A day when you are not alone. = A day spent with everyone. = "A day when you are not alone"
Another project has been born from our casual chats.
It was during our August chat session.
“I want to create a place that is neither school nor work, where you can relax and talk about anything.”A man shared this thought with us with great passion.
Daiki Komatsu has experienced bullying during his student days and at the company he joined as a new graduate.
From his attitude of calmly talking about what must have been a painful experience, a straightforward kindness overflowed, saying, “If there is anyone suffering right now, I want to be of help.”
“Neither home nor work. A place for casual conversation. Your third place.”
With the same destination in mind as the Kyotenba slogan, the memorable first session of the casual chat cafe 'A day when you are not alone,' a place where anyone can feel free to talk about anything, was held on September 18th.
The theme was 'Everyone's Failure Stories'.
Eight people gathered on the day, including the organizers.
Members ofGOTEMBA MEETING, who share a similar theme of creating places that foster connections, also rushed over to support us.
As everyone shared their own failures and stories, ranging from funny ones to ones that were a bit tear-jerking, a question arose.
What is the difference between a failure story and a regret story?
・It was a workplace with so much stress that it gave me an ulcer, but I met my best friend there.
・When I was a beginner driver, I was too scared of the main road to drive home, so I had my father come pick me up.
・When I was in elementary school, I was troubled by being called a strange nickname, and I haven't been able to tell anyone until now. By talking about my worries, I finally feel liberated. If I had been able to tell someone back then, maybe it wouldn't be a 'worry' memory, but a funny story.
We deepened the discussion by defining this difference as the 'difference between failure stories and regret stories'.
If you can talk about it, you can process it.
The former can be turned into a funny story, whereas the latter is something kept inside oneself for a long time.
It takes courage to expose your failures.
I might be laughed at. I might be disliked.
We reached a conclusion: perhaps worries and regrets are things that remain in a state where one's emotions cannot be fully processed because such feelings put a lid on them.
Don't deny. A place where you can safely vent even the smallest things.
The thing that 'A day when you are not alone' values most,
is,“Everyone has weaknesses. You don't always have to be strong.” That sense of security.
After all, no matter how strong someone may seem, or how brightly they may shine, there is no one who does not have worries.
We will slowly cultivate a place from our base that gently supports everyone.