Cute

Cute

I love cute things.

First of all, I think flowers are cute.
I find tulips and moss roses especially cute.

When I saw the tulips in the flower bed that the second graders had planted to celebrate our enrollment when I was a first grader, I thought, what a cute shape a flower can have.

They were probably in the kindergarten flower bed too, and I had even sung songs about them, but it was when I saw them in elementary school that I thought they were cute for the first time.
Six years old. Was that the age when I finally started to appreciate their charm?

Then there are moss roses, which are cute.
Some people might not be able to picture them just by hearing the name, but I want you to Google them on your smartphone right away.

Pink, orange, yellow, white, red... And the colors of those small, translucent flowers are just so cute, I think.

Suppose you plant colorful moss roses in a white, ball-shaped planter. I feel like just that would be enough to keep me in a gentle mood until late September.
Maybe I would even fight less with my friends.
Also, when I learned the meaning of the word "dainty," I thought, that's exactly it.

Like this, I think flowers are cute.

And then, I think pandas are just so cute.

When something unpleasant happens, or when things are tough, I wish all of humanity could be healed by that cuteness.

I suspect that the secret to why they are so cute is that "every part of them is round." There is a theory that this is also effective for parent pandas and tickles their maternal instincts. But even if there is such a strategy, it doesn't matter to me; I just think, "Cute!" Besides, both baby pandas and parent pandas are equally cute. The drooping black color around their eyes is also comforting. Even though their eyes are surprisingly sharp.

Some people say, "You don't have to go to the zoo to see them, you can just look at photos." But when the panda from Adventure World was leaving for a country across the sea, people gathered to see it off, saying, "Have a safe trip."
I understand that feeling well. I found myself saying it too.

I believe that no matter what kind of motif goods you make, the panda is the only animal that cannot be beaten by the cuteness of the real thing.

Next is cherries. I like the way they are basically connected in pairs.
Of course, one is cute enough on its own, but when there are two, that cuteness increases tenfold.

When I studied the composition of 10 in first-grade math, or when I studied addition with carrying, I learned to think by splitting 10 into two numbers. Like 3 and 7, or 2 and 8.
I even remember calling it "cherry calculation" in a cute way, connecting those numbers.

Cherries. Their color, their plump shape, and their scent are all cute.
Of course, their taste is a perfect match for their appearance.
That's why I hesitate just a little when I put them in my mouth.
Thinking, is it really okay to eat them?

Everyone has their own preference for what is "cute."
So, while it's nice if we can share that feeling, it's not a sad thing if we don't.
Rather, I feel like I've gotten to know that person, I want to know more, and
conversation will likely flourish, centered around each of our own versions of "cute."

Besides, at the end of the day, I am who I am.

There are countless things in this world, but when I encounter something "cute" that really strikes a chord, I feel happy. My excitement levels rise.

In this way, the sensibility of seeing something and thinking it is cute,

is something about myself that I really like.