Wu Xiaoming

Mathias, a German author, said after reading Lao He's translation (please click "What is Karl Honnore") that slow life is a form of "slow food movement", which rose in Italy in 1980, and then the culture of "slow life" and the concept of "Karl Honnore" associated with traditional cuisine appeared. This article inspired me to talk about my shallow riding and traveling. I've been riding for about two or three years, and I feel like a "shallow rider", ABC level. I often tell people how good it is to ride a bike, and everyone can practice it.

Cycling is the simplest, most effective and most interesting exercise. Perhaps because of illness, perhaps because of busyness, many people stay away from sports. In my opinion, how can I relieve my troubles? You can only ride a bike. With a car and a helmet, you can draw your riding track on the map of Gaud. On this New Year's Day, some riders even drew a "tiger" on the street in Shanghai. Apart from riding, there is almost no more consumption, just one brand of car, such as Giant, Merida and Cheerfulness made in Taiwan Province Province, is enough. Don't use the yellow car on the side of the road and the grocery car at home to exercise, which will not only wear your knees, but also wear away your interest.

The "shallowness" of riding means riding far and near, and there is no index for riding for your own health. On the rest day, on the Qingping Highway in Shanghai, young people can often be seen riding Hu Peng racing cars and wearing colorful clothes and swaggering through the city. I admit, youth is really beautiful, especially young women, very enchanting. In fact, they ride a hundred kilometers at most, which is far less than the ability of the old people wearing rags. On the other hand, you ride a bike every day on your way to work, 20 kilometers back and forth, and you ride 6000 kilometers a year! There are many young people riding backpacks to work now. Go to the office to change clothes and become a white-collar worker. Join the choir, ballroom dancing, run the gym, go to the swimming pool, which one doesn't insist? If you persist, you will have the desire to try further. For example, after riding the Shanghai circle in two or three days, it is already an introduction.

Is it better to ride lightly or walk alone? How about holding a group? There is no certain statement about cycling. You can start at any time and at any age, let alone be willing to combine. If you are willing to hold a group, you will meet many cyclists soon, and you will be among many interesting people. Many of them are true gods and talents that have not been reported; If you like to walk alone, you can choose your favorite road and go out at your convenience. Think about it when riding a bike, look at the wild eyes when parking, look at WeChat and send a photo in a circle of friends. No one knows, or doesn't care if others want to know your daily schedule.

As long as you persist, you can do it, no matter how deep it is. Draw a form for yourself and write down every ride. This is a positive psychological suggestion: I can do it, I am fine, I am not old. Don't care about alarmist suggestions, and don't ask others to agree or be the same. Just choose a kind of exercise. I have been riding a bike for three years, and I am healthy and lose weight. I once fell heavily three times, but I was not seriously injured. This is the effect of insisting on shallow riding.

Matthias said that the so-called "Karl Honnore" is not so much sightseeing as understanding a place and its culture in a relaxed and conscious way. On the contrary, I think there are too few opportunities for China people to travel abroad. Visa cycle, consumption level and opportunities to see the world are all slow. So from "shallow riding" to writing, I came up with a concept of "shallow swimming" to talk about my views on travel: for the purpose of travel, the farther you look. I feel lucky so far. Since I went to Malaysia with my backpack in 2006, I have been on the road day and night and have been to some places to punch in.

In addition to traveling abroad intermittently, I have also been on several business trips: staying in Britain, India, Russia, Australia, the United States and other places for more than 20 days; After a person traveled around Western Europe, he shuttled between European countries with his family and helped himself to bypass it several times. The farthest trip, from the United States to Mexico and then to Argentina, can be described as a long-distance raid and dazzling. Because of its shallowness, I often think, have I really been there? But, after all, I have been there. Now that I'm closed to the outside world, I feel glad, glad, glad.

Matthias said: "Walking slowly can be regarded as a way of thinking. Compared with tourists who see and do as much as possible, people who choose Carl Honnore would rather spend time calmly exploring places, people, food and culture and experience really interesting stories in places far away from many tourist attractions. " On the contrary, I travel day and night, and often spend the night in docks, railway stations, long-distance bus stations or cars, boats and planes. What's the hurry? I'm afraid it's too late. I didn't meet the opening of the country until I was nearly 60 years old. I can't make up all the wasted years. Make-up is one thing.

Because of the shallow travel, I often punch in various city attractions, such as the Berlin Wall, Warsaw City and Venice. However, shallow travel has taught me countless knowledge. Apply for visas, buy air tickets, book accommodation, travel issues, etc. It is the biggest gain of every trip. In 2007, I took my sisters to visit Britain, and I forgot to keep the basis of my online shopping pass. At that time, I was nervous to collapse, and the order in Britain was simple and trustworthy. Later, I traveled around Europe several times and encountered travel problems such as general strike and vehicle cancellation, so I was not very worried.

Although shallow travel ignores many viewpoints, I will supplement or confirm what I have seen by surfing the Internet, reading books and watching movies, and supplement my knowledge of geography and history. For me, the biggest shock of shallow swimming is personal experience. I am very excited to experience what I have heard for most of my life. For example, Alaska Glacier and Iguazu Falls in South America.

Through a superficial trip to the world, I have a feeling that every generation has its own grievances and experiences. My peers and I always feel out of place. Think about War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the civil war and the occlusion before the "political reform"; And our grandparents experienced two world wars in their lives. We have never experienced escape or death threats, and we will be lucky if we can endure it for a lifetime without encountering war.

(202202 1 1, Wu Xiaoming)