Mother’s Day
Mother’s day in the UK is usually at the end of March, though the date varies year by year. Like many British events, it is a combination of Christian and secular. An old Christian custom called Mothering Sunday has been …
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It’s how hard you can get hit
…And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame, like a big shadow… The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are, it will …
The Chance To Be Nice
(Aung San Suu Kyi, June 2012. Speaking on her memories of life at Oxford, at her honorary doctor’s degree acceptance) These were very precious memories because I had lived a happy life, and this made me understand so much better …
Hope
If you want to hope for something, you’ve got to work for it, too. Aung San Suu Kyi, April 2012 in Japan. 来日したスーチー氏のインタビューでの言葉です。彼女は、ビルマ(ミャンマー)国民に対し、何もせず望んでいるだけ、彼女や彼女の政党、他の政党がやってくれると期待するだけではなく、自分達もやらなければならないと言っています。‘何かを求めるのならば、自分自身も努力しなければならない。’何事にもあてはまる言葉です。そして私達日本人にも。
What to do with your life
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I …
The Race With Yourself
Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long, and in the end it’s only with yourself. 嫉妬で時間を無駄にするな。君は時には先にたち、時には遅れをとる。レースは長い、そして最終的には、自分自身とのレースなのだ。 From an imaginary graduation speech by Mary Schmich, columnist of The Chicago Tribune, 1997. The …
The Power And Beauty Of Youth
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh never mind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and …