Murakami's epiphany

Two Harukists discuss revelations...

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Matthew: What’s that word when you have a sudden insight into what you should do?

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Mark: An epiphany?

I'll start writing!

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Matthew: That’s it. Murakami had an epiphany; he was at a baseball match and decided he would become a writer. Like St Paul on the road to Damascus.

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Mark: There was a difference.

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Matthew: Being?

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Mark: That Jesus appeared, struck Paul blind, instructed him to seek a healer in Damascus. He did, regained his sight, and was converted.

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Matthew: See what you mean. Murakami just saw a baseball fly by and decided he could write a book.

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Voice-over

So an epiphany has its origins in a religious revealing, a turning point in a journey shimmering to life as a story. More than a sudden insight leading to a decision about what to do tomorrow.

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