To you, who survives a prickly society with a fluffy heart.

🐕 "There is something I want to tell you, who has lived with a fluffy heart."

Hello, this is Yuru-Shiba from the Yuru-Shiba AI Lab.
Today, please let me write an article that is a little different from usual.
It is not a how-to, nor is it about the brain.
I just have something I want to tell you.

The world is a little prickly

The world is more prickly than you might think.
Someone's casual remark stings.
A read-but-no-reply on LINE stings.
The atmosphere at work stings.
The news stings.
Someone's social media post stings.
Things that ordinary people can easily brush off sting you deeply.
That is your daily life.

Your heart is fluffy

But your heart is fluffy.
When someone is sad, you can be sad with them.
When someone is happy, you can be happy with them.
You shed tears at stories of old dogs crossing the Rainbow Bridge.
A child's smile warms your chest.
You notice the moment the autumn air changes.
Someone's "thank you" reaches the core of your body.
Living in a prickly world with a fluffy heart.
That is you.

Being fluffy was not a weakness

For a long time, you might have thought that fluffiness was a weakness.
You might have been told you are "too sensitive."
You might have been told to "toughen up."
You might have been told, "Why are you hurt by something like that?"
But that was wrong.
A fluffy heart was not a weakness.
It was the power to perceive the world more deeply than anyone else.
The reason you get pricked is because you feel things so delicately.
The reason you cry is because you are moved so deeply.
The reason you get tired is because you are facing the world with all your might.

There are people who were saved because you were there

Please, imagine for a moment.
The person who quietly stayed by your side when you were crying.
The person who was the first to notice a change no one else saw.
The person who accepted your indescribable feelings by saying, "I understand."
Weren't there people like that around you?
And you yourself might have been that person for someone else.
There are things that only people with a fluffy heart can do.
Because you feel deeply, you can empathize deeply.
Because you are easily hurt, you understand the pain of those who are hurting.
Because you get tired easily, you notice those who are tired.

In a prickly society, it is okay to stay fluffy

Let me say the thing I want to convey most here.
You do not need to make yourself prickly to match a prickly society.
It is okay to live while staying fluffy.
However, precisely to live while staying fluffy, you will gradually learn ways to protect yourself.
Declare, "This is not mine, I can give it back."
Decide, "I will let go of today's fatigue within today."
Give yourself permission to be "good enough at 60%."
Acknowledge, "It is okay to not be okay on days when you are not okay."
Surviving the prickly world while protecting your fluffy heart.
I believe that was the true theme of everything I have been writing in this series.

To you who reads the Yuru-Shiba AI Lab

I think those who read this series are reading it while feeling, "This is about me."
The talk about LINE. The talk about phone calls. The talk about getting tired easily. The talk about feeling too much.
They are all stories about myself as well.
These are articles I could only write because I have lived with a fluffy heart.
And I believe that you, who are reading this, are also someone who has lived with the same fluffy heart.
You are doing your best every day in a prickly world.
On days you are tired, it is okay to rest.
On days you are not okay, it is okay to vent to the AI.
It is okay to stay here, just as you are, fluffy.

To you who has survived
a prickly society
with a fluffy heart.
That heart is not a weakness.
It is your own unique talent
to perceive the world deeply.
You did your best today, too.
🐕 "It is okay to stay here with your fluffy heart."

Please see the [Archive Summary] for all articles in this series.

📝 This article is written based on insights gained by Yuru-Shiba AI Lab (Yuru-Shiba) through actual interactions with AI. It is not intended for specific medical or psychological diagnosis. If your distress persists, please consult a professional.