I decided to read The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami.

The story is
about the vanishing of an elephant in a Japanese village and the mystery
around it. The main character of the story enjoyed watching the elephant, so
I decided to include the following quote.

“I made it a habit after that to visit the place every now and then to look at
the elephant when it was inside the house. If anyone had asked me why I
bothered doing such a thing, I wouldn’t have had a decent answer. I simply
enjoyed watching the elephant during its private time. There was nothing
more to it than that. I couldn’t see the elephant when the house was dark
inside, of course, but in the early hours of the evening the keeper would
have the lights on the whole time he was taking care of the elephant, which
enabled me to study the scene in detail” (Murakami, 1994).

For me this quote has a lot of meaning because it makes me think of simple
things that I enjoy doing. It made me remember my childhood when the
circus used to come to my town with those big animals. There is a feeling of
peace that I feel when I get lost watching things like animals or even the
ocean.

I liked the story and I recommend it. On one or more occasions it made me
smile. It may have brought me nostalgia because it reminded me of the past
where simple things filled my soul.

Murakami, H. (1994). The Elephant Vanishes. Vintage.

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