Haruki Murakami is a very famous Japanese writer. Everyone thinks he’s a big deal, but few people know that he was once an ordinary person.

Every successful person has an unknown self that has gone through many hardships and has been tempered by time, only to become the brilliant self we see today.

Maybe life sometimes needs opportunities, but if you grab the opportunity and then don’t know how to work hard, you’ll still end up with nothing.

Every pearl has to go through a process of grinding and polishing, layer by layer, to become radiant.

As I said a few days ago:

“Sand is the story of a traveler’s footprints, and a pearl is the pain of a shellfish.”

No matter how beautiful the scenery is, or how successful you want to be, you need to persist.

And when you persist, you’ll find that you’re a successful adult.

Adult life is inseparable from persistence. Only by doing so can your life get better and better.

Adult life has three persistence, which is what Haruki Murakami tells us.

Persistence When Not Recognized by Others

Haruki Murakami became famous relatively late in life. Before he became famous, he was a small-time literary youth.

At that time, his works weren’t worth much, and some people might have thought he was a useless young man who didn’t do anything.

However, he didn’t give up on his hobby and persisted in creating.

When others don’t recognize us, we need to learn to break through and not give up. It’s not that we’re not recognized by others, so we choose to give up.

After many years of effort, Haruki Murakami finally achieved success.

Later, he published his first work and became famous overnight.

Maybe in everyone’s eyes, this was just a creation, but few people discovered the sweat and hard work behind it.

A book has thousands and thousands of words, and each word was written by Haruki Murakami, step by step.

These words contain many unknown persistence, self-recognition when not recognized by others.

Remember when I was in high school, there was a classmate who studied very poorly, and everyone laughed at him, and the teacher didn’t think highly of him.

However, the classmate didn’t take everyone’s actions or the teacher’s negative comments to heart, and instead focused on doing his own thing. Later, in his third year of high school, he didn’t get into a top-tier university, but still got into a good one.

If he had listened to his classmates and the teacher’s negative comments, he wouldn’t have had a future, because in everyone’s eyes, he might not even have gotten into a third-tier university.

Haruki Murakami was the same. When others denied him, he knew his direction and was a wise person.

When others don’t recognize us, we need to see our own path and move forward step by step.

When others deny you, don’t take it too seriously. When you persist in your own thoughts, you won’t care about others’ opinions, and your mood will get better.

If you’re too concerned about others’ denial and don’t persist in what you want to do, you’ll have a bad life, and sometimes even get depressed.

Persistence After Being Recognized by Others

After Haruki Murakami published his works, he became famous.

Many people thought he was a genius, and some people thought he was unbeatable.

But at that time, Haruki Murakami knew his direction and knew that his success wasn’t due to talent, but his own efforts.

Many people become arrogant after becoming famous, but he didn’t.

“Humility makes progress, arrogance makes regression.”

This sentence is perfectly embodied in a Japanese person.

Later, Haruki Murakami published many famous works, which were bestsellers both domestically and internationally.

If he had become arrogant after his first publication, he might have stopped progressing, but he didn’t.

Sometimes, even after being recognized by others, you shouldn’t be complacent and stop. You need to keep moving forward, and that’s when you’ll get better and better.

At the same time, you’ll have a breakthrough in your career, and it will become more radiant.

Persistence in Marriage

Every successful adult should maintain a responsible attitude towards marriage.

No matter how difficult life is, no matter what you encounter, don’t forget that there’s someone who loves you by your side.

Haruki Murakami, when he wasn’t famous, didn’t have much money, but he still loved his partner deeply.

At the same time, his wife encouraged him to create, and with her support, he slowly succeeded.

Some people, when their career isn’t going well, will take out their frustrations on their partner, sometimes bringing negative emotions to their partner.

When you hurt someone, it won’t help you, and it will harm both you and your partner. You might make your partner unhappy, and your relationship will become stagnant.

When you’re in a difficult period in your career, you still need to persist in your marriage and faith.

Many people get divorced during difficult times, which is like adding insult to injury. Many people do this because they’re irresponsible, and during difficult times, they become emotionally unstable and blame others.

However, Haruki Murakami persisted in his marriage, and the two of them supported each other, which made their careers successful.

This phenomenon is not only reflected in Haruki Murakami but also in the famous Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki.

Everyone knows that Hayao Miyazaki is very famous now, but few people know that he once left his original company and started his own business from scratch.

He started his business with difficulty, but with his partner’s support, he persisted. Once, in an interview, he said:

“I owe my life to my partner, who has given me a lot.”

Persistence in marriage and love, even when your career is not going well, will make you better and better.

Every successful adult has their own persistence, and life is all about making choices. However, there are some things that cannot be abandoned.