Do you think that we are just witnessing a great period that a new industrial revolution is just happening? Maybe most of us never heard AI ten years ago, but everything centres around it nowadays. One side, we enjoy the conveniences provided by AI, on the other side, we are concerned that we might be replaced by AI, especially the robots who are more efficient than human and seldom make mistakes. As for common people like me, it's really hard to imagine what the world will be in the next ten years. I have heard someone said that everyone will have a robot in the future to help them deal with things, run errands and solve problems. Someone even have two ones or more. Robots will replace smart phones. This reminds me of the time around 2008. When I first saw smart phones , I knew that the world would be changed a lot, then many new jobs that were deeply related to smart phones and chips appeared. The situation was really like today's. Many great carrer fields about AI will appear. The new era comes. The powerful people in the future will bethe ones who are cleverest, not richest.

Yesterday, I went to go "hatsumode". Typically, people do it on new years day, January 1st. And my family always do in the same way as it. But, in this year, my father and brother caught a cold🥺 So, we couldn't visit the local shrine, and did that later than usual. In hatsumode, there are some traditional customs. Firstly, before entering the shrine, you make a bow in front of "Tori(鳥居)⛩️", the sacred gate of shrine. And you must not go through center of this gate. Then, you do "temizu(手水)💧", purify your hands in order. The order is that left hand, right, and mouth. When you pray, there is a traditional act. Two bow, two claps, praying, and one bow. If you buy new "omamori(御守り)", you should give back old one to the shrine. It's not mean like disposing. Today, I wrote about a part of hatsumode. Probably, regardless of interest in Buddhism, hatsumode is a important event for us. Eating osechi, soba, and ozoni, and spending good time with family or friend. These make me be positive for the new year💕

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I am an introvert and there was a time when I felt so comfortable not meeting or talking too much. There was a time when I thought I just needed to try best to make up for the part of being have almost no relationship. But now looking back, I can see clearly that my happiness I have, my job I have or lots of lucky moments I have are due to my relationship. I must not be too lazy of connecting with others, which can also show my gratefulness.