Dig Into Your Legs With Your Sharp Nails. We tend to rationalize paths we are going only because we are going. We always telling ourselves, "If I want, I can change direction anytime. It is just not now." Even when you feel going back seriously, your foot will be against you. Your foot has been disciplined to walk a restrictive way with the restrictive way you walk. Stopping on the way and turning in a different direction will be denied by your foot, not by your head. Dig Into Your Legs With Your Sharp Nails. Get them back under your control. Then, choose another path that is right for you. It will never be too late to start over again. Thanks for reading, correcting and giving me suggestions!^^ Tommy https://plus.google.com/u/0/113017990973861529478/about

To My Friend Who Is On The Other Side Of The Earth It is a good thing to insult half-jokingly each other with friends. That is a common way to express affection for them. It is also a good thing to be scolded by the one you have esteem for. That will provide you with an opportunity to reflect on your possible fault. So, how about getting "negative" words from strangers or people you hate. As for strangers, since you don't know the background of their words, you would take the meanings of them as literal. As for someone you hate, the negative tone of the words would be amplified inside you. If third parties become involved in such situations, things will further get complicated. But, essentially, nobody can completely decide whether a word is positive or negative, and even true or false. There is only the chain of negative and unfortunate feelings we have, not words have. To know the true meanings of words that people say, you need contexts of them, histories of them, and logs of them. What we are missing probably are inclinations to learn more about someone, and mindsets to understand somebody. If all of us on the same planet become friends, all the exchange of words might be nothing more than happy larks. Thanks for reading, correcting and giving me suggestions!^^ Tommy https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tsutomu-Narushima-Tommy/320373871337867

To Expect And To Be Expected 期待すること、されること When you are with high expectation of something good, that is a pleasing time. 期待に胸を膨らませている時というのは心地良いもの。 But, in that case, you are taking somewhat the pleasure that you will get when the expectation is met. でも、それは期待していることが実現したときの喜びをいくらか先取りしてる。 If the expectation is not realized, you will be disappointed. Even if the expectation is met, you will get less surprise and sensation than when you didn't expect it to be met. 実現しなかったときは落胆し、実現したとしても、期待していなかったときより驚きと感動は少ない。 If the total amount of the pleasure you can get is same regardless of whether you expected something or not, do you still want to expect it? 期待してもしなくても、実現したときに得られる喜びの量は同じだとしたら。 それでも期待する？ It is not so hard to be expected by many people. 多くの人から期待されるのはそんなに難しくない。 Just spread the word about your great potential and your high ambition. 自分は素晴らしいポテンシャルを持った人間で、これから何かインパクトのある大きなことをする、とできるだけ多くの人に宣伝すればいい。 These days, the social medias help you to do that. ソーシャルメディアなど、そのための伝達ツールも整ってきた。 I think you can get someone who lays hopes on you. 期待を持ってくれる人はいるだろうね。 As a result that was expected, you will get to share somewhat the pleasure that you will share when the expectation is met. そしてやはり、実現したときの喜びをいくらか先取りして誰かと共有することになる。 Even if the expectation is met, you will share less surprise and sensation than when they didn't expect it to be met. 実現したとしても、期待させていなかった場合に比べて共有できる驚きと感動は少ない。 If the expectation is not realized, they will be disappointed. 実現しなかったときは、その人たちをガッカリさせることになる。 In some cases, because of the fail, you might get bad names as a fraudster or a lip server. 場合によっては、詐欺師、口だけの人間との汚名を着せられるかもしれない。 If the total amount of the pleasure you can share is same regardless of whether they expected your success or not, do you still want to be expected to make it? 期待されてもされなくても、実現したときに共有できる喜びの量は同じだとしたら。 それでも期待されたい？ Thanks for reading, correcting and giving me suggestions!^^ Tommy https://plus.google.com/u/0/113017990973861529478/about

A Shit Game That Has No Rule And Has Bloody Fighting Is Called "Life". ルール無用の残虐ファイトな「人生」という名のクソゲー You would be badly disappointed if things that had been possible to achieve long before has suddenly changed to the unachievable. 過去に可能だったことが突然できなくなってガッカリ。 The past rule has lost its effect. 過去のルールが効力を失った。 Worse, there might be no rule in the first place. いや、そもそも初めからルールなどなかった。 Thanks to the effectiveness which some play styles get by chance over a period of time, there seemed has a strict rule. たまたま、一定のやり方がある期間に通用したせいで、ルールがあるように見えただけだった。 Damn it all. なんてこった。 Nonetheless, without imagining a tentative rule, we can neither start playing the game, nor go forward one bit through it. とはいえ、かりそめのルールがあることにしないとゲームが成立しないし、一歩たりとも前に進むことはできません。 So, we have no choice but to assume some rules are applied and try to enjoy the game as much as possible. ですから、とりあえずは暫定的なルールが存在すると仮定し、ゲームを最大限に楽しむほかないでしょう。 Even when the ladder has been let down, even when the low dining table has been turned over, or even when the saved data has been deleted, you have to laugh at them. たとえ、ハシゴを外されても、ちゃぶ台をひっくり返されても、セーブデータを消去されても、けしてめげてはいけません。 When you don't feel up to restart the game whose rule has changed, that might be called "aging". ルールが変わった新しいゲームを一からやり直すのが億劫になったとき。 それを人は「老い」と呼ぶのかもしれません。

Some Reasons Why You Don't Have To Compare Yourself With Others. 他人と自分を比べなくてよいいくつかの理由 In evolutionary history, differences between you and someone are like trivial accident errors. 貴方と誰かの違いなど生物の進化の歴史においては、取るに足らない誤差のようなものです。 Is an ant living by comparing itself with other ants? アリは隣のアリと自分を比べながら生きているでしょうか。 Our human feelings, such as envy or competitiveness may enhance our social vitality. 私たち人間が持つ誰かを嫉妬したり負けたくないという気持ちは社会に活力を与えてくれるのかもしれません。 But what is the vitality for anyway? しかし、果たして一体なんのための活力でしょうか。 Is there any problem to pursue values of your own without causing trouble for others? 誰にも迷惑をかけない範囲で自分だけの価値を追求することになんの問題がありましょうか。 Why you have to follow the "dreams" fabricated arbitrarily outside of you. どうして自分の外側の、概して恣意的にでっち上げられた「夢」を追いかけなくてはいけないのでしょうか。 Take hold of the reins on your unicorn. そのユニコーンの手綱をしっかり握っていてください。 That is to avoid getting caught and being a slave to the "dreams". 捕らえられ「夢」の奴隷にならないように。 Thanks for reading, correcting and giving me suggestions!^^ Tommy https://plus.google.com/u/0/113017990973861529478/about

If You Are Not Hated By Bad People, You Must Be Bad Yourself. 悪人から嫌われないということは、あなたもまた悪である証拠 One nice guy have said like this, and it still resonates with me. 今も私の心の底に重く横たわっている、ある人の言葉です。 A person whom everybody likes is, in other words, a person who is harmless and convenient for everyone even bad people. 誰からも好かれる良い人とは、言い換えれば誰にとっても、悪人にとっても害のない都合のいい人ということになります。 However, it is dangerous to label the one who hates you as a bad guy easily. とはいえ、自分を嫌っている人のことを悪であると安易にレッテル貼りするのは危険なことです。 But, if you can not find anyone who hates you around you, you should have serious doubts about the reasons why they don't dislike you. しかし、自分を嫌っている人が周囲に見当たらないという人は一度疑問に思ってみてもいいかもしれません。 What they like about you? 自分の何が好かれているのか。 It might be your weak mind that tends to stay in status quo and that lacks of the will to change. 現状維持ばかりで変革の意思を持たない弱き心か。 It might be your unreasonably unlimited patience. けして逆らわない歪んだ我慢強さか。 It might be your innocent character or ignorance or lack of experience. 純粋無垢さや無知さや未経験さか。 Express yourself, and someone must hate you. 自分を強く出せば必ず誰かに嫌われます。 Living is being hated, that is sad though. 生きることは、嫌われることです。悲しい事ですが。 Thanks for reading, correcting and giving me suggestions!^^ Tommy https://plus.google.com/u/0/113017990973861529478/about

Tell What You Can Tell Today. 今日語れることを語る If I were destined to pass away tomorrow, I would leave a will here. 明日自分がこの世からいなくなるとしたら、私はここに遺言を残すでしょう。 Nobody knows if I can get through the next day. 私が明日を無事に過ごすことができるかどうかはわかりません。 It's possible that I would be involved in a traffic accident. 交通事故にあうかもしれません。 It's possible that I would be struck down by a heart attack. 原因不明の心臓発作で倒れるかもしれません。 When you put truly important things for you into words, as expected, you need to set a deadline for it. 本当に大事なことを言葉にするには、やはり締め切りが必要です。 "I never want to regret if this letter is the last message of mine toward the world." 「もしも、この書簡が世界に向けた私の最後のメッセージだとしても後悔のないように。」 I hope I will keep writing in that spirit. そんな気持ちで書き続けていければと思います。 No, I guess I can not write in that way. いや、やっぱり無理です。 I don't think that my weak mind will be able to put up with the writing style which focus my death for the next day. 明日死ぬつもりで書くなど私の脆弱な精神は耐えられそうにありません。 But still, I will try to tell you what I can tell, and what I might not be able to tell you tomorrow, しかしそれでも、今日語れることを精一杯語る、明日語れないかもしれないことを語る。 This is the only way that I attempt to go through. そう努める他ないのではないでしょうか。 "Did you tell enough today?" 「あなたは今日十分に語りましたか？」 Thanks for reading, correcting and giving me suggestions!^^ Tommy https://plus.google.com/u/0/113017990973861529478/about

Encouragement for self-education 独学のススメ From a view point of my poor life experience, most of people who mastered things to a high level in a very short time were leaning by themselves, not in school. 私のそれほど長くない人生経験から言わせてもらうと、物事を短期間で高いレベルに到るまで習得した人たちの多くは、学校で習うのではなく独りで学んでいます。 And, that kind of people say self-education is the best study method. そして、そうした人たちは口々に独学が最も優れた学習方法だと言います。 Ultimately, motivations for leaning are personal. 学びの動機とは究極的には個人的なものです。 It's obvious that studying at your own pace is more effective. 自分一人のペースでじっくり勉強する方が効率が良いのは明らかです。 If you are not inclined to learn or continue without going to school, you get the issue wrong. 学校に通わないと学ぶ気がおきない、続かないという方は問題を取り違えています。 Do you really want to learn or just want to be seen learning? 本当に自分は学びたいのか、それとも周囲に学んでいる姿を見せたいだけなのか。 Except fields which requires educational equipment, teaching ourselves on the internet will become more and more common. 教育設備が必要な分野を除いて、インターネットで自学自習するのがますます一般的になるでしょう。 A new age of self-education seems to be just around the corner. 独学の新時代がすぐそこまで来ています。 Thanks for reading, correcting and giving me suggestions!^^ Tommy https://plus.google.com/u/0/113017990973861529478/about