Because of my temperament, I can't buy that yet.

Visiting shrines and temples.

It is one of my hobbies.

Acquaintances with the same hobby often ask me, "What about goshuin (shrine stamps)?"

But I don't own a goshuin stamp book.

Why? Because collecting the stamps would become the goal itself.
Collecting goshuin would become the goal.

You could call it an otaku temperament,
or perhaps the nature of a gamer,
but once I decide to collect something, I want to complete the set.

Having things missing or incomplete
makes me feel incredibly uneasy.

So, if I started collecting goshuin,
I feel like I would stop going to the shrines I actually want to visit
and start going to shrines
where I haven't collected the stamps yet...
Actually, I know I definitely would!
I'm confident of it!!

Besides, when I go on a trip,
instead of soaking in the atmosphere of the shrine,
I can already see myself thinking,
"I have a few more hours, so I can collect that stamp over there too!"

If that happened, visiting the shrine would become secondary!

That's why I've stubbornly
avoided getting a goshuin book,
though I do sometimes see people collecting them
and think, "That looks nice."

How about you all?
Do you have a goshuin book?

When I see a cute goshuin book (especially ones with cats on them),
a part of me—I'm not sure if it's an angel or a devil—
whispers in my ear, "Why not buy it? Why not start collecting?"
But so far, I've resisted the temptation, saying,
"No! That's not what this is about!"

I'm not even sure what "that" refers to, though (laughs).

I have a feeling this internal struggle will continue for the rest of the year.

I wonder which shrine I should visit next.

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