Life is a process as long as you are living

Ah, Ahn Mika,
you always speak such wonderful words that touch the heart✨🤗

The other day, while I was watching TV casually,
you said something that really stayed with me.

On the episode of "Achikochi Audrey" featuring Ryo Tamura and others as guests
The second installment of solving worries!
"Ahn Mika, listen to me! Gloomy Poem Presentation"

"If death is the final destination of life,
then everything while we are alive is just halfway there."

"If you think of death as the final destination,
everyone is unfinished while they are alive."

"When you think of the time of death as the final destination of life,
that is all just a process."

"So, seeking perfection in that process
is a waste as a human being."

"The moment a person thinks they are perfect, their growth ends, and since 'failure' (shippai) is written as 'losing the act of losing,' the moment you think you are invincible, your life is over. Because you become arrogant."

"It is important to always lose a little bit."

"Because having small failures becomes the hope for living."

That is so true...
We are still in the middle of life.
We are in the process of living.

Life is a process of living forever, and
all the while, we are
constantly changing...

Everyone is a work in progress!

Yes, I felt that deeply✨

You should just enjoy the present
with the mindset that it's okay to fail!

The encouragement from Ahn Mika is wonderful✨😊

The other words were wonderful too!

“Life is like a potter's wheel”

“People sway and sway,
and through that swaying, they build their own vessel”

“If you expand it too suddenly, it will crack, won't it?
Gradually, little by little, before you know it, it has grown larger”

“More than people think,
people who aren't perfect can be more charming,
or become characters you can feel very attached to”

“When you smile,
the smile spreads to others and you smile too, but
actually, your own brain also smiles
and it becomes easier to perceive things as interesting”

“To cherish yourself,
to be able to laugh from your heart,
you create a smile for yourself”

“You don't laugh because it's funny,
it becomes funny because you are laughing”

Every word is wonderful, isn't it?😊

A smile is magic that makes you happy✨
I also love being a person who smiles💕

When I was feeling down, too,
I was cheered up by the smiles of the customers at the gym,
and by making myself smile as well,
it was a time when I could avoid feeling bad.

Even though it was a tough time, my work was also my salvation.

Ahhn Mii-ka's sense of words
Life is a potter's wheel✨

I really resonate with that!

Gently and carefully,
sometimes getting a bit misshapen,
but correcting it and shaping it again,
gently and carefully.

What kind of vessel
will the finished piece become?

I'm looking forward to it💕
So, now and in the future,
let's continue to expand gently and carefully!

〜Ahhn Mii-ka's words that touched my heart〜

I found an article where Ahhn Mii-ka
talks about her upbringing and such.
I think you'll be able to understand her background a little better.
If you are interested, please take a look and read it.

https://www.asahi.com/and/article/20191007/400841850/

There are wonderful words there too✨

“I look back on my day once a day.

　　Am I expecting too much from others?”

Ah, that's right...
This reflection is wonderful✨

I'll imitate this and incorporate it right away!
That's what I thought😊

...Thank you for reading...