I want X. So I do this. Then, how do I get anything more than that??

I do X because I want this.
I do X because I can get this.

...But how do you get anything more than that?

Indeed. Is it even possible to get a result better than what you already know will happen? Can you move toward what you want and find something even more moving than that?

Hello, this is Murakun!! This time, I read Kitagawa-san's "Life Traveler." There, it says I do this because I want to do X. Moving only based on cost-benefit calculations,

それ以上のことをどうやって得られるの？

I wrote about what I thought after being shocked by this question!
If you are struggling with your life plan, please read this!

Nothing more than that will happen

I used to think, "I do it because I want X."
Always cost-benefit calculations.

But apparently, there is a way to gain more experiences and encounters,
things that exceed expectations.
Apparently, such a method exists. Amazing. It's a revolution.

I read Kitagawa-san's "Life Traveler."
I encountered a way of thinking I didn't know. It was written about how to spend time even better.

Amazing. As expected, Kitagawa-san has wonderful words.

I thought about various things while reading.
What can I do? What can I give? What am I lacking?

What can I do right now?

If you want friends, you should just call out at university, "Hello!! Can I join? What are you talking about?"
If you want to hang out together, you should just invite them by saying, "I'm playing dodgebee here on Monday, so come join!"

Isn't that fine? Just try it.

If you ask the shop staff,"Is there anything I can help with?"you might be able to have experiences you usually can't.
You might be taught things you don't know.

That sounds interesting. Let's try it.

Have you forgotten to give?

I feel like I'm not trying to "give" to others.

But in reality, there are things I can give.
An origami crane, tea brought from Japan, something knitted with the Japanese flag, a card with warm words written on it.
Even things like this are fine.

See, I have them. So why am I not giving them?
Even though I've gone to the trouble of meeting these people. It's a waste.

"I don't do it because I don't have a goal" is wrong

目標がない。欲しいものがない。だから何もしない？

違う。

目の前のことをとことんやる。
そうすれば、やりたいことが出てくるかもしれない。

目標があるから「やらなきゃいけないこと」が生まれる。
でも、それに縛られたくないなら、
まずは目の前のことに一生懸命取り組めばいい。

I still don't understand the true meaning of these words.
But people who face what's in front of them with all their might are wonderful.
I know that. They shine. I admire them.
Seeing someone face things sincerely might make someone else reach out a helping hand.

Why does facing what's in front of you
"free you from the constraints of what you have to do"?
I still don't know.
Perhaps that is proof that I am not yet seriously facing what is in front of me.

Become the person you want to be with

The person you talk to the most is yourself.
So, what kind of person do you want to be with?

ポジティブで明るい人。
考え方が柔軟な人。
親切な人。
楽しそうな人。
笑ってる人。

Then, you should just become that person.
If you do, it should always be fun.

Certainly, if you are the "person you want to be with," every day should be incredibly fun.

It's obvious when you hear it. But when I first learned this way of thinking, it was a shock.

It was so simple, so spot on, that I couldn't say anything.
"Why don't you just become that person?"

Indeed!!
I will become that person. I am becoming that person.

Thank you for reading this far!!
The person you talk to the most is yourself. So, you should just become the person you want to be with.

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