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Everyone seems to…

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IMAGE: Everyone seems to think that life is cumulative. On the contrary, I think it should be unloaded. The more wealth and knowledge one accumulates, the more freedom one loses. If you stick to the accumulation of the past, you will be buried in the sediment before you know it and you will not be able to move. To challenge life and truly live, you must be reborn moment by moment and open your destiny. To do so, you must have nothing and be unconditional in mind and body. The more you throw away, the thicker and purer your life becomes.

Everyone seems to think that life is cumulative. On the contrary, I think it should be unloaded. The more wealth and knowledge one accumulates, the more freedom one loses. If you stick to the accumulation of the past, you will… More »

人生は積み重ねだと…

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IMAGE: Everyone seems to think that life is cumulative. On the contrary, I think it should be unloaded. The more wealth and knowledge one accumulates, the more freedom one loses. If you stick to the accumulation of the past, you will be buried in the sediment before you know it and you will not be able to move. To challenge life and truly live, you must be reborn moment by moment and open your destiny. To do so, you must have nothing and be unconditional in mind and body. The more you throw away, the thicker and purer your life becomes.

人生は積み重ねだと誰でも思っているようだ。ぼくは逆に、積みへらすべきだと思う。財産も知識も、蓄えれば蓄えるほど、かえって人間は自在さを失ってしまう。過去の蓄積にこだわると、いつの間にか堆積物に埋もれて身動きができなくなる。人生に挑み、本当に生きるには、瞬間瞬間に新しく生まれかわって運命をひらくのだ。それには心身とも無一物、無条件でなければならない。捨てれば捨てるほど、いのちは分厚く、純粋にふくらんでくる。 – 岡本太郎 (1911 – 1996): 『自分の中に毒を持て』 (Ninel_SによるPixabayからの画像) (Google Translateのエンジンを使用した、Sound of Textによるテキスト読み上げ) More »

Many words will not…

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IMAGE: Many words will not fill a bushel basket. / Wealth of words is not eloquence.

Many words will not fill a bushel basket. / (A “bushel” is a unit of volume that is used for measuring agricultural produce such as grain, beans, vegetables or fruit.) / Wealth of words is not eloquence. More »

多弁能…

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IMAGE: Many words will not fill a bushel basket. / Wealth of words is not eloquence.

多弁能なし。（日本の諺） / 口数ばかり多くても、ブッシェル・バスケットを満たすことはできない。 / (「ブッシェル」とは、穀物、豆、野菜、果物などの農産物を測定するために使用される量の単位（約35～36リットル）。) / 多弁は雄弁にあらず。 More »

An honest man feels…

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IMAGE: An honest man feels that he must pay Heaven for every hour of happiness with a good spell of hard unselfish work to make others happy. We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.

An honest man feels that he must pay Heaven for every hour of happiness with a good spell of hard unselfish work to make others happy. We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume… More »

誠実な人間は、自分に…

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IMAGE: An honest man feels that he must pay Heaven for every hour of happiness with a good spell of hard unselfish work to make others happy. We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.

誠実な人間は、自分に幸福が訪れるたび、今度は他人を幸福にするため骨身を惜しまず働いて天に報いなければならないと感じるものだ。富を生み出さずして消費する権利がないのと同様、幸福を生み出さずに消費する権利はない。 – ジョージ・バーナード・ショー (1856 – 1950): 『キャンディダ［カンディダ］』 （戯曲中、牧師モレルから青年レクシーへの台詞） More »

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