puppets

Nice to meet you, today.

Things that have a shape... eventually die. This applies not only to us, but to everything in this world. And it doesn't end when people die. They become spirits, quickly get into people and things they loved during their lifetime, and live together. I'm sure you've heard the phrase 49 days. I had my beloved wife taken by an illness. The 49th... in the meantime, my wife on this shore (this world) and my wife on the equinox (other world) walked steadily through the “time of life” together during that time, and it's okay now... so if we both think so, we can embark on our respective stories again... I think so.

I think dolls are particularly susceptible to having a soul. Just as pure prayer transcends borders, transcends races... is equal.

People are convinced by visible events, but they try to turn their eyes away from invisible events... that are absolutely different. No matter how much civilization develops, there are laws that are invisible to the eye. For example... pass the test! If you take on the challenge with that in mind, there are times when you end up with that kind of result. Conversely... I can't do anything... if I think so, the results will be like that.

A soul dwells in it. That's why there is something called a “puppet memorial service.”

As for dolls, you really love me from the bottom of my heart! thank you! I'm saying that. It's not scary at all. From now on, I sincerely pray that you will continue to be cherished... and that you will be able to arrange an adventure trip called your own life.

Gassho

I read your consultation.

Kids love it, don't they? That's very nice.

Even so, the fact that you are burdened with the circumstances of not being able to give birth to children... makes me feel heartbroken when I sense your feelings.

Under such circumstances, I really understand the feeling of loving that doll just like my own child.
However, unlike the previous monk's answer, there is no such thing as a soul (in the sense of the root or body of life) dwells in things.

If there is one, it just means that our feelings about things capture things in that way.

The eyes that see everything are my own eyes, and my own thoughts. That's why the way you look at it and how you perceive it changes depending on your own thoughts.

I've loved you so much, so I don't think it's unreasonable for you to feel that way.

Human thoughts create a variety of warmth and kindness, and at the same time, people are also swayed by those thoughts themselves.
This is because humans have worries, so I think it's convenient for me.

A typical example of affliction is thirst. Human love is thirst. You can't love someone just the way they are.

The desire to bring what is convenient for you closer, and conversely to keep away from what is not convenient for you, is love as thirst.

The feeling of “I want to think this way” about dolls makes us try to distract our eyes from the “fact” that “dolls are dolls.”

If it only works in a positive direction, I don't think there's a problem. But I'm also worried that you might be too dependent on that doll.

So while keeping an eye on the facts as facts, I think it's important to confirm somewhere that I love this doll like my own child.

Even if it's my own child, it's not mine. Dolls also existed as dolls before you thought.

Children make adults notice a lot of things, and I think that doll also makes you notice a lot of important things.

Please take good care of it.

Hello, Popoda Yori.

In terms of religion, it is said that dolls that are loved have a soul. That baby doll is probably feeling your love. Please take good care of them.

Apart from that, there is now also an adoption system. I learned at the caregiver workshop the other day, and it seems that the hurdles for adoption screening criteria have been lowered, and they are waiting for requests from many couples. If it's okay to talk to your husband, it's a good idea to feel free to talk to him first. There are also couples who love their pets like children.
Furthermore, there are people with good manners who think they are their own children through work that nurtures many children. Buddha and single monks who never get married took all people as their own children and worked hard for their children's happiness.

Children are not the only genetic connections. As much as you love dolls, living and inanimate objects are important to your child if you love them.

Gassho

　You had a strange experience. It's a story that takes a step back when you look at it in general. I don't know if it's true or not. However, I felt your undivided kindness. I think your kindness was reflected in the doll.
This is where the main subject begins. Would it have been nice if this was a human? I work as a caregiver as a side job. We mainly provide assistance to users with dementia, but I feel that their will is not respected. When a user says a request, “I can't do it.” When users like people, they say “because they have dementia...” I feel that even if they are the same person, age, gender, disability, etc. are barriers and their will is not respected at all. I may have said it even though I meant to be careful. If the will doesn't work, humans are just like dolls. If there are people who value them even when they are alone, that will be the meaning of human existence.
Why don't you direct your feelings of cherishing dolls to others? Of course, humans too. Even the children in the neighborhood are people who were led by luck. It's fine. That's because I loved the doll.