The Resolution of "Abundance"

What is "abundance," anyway?

When I think about it again, "abundance" is abstract.
I think it is a word that surprisingly doesn't have a clear answer.

Having money.
Having free time.
Being able to spend time with people you love.
It is completely different for everyone.

It is a word that changes depending on one's interpretation.

So this time,
I don't want to write an answer that says
"this is what abundance is."

I want to try to pull together
what I myself feel abundance is right now.

Looking back at my past self,
I think I wanted "quantity."

A lot of knowledge, a lot of experience, a lot of income.
Big dreams, flashy goals.

The more I had of those things,
the more I felt I was getting closer to "abundance."

But, at some point,
that feeling started to change little by little.

For example, food.

It might be because I've gotten older,
but I can no longer eat the same amount I did during my growth spurt.

But I want to eat things that make me think, "This is delicious."
I feel that desire has actually become stronger.

Rather than quantity, the satisfaction of a single bite.

And then, my focus on things.

I used to try to adopt new clothes
or shoes every season immediately.

It wasn't that I was concerned with trends, but
I wanted to create a state where I could choose whatever I wanted based on my mood that day.

I thought I was buying things I liked,
but I think I often just bought whatever caught my eye based solely on emotion
(impulse buying, that is).

However, as things began to overflow,
I started to wonder,
'What are the things I really want to cherish?'

The trigger was a major earthquake.
But it was a turning point.

From around that time, I began to think about the craftsmanship, the development stories,
and the background of those products.

Whether I could empathize with them, or whether I personally wanted to cherish them,
and wanted to nurture them together—
I started to value that kind of attention to detail
for the things close to me.

Perhaps this is
a shift in affluence from 'quantity' to 'quality',

or rather,

it might be that theresolutionwith which I perceive affluence
has changed.

Before, I tried to feel affluent
by obtaining everything.

But now,
I am trying to find affluence
in the details of what is right in front of me.

A bite that makes you smile because it's delicious.
Tools that fit well in your hand.The scenery spreading outside the window.

There is a quietly spreading sense of satisfaction in such things.

That is how I think about it.

Perhaps it will change again as I get a little older,
or as I meet more people.

For you,
what is the 'affluence' you feel right now?

If you'd like, please tell me in secret.

See you again.

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