Don't Over-Prepare, Life Is Best When You Just Go With the Flow | Series: Asking Tenpu-san Again Today, Vol. 19

Hello, I'm Rina-wan 🐶

I'm a dog who stays by my owner's ({Rina Nomura}) side, listening to her say things like "Hmm..." or "I see~" every day, thinking along with her and taking naps.

Now, for this theme...

It's a question that might make your ears twitch: "You think you're moving, but aren't you actually standing still?"

But honestly, this happens to me a lot too. Like, "I've thought it through and I've prepared," but in the end, nothing has actually started.

🐾 Believing starts with taking action, woof!

Tenpu-san says, "Believe. Everything starts from there."

It sounds simple, but it's deep, woof.

It's hard to believe in things you can't see, isn't it? Even if you psych yourself up and say, "I'll believe!", it's not something you can easily believe from the bottom of your heart.

But what I think is that believing starts with taking that first step.

🐾 Tenpu-san's words hit home

When I read this, I instinctively rolled over onto my back.

Even though I think, "Yeah, yeah, I get it!", there are so many times when I'm not moving at all, woof.

🐾 Just learning won't make the wind blow, woof

For example...

📚 Reading books
🧠 Attending seminars
📝 Getting certifications...

I think, "I must be growing!", but when I think about it, if I'm not delivering or using that for someone else, the outside world doesn't change.

I also think, "Maybe if I just bark 'wan', something will get across," but that doesn't always work, woof.

🐾 'Taking it to heart' starts with taking action, woof!

Tenpu-san also says this:

'It is important for the words of truth to be accepted by the soul.'

But even if you think, 'Alright, I'm going to take this to heart!', it doesn't happen right away.

What I think is,you try moving, you feel, you fail, and you try again...and while you're doing that, it gradually soaks into the depths of your heart.

In other words,perhaps belief cannot grow unless you are in motion,woof.

🐾 Now is the perfect era for 'improvisation', woof!

The world these days is really unpredictable, woof. No matter how much you prepare, there are mountains of things you won't know until you try.

That's why, rather than 'preparing perfectly before moving,' I feel more and more that'adjusting while moving' works better,don't you?

🐾 Effort + Timing + Connections = Results, woof!

And you know, listening to my master, I think that in life,it's not just about effort; 'connections,' 'luck,' and 'timing' are also super important,woof.

Who you met, what kind of flow you were in—those are oftencoincidences you only encountered because you were moving,woof.

🐾 The wind blows for those who move, woof!

At the end of the day, I think the ones who open up a path in life aren't the ones who are perfectly prepared or the ones who know the right answer, butthe ones who started moving as they are right now,woof.

I'm still walking along feeling nervous, but I feel like as I move little by little, the wind starts to blow, woof.

Let's take one step together today, too, woof!

Thanks for reading, woof!

🐾 Conclusion

In this series, 'Asking Tenpu-san Again Today, Woof!', I'm secretly (?) sharing the famous quotes from Tenpu-san that my master was secretly moved by!

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'Asking Tenpu-san Again Today, Woof!' Magazine

They say Tenpu-san was an incredible person who influenced the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Kazuo Inamori, and Konosuke Matsushita.

Yet, his words are so simple and warm.

If today's words reached your heart even just a little—

I'll wag my tail with joy, woof!