915. Everyone, let's become 'good at forgetting things'—yes, you should just give up.
Everyone, let's become "good at forgetting things." Yeah, you should just give up.
[Stupid coucou's upside-down theory 94]
1. The 57th 100 words of the heart. 57th 100 heart
Without obsessing over the past,
Without worrying about the past,
without fearing tomorrow,
Don't be afraid of tomorrow
live in the now.
Live in the now.
The troublesome past
It's passed,
that has already passed.
A troublesome past.
Don't let your heart be troubled by such things,
For such things,
don't be confused,
Don't be confused,
don't be fooled,
Don't be fooled,
I am dreaming of
Haven't seen it yet
a wonderful tomorrow
Have a wonderful tomorrow,
that I have yet to see.
I'm dreaming.
Living in the now
Living in the now is
is not a product of the past.
It's not a product of the past.
Living in the now
Living in the now is
is actually living in the future.
It's about living in the future.
ⒸStupid coucou's upside-down theory
ⒸStupid coucou's upside-down theory
The 57th 100 words of the heart.
57th 100 heart
2. It's nice to be good at forgetting things
Lately, my forgetfulness has become severe~ I lament, 'Oh, I'm getting old.' Because I might forget everything if I stay like this, I try to get into the habit of writing memos or recording things on my smartphone so I don't forget, but then I lose those memos, or my smartphone is so full of memos that I can't find what I'm looking for. Above all, I even forget the things I've written down... Ah, is it hopeless now~ Everyone forgets things, right? Also, there are misunderstandings and misapprehensions. And every time that happens, I blame myself~ Coucou is always spending his days looking for things. The most common things are documents. And the more important something is, the more carefully I put it away, so I can never find it. Perhaps I spend most of my day chasing after lost items.
What's even worse is when I forget something, go back to get it, and then forget what I went back for, or when I search frantically for my car keys only to find them still in the car, or when I panic because I can't find my smartphone anywhere, only to realize it's in my pocket.
Seeing this, the super women at the office set up a prominent 'key storage' spot on coucou's desk...
Yet, coucou still ends up back at square one...
Next, I was given a large, eye-catching character doll, but...
That doll came off and disappeared somewhere...
So, coucou turned things upside down—
Don't put away important or precious things; always keep them right in front of you.
I made boxes with large labels saying 'Important Documents' and 'Important Items'.
Of course, from a 100-yen shop. I even attached a Doraemon doll to the box.
With this, will I be perfect starting next year?
I'll put boxes at home too, and toss everything I carry around into those boxes—
Boxes in the car, too. I bought enough for six places in total—
It's solved for 660 yen including tax—
But, two troublesome problems still remain...
That is the information inside my computer and smartphone...
It's still as hard as ever to find things—
But, I can't do it anymore—
It's beyond coucou's capacity...
So, I gave up on those two. And then, it became simple and refreshing.
The world is full of infinite information.
I can't tell what information is necessary and what is unnecessary.
I think everything is important and can't throw anything away.
If this were on a bookshelf, I should be able to find it, but even that bookshelf becomes hard to search when it's just full of books.
Besides, it's impossible to keep this much information in my head, unless you're a genius; for an ordinary person like me, it's better to just take it slow and tend to my bonsai, right?
Yes, forgetfulness isn't because of age—
Just like coucou's disorganized office, my mind is a cluttered mess—yes, I need to delete, reset, and reboot my brain—
And you know, let's become 'good at forgetting'—
Yes, we can just give up, can't we?
To forget is to let go.
From coucou's still-cluttered workspace...
3. People who are considerate are slow-paced, aren't they?
When you live your days in a rush, you don't see anything,
time passes by without you understanding anything—
Even if someone says, 'Where are you going in such a hurry?',
I end up retorting, 'It's none of your business!'
Yes, it is certainly the person's own freedom—
But, if you move at super speed, you have no time to look at or enjoy the scenery around you. You keep looking only at the far distance, and you can't see what's right at your feet. That's something obvious that anyone can understand, but for a long time, foolish coucou didn't get it—
And when you move around busily, other busy people gather around you. Everyone is busy; it's natural to be busy. Because if you're working hard, you're busy—
Sometimes, you run into people who aren't busy. When busy people see someone who is relaxed and slow-paced, they get irritated. 'Get to the point,' 'Speak faster,' 'Act faster,' the busy people shout, complain, or mock them.
The relaxed, slow-paced people who are mocked keep blaming themselves, thinking their personality is bad or that they are at fault. They reflect on themselves even more. However, these people never shout at others to get to the point, tell them to speak faster, tell them to act faster, complain, or mock others.
Hey, everyone—
What do you think?
You can see that people who are considerate are slow-paced, right?
Because they are slow-paced, they can see what's at their feet and understand the other person's feelings. Don't you think that's what it means to be considerate, to be the precious people who care about you?
Yes, your precious people,
they aren't among the busy people.
Your precious people are relaxed and composed.
And you can tell that they cherish you.
So, let's walk a little more slowly.
coucou has had a change of heart...
It's coucou~
Greetings, everyone~
coucou, who has lived at super-high speed, is slow now~
Especially when it comes to walking.
Come to think of it, until last year, I was always walking at the front.
Every year, at the end and beginning of work, there are events where we make super-high-speed greeting rounds to 30 to 50 locations with 4 to 5 people.
Visiting this many places in one day means the time spent at each location is short.
Until now, since I was at the front, I only thought about making the rounds on time, and I never looked back.
But starting this year, because I walk slowly like an old man, I am at the very back. Everyone keeps moving forward~ coucou tries his best to catch up so as not to be a burden. But the distance keeps growing...
However, there are members who care about this coucou and slow down to walk with me.
Ah, people who can move slowly are...
people who are considerate...
Considerate people often watch over and think about others.
Considerate people have the power to worry about others and empathize with them.
Above all, they value others more than themselves.
This might be something high-speed people cannot understand.
After all, high-speed people don't have the luxury for that, do they?
So, low-speed, slow, slow—I feel like my allies and perspective are changing somehow.
coucou intends to learn while observing the upside-down world, the slow, relaxed, and laid-back world.
Today is the 361st day of the count-up~
In 5 more days, we will reach the 365th day of the count-up,
and January 1st will be the start of the 366th day of the count-up.
Along with the count-up, age, years, and time all continue to increase.
There is never a countdown.
People are born, live, and continue to live.
Without anyone knowing about a countdown, we continue to count up.
Yes, no one knows when the end will come.
The only thing I know is that life is wonderful and that people were born into this world to be happy.
So, we must enjoy it...
more and more~
Thank you for reading this far today too~
Thank you to those who read every single day~
I can't really reply to comments, but thank you to everyone who leaves them~
I am reading with all my might the posts of the people I follow, but I can't get around to all the followers who have kindly followed me, but thank you for reading—I will definitely come to visit you~
So, I haven't forgotten you~
Thank you to those who give me 'likes' even if I can't return them~
Thank you to those who introduce me in many magazines~
That's why I feel like I can do my best~
Thank you for everyone's consideration~
See you tomorrow~
Have a wonderful, slow day today too~
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