It is hard to answer or make a priority. Something around me is absolutely important because I'm made up with it. friends, family, pets... whatever. But I say my most precious thing is one experience.
In fall vacation last year, I met two foreigners, French and Ukrainian for me to speak English and for them, Japanese.
I'm so shy that I'm not good at talking with a stranger even in Japanese. But it was in English. I couldn't stop my heart beating. I was moving or shivering til the end.
Anyways, I foud it difficult to talk about dailylife in English and hear people speak English which has an accent from their country.
And I learned that speaking English or being a foreigner in Japan seems tough.
We went to a coffee shop so that we could sit and talk. When we started to talk, something was wrong. That is, a couple next to us stopped their conversation and started to listen to us! That was clear for me. And it was so awkward for me to continue speaking English.
So I can't imagine how hard it is to be a minority. Though I've never been to other countries, I think living abroad is hard and lonely. Of course it's more meaningful than that hardness, though. So I want to be kind to others, especially a minority as possible as I can. Such attitude can only save the people who are bothered because in Japan more than 30,000 people commit suicide.
Nice blogging, Hisashi!
返信削除I like your line below. This feeling is very, very valuable! I'm glad you had that experience!
>So I want to be kind to others, especially a minority as possible as I can
Keep up your good writing!