Whenever I have a chance to meet an American, I always get the
impression that they like to say their own opinion as an individual. I mean
they are opinionated in a good way. Even if they have a health problem or had
to be in a wheel chair, they try to enjoy life within the rules they need to be
in. It’s as if the birds are spreading their own wings wanting the world to see
how beautiful they are. This is what the Japanese people lack, I think. I feel
that Japanese people are always looking at the average, the standards and
comparing themselves with it. Am I less or am I winning? It’s a mixture of pleasure and anxiety.
When he thinks he is more than average, he tends to show off. And when he
thinks he is less than average, he gets overly depressed and often blame on his
parents or his family about why he is that way.
As long as you are comparing
yourself with others, you will never feel the true sense of happiness. The only
real way to find true happiness is by recognizing your own inner good will and
convincing yourself that you are good enough. One famous and successful
entrepreneur once said, “I will never believe in god nor Buddha or any kind of
religion but I have never had a moment to look away from my own sense of
morality. I believe this was the source of my success and peace of mind. ” He
also said, “People should believe and follow his innate morality. And that
should be the philosophy of life.” I feel that in a way, it's the same as
believing in your good will= innate god. This entrepreneur also had many
enemies. But he was not afraid of what people might say. He only believed in his own moral about what is
right and wrong. This made his
successful in the society. He didn’t believe in any religion but his life was
about believing in his own innate god. He did not depend on god or Buddha but
had true faith in himself. He also said that he is not afraid or worried about
his life after death because he always did what he thought was right.
This is
the right thing to do, even looking from the point that YOU actually become the
judge of where to go in the life after death. To follow your good will = innate
god is the best thing you can do for yourself in this dimension. Trust your
good will. In a real sense, this is the same as having faith to god.
Ikashite-itadaite arigato-gozaimasu
Thank you for letting us live
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