Seriously, I worked hard, I did my best! So there was a time when I wanted to believe, 'What I do and think has value.'
(Just writing this makes me feel tired...)
Can you think of what I'm doing as a piece of shit? Read More »
I once asked in Italy, "Why do Italians tell you to eat a lot?"
Why did I ask? The reason is, seriously, no matter whose house I went to, whether it was relatives or friends, everyone would say "Mangia mangia (Eat, eat)".
I remember. I remember myself.
Not understanding the language, the surroundings becoming a swirling vortex of scenery. With no escape, I faced the unknown that was about to begin.
A school in a foreign land. I remember the feeling of sitting in a classroom with no idea what was going on.
Class Observation (First Time) Read More »
Some people say you can buy freedom with money. Some people enjoy making money. I think that's fine. But the idea that you can't be free without money feels strange.
What are you going to do with money?
Elements that create "freedom" other than money Read More »
There are good tears and bad tears.
When my daughter cries because she's trying her best to communicate with her limited vocabulary, or when she cries because she's in pain, I tell her, "Absolutely do not cry!"
Don't become a crying woman (to my daughter) Read More »
My first hospitalization. Emergency admission. It happened the day before Golden Week was about to begin... Some kind of bacteria invaded my neck, lymph nodes, tonsils, and sinuses, and rapidly became infected. I couldn't eat or drink. Excruciating pain. An accident-like experience.
Cadi 7, get up 8・Fall down seven times, get up eight Read More »
The photo is of the NYC subway I visited in 2011. What I learned here was the attitude of 'not minding my own business'. People suddenly start playing the trumpet in the car, people start rapping, not only are there a variety of visuals to choose from, but the types of sounds are also diverse.
Recommendation for the power of ignoring Read More »
Tweaker, this is what a methamphetamine addict is called in English.
I used to live in Long Beach, California.
The meth addict next door (Long Beach) Read More »
The near future I often dream of. Looking at this reminds me. I keep looking back at that time. It was evening, the wind stopped, the sea surface became beautiful, and I went surfing. That was San Diego. Looking at the Pacific Ocean alone, I wonder how those people are doing.
Before I knew it, I was digging.
Discovery Game.
But lately, I think my way of digging has changed.
As long as we live on Earth, physically, wherever you dig, the end of the tunnel is just another tunnel. So, I used to think that way, with physical objectivity. I used to dig with an endpoint in mind.
Changes in digging Read More »
Shaka ＼m／ You all know this gesture, a Hawaiian greeting that conveys meanings like Thanks, Hang loose, Take it easy, etc.
The story of Hawaii's Shaka Read More »
At 27, I quit my job with almost zero savings and decided to move to the US! I started working part-time in 1997. In the end, I saved over 3 million yen in less than a year working the night shift at Sagawa Express...
Around 1998, the yen suddenly plunged to 140 yen.