Learning from the Wisdom of Our Predecessors

Happy Writing Marathon #20: "Who is the person you want to meet right now?"

I believe that you will meet the people you are meant to meet at the right time.
When I thought about who I would want to meet, the person who came to mind was
"someone who gently pushes me forward."
That was it.
I have a self-destructive habit of going full speed ahead and burning myself out once I decide on something.
When I used to work in product development, I would exhibit at trade shows to break through a sense of stagnation, but I would end up burned out after every show, only to regain my motivation and exhibit again about two years later.
I realize now that I kept repeating the same cycle because I couldn't involve the people around me, but I think this experience created a belief that doing what I want leads to collapse.
I'm grateful to have had this realization right away!

I also think that the people you are meant to meet aren't always people you can meet in reality; you can meet them in the form of books.
Why do we read books written in the past?
I believe it is not just to learn history, but an act of touching the words of people who lived in that era.

When I read "The Book of Adventure," I felt like I had found the key to escaping the vague sense of confinement I had been feeling.
For the most part, I think human worries don't change even as times change.
If that's the case, I think we should learn from the wisdom of our predecessors. Even if knowing it doesn't mean we can necessarily do it.

No matter what words you encounter, how you feel about them is up to you.
No matter who you meet, how you feel about them is up to you at that moment.
If so, I want to go and meet words that can accept me as I am.
Because the words I want are surely being spoken by the people I want to meet.

I believe that the people you truly want to meet are likely to be found around those who are speaking the words you want to hear.

When I encountered this book, I had already listened to a conversation between the author, Taizo Son, and Mr. Takubo of Globis Management School, so I think I have an emotional bias, but I felt it was a book packed with hints on what to value to get closer to happiness.

May you meet the people you want to meet at the right time.
I am grateful for the miracle of encountering this prompt at just the right time.
Everything will turn out just fine.
It's okay.

Thank you as always for the wonderful prompts.
I feel that my thoughts are being organized by putting them into words.
Thank you to everyone who read this.