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Self-pity is a fake.
自己憐憫はニセモノ。

 

Self-pity is only for losers. They feel like they’re beaten up by someone or something, but that’s wrong; they are the one who beat them up.

We always have a choice to become whatever we want to be. Even when someone literally hits you, you can stare at the person and stand firm like a champion. Or you beat yourself up and cry about it, even though you still have the power to fight back.

Even when no one trusts you, trust yourself. Keep working hard and prove yourself to the world. Never indulge yourself in self-pity, because that’s the delusion you’ve made up.

 

 

See all.
すべてを見よう。

 

As the old saying goes, you can’t see the forest for the trees. If you focus on the specifics too much, you won’t see the whole. If you see only the whole, you will miss the details.

So what? What should we do?

Learn to switch our point of view to see both the whole picture and the specifics. No guesswork allowed. Try to see everything with our own eyes.

It doesn’t matter if your view is different from others. The point is, you have your view, not someone else’s.

 

 

Embrace two sides.
二面性を受け入れよう。

 

Sometimes I’m afraid to go to sleep because my subconscious mind often gives me a bad dream. It makes me wake up in the middle of the night and often doesn’t allow me to go back to sleep.

During my waking hours, I don’t have to worry about the downside; I always feed my mind with positive thoughts and try to be with someone who uplifts my spirit.

The fact is, everyone has two sides—positive and negative, bright and dark, or no matter how we describe them—in one’s mind. That’s how our mind works. All we have to do is recognize these two and decide how we manage each of them.

 

 

Forget the negative, never forget the positive.
悪いことは忘れ、良いことは覚えておこう。

 

Forget a bad day, but never forget that you always have so much to be positive about.

Forget what made you feel bad, but never forget what made you smile.

Forget what hurt you, but never forget what it taught you.

Forget the bad things, and never forget the good things. Always distinguish these two—that’s the key to have a better life.

 

 

Love is not for sale.
愛情は売り物じゃない。

 

Love is a reflection of what you think of yourself.

You can cultivate your love only within you. Even when millions of people love you, you wouldn’t be able to love them back if you didn’t develop love within you.

Nothing—even your love for others—can buy you self-love; it only comes from within.