Sakai's intelligence and her ability to comprehend the world with her heart.

When her heart is as calm as still water.

Everything around you will therefore fill your ears and heart.

She could hear the cicadas, the birds, Awang's meowing, the sound of the cat's furry ears rubbing against the skin of her calves, the sound of the grass bending between the cat's paws, and even the sound of the sun shining on her face.

Katsuko Sakai was clearly closing her eyes.

In her "head world", in the imagination of her mind, she seemed to become the breeze blowing on her face, the sunshine, and the sky above her head.

She is watching everything happening around her with a macro-imagination that is detached from the world and peaceful.

Katsuko Sakai heard the sound of Gu Weijing reading poetry to the children.

She watched it all tenderly.

Gu Weijing always carries a power that moves people.

He is sensitive enough to fully empathize with the joys, sorrows, anger and happiness of those around him.

He is patient enough to accept and tolerate everything around him.

But there is enough anger.

Gu Weijing is not handsome.

But in Katsuko's heart, her boyfriend possesses the beauty of both the clear mountain stream and the spring sunshine.

When it is time for the drops to flow, they flow.

When it is time to surge, surge.

Beneath the gentle warmth, there is a fire burning underneath.

Katsuko Sakai felt that she could just keep watching, feeling, and listening to Gu Weijing reading fairy tales to the children until the end of time.

however.

The key to meditation is awareness, not getting lost in your emotions.

and so.

Katsuko Sakai slowly withdrew her thoughts and focused her insight on another girl in the yard.

(End of this chapter)