The world has no corner

Author: (Norway) Ni Huish
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Corner is illustrated and fully completed by Mr. Swan; with only 2,971 words, it records the scenes and thoughts of a simple child through the innocent perspective of a little boy named, in a plain and original manner. The book's narrative jumps around. If read with the rigid logical thinking habits of adults, it may initially seem disorganized. However, if you take a moment to ponder it carefully, you'll realize that sometimes, what is called rigorous logic is so rigid, while the original and simple perspective of a child's senses is truly precious.
The opening page contains only 63 words: " sits in a cardboard box, looking out. This is the world, thought . The world is bigger than a thousand mountains plus another thousand. And all of this can fit in my head, thought ." On the page, the large-headed, big-eyed gazes thoughtfully at the world before him.
On the second page, closes his eyes and thinks quietly in the box, with a large hammer leaning against it. "It is these invisible things that constantly enter my mind. Thoughts come and go all day, and often come again. No one can nail down thoughts with a nail." How wonderful! Thoughts indeed cannot be nailed down, but have our thoughts never been nailed down? "My teeth peek out from my mouth," "chairs never sit," "is deep green the older brother of light green?" Amidst the constant anxiety and restlessness of modern society, can we still speak such imaginative words? "I am not just me. I am also a carrier." Simple? Complex? Serious? Absurd? No matter what your answer is, Corner will inspire you to imagine the other realities hidden behind the world seen by a child's gaze.
In truth, what people can perceive is no more than two types: what is seen with the eyes and what is felt with the heart. Beyond the essential truth, goodness, and beauty, what dogmas and frameworks are inevitable and necessary? Yet why do people's minds always get entangled in countless unfounded constraints?
Today, children are stuffed with so much so-called "knowledge" and "skills": history, literature, geography, mathematics, physics, chemistry, piano, painting, dance, calligraphy, sports, foreign languages. They seem to be more competitive in society than ever before, but where is the independent thinking, creativity, and imagination that truly belong to them? And where is the innocence and honesty of a child's heart?