Quite paradoxically, people don’t always find success pleasant and important. We fight, then fall. In the midst of the despair and anger, our life can be intensely colorful. – Taro Okamoto [Okamoto Tarō] (1911 – 1996): The Eyes of Taro… More »
There should be two ways in life, the way to make a living and the way to really live on. However, most people only think about how to get their living in this world. – Taro Okamoto [Okamoto Tarō] (1911… More »
I wonder why people are so lethargic and inconsistent. To say that the world is boring means that they who say so are boring. – Taro Okamoto [Okamoto Tarō] (1911 – 1996): The Eyes of Taro Okamoto (translation by Okamoto… More »
It is commonly said that some people stand at the crossroads in their lives, but that is not accurate. In truth, everyone is always standing at a fork in the path in their life. Should they go this way or… More »
Don’t scold children, you were children too; don’t laugh at old people, you’ll be old too. (translation by Okamoto Ken [Take Moon OK] (1963 – )) (Image by Stephen Farrugia from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine… More »
If you clap your hands: the maid will make tea (for you), the birds will fly away (from you), the carp will come close (to you); at Sarusawa Pond. (translation by Okamoto Ken [Take Moon OK] (1963 – )) (Image… More »
![IMAGE: Act like you have Covid-19, it will help guide your decisions. It won't be easy, but the alternative is worse. Breaking the rules could kill someone close to you. Stay home [Stay at home], stay safe, break the chain, save lives. You are not alone. We will get through this together, but only if we stick together. Be strong and be kind [Be strong but be kind].](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/virus-4915859_640-200x140.png)
Act like you have Covid-19, it will help guide your decisions. It won’t be easy, but the alternative is worse. Breaking the rules could kill someone close to you. Stay home [Stay at home], stay safe, break the chain, save… More »
I look up at the sky as I walk in sadness, / So that the tears will not fall from my eyes. // Remembering those happy spring days, / And I am all alone tonight. // – Sukiyaki (song): Lyrics… More »
If I don’t do it, who will ever do it? And if not now, when? – Okamoto Ken [Take Moon OK] (1963 – ) (Image by Erica Cain from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google… More »
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You sometimes have to use the carrot and the stick to motivate someone. [You sometimes have to use carrot and stick to motivate someone.] – Okamoto Ken [Take Moon OK] (1963 – ) (Image by heathervalentin0 from Pixabay) / (Image… More »
![IMAGE: Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. [Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. / Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ai-generated-9017144_640-100x67.jpg)
