The World Seen from the Gufufu Republic

When I finished raising my children and caring for my parents, I felt empty.
The days I spent running for the sake of others had suddenly come to an end.
I should have finally been free, but I didn't know what to do with myself.

I was called by my name less and less,
and there was nowhere left where I was treated as "me."
Before I knew it, a voice had become ingrained within me: "You have no right to exist unless you are useful to someone."

It was then that I happened upon a "Star Map."
It was an Eastern astrology called Zi Wei Dou Shu.
They say that by looking at your birth chart, you can see the talents and destiny you were born with.

At first, I was skeptical.
But strangely, I felt as though the arrangement of those stars saw right through to the depths of my soul.
Rather than being saved by fortune-telling, I think I "reunited with myself."

After that reunion, I created a small world in a corner of note.
That is the "Gufufu Republic."
It doesn't exist on any real map. But it is a place that exists in everyone's heart.

Here, kindness is a strength.
We do not compare. We do not compete.
The value lies in being able to share a moment of laughter with someone else.

Since I planted the flag of the "Gufufu Republic" on note, people have started to visit one by one.
At first, it was just passersby.
But eventually, people who said, "I've come back," began to appear.
"I feel relieved when I come here," "I was saved by your kind words."
Voices like those began to reach me little by little.

Among them, my encounter with a visitor named Nagi-chan left a deep impression on me.

When she shed tears at my words, I was convinced.
This country has the power to change someone's future.
Through Nagi-chan, I learned about a dream-like initiative called the "Space Brothers Project."
The founder is Miiko-san. I naturally found my heart aligning with her vision of spreading kindness and hope.

This republic has only one constitution.

"Choose the fun path over the painful one.
Choose the interesting path over the boring one."

When we change the direction of our hearts in that way,
I believe the winds of society as a whole will surely begin to change, little by little.

If there is anyone who feels they have no place to belong, I want to tell them this:
There is definitely a place where you can laugh.
If you can't find it anywhere, you should just create it yourself.

Because the future begins to change the moment you wish to "live again."

Suki. Gufu.
Perhaps the future begins with such gentle words after all.
They are magic words that softly connect one person to another.

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