Reflecting on Memories of Working Hard

Last night, I was talking with my son who just retired from his club activities.

Basketball was physically tough.
It seems he did his best in his own way.

I asked him,
"Do you have memories of it being tough?"

"Yeah, it was tough." my son replied.

I continued,
"But, while you might have memories of it being tough,
now that you think back on it, it's not tough anymore, right?"
"That's true."

"So, while you might think it's tough when you're training yourself like that,
it's only for that moment!
You don't get out of breath just by remembering it later.
That's why you have to keep doing your best in each and every moment.""

That was the conversation we were having.
I also added stories of my own tough experiences, such as from baseball, and shared what I had learned with a sense of personal conviction.

I hope he will work hard, and even if it's tough, I want him to overcome those moments.

I think he has worked hard in his own way, and has been able to realize this through his own experiences.

It's not limited to sports, but
I believe that the experience of working hard, continuing, and fighting through even when it's painful will definitely be useful. I think I learned that through sports and other things as well.

I hope my son and daughters will also get to experience those kinds of thoughts.

…That was the topic, but
this story has an absolutely wonderful punchline.

My elementary school daughter spoke up next.

"But, happy things are still happy even when you remember them later!"

!!!!!

That's true.
Amazing.
Memories of being happy still well up and make you feel happy even when you look back on them.

I felt the essence of humanity in this very wonderful memory mechanism.

I was talking to the children through things like my own experiences, but
I thought it was a very important thing that my elementary school daughter made me realize.

Thank you for watching again today.
The wonderful work at the beginningis used with permission from Tecchan | note.Thank you very much.
I remembered the sunset I looked up at from the school grounds while feeling exhausted.

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