很久以前，有一个人对生活言听计从。他从大学毕业，搬到郊区，获得一份高薪工作，找到一个伴侣，然后结婚。对这个人来说，生活是稳定的、舒适的和可预见的，然而，尽管他有大房子、高级跑车和海外度假优待，在他的生活中总感觉有些东西不对劲。
On a recent golf outing with his law partner friends, he’d felt an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach, only two holes in. He acknowledged his emotional discomfort for a short moment, and then just chalked it up to stress. Then, a few days later, he felt it again while unwinding in front of the television set after a long day at work. He couldn’t quite put his finger on the feeling, but he sensed that it came from a strange small voice within.
男子迅速抓起遥控器，关掉了电视。然后他闭上眼睛一分钟，试图破译那个内心声音在跟他说什么。他没有任何已知的精神疾病。然而在那一刻，他清楚地听到了它在说什么。它用一种相当欢快的语气说：
"去奔跑吧，自由地跑起来！你就是你所相信的那个样子。现在就去，表现真性吧！"
A smile broke out across the man’s face as he suddenly felt compelled to find his old pair of sneakers and go running in the streets like when he was a child. He found his old shoes in a closet, laced them up and waved goodbye to his wife. He then went running through the suburban streets, and he ran so far that soon he found himself in the countryside.
徒步远行的一年
一百英里很快变成1000英里，然后1000英里又变成了10000英里。在一整年中，男子没有停止过跑步。每天晚上，他暂停六个小时睡觉。但在早上吃完早餐后，他又一次出发。
By the time he ran through the extremely hot desert and up into the snow-capped mountains, this man had become a media sensation. Every news channel covered his fascinating journey. Some called him “Forrest Gump, Jr.” in honour of that beloved Hollywood character’s own famous run. Others called him “Running Jesus” for his long hair, his beard and his tendency to talk in parables.
除了极少数情况下，他向那些耳朵还没准备好听真话的媒体人传授他的诗意智慧外，他一直保持沉默。很快，是什么让这个人不停地奔跑，这个热议话题引起了整个国家的关注。
But why does he run?
傲慢的学派心理学家居高临下地发表意见，认为他只是在 "隐喻地逃避 "他 "未解决的创伤"，他的旅程实际上是一个 "情感回避的事件"。渴望金钱的营销专家也加入进来，说他的跑步只不过是一个宣传噱头，以建立他的 "品牌 "和提高他的 "形象"。
甚至是那些空虚的社交媒体网红们也忍不住要参与进来。一位非常受欢迎的网红就通过以下的无意义自恋评论获得了一百万个 "赞"。"#OMG！那个跑步的家伙太太太可爱了！他一直跑，这样才能接到我！"
男子不停奔跑背后的谜团一直萦绕在所有关注他故事的人心中，直到有一天，一位年轻但谦逊的女记者，她在他旁边跑了11英里，即大约18公里，最近距离地了解到他的真实意图。
女记者向他问了所有人心里那个问题：“你为什么要不停奔跑？”
Perhaps out of a genuine respect for her determination and grit in keeping pace with him, the running sage decided to reveal his deepest truth in a response that was broadcast to a national audience longing for intuitive wisdom:
"猫为什么捕食？狗为什么吠叫？蛇为什么蜕皮？而人为什么不停奔跑？因为那是他们的本性。你难道不明白吗？我们都是一种无限神圣生命力的独特表达。我们出生在这个世界上，然后死亡，然后重生。就这么简单。我为什么要不停地奔跑？为了与“那种本性”融为一体。去寻求关于你本属“那种本性”的知识吧"。
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