There is no hope for Japan's future

I have no hope for Japan's future, and I feel a sense of crisis. If you have negative feelings that you can't do anything about yourself, the condition of your abdomen, which became ill in March, will deteriorate.
I think it's a way to come to terms, but when I return to work, I can see various family situations, so I feel like I can do it in this state.

From my own experiences of about 30 years, stories about my ancestors (including parents) I've heard from my parents, relationships between relatives in the parent generation, and the contents of books I've read in the past year, I've become able to predict social phenomena to some extent. Now, various incidents are being reported on the news, but the home environment of the perpetrators can be roughly predicted, and there are many cases where follow-up reports are made later. It's not a gut feeling, there's a rationale.

Doing things like “I want to fundamentally cure my illness” and “I want to understand what is necessary at work from the essence” is, on the contrary, making me suffer.
Sometimes I wondered if it would have been better to keep the rough cut. However, today, while eating dinner, he said, “No matter how much effort is made to resolve it, new suffering will appear again. Not wanting to do something about it is getting away from suffering.” It came to mind. However, I also think that means abandoning efforts.

I think religion had wisdom that would allow people living today and their descendants to be happy and spend a happy time in that land. Europe and America are Christian, the Middle East is Islam, Asia is Buddhism, and Japan is Buddhism and Shinto, so I think there is wisdom suited to the natural environment of each region.
There are three ways to think so. The first is knowledge of geography until high school. The second is the knowledge of Islam taken in the university's liberal arts course in religious studies. The third is the knowledge of Buddhism and Shinto that I have studied in the past year.

I think the reason for the current social phenomenon is that modern Japanese people don't understand the essence of religion, and morality has collapsed.
I think opportunities to seriously learn wisdom for living have drastically decreased, such as New Year's in Shinto, weddings in Christianity, and funerals in Buddhism. I think moral education and lifestyle guidance are originally in the domain of family education, but I feel that there are many places that don't function anymore.
I think schools have been responsible for home education since my generation was a child. However, schools couldn't afford that either, and I think 20 or 30 years have passed.

I don't think we're in a situation where we can do anything anymore.

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Should I let them wear an umbrella when it rains

You can let them take an umbrella when it rains.
When new suffering comes, you should think about new ways to deal with it.
You just have to live until you die,
I just arrived at where I went.

That's why I think we must improve the future state of school education and home education.
At the same time, education of adults on the educator side is also necessary.
For example, club activities must also promote the growth of each student through club activities rather than producing good results, raising the school's name recognition, increasing the number of new students, and making profits.
Also, since there are individual differences in memory and comprehension, students with low academic ability may eventually grow into adults who can be used in society as a result. To that end, at the same time, it is necessary for adults to have an attitude of not discriminating against those who have left their old age.
Also, although Buddhism cannot be taught in public elementary and middle schools, it may be possible to teach moral content within Buddhism.
(Sorry, my post was cut off here due to an emergency)
Nonetheless, what we can do is limited, so I think it would be nice if we could contribute even just a little bit to the future of children to the extent that we can do without difficulty.
Hiroshi also doesn't push his back on himself too much, and let's work steadily to the extent we can.

I read it.

Rather than thinking too hard, wouldn't it be better to first aim for each person to be able to live a truly happy life no matter how old they are?
To that end, I think it would be good to walk slowly and grounded in how to think about it, how to aim, and how it is desirable to live.

Please do your best! I support you from the bottom of my heart!

Studying is good, but don't be too burdened

You've learned a lot, haven't you? You seem particularly interested in Japanese social theory.
The fact that climate defines religion is “climate” by Tetsuro Watsuji, and Japanese people have no religion,
It's in Isaiah Pendasan's “The Jews and the Japanese,” so they've probably read both.

There is criticism about “climate” that it is environmental determinism, and even when it comes to “Jews and Japanese people,”
There is criticism that it is a fake book written by Japanese people.

The reality is that I'm curious about the future of Japan, and although I read a lot, I don't understand it.
Reading a book and feeling like I understood it halfway through is the worst thing.

What's more, it's counterproductive if it makes you anxious and even affects your body.

Japan's future may not be bright, but I want to do something about it. That effort
Together, we can change the future.

“The world is envious of Japan's future.” Morning Musume. Love machine
“The future isn't that bad.” AKB48 Koisuru Fortune Cookie

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