After all, when it comes to “Preserving the Culture”, what matters are “Responsi

After all, when it comes to “Preserving the Culture”, what matters are “Responsibility (Readiness to take)” and “Seriousness (level of commitment)”. If one is aware of where they stand, then the level of responsibility & seriousness can be balanced. When this balance is disturbed, then Cultural Sustainability also faces the risk of losing something important. I really appreciate a discussion in Japanese Live Streaming – it cleared my head to offer more clarification here.
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(1) If one is aware that they are just “visiting (guest)”, “doing whatever” may/can be okay (of course, following the basic courtesy would be nice). (2) If one is aware of their lackness, and　what they want to do is to enjoy/embrace it by learning it, then ”simply enjoying it” is a great condition to culture. I am sharing the Sashiko Story so people can join (1), and hopefully move to (2) – because Sashiko is quite profound. However, this account has another mission, which is to prevent (3), which is – if one considers themselves as a master/knowledgeable enough to teach the culture/practice on behalf – to the general public (not friends or family), then one has to seriously realize their responsibility in what they do.
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I want everyone to enjoy Sashiko. Therefore, I share. It is a similar feeling that I want everyone to visit Japan because I like there from many aspects. However, I do not want a non-Japanese (here, the person who doesn’t speak Japanese & not living in Japan, not by ethnicity) to represent “Japan” – as I do not want someone who just googled Sashiko to teach “Sashiko” on our behalf. In other words, anyone can be a Sashiko teacher, but it requires a deep commitment to learn, think and Imagine. When “privileged (group with power)” think light about responsibility & seriousness, then Cultural Sustainability will be violated. This can be a very brief & accurate summary of what I am doing for now. I think the message is very fair – unfortunately, the society is full of unfairness, though.
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本日の配信！素晴らしかったです。議論になったので少々攻撃的に聞こえてしまうかもですが、こういう機会を頂けてしっかり言葉にする事ができました。めちゃ真剣に語っているので音割れしていますが、つまりはそういうことだってまとめられた気がします。反応下さった方々に甘えてしまった点、反省ですが、是非聞いて頂きたい内容になりました。
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2022-11-05 01:42:51

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