"Space-Time Post Office, 13th Delivery" — When you turn your hesitation into a stamp, history sends a reply. [ Collection 1: 12 Letters in Total ]
I heard footsteps, so I was hoping it might be you.
Welcome.
It's cold outside, isn't it? Please, come in.
This is—the Space-Time Post Office—a place reached only by those carrying hesitation.
Oh, my apologies for the late greeting.
…I am not someone of enough importance to name, but I am"Shizukana" (The Quiet One).
I serve as the postmaster of this Space-Time Post Office.
Whether this place you see now is a phantom in a slumber or the only truth, you shall know by the time the night breaks.
…Now then.
It seems that the hesitation in your hands has become
tonight's"stamp".
What arrives here areletters that transcend time.
The senders are those who quietly laid down their pens on the other side of history.
Their words area potent medicine.
The moment you break the seal,
your"common sense"will quietly crumble, and
a strange fire will be lit within you.
Tonight, what you will receive is—
whose "resolve" from which era?
Please, prepare your heart to receive it.
"Now then—dim the lamp light just a little."
Let us open the secret letter without a postmark.
ーーこの物語（あらすじ）についてーー
ここは、時を超えた手紙が届く場所「時空郵便局」。
迷いを抱えた者だけが辿り着き、
歴史の向こう側で筆を置いた者たちから、
人生の岐路に向けた書簡を受け取る。
あなたは今、自らの迷いを「切手」として選び、
その答えとなる一通を手にすることになる。
これは、歴史上の人物たちの言葉を通して、
現代に生きるあなたの内面に変化をもたらす
“体験型書簡シリーズ”である。*For those who are hesitant,
I recommend "The First Delivery: Unable to Move (Ryoma Sakamoto)" as your first letter.
What kind of stamp did you bring tonight?
Unable to move
To you who cannot find what you want to do
— A letter from Ryoma Sakamoto
"Societal values are nothing more than gravel piled at the bottom of a ship. First, you must throw that away and lighten your own vessel. If you have the strength to row out to sea with just your own body, the path forward will reveal itself soon enough."
I care about what others think
To you who care about the eyes of others
— A letter from Sei Shonagon
"It is truly pathetic to be so concerned with the eyes of others that you surrender your own heart. First, turn that cursed mirror face down and determine your own beauty. A heart that is not dyed by the yardsticks of others is the most fascinating treasure in this world."
I am tired of human relationships
To you, who are troubled by workplace relationships
— A letter from Niccolò Machiavelli
"Those who try to go through the world only with kindness will be eaten first. People look down on the 'harmless' and treat them conveniently. Therefore, first survive—it is better to be feared than loved, for then you will not be betrayed."
I cannot make decisions
To you, who want to cut off your hesitation
— A letter from Oda Nobunaga
"Do not worry about the future. It is a phantom that does not even have a shadow yet. The will to carve out this very moment is the only spark that shapes tomorrow. There is no point in debating—what will happen, will happen. Then, burn the present to ashes."
I cannot keep things going
To you, who cannot keep anything going no matter what you do
— A fragment from Leonardo da Vinci
"You are not bored. Your eyes have already seen through the core of it. Do not linger on what you have already understood. Like stagnant water, intelligence will also rot. Boredom is not an escape—it is a signal from heaven to leap toward the next discovery."
I am lonely
To you, who continue your lonely creative work
— A letter from Michelangelo Buonarroti
"Do not be afraid that it is fake. That sense of discomfort is proof that you are not mediocre. The suffering of not being able to catch up to your ideals is a stigmata permitted only to those who know heavenly beauty. Then carve—hammer your rough stone of a self into a shape that even God would kneel before."
My dreams are laughed at
To you, who are bound by correctness and have your dreams laughed at
— A letter from Miguel de Cervantes
"Do not be afraid of being 'correct.' It is the most tedious chain that locks the soul in a cage. The illusion called madness is the very blink of an eye in which a truth without a name is born. Do not follow the facts—only those who fall while embracing an illusion can rewrite the world, even if just by a single line."
Not being loved
To you who lament that you want to be loved and that your love life is not going well
— A letter from Eleanor of Aquitaine
"Those who beg for love become losers the moment they do so. Only to those who have cultivated their own kingdom to be fertile will love bow down and offer tribute. Protect your pride—be one who makes love submit, rather than one who is loved."
Wanting to be independent
To all of you raising the flag of independence
— A letter from Fukuzawa Yukichi
"Do not hand over the sovereignty of your life to others. Servility is the greatest poverty. Learning is a weapon for survival. Be ashamed of ignorance and carve out a path through the wilderness. As of this moment today, break away from the slave within—when the individual is independent, the nation is independent."
Comparing myself to others
To you who find yourself comparing yourself to others
— A letter from Friedrich Nietzsche
"Every time you compare yourself to others, you put a collar on yourself and fall into being livestock. Do not discard your jealousy or your impatience—burn yourself with those flames and be reborn from the ashes. The opponent you are fighting is not someone else. It is only the most formidable enemy of all: the you of yesterday."
All alone
To you who feel alone even as you connect with others
— A letter from Mother Teresa
"You who tremble in loneliness. That pain is the beautiful first cry of a soul seeking love. Do not fear being hurt; gently reach out your hand. Love is not something to be taken, but a light that fills you each time you give it. When you smile for the 'one person' you save today, your own darkness will also be quietly illuminated."
How to live
"To you who are lost, wondering 'how should I live?'"
— A letter from Miyamoto Musashi
With a heart trapped in hesitation, any sword will only cut the air. Dissolve all your learning and wisdom into your flesh and blood, cast aside your attachments, and swing with"Nothingness". The path is not ahead—the single strike you make as you step forward becomes the path itself.
Afterword
Which letter touched your hesitation?
In the eyes of you who have finished reading everything, now,
what kind of scenery is reflected?
The hesitation you held when you arrived here
must have been burned by the fire of the predecessors' "resolve" and changed its form.
The moment you finish reading the letters,
the door to this post office will quietly close.
What you will see next
is the wilderness called reality,
where you stand on your own two feet.
The "
correct answer" may not be found yet.However,
that small fire lit inside you
is your own "truth"
that no one can take away.
Please, do not let that fire go out.
Even if the world laughs at it as a "hallucination."
Space-Time Post Office, Season 1 is now closed.
I, too,
will tidy up the lamps until the next lost soul arrives.
......Oh, the dawn is breaking.
Well then, until next time.
Someday, on the night your soul again holds a
"stamp", let us meet.Space-Time Post Office Director, "
Quiet".
......Oh.
Without leaving a word,
have you already gone?
I cannot blame you.
After hearing such words from Ryoma and Nobunaga,
there is no way you could stay still.
Farewell greetings are unnecessary.
In your fading footsteps,
there seems to be no more hesitation.
I shall return to my work as well.
......If, after reading these letters, your heart is overflowing with words.
If you have other hesitations you are carrying.
Please,
drop those thoughts into the office's"Reply Postbox (Comment Section)".
This time, it is my turn to take responsibility and deliver them to the far reaches of space-time.
If you are lucky, perhaps I might be able to bring back
"replies"from them again.
......What kind of letter will arrive?
I shall look forward to it, just a little.
Curtain Call
— One lamp wick. And then another.