Prayer for Peace II

Today's prayer is for Nagasaki.

A Gemstone

The Earth is like a gemstone.
The above thought sprang up on me when I was looking at a photo of the globe floating in space.

Fresh Words

The speed of growth is different in every person.
That's why in any era, there is a person who speaks the old truth with fresh feeling.

Prayer for Peace

I hope there is no war on the earth.

Grown-Up

I remember that when I was in elementary school, I thought, "I want to grow up as soon as possible."
But, right now, I am still standing as a child...

Time Management Skills

Time management skills are also a part of your ability.

Success and Failure

I have many failures in my life, but I guess there are many successes too.
It may be a good idea to create "failure note" and "success note."

Though It's at an Elementary Level

I've never thought but programming (Java) is kinda fun.

Know

First, we need to know.
Then, many things will begin.

A Lot of Energy

Changing oneself requires a lot of energy.

But, I guess I need to do that.

Peace

Everyday, I will pray for peace because everyday, the earth is not peaceful.

Two Phrases

"Oh, well."
"Things will work out."

The above are the two phrases that greatly help us to smash through all our negative emotions.

A Double Chin

When I hold a violin, I'll get a double chin.

But, I don't care!

Today was

An all-nighter → a quiz → a big mistake → reflection → releasing → relaxing

Today was like this.

Difficult

Everything exist in your mind!
How difficult to grasp this simple truth is.

Only One Person

Any conviction starts from only one person.

A Bunny's Dinner

I am eating... and washing my mouth... and done!

The Summer Grasses--

"The summer grasses--
Of brave soldiers' dreams
The aftermath" (1).

At war, every loser laments, but every winner will eventually become weak too.
No country lasts thousands of years.

The facts become a history and with mercy, the book about it is put back to the bookshelf.


1. Matsuo Basho. The Narrow Road to Oku. Keene Donald, translator. 1996. Translation of: Oku no hosomichi.

(Found from the web site: http://allabout.co.jp/study/basicenglish/closeup/CU20040412A/index3.htm )

Become Cynical

Whether become cynical or not is completely up to you.
You decide which one to be.

In Exactly the Same Way

I often think like "when will this person realize such an easy thing," or "this person finally realized, but it took so long."
However, I'm certain that my teacher also think like above when she faces me.

A Treasure

You have to find a treasure by yourself or you cannot recognize it as a real treasure.

A Small First Step

It seems that it's better to make a small first step even if you have a big dream.

Trial and Error

Trial and Error: correct mistakes one by one.

Wait

Every storm has its end.
So, I just need to wait.

Change

You cannot change someone other than yourself.

I really really hope every one to know this truth.

To Be Found Easily

I'll bury tens of hundreds of good words from now, so that people can easily find them.

Alike

Sometimes, I observe people who dislike each other, but are very alike.
This means that the person I greatly hate might be so similar to me.

I have to be very very careful for this...

Create

Creating a new things is really really fun.

(It is very hard, though.)

A Relaxing Bunny

Here is a relaxing little bunny.

Influence

I often get motivated when I see others doing their best.
People influence each other.

Pass!!!

To be successful for the programming course I'm now taking, I printed the word "Pass!!!" in 200 point bold, and put on the wall.

It is very impressive.

One Word

Sometimes, we need only one word instead of many words.

Peace

No bomb is fallen from the sky.
Here is very peaceful.

I hope the above sentences are true to everywhere on the Earth.

Might Be

Even the laziest person might be fighting to oneself everyday.
We should not label a person just by looking.

"Email"

"Email" is a really convenient tool...

I just thought it.

Just

I thought I became less fearful.
But, it might be just my imagination.

Stories

When we are in "the world," we completely forget ourselves.
This is the power of stories.

(But, I know that it is hard to create them...)

Things We Cannot See

There are so many things that we cannot see.

One of such things is "music."

Like a Boomerang

If you behave unemotionally even when you are ill spoken, those ill words almost directly go back to the person who said.

So, be strong.

Look Refreshed

I cut all of the brown leaves of my plants.
They look refreshed.

A Very Relaxing Day

I finished the first summer course yesterday so that today was a very relaxing day.

I hope my friends can also spend a day like this once in a while.

91-Year-Old

There is a 91 year-old cellist in Japan.
How amazing is it!!!

(From an article in the Japanese string journal "Sarasate.")

Invert

There are so many elements that indicate losing.
But, I decided to think about how to win.

Be Sensible and Realistic

After I thought about the far future, I think about tomorrow.

"I must do laundry tomorrow. The basket is already full."

Be sensible and realistic.

Enigmatic

It is enigmatic, but "my mind" is the one who feels, "I don't like the person" or "I like the person."

Children

I remember that somewhere on the Net, I read a news paper article about the children in the Muslim countries.
According to the article, the children also scrawl on the picture of Muhammad.

As I read the article, I felt so much relief.
It tells me that the nature of humans are the same in all over the world.

Adults must not do that, but children are OK for doing it.

Record

I read around the essay I wrote, and recorded it.
Then, I heard it by myself.

......

It was terrible.

For Refreshing

I always see the picture of a bunny to refresh myself.

I Myself Can Realize Something, But

I am not able to make someone to really realize something.

(I don't have the controller of the person's mind.)

First Attempt

At first attempt, we need courage.

A Slight Cold

I caught a slight cold on the last Saturday.
It was slight, because I completely recovered on the next day.
But, when I thought about it, I reminded that there were a sore throat from about two days before.

My body started its battle against pathogen even before I noticed.
I give thanks to my body for keeping me in a good condition.

Two Kinds of People

It seems that the society is made up of these two kinds of people.
One: The people who are a bit strange but have courage.
Two: The people who are normal but are coward.
I guess, both are needed in this world.

Reasons

I believe in spirits.

The biggest reason is this:
I will never be able to say "Look! There is no such thing as spirit!!" after I die.

If I add one more reason, it could be this:
When an angel or my relatives come to guide me after I die, I don't want to do the following comic dialogues.
"You died and became a spirit."
"No! I don't believe it!!"
It may be fun to do this dialogue :) , but it will still sound stupid.

Thus, I believe in spirits.
Did I make a strange argument?

"Senzu"

I really wish to have "Senzu" recently.

("Senzu" is a kind of versatile been that appears in a comic book (or animation) called "Dragon Ball.")

Build Up

Build up your energy slowly and steadily.

"En" - Some Unknown Force

"Encounters" spread and tangle up by themselves.
No one, except perhaps God, knows how coincidence really works.

Deep; Shallow

Just like words or thoughts, there is a depth in impression.
However, you cannot receive a deep impression without experiencing a shallow impression.

C+

Today, I got the result of the in-class essay exam I wrote about the other day.
It was 63%, C+ - the best mark I ever took in this class!
I've been trying to take this mark, so I'm very very happy!!

By Yourself

Many things are happening in this world now, and many things will happen in the future.
But, I recommend you to find the "truth" by yourself.

Qualitative Aspects of Time

I guess that time has qualitative aspects.
I want to use time in a good way.

A Cubic Cream Puff

The picture above is a cubic cream puff.
I want to try it...

(Dalloyau's cubic cream puff. About $6.30 in Tokyo, Japan.)

A Determination

For creating a harmonious Earth, I'll become a stronger person.

An In Class Essay

Today, I had an in class essay.
I guess, I wrote better than before...

As Soon as Possible

Wish each and every person to realize that "I am actually given so many happiness."

The Basic of Creating a Good Relationship

Praise the person in front of you.

Each and Every Person

Hope each and every person on Earth to be happy.

"Oh, well"

I realized that I'd been forgiven by this phrase, "oh, well."

Chocolate

A piece of chocolate after serious studying is really really delicious!

Practice

I can't write things that I'm not really practicing.

Calmness

When I'm praying for someone else's peace, my mind is not agitated.

Stupid

When I have lots of time, I use it wastefully.
I am so stupid...

Cry

When you want to cry, cry.
Your mind doesn't deepen without expressing your feelings.

Time

Anything that can be seen does not last forever, but when we consider the things that cannot see, we find lots of things that seem to last forever.

"Time" is one example.

"I"

It's very difficult to write objectively.
I shouldn't use "I" in the essay that is due on this Thursday.
If I were allowed to use it, I could write the essay more easily...

Humming

I often hum automatically.
It's OK if I'm in my room, but if it happens outside, I'm sure that others will think I'm a strange person...

Rewriting

Let's rewrite yesterday's post.

"Easygoing is a good thing.
Look at the Earth who's age is almost 46 billion years."

Isn't this better than the yesterday's one?

Going Easy

Going easy is a good thing.
Our Earth has been working for 46 billion years.

"Nabbie's Love"

For the first time in a year or something, I listened to the soundtrack CD of a movie called "Nabbie's Love." (It's a kind of musical movie that was taken in Okinawa.)
I lost in the music and listened to the CD for an hour without stopping.

A Small Struggle

Today, I got the journals that I've ordered to Amazon.co.jp.
I want to open it now, but I have homework to do, so I am struggling.

A Mirror

Others are the reflections of your own mind.
So look carefully.

How About Aromatherapy Instead of Heavy Thinking?

Whenever we are tired, we think like, "Oh, tomorrow is just another day like today," and we double our stress.
Tomorrow is not yet coming, but for some reason, we tend to decide it.
How unreasonable creatures we are.
They are humans.

To Add

It is so hard to add my own sentence to the sentences which were already written by another person.
I have to understand the person's point of view, and then have to write a sentence without offending the person's tone.

Slowly

Just like the tide come in, we can improve slowly but steadily.

Knowledge

Knowledge does not exist for you to act big but exists for you to deepen yourself.

Poetic Sentences

It is difficult to understand the meanings of poetic sentences.

Knowledge and humility

We do make mistakes. Then, we understand the importance of knowledge and humility.
Our ignorance and arrogance are the fundamental cause of most problems...

The Piece Which Almost Everyone Knows

Bach's Minuet No.3 is one of my favourite pieces. This piece begins like this.

♪G CDEFG CC
A FGABC CC♪

On the piano, this piece is so easy to play, but on the violin, it is hard.
It is surprising, but I still cannot play this tune beautifully.

Until Now

I was forgiven so many times, so that I need to forgive others.

A Huge Yawn

I gave a huge yawn.
How happy I am.

Documentaries

I think that documentaries are the most interesting programs on TV, but this idea seems not common.

Mind

One person's mind lasts forever, and there is nothing that does not improve in the depths of time.
We are living in everlasting happiness.

Change

Usually, people won't change their way until after they feel shame for their own behaviours.

Many

There are many things that we cannot understand without experience.

(I went to Vancouver yesterday. I got up at 3 am and came back here after midnight, so this post is actually written on the next day but please forgive about this.)

Sarasate

I ordered two string journals called "Sarasate" to Amazon.co.jp.
They will be shipped in early June.
I'm so excited!

Why

I heard that somewhere on Earth, there are monkeys who watch a sunset nearly an hour.
When there are such monkeys, why do we have to run the rat race?

Think Too Much

Sometimes, I get confused when I think too much.
When it happens, I stop thinking about the matter and loop up the blue sky.

IrfanView

I installed a freeware called IrfanView to edit pictures in my computer.
This software is much better than the one I used before.

Nested

This world is nested.
Everything is in one big box.

Interesting

Humans are interesting.
I guess, they are the most interesting animals on Earth.

Tunes

The tunes that stick in my head and the tunes that stick in my mind are a bit different.
But I'm not sure for their difference yet.