Japanese culture

In a recent message I received. 'I got an email saying that your blog is interesting, I'm inspired to write it. Thanks for your support! Recently I've been working part-time in a bar two days a week and doing food delivery at a leisurely pace for three months now, since I quit my job in January this year. There, I realised once again how tied up I was with so many different things. In Japan, we are a people who are very sensitive to what people around us think, and if you deviate from that, you are often treated with great disdain. I get the feeling that they don't want to nurture individual independence. Therefore, parents blame you for deviating from the 'ideal rail' that was instilled in you from childhood, and you keep blaming yourself, and the more serious you are, the sicker you become. I myself went to counselling and I think that if going to counselling makes you better, you should go to a lot of counselling. However, I think we should not forget one asp...

  Spring. Sad things and battles are always taking place, but the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. In Japan, the earthquake happened on New Year's Day and reconstruction has not progressed at all. Taiwan also had an earthquake the other day, but things are shared at a very fast pace, privacy is taken care of, and the food is very good, which makes me realise how poor and backward my country has become. However, I am fortunate to have the opportunity to meet friends from other countries and we can talk about each other's countries. It is only there that I get to know Japan from the other side of the river and realise many things. It is impossible to say that we can understand each other because we are from the same country. Even if you are from a different country, I think it is possible to understand each other if you listen carefully and do not lack respect for the other person. I am grateful for the opportunity to do so. The world is a big place and there is a limit to what...