Thanks to Otsuru Himan, I Quit My Defined Contribution Pension

I am such a Mamatart fan that I even pay for a membership on the comedy radio app GERA.
During my wedding preparation period, I went running every morning while listening to Mamatart's radio show.
For someone like me who hates running, listening to the radio was something I looked forward to, which really helped me keep it up every morning, so I am truly grateful for their existence.
It is no exaggeration to say that thanks to Mamatart, I was able to lose 10kg.
To the two members of Mamatart, thank you so much, always.

First of all, does everyone know Mamatart?
They are a comedy duo belonging to Sun Music, consisting of Yohei Hiwara (whom I call Hiwa-chan) on tsukkomi and Otsuru Himan (since Hiwa-chan calls him that, I also call him by his full name, Otsuru Himan, without honorifics out of respect) on boke, who have reached the finals of the M-1 Grand Prix, said to be the pinnacle of manzai comedy, for the past two consecutive years.
Otsuru Himan is a giant of a man, standing 180cm tall and weighing 195kg.
Surprisingly, his 'spe' is a staggering minus.(Even though women in the nightlife industry are fighting with a 'spe' of 110-115... even though there is a meme saying 'Sorry for having a 'spe' of 100'😓... the times have yet to catch up to him >_<)
He is 'the pink, unbelievable fat guy who appeared on the M-1 Grand Prix'.
Despite that, he can do a forward roll and run 50m in 10 seconds.

Beyond their unconventional giant physiques, both Hiwa-chan and Otsuru Himan are highly educated, so their word choices and ideas are very sharp. That is why I love Mamatart's talk. That is why I look forward to listening to their radio show every week.

Now, to the main point.
As mentioned above, Otsuru Himan has an unconventional giant physique.
Because of that,he seems to be trying to live his life 'fast and short'.I forgot which radio episode it was, but when the topic of defined contribution pensions came up, Otsuru Himan said,

laughing it off like that. (Sorry, my memory is a bit fuzzy)


I was truly struck by that.

'Isn't it the same for me, that I might not live until 65...?!'

I have this desire for Otsuru Himan to be happy forever, to keep baking pizzas in his own pizza oven forever, and if possible, to keep supplying laughter to the world (of which I am a part)... but,
being overweight can be a factor that increases the possibility of being called to heaven (or 'being saved,' as Mamatart would say).

But you know.
Isn't it true that there is no guarantee that either the giant Otsuru Himan or I, who am currently in good health, will live until 65?
You never know what will happen. If you take it to the extreme, you don't even know if you'll be alive tomorrow.I thought.

And so, I quit the defined contribution pension I had been paying 30,000 yen into every month since I was a new graduate😃

In this world, it is considered that one should save money for retirement and worry about the future, preparing and setting things aside, on the assumption that tomorrow and the future will naturally come.
I'm not denying that, but'First, let's live the present moment to the fullest!'I was able to think that way⭐️
I am grateful that I have today, which I often take for granted.
From one remark by Otsuru Himan, I was able to think this far.
I will also do my best to live 'thick and short,' no, 'thick and long.' Otsuru Himan, thank you.

(By the way, I am doing a different financial product instead. I also learned (thanks to my husband) that there are financial products with better content than defined contribution pensions.)

I will continue to live on, healed by Mamatart.
Everyone, thank you for reading this far💫

Aside 1:
I quit the defined contribution pension about two years ago.

Aside 2:
I also pre-ordered and read Hiwa-chan's book ('Honestly, I'll tell you, there's nothing to do but read this book and make your days cheerful') since last year, and I was very healed by his unique phrasing, which made me laugh out loud and feel gentle.
The style of using parentheses () frequently in the text to supplement my feelings is also something I started after reading Hiwa-chan's book and Satoshi Ogawa's 'Novel Thinking for Verbalization'.
Hiwa-chan, thank you so much, always.
Congratulations on being a tsukkomi star㊗️

Aside 3:
Since I listen to a lot of Mamatart's radio, I have started calling comedians by the names the two of them use.
Gunpy, known for Baki-Do, is 'Gunpy-san',
and Ito from Ozwald is 'Ozu-ito-chan'.

Is this a common thing? (Maybe it's just me)

Aside 4:
The video I'm using as a thumbnail even though it's unrelated to the content,
'[Emergency Project] Let's find the identity of the "pink, unbelievable fat guy" who appeared on M-1' (2025/12/25)
is also interesting, so please watch it if you are interested.