Lovely morning. Values change from person to person, from society to society, and from time to time. It is not uncommon to find that things that we take for granted have changed over time. If we take up the language that we usually speak, of course we don’t know how it was spoken in prehistoric times, but even if we look at the letters and documents that remain today, they are certainly different from the language we speak now. And even if we look at the books of Soseki Natsume, one of the masterpieces of modern Japan, we can see that the language is definitely different from the one we use today. Even though the core of their writing has not changed, the way they use words has changed.
In the same way, our sense of values are also changing, and under the influence of this pandemic, our sense of values are changing from the sense of values that we can see, the sense of values that people see, and the sense of values that we see from materialism, to the sense of values that each individual should follow his or her heart and do what he or she wants to do. I am beginning to see a change in values.
While having one’s own goals and working toward them is important, it is also important to enjoy the process, including failures, and to keep the excitement in mind as you move forward. There are so many people out there who are shining brightly, but they always seem to have dreams and goals, and when one dream comes true, they are always striving for more. If you get too caught up in the results, you may lose your motivation in life depending on the results, or you may feel burned out after reaching the results.
What is important is that we cherish the experiences we have in the process of reaching our dreams and goals, even if we fail, get depressed, or fall, and learn from them and use them as new power to move forward. All these experiences will surely enrich our minds, bring us a sense of enjoyment in whatever we do, and give us the courage to move forward from within.