I appreciate all of the comments you leave on this account. I am sorry that I ca

I appreciate all of the comments you leave on this account. I am sorry that I can only write a few replies… due to the limited time I have. Yes, I sometimes choose to be angry. Yes, I sometimes feel pain by someone’s “free-interpretation”. However, I think I don’t spread the “negative” messages – my messages are just idiotically honest. If you are new here, please try to read all of the posts in the past. Surprisingly, I barely repeat the same contents & photos. This is thanks to my surroundings – we have so much accumulated in Sashiko – both stories and photos. 

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If you read the messages mindfully, you will find them “welcoming”. Despite occasional aggressive attacks to what I write from people I don’t know, it is NOT my intention to make enemies. In fact, my intention is the opposite. I want to make friends who mutually share respect for Sashiko & Japanese culture. I want you to be a member of the ship I am on. Therefore, I keep sharing about the Sashiko we practice. (I am not the captain of the boat. Sashiko is.)

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If the world is filled with only negative & ignorance, I have already given up sharing the Sashiko. I met, read, listened to, saw, many kind & caring voices regardless of the difference in culture. Before being defensive, please try to read what I would like to share. If you feel what I write is negative, then please listen to yourself if what I write reflects what you think. I want you to enjoy Sashiko with good understanding. Therefore, I share something I should/want to hide.

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お陰様で沢山の方に僕の祈りを読んで頂けるようになりました。沢山読んで頂けるという事は、その数だけ受け取り方があるということです。「一部を切り取らないで、全体を読んで」と思う一方で、同時に「（伝え手が）切り取られないように配慮する」ことがとても大切だと思っています。刺し子への思いが強い為、時に文章も強いものになります。強い主張は受け取り方で歪を生み、結果的に反感を作ってしまうこともあります。ご理解頂きたいのは、僕は刺し子を言葉にする中で「敵を作ること」は望んでいないということ。寧ろ逆で、「友達を増やしたい」というのが、僕の言葉の本意であることを汲み取って頂ければ幸いです。配信では言葉通りそのまま伝えてますので、配信もご覧頂ければ幸いです。

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2020-11-30 11:26:43

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