I want to charge this heat with attempted murder

"It is dangerously hot again today."

Even though it is a phrase I am used to hearing in weather forecasts, I feel its weight increases every year.

When I step outside, it feels as if an invisible, massive wall is standing in my way. Just breathing drains my energy, the asphalt radiates heat, and the sun beats down relentlessly.

There are days when I feel like saying, half-jokingly, "I want to charge this heat with attempted murder."

Of course, there is no one to actually hold accountable for a crime.

However, the heat has become such a threat to human life. What used to be dismissed as "it's hot because it's summer" is now a life-threatening danger side-by-side with heatstroke.

Humans cannot defeat nature.

That is precisely why I believe we need the wisdom to live with it skillfully, rather than trying to win against it.

Drinking water, using air conditioning, choosing the shade, and resting are no longer "indulgences" but "actions to protect one's life."

Summer is beautiful.

The blue sky, the cumulonimbus clouds, the fireworks, and the sound of cicadas—Japanese summer is full of scenery that moves the heart.

However, one must not be too captivated by that beauty.

Only when you have your life can you enjoy the summer.

So today, too, I whisper this to the heat in my heart:

"I want to charge you with attempted murder."

And at the same time, I tell myself:

"I won't push myself today. That is the best way to win."

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