A writer who gently lights up forgotten thoughts

There is a creator I feel that way about.
This is a participation article for the joint project by Sales fafa and JAU.
The person I want to introduce for the "#note Recommendation Derby" is mimi.
👇 I participated in this project here 🌱

Thank you for always adding my work to your magazine.

mimi, whom I met a while after I started note.
"I want to introduce this person's articles."
Even if I think that, it is truly rare for me to think, "I want to introduce this person."
I am not good at closing the distance between myself and others.

Getting to know someone, trusting them, and opening my heart little by little.
I am the kind of person who needs time for that.

That is why there is someone I find mysterious.
It is 🌻mimi🌻.

In her nursing care job, which she did until May, she sincerely faced each elderly person and quietly listened to their life stories.

Currently, she is taking on new challenges in a job involving children.
On note, she naturally connects with people she meets for the first time and fosters warm interactions.

Yet, she is never overly familiar.

She never forgets courtesy toward anyone, and her attitude of respecting others comes through.

Watching her, I can honestly think,

"People gather around her because she is this kind of person."

It was impressive to see her act naturally in situations where I would surely hesitate.

I'm glad I met you.

I was surprised at myself for feeling this way.


So this time, rather than just one article, I want to introduce "the writer known as 🌻mimi🌻."
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There are these words on her profile:

"Looking up at the sky to gaze at the stars. Following the lights of squid fishing boats on the beach. I want to live naturally, as I am. I finally learned the meaning of 'loving' after taking a long way around. I write stories about finding light in deep darkness."

When I read this sentence, I thought, "What a wonderful profile."

But I only understood the true meaning after I started reading her articles.

The memories of war that a person with dementia could not forget until the end.

A story about re-examining 'Princess Kaguya,' which I read as a child, once again as an adult.

Insights born from dialogue with AI.

Essays that gaze at nature and life.

At first glance, the themes are varied.

However, as you read on, you realize.

What 🌻mimi🌻 is writing about is not war, space, or AI.

It is "the human heart."

Unforgettable memories.
Thoughts that could not be told to anyone.

Emotions that have been overlooked.
She quietly draws close to each one of them,

and keeps asking, "What was it really like?"
That is why when you read her articles, you are not taught the answer, but you start thinking about it yourself.

What moved me most was the story of Mr. F, who had dementia.

Amidst the fading of many memories due to dementia, the memories of war remained.

"Because I was in the special attack unit."

The story that begins with those words is not an article about history.

It was a story of quietly listening to one person's life.

"I think now that I was doing something ridiculous."

She accepts those short words without forcing an explanation, leaving time for the reader to think as well.

It is not that there is an answer.

Even so, I want to keep thinking.

It was an article that made me feel that way.

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When I write an introduction article, I want to know not just the work, but the person themselves.

That is why I also read the comment section.

Because that is where their personality shows.

🌻mimi🌻 faces each reader carefully and takes their words to heart.

And on my article, she also commented,

"I hope many parents of students will read this."

I felt that she is someone who not only praises the article but also thinks about "who she wants it to reach" when she delivers her words.

There is warmth in both her work and her personality.

That is why people naturally gather, and you want to meet her again.

She is a writer with that kind of charm.

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The words written in her profile,

"I write stories about finding light in deep darkness."

Those words were by no means just for show.

War.

Dementia.

Memories that could not be told to anyone.

Events that are forgotten.

From subjects that one would normally want to look away from, she finds human kindness and hope and puts them into words.

I think that is 🌻mimi🌻's story.

After finishing the article, it is not just knowledge that remains.

You remember someone, or you look back on your own memories.

Such a quiet lingering feeling remains in your heart.

Things that must not be forgotten.

Thoughts that cannot be forgotten.

And the feeling of caring for others.

I want to continue listening to 🌻mimi🌻's words as a reader.

And I sincerely hope that this introduction will help the words and thoughts spun by 🌻mimi🌻 reach as many people as possible.

👇 Until 7/10
JAU, I'm rooting for you 🌱
Thank you for the wonderful project.

#note Recommendation Derby