[A Little Personal Story] I recently composed a song based on the essay by the person who won the Excellence Award in Hana Fujiwara's "Why I Write" contest.

Hello, this is Legend.

I recently had the opportunity to compose a song based on the essay by the person who won the Excellence Award in Hana Fujiwara's "Why I Write" contest.

That person is

Sayaka Kanzaki.

I read Kanzaki-san's essay, "There is a 'Love' That Gets Conveyed Through Writing," and I was so moved when she described telling her daughter 100 things she loves about her that I actually blurted out, "Seriously?!"

The reason is that my own parents tended to force their values on me and were quite negative.

When I tried to take on challenges, they would tell me, "You can't do it," or "You won't become a respectable adult that way," and even if I managed to do something, they would say, "It's expected that you can do that." They were always nagging me about this and that being no good.

On top of that, they were strict about my studies. I feel like that strictness about studying started when I was really young. Thanks to that, I hate studying. I'm also not good at thinking things through.

Both of my parents have passed away, but perhaps because the memories of spending my adolescence that way remain so vivid—I will stop mentioning my parents here—but honestly, there were several episodes of my father being a piece of social trash even in his later years before he died, and my mother had her own issues, so the resentment is still stronger.

It felt like I didn't know the outside world at all until I started living on my own.

Just like with Chikuwa Aozora-san, whom I introduced in the article below↓↓

when I see people having such a wonderful relationship with their children, I feel truly envious, but at the same time, I really hope that the number of families building such wonderful relationships will increase.

I want toeliminate from the world parents who force their ideas on their children and stifle their potential.

Sayaka Kanzaki's essay is wonderful, of course, but I turned this essay into a song with the hope that more families with such good relationships with their children will increase.

This time, Miku Mayutan-san was

organizing a project, so I'm not sure if this fits the theme, but I decided to talk about some private matters I don't usually discuss.

Finally, a promotion

Just as I turned Sayaka Kanzaki's essay into a song, I am planning to hold an event in November called Legend Sonic, where I will turn any creative work—essays, novels, trivial daily occurrences, anything—posted on note into a song, and I am looking for 50 creators who will let me turn their work into a song!!!! At the moment, 7 creators have decided to participate!!! There are still spots available for creators, so if you think it sounds interesting, please take a look at the article and contact me!!!! Thank you very much!!!!