The day a single suggestion expanded my connections with others

(This happened a little while before I was hospitalized...)
At first, I honestly wasn't sure if I should go.

I was feeling down and even thought about just staying home and resting.

It was then that someone who had been supporting me told me, "There is an event like this."

That one suggestion was what led me outside.

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At the venue, I watched a music performance by children.

There was also an art exhibition.

And then, I met someone.

Instead of speaking with their voice, they typed out words, and a machine delivered the message.

Watching them type with surprising speed, I felt that it wasn't that they "couldn't speak,"

but rather that they "had a different way of communicating."
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When I exchanged business cards with that person,

it turned out to be a connection that led back to someone who had helped me in the past.

Furthermore, I reunited with someone I had worked with before.

Even though I had only gone to one place,

the connections between people

spread out like pulling on a thread.

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On the way home, I thought about it.

Connections with people are not something that can be created by oneself alone.

"Why don't you try going?"

Because there was someone who said that to me,

I was able to encounter new meetings
and nostalgic reunions.

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Lately, I have been thinking a lot about what it means to "connect."

Support,
welfare,
and meeting people,

in the end, are all things that "people" bring to us.

That day, I didn't just attend an event.

It was a day where I placed myself back
into the connections between people.

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If that person hadn't suggested, "Why don't you try going?" that day, these encounters would never have happened.

Life is not just about the path we walk ourselves; there are also doors that someone else gently opens for us.

It was a day that taught me that.

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Finally, I would like to share a message for the person who introduced me to the event.

That day, I was feeling quite down.

But thanks to you suggesting, "Why don't you try going?" I was able to take a step outside.

That one step brought me new encounters and nostalgic reunions.

Connections with people are not just things we create ourselves.
Sometimes they begin with someone else's words, "Why don't you try going?"

That day, you taught me that.

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#CoinBridge
Verbalizing structures and connecting the field with the system

Currently, as I am recuperating, I am sharing my daily thoughts while engaging in local activities and volunteering within reasonable limits.

I am gradually putting into words the discomfort I feel in the field and the gaps that exist within the system.

For those reading for the first time: please see here for more about my activities and CoinBridge.