ð **ð JiJiBee Kawaraban Vol.8
âDigest of the Week of Light and Reunionâ**
Sunday features 5 segments: Maxims, Famous Quotes, Featured Picture Book, Next Week's Maxim Preview, and A Spoonful of Night (featuring Koume-neesan)!
âž»
ðž This Week's JiJiBee Maxims (Summary)
Theme of the Week
I've written a new Sunday Special maxim that ties together "Light," "Reunion," and "Silent Thoughts"ð
ð
âLight returns to the heart that remembers.â(Light returns to the heart that remembers.)
âLight returns fastest to the heart that remembers.â
ã»Monday: The Beginning of Light
ã»Tuesday: Reunion with Thoughts
ã»Wednesday: Memories of a Promise
ã»Thursday: Koume-neesan Crashes In
ã»Friday: The Path of Effort Shines
ã»Saturday: Reunion Without Words
This is a comprehensive Kawaraban-exclusive maxim that bundles all of these together.
âž»
âš Famous Quote of the Week
𪶠âQuiet love lasts the longest.â
(Quiet love lasts the longest.)
âThe quietest thoughts last the longest.â
It is the "essence" that gently condenses the week's theme into a single drop.
âž»
ð JiJiBee's Follower Picture Book Special Issue

â»Arranged into a "short picture book version" exclusively for Kawaraban

âž»
ð "A Light That Opens in the Night of Kindness"
ð [Episode 1: To Warm Someone's Night]
Mame's night was,
ããjust a little...
ããcold.
There was no particular reason for it.
Nights when your heart trembles,
ãWeakã
sometimesâthey just come, don't they.
ââ
At that moment.

Toko...
Toko...
Toko...
Tiny footsteps,
from the corner of the darkness,
ãããsoftly echoed.
Mame slowly
lifted her face.
What was there wasâ
ãããLoo and Pons.
Loo's nose was,
ããwarm and glowing...
On Pons' chest,
the light of quiet snow
ããwas softly lit.
Mame slowly
reached out her hand.
...Softly, she touched them.
Loo's light
expandedâ
Pons' light
flowed smoothly...
into Mame's heart.
The heart that had been trembling,
ãããlittle by little.Little by little...
ãããbegan to soften.From the gap in the curtain,
Kiki popped out.
â
Meow...?ããããIt's warm...âMame
smiled softly.
ãããThere really are nights
ãthat get warm
ãjust by having someone
ãstay by your side.
âž»
âïž [Episode 2: There is Light in the Midst of Tears]
Today, a girl
came home, letting her tears
drip, drip...ãããas they fell.

There are nights when you have things you don't want to tell anyone.
It was one of those nights.
Pons sits quietly by her side.
The light in his chest
opens up...
gently,falling softlybeneath her tears.
Loo was also
standing right behind her
looking worried.
â
Itâs going to be okay.âEven without saying it,the light conveys that message.
Amy passes by
softly,
dropping a tiny light
into her tears.
In the midst of your tears,
there is always
light mixed in.â
ðŠ [Chapter 3: Looâs Little Lost Path]
One day, Loo
got just a little...
tired.
She tried too hard
to warm someone up.
Loo
sat down
quietly
on a small path.
The light of her flower
also fades... and gets smaller.Then,
Pons came along.

âYou don't have to
shine all by yourself.â
Pons
gently placed his hand on her,
and shared his own light
with Loo.
The tiny lights
slowly
mixed together.
In the distance,
JiJiBee muttered.
âEven kindness...
needs time to rest, you know.â
â
ð [Chapter 4: The Day Ponsâ Heart Was Cloudy]
Pons always has
a smiling
image.
But,
truth be told, sometimesâ
there are days when his heart is cloudy.
Today was one of those days.
The light in his chest
was flickering, small and faint.
Loo
sits quietly by his side.

âThere are days when it's more important
for you to smile
than to shine for someone else.â
Ponsâ light
expands a little.
Then,
Tickle goes beep.
âThen today
is rest mode!â
The air
became
a little brighter.
â
ð [Chapter 5: The Morning Born in the Middle of the Night]
Mame-sanâs night was
the quietest
and darkest
it had ever been.
Not even
tears would fall.
Her heart
just felt tight.
Then,
Loo and Pons
snuggled up to her.

The light
slowly
spreads
through
Mame-sanâs chest.
Mame-san
slowly opened her eyes.
âThe darkest part
of the night...
is the closest
to the morning.â
The JiJiBee family
quietly
nodded behind her.
â
ð [Chapter 6: Letâs Share Todayâs Light]
Morning
arrived.
Softly, quietly.
Loo
gently...
pushes Mame-sanâs back.

Pons
smiles.
âYesterdayâs light.
Next time,
share it with someone else.â
Mame-san
smiled with relief.
âYes.
I, too...
can hold light.â
In the corner,
JiJiBee
muttered.
âSee?
Morning
always comes.â
â
ðº Mini Koumeâs Poem
âThe more feelings transcend words,
the more they return to a warm place.
Reunion is...
the moment the light deep in your chest says âIâm homeâ.â
A small bird flapped its wings,
and the morning light broke through the mist.
There,
a quiet, yet certain âwarmth of reunionâ remained.
â
ð Sister Koume's "A Spoonful of Night"
"Hey you,
You worked really hard today.
I didn't say it, but
I was watching you the whole time.
Be a little kinder to yourself.
Because of that, tomorrow's light will be a little gentler.ðâš"
âž»
ð JiJi-Bee's Aphorism Series (Latest Edition - For Next Week)
Monday | Theme: Morning Spice
"A tiny light can change your day"
Morning light is a spice that works its way into your heart, even if it isn't flashy.
With just a little bit of warmth, people can surprisingly start moving.
âž»
Tuesday | Theme: The Power of Accumulation
"Little by little is the strongest way"
You don't have to try to change all at once.
Efforts as small as grains of sand will eventually turn into an incredible view.
âž»
Wednesday | Theme: Tidying Up the Heart
"A single sigh, a tidy heart"
A sigh isn't a sign of weakness.
It's time to blow away the dust from your heart.
âž»
Thursday | Sister Koume (Bi-weekly) | Theme: Morning Spice Extra Edition
"When you're lost, go big and flashy!"
"The time you spend worrying?
That's just the appetizer of life!"
Sister Koume shouts with full energy again today.
âž»
Friday | Theme: Tidying Up the Heart
"Feelings left behind in the depths of the heart"
Everyone has at least one feeling they've left sleeping without touching it, right?
The day you can gently face it, that in itself is a reward.
âž»
Saturday | Theme: A Peaceful Morning
"Silence is the most luxurious breakfast"
You don't need anything expensive.
With just a taste of silence, your heart will be fully satisfied.
"A reunion isn't just about
people's connections...
It's the moment when heart remembers heart."
âž»
ð
Bridging to the morning aphorism
"See you in the morning.
Let's take a new step together with the 'Morning Aphorism'."
âž»
ð Editor-in-Chief JiJi-Bee's Afterword
Thank you so much for reading this week as well.
Just by having people who read this,
our words truly come to life.
Let's walk through the scenery of the heart together again next week.
#WarmTeaTime
#LightOfWords
#GentleStories
#ABlanketForTheHeart
#LifeWithStories
#DailyLifeWithPictureBooks
