Mindfulness, It's All in Your Head

This afternoon, I attended the JOYWOW Liberal Arts Lecture, and the theme was "Mindfulness."
So, for reference, I asked the popular web AI "ChatGPT" about "mindfulness." In both English and Japanese.

Hmm, as expected, it's more about intellect. The English word "Mind" is close to "Brain." In other words, the brain.

The Oxford English Dictionary.

Kenichi Ohmae's title, when translated, feels like "The Strategist's Brain."

I watched the Pixar movie "Up" for the first time in a while. I saw it when it was in theaters, but I had completely forgotten it.

Yes, the strength that humans have, which AI cannot, is the ability to "forget."

Wow. I didn't realize it was this interesting.

Especially the opening part, where Carl and Ellie's married life is told in just under four minutes with no dialogue, only music. I can cry every time I watch it. That's the true power of Pixar.

During this married life, Carl must have been mindful. He was affirming each and every moment. Of course, as humans live, there are hardships and headwinds. They had them too. Even the particularly painful events for Carl and Ellie are depicted as part of those four minutes. Without a single word.

After losing Ellie, Carl has to use his "brain" to survive.

However, in the second half, events occur as if to compensate for that. And thanks to that, he returns from his "brain" to "mindfulness."

Life is well-crafted.

The opposite of happiness is not... unhappiness.
It's just not feeling happy.
The opposite of unhappiness is not happiness.
It is a state of having obstacles.

Whether it's happiness or unhappiness, it's all subjective, and to put it bluntly, it's all in your head.

I have all sorts of things happen to me every day, too. There are many headwinds.

But you know, if you think that everything is just in your head, it becomes easier.

This is the ultimate "power of letting go" (laughs).