To Be Honest - On Living

This article is categorized under the magazine 'Yassan's 'I Read This Book' Extra Edition'.

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I have written many times about one's "true self" or "being yourself." For example, here.

The reason is that I have experienced seeing many people who are troubled and cornered by such things.

They think of death due to the "difficulty of living," or they suffer from physical and mental ailments. The only advice for such people is to "change their environment" or "rely on others."

However, there are times when I think that those who are troubled by their "true self" or "being themselves" should think a little more deeply.

I do not intend to say things like "bloom where you are planted" or "don't make your passion your job."

However, there are many unreasonable things in society. Before immediately leaving a place because it is not what your "true self" should be doing or because it is not a place where you can express your "true self," I sometimes wish you would think about it a little.

Are you not being too bound by your "true self" or "being yourself"? Are you not putting the brakes on your own potential?

To put it more bluntly, to be honest, I have a suspicion that some people are using these concepts as excuses to live in a world that is convenient for them.

I want you to think about it. Think about the circumstances that led you to where you are now. Perhaps there was help from many people. Perhaps you are there for reasons beyond your control.

Before you leave a place immediately because it doesn't suit you, think about what was expected of you in that place, what you might have been able to do, and what the compelling reason for having to leave is.

If you don't think about that, you might end up repeating the same thing in the next place. I think that is also painful.

If you can continue to live in a world that is comfortable for you, that is fine. However, for many people, life does not go as planned. You may get sick. It is painful and difficult.

"What are you born for, and what do you live for?"

It is difficult to know the answer to that. It may be something you only understand when you get older. Or perhaps you may never know in your entire life.

To be asked, and to live while continuing to ask. That is our fate.

That is to think.

That is to live.

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