The Power of Resilience
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Summary
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In an age of information overload and fierce competition, people are widely caught in a state of mental "tightness"; black-and-white thinking, a fixation on perfection, and fear of failure all make us brittle and easily broken. The value of Flexibility lies in offering an Eastern wisdom as remedy: like water, take the shape of the square when meeting the square and the round when meeting the round, while the core remains unchanged. Through numerous life examples and reflections, Watanabe explains the importance of maintaining flexibility in relationships, career development, and personal growth. His prose is plain and earnest, without abstruse theory, reading more like an elder's sharing of experience; for readers feeling anxious, exhausted, or stuck in mental ruts, it is a gentle wake-up call. The book's thinking may not be systematic or radical enough, but the survival wisdom of "overcoming hardness with softness" it contains offers practical reference for modern people seeking inner balance and lasting motivation.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Urban dwellers who feel heavy pressure at work or in life and hope to find inner balance
- Readers who are somewhat stubborn or perfectionistic and wish to improve their flexibility and adaptability in handling matters
- Readers interested in Junichi Watanabe's work who want to know his reflective essays beyond his novels
- Explorers at a turning point or in difficulty who need a shift in mindset and spiritual comfort
Not a good fit for
- Academic readers seeking a rigorous psychological theoretical system or methodological guide
- Readers expecting a typical emotional novel by Junichi Watanabe
Reading tips
- Best treated as a bedside or commute read; no need to rush—read and reflect as you go
- While reading, reflect in light of a recent difficulty of your own and try applying the book's perspective
- Some views carry the author's strong personal experience; absorb them critically rather than accepting everything wholesale
About the publisher
Founded in 1987, Qingdao Publishing House has long focused on education, science and technology, children's books, and lifestyle titles, while steadily publishing classical and foreign literature. Its 827 titles in the catalog reflect a balance between making classics widely accessible and serving young readers. They include the four great classics of Chinese literature—Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Dream of the Red Chamber, and Journey to the West—as well as foreign literary translations such as Sei Shōnagon's The Pillow Book, works associated with Zhou Zuoren, and Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. The press also offers a color-illustrated series of recommended classics for primary and secondary school Chinese curriculum reading, using pictures and text to support student readers. Its common categories cover classical literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, folk literature, and foreign literature, with authors including Luo Guanzhong, Shi Nai'an, Cao Xueqin, Gao E, Wu Cheng'en, Sei Shōnagon, Zhou Zuoren, and Victor Hugo. Public information is limited, so this profile emphasizes the publishing directions shown by the catalog.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 前言
- 第一章 柔软的感性与坚硬的理性
- 二十一世纪是一个“危险”的时代
- 唯有科学在持续进步
- 爱和感性只能存在一代
- 爱憎一如往昔
- 道理解释不了的东西
- 第二章 钝感的才能需要坚韧的品格
- 压力与疾病的关系
- 与讨厌的男人喝酒不会醉，是受血流的影响
- “病”也是“心病”
- 为了从压力中解放出来
- 被夸奖后血液循环顺畅
- 健康就是对什么都无感
- 第三章 柔韧的女性更具革新性
- 向女性社会的过渡期
- 女性身体的变化
- 女性遭到文明病袭击
- 帮助女性排解压力
- “三高”男人们的困惑
- 为选项增多而烦恼的女性
- 爆发力强的男性，持久力强的女性
- 保守的男性，革新的女性
- 时代要求女性革新
- 第四章 每件事都是生命的重要瞬间
- 大城市与地方婚姻观的差异
- 结婚如同投保
- 结婚的好处
- 一夫一妻制的界限
- 从“否定离异者”到“肯定离异者”的时代
- 退休者离婚增加的原因
- 被企业伦理和社会伦理束缚的男女关系
- 构建一个认同每个人生存方式的社会
- 第五章 豁达开朗，与癌症共存
- 二十一世纪的癌症
- 为什么会患癌症？
- 心脏癌？脑癌？
- 日本人的癌症特征
- 从癌症遗传说到性格说
- 从“抗”癌到与癌“共处”的时代
- 与癌症共存
- 第六章 好医生要有丰富的人格
- 日新月异的医学没有“绝对”和“常识”
- 大学附属医院的功能
- 思维方式的不同
- 对“好医生排行榜”的疑问
- 所谓的好医生
- 治疗的是病人而不是病
- 倾听“第二意见”
- 医疗和资本主义
- 第七章 安享余生更需心灵护理
- 关于癌症的告知问题
- 知情同意
- 适当的界限
- 所谓消极安乐死
- 关于积极安乐死
- 描绘生与死的情感纠葛
- 从痛苦中解脱出来
- 临终关怀
- 第八章 把社会的事情当作自己的事情
- 即视心脏移植
- 由医生转行成为作家
- 脑死亡与器官移植
- 看重身体、崇尚家庭主义的日本人
- 谁才是真正的弱者？
- 反对的依据
- 对试验医学的觉悟
- 消极主义
- 四项权利
- 第九章 人类的本性与优点
- 渴望美丽
- 上帝对疾病的不平等对待
- 如何跟日新月异的医学打交道
- 第十章 “为老不尊”，品味生命的真情实感
- 法国一对美丽的老夫妻
- 钱是由我们这一代花光的
- 养老院的爱情故事
- 写《复乐园》的原因
- 脱离以往的共同体
- “为老不尊”才精彩
- 养老院宜建在闹市区
- 恋爱是长寿之本
- 老年人丰富多彩的性
- 老了也要达到目的
- 后记 为了比昨天活得轻松一点
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About the author
Junichi Watanabe (1933–2014) was a contemporary Japanese novelist. Born in Hokkaido and holding a medical doctorate from Sapporo Medical University, he worked as an orthopedic surgeon before turning to writing. In 1970 he won the Naoki Prize for The Shadow of Light. His work spans social fiction, essays and inspirational writing, and the library holds 61 of his titles, including Lost Paradise, Shadowless Lamp, The Lover, Pain Begins When Love Begins, Aging Gracefully, Paradise of Desire, Winter Fireworks and Love Letter. Trained in medicine, he observed love, marriage and aging with a cool, precise eye, writing candidly about desire and human predicament; he is regarded as a master of modern Japanese romantic literature, while his later essays reflect plainly and warmly on life experience and old age.
Mao Biyue is the author of a Chinese book in the inspirational and personal-growth category. Publicly available information about the author is limited: details such as background, nationality, and dates of birth and death are not clearly recorded. The library holds one work by this author, titled Resilient Flexibility (Rou Ren Li). Judging from the title and its common category, the book centers on psychological resilience and personal growth, exploring the ability to stay flexible, adjust one's mindset, and keep moving forward under pressure and change—a theme typical of inspirational personal-growth writing. Because information about the author is scarce, it is not yet possible to form a full picture of the author's overall writing style; based on the existing work alone, the writing appears practical and oriented toward self-improvement, aimed at general readers who wish to strengthen their ability to cope with stress and improve emotional management. Verifiable public information on the book's reach and reception is likewise lacking, so readers who wish to learn more should consult the original text itself.
