Today, I must describe "the best thing" that happened to me during my time in Portland. (I'm in Portland now.) An idea came to me soon. I'd like to write about Halloween party.
Once, I posted an article about the party, but I didn't write about details. It was partially because I participated in it in a little while. But actually, I thought about many things at that time. Well, I'm introverted. So, I'm interested in how I feel or what I think about something more than what happened in the physical world. I'll write about such things.
On the day of the party, I was tired and had many things to do. I wondered if I should have gone to the party or not. (Actually, I often skip parties and school events.) But, finally I decided to go because I thought knowing American culture was also a part of study. And, although I joined it only for 40 minutes because of the bus, I could enjoy much.
It was so fun that my tiredness had gone! The enjoyment gave me much energy. I even thought that "It's fatal if our life is unhappy!" Then, I remembered late Dr. Hayao Kawai's words. (He is a Japanese psychologist whom I respect.) If my memory is correct, what he said is roughly given below:
"We tend to think that we must rest after we waste energy. But, the object of such way of thinking is a machine. It might be surprising for most, but we can gain energy doing something we like or something we can enjoy. This is one of the biggest differences between machines and us."
I apologize for my poor memory and bad translation (again). But, his words are true! Then, should we go to parties or something at any time even when we're totally tired?
In my opinion, we shouldn't overgeneralize all situations. Once, I enjoyed a party. But after that, I got exhausted. At that time, I couldn't do anything but rest. So, it depends. The important thing is that we necessarily don't need to rest when we're tired. We often can activate ourselves to enjoy something, like Dr. Kawai said.
Anyways, it was really good I could enjoy Halloween party and I could know a part of American culture. Moreover, it was a good lesson to me. So, I chose this topic for this assignment. Well, this may be my final post. But, if I found some topics I want to post, then I'll come back. See you later!
My twin brother danced at Halloween party. (I also enjoyed much!)
I wish I could have met your brother! Best of luck next term!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for all things you've done for us. Take care of yourself. Wish you a bouncing baby boy!
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