Тонкое искусство пофигизма
Chapter 4
HefoundOnodainfourdays.
SuzukistayedwithOnodainthejungleforsometime.Onodahadbeenalonebythatpointforoverayear,andoncefoundbySuzukihewelcomedthecompanionshipandwasdesperatetolearnwhathadbeenhappeningintheoutsideworldfromaJapanesesourcehecouldtrust.Thetwomenbecamesorta-kindafriends.
SuzukiaskedOnodawhyhehadstayedandcontinuedtofight.Onodasaiditwassimple:hehadbeengiventheorderto“neversurrender,”sohestayed.Fornearlythirtyyearshehadsimplybeenfollowinganorder.OnodathenaskedSuzukiwhya“hippieboy”likehimselfcamelookingforhim.Suzukisaidthathe’dleftJapaninsearchofthreethings:“LieutenantOnoda,apandabear,andtheAbominableSnowman,inthatorder.”
Thetwomenhadbeenbroughttogetherunderthemostcuriousofcircumstances:twowell-intentionedadventurerschasingfalsevisionsofglory,likeareal-lifeJapaneseDonQuixoteandSanchoPanza,stucktogetherinthedamprecessesofaPhilippinejungle,bothimaginingthemselvesheroes,despitebothbeingalonewithnothing,doingnothing.Onodahadalreadybythengivenupmostofhislifetoaphantomwar.Suzukiwouldgivehisuptoo.HavingalreadyfoundHirooOnodaandthepandabear,hewoulddieafewyearslaterintheHimalayas,stillinsearchoftheAbominableSnowman.
Humansoftenchoosetodedicatelargeportionsoftheirlivestoseeminglyuselessordestructivecauses.Onthesurface,thesecausesmakenosense.
