[Revised Edition] [Free Verse] To the Naked and Brave (With Music)
They say it is fine not to know the future.
People,
love to imagine the future.
It is fine to imagine a bright future.
However,
imagining a pessimistic future,
does not produce positive results.
There is no point in imagining,
the partings or misfortunes that might come someday.
And,
the other person,
might also,
feel anxious that they might think the same thing someday.
Even though it is just a minor groundless fear.
But,
day by day,
worrying,
thinking,
suffering,
and rejoicing,
Because so many things happen,
we have no choice but to survive while struggling,
and it is quite,
difficult to escape from those thoughts.
Because they are precious people and things,
the desire not to hurt them grows stronger.
But,
it is impossible not to hurt them.
People,
just by existing,
unconsciously hurt someone or something around them.
Someone's affection,
destroys something of someone else's.
That is proven by the history of humanity, which has experienced countless wars.
However,
if it were someone who didn't matter,
you wouldn't even notice you had hurt them.
What is necessary,
is whether or not you are aware of it.
Precisely because you hold them dear,
The heart that feels it has caused hurt is precious.
To care for someone deeply,
is the same as being prepared,
to hurt that person, I believe.
That feeling,
I feel is synonymous with kindness.
Precisely because we care for one another,
I feel there are many things that remain 'out of reach'.
But,
what is troubling is,
that certain limitations and constraints,
actually enrich a person's 'love'.
However,
these are not things to be sad about,
perhaps,
they are things to be proud of, for being able to accept that resolve.
That is,
to realize the awareness that you have hurt the other person,
and that it was them, and no one else,
that you held dear,
If we both have the willingness to be aware,
paired with 'tears and dimples',
'sadness and joy' become a strength,
and we can understand each other without misunderstanding.
That 'thing we obtain' is,
likely 'understanding one another'.
That is why,
people,
wishing to obtain it,
peel off the cloth wrapped around their hearts one layer at a time,
expose themselves,
stumbling again and again,
and lay their hearts bare.
That is precisely why,
for example,
it is also necessary to join hands and hold them tightly.
Right now,
to feel as much as possible that we are together.
Surely,
the connection between people is,
In a series of such moments,
before you know it,
until death do us part,
we were together,
I think that is how it will turn out.
It is somewhat inevitable,
to feel anxious.
Because they are truly precious people and things,
you feel anxious, after all.
So you should just accept it and move forward.
If your feelings overlap,
that is something to think about when the time comes.
To all the naked and brave,
I dedicate this 'song'!
'Who are you?'
[Self-selected theme song]
Vaundy 'Hadaka no Yuusha'
Notes 1: 'Respect and Love'
The Western flower language of 'esteem love' is thought to be related to Christianity.
Since 'strawberries' were offered to Saint John and the Virgin Mary, it is said that the 'strawberry' is a symbol of Saint John and the Virgin Mary.
Note 2: "Default Mode Network" (DMN)
It has been discovered in recent years that there are three patterns of brain activity when a person is alive.
The Default Mode Network (DMN) can be compared to the state of a car when the engine is on but it is not moving.
It is a pattern of neural activity that the brain exhibits when one is not paying attention to anything in particular, but is instead daydreaming or lost in thought, or while sleeping.
The DMN occupies a large portion of the day.
The state of starting the car and being absorbed in driving is the Central Executive Network (CEN).
While driving, you notice a red light and step on the brakes.
This state of awareness is the Salience Network (SN).
Within the DMN, the orbitofrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, medial prefrontal cortex, and posterior cingulate cortex, located on the medial surface of the brain, play important roles.
Inside the brain, the past, present, and future are progressing simultaneously.
The past is stored as memory, and the present is experienced through the five senses.
And the future is expressed as plans and imagination.
The DMN brings all of that together and helps us understand the story that is unfolding right now.
It connects the dots along the timeline of your life.
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[Reference Book]
"Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" by Oliver Burkeman, translated by Riko Takahashi
1. Pursuing productivity only leads to being cornered and having even less time.
2. Therefore, "I'll do such-and-such when I have time" will never come. Life only has "now".
3. So, don't do many things; do only what is important.
[Reference Article: The essence of time lies not in "how to use it" but in "what not to use it for."]
https://blog.tinect.jp/?p=81686
"How one spends time, that is to say, one's life, is always a gamble.
(Omitted)
Ultimately, because there are too many things in this world that are 'not worth doing,' the essence of time lies not in 'how to use it,' but in 'what not to use it for.'"
[Reference Article: Is the Future in Our Hands? | Deciphering Modern Lyrics Through Themes]
https://antenna-mag.com/post-52728/
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