[Senryu (Part 2)] "Things Without Form"

"The moments spent choosing this and that are the measure of love"

I am referencing the lyrics from the song "Ashita" by Miyuki Nakajima: "Who was it that attached the word 'love' to things without form?"

Miyuki Nakajima "Ashita"

Come to think of it, Zeami spoke of "Mokuzen Shin-go" (eyes in front, heart behind) as a principle for dance.

[Reference Book 1]
"Fushikaden" (Iwanami Bunko), by Zeami, edited by Toyoichiro Nogami and Minoru Nishio

It is said to be a teaching that while your eyes look forward, your mind's eye must be placed behind you.

For things without form, unless you make a conscious effort to see them, there may be worlds that remain invisible to some people their entire lives (^^;

This includes kindness, knowledge, information, and technology as well.

Learning that being side-by-side means living together, or experiencing that misfortune is the starting point for happiness—it is always the learner themselves who decides how what they have learned so far will be useful.

Value does not reside in knowledge, information, technology, or even money; it is constructed by the person who uses them. Deepening that quality is directly proportional to the amount of instability, and it seems necessary to apply pressure in order to grow.

Perhaps we seek something from others or from things because we do not love ourselves enough.

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Now, Pamela Glenconner once said something like this:

"Giving a gift is a talent. You must know what the person wants, know when and how to get it, and be able to give it skillfully with love."

Just because you are self-satisfied with your own perspective doesn't mean the other person will be satisfied in the same way^^;

I think the following book is a good reference as a guide for having flexible thinking that allows you to consider the other person's position and think about what they might want.

[Reference Book 2]
"The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers" by Ben Horowitz, Japanese edition preface by Takao Ozawa, translated by Umihiko Namekawa and Nobuo Takahashi

Also, if you think that there are others in the same situation as you or in even more difficult positions, your way of thinking changes. The sense of camaraderie that "I am not the only one struggling" becomes love for humanity and an awareness of society, which I believe helps people move forward.

The point is, put yourself in the other person's shoes!

What are the things you usually want people around you to do for you, or the words you want them to say to you?

First, do for those around you what you would like them to do for you.

Never expecting anything in return, but always thinking only about giving from yourself—well, that's easier said than done, though ^^;

Where there is love, mutual understanding, and a sense of camaraderie, things are designed to work out.

Even if you think you are right and doing good, it does not necessarily mean the other person feels the same way.

If you try to put yourself in the other person's shoes and think from their perspective, you should be able to understand, little by little, things you couldn't see or feel before.

Therefore, try reaching out to others before they reach out to you.

Instead of waiting for the other person to do something, take the initiative to do something yourself.

I act on the belief that even just initiating a conversation makes a significant difference in how you feel compared to being passive.

Well, I often fail due to bad timing, though ^^;

But that is precisely why you should love such small changes (ripples)!

For that reason, I believe that raising your self-esteem is the key, and the following book is a helpful reference.

[Reference Book 3]
"How to Praise and Scold to Raise Independent Children: Insights from an Oxford PhD in Child Development Who Has Mastered Montessori and Reggio Emilia Education" by Hanako Shimamura

Also, author Alan Cohen said, "If you want to build good relationships, show your love to the other person," and self-help consultant Anthony Robbins said, "We must learn to love change, because that is the only thing that is certain." So, I want to act on the premise that the current situation and environment will definitely change eventually, don't you? (^^)

If you cannot adapt to changes in the environment, you will just be left behind and wait for decline, so you need to quickly switch away from the mindset that what you have now will last forever, huh ^^;

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GARNET CROW "Koyoi Eden no Katasumi de"

Because I decided that it would be better if there were no reasons.

This might be something that should never be told to those who are currently facing a difficult reality right in front of them, though.

The place where you are now,

The person you are now,

For who I am right now,

I think it is the most important place.

Please learn to love who you are right now.

Be able to cherish the place where you are now.

I truly hope that I can cherish each and every thing and feel happiness.

Writing 'ten' and 'mouth' together makes the character for 'to come true'.

It is read as 'to come true'.

It is sad to deceive one's heart, but.

Be as honest with yourself as possible.

It would be nice if we could say words that gently encourage our hearts.

May there be many people who can say from the heart that they are happy.

Thank you, always.

What is love?

What is righteousness?

I thought this was a song that makes me think about such things once again.

Along with the times, things like righteousness change.

In the Sengoku period, the stronger person was righteous.

Killing an opponent for the sake of one's master was also considered justice.

However, in just a few hundred years, that has changed into an act to be abhorred as murder.

What is correct?

Such things can easily change depending on the era, the place, and things like that.

So, what should we do?

I feel that this song presents one answer.

That is, to feel love (to make an effort to understand).

We are always surrounded by love.

The love of family, the love of friends, the love of lovers, the love of companions.

However, we rarely think about such things in our daily lives, and we fight under various pretexts.

That is because love is something without form.

Because it is invisible, it is an existence that is easily forgotten.

That is precisely why we should always be feeling it.

Tactics, for example.

Pressure, for example.

Those things, too.

They might be necessary in the modern age.

However, if people could feel love (making an effort to understand = kindness) and be considerate of one another.

If the other person also loved someone just as you love someone (make an effort to understand).

And if we could understand that we are beings who are loved.

Perhaps we, who are in a corner of Eden, could live in peace.

If only we could always feel love.

Of course, depending on the time, we might act clumsily and recklessly, and get hurt in the process.

Growing up is fine, but.

If I could, I would choose only love.

Something gentle.

Something comfortable.

I want to build my own life.

People often say you can't live on love alone, but.

I want to say with pride that love contains humor, abundance, and everything else.

I would be happy if more people lived greedily for love.

May everything you encounter and everyone you interact with in your life be filled with love.

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Finally, the motif for the aforementioned senryu is this book (^^)

Perhaps some of you have already read it.

[Reference Book 4]
"Ami: Child of the Stars" (Tokuma Bunko) by Enrique Barrios, translated by Shoji Ishihara, illustrated by Momoko Sakura (from Chapter 6: On Supercomputers and the Degree of Love)

A story about a boy who meets an alien and nurtures love.

Ami, the alien, tells the boy that "Earth is still lacking" and that its degree of love is low.

He teaches him, "You don't have to be bound. Don't think about the future, feel the present," and begins to talk about the love that encompasses the universe.

However, in the preface, there is a message directed at adults: "Warning! Do not continue reading. It will surely not be interesting. Because everything written here is wonderful."

Because the universe Ami speaks of is a world where "Law = Love," it is depicted as an ideal world where there is "no sin," "no desire for possession," and "no eating of meat."

For adults, that world might feel a bit too much like a utopia (^^;

Oh yes, the average degree of love for Earthlings is about 550.

They say a kind and gentle person is around 700.

I'm like, huh? (@@)