2010-01-01から1年間の記事一覧

The downtown of Tokyo

I strolled in the downtown of Tokyo by night the other day. I strolled from Toranomon to Marunouchi via Shinbashi and Ginza. It was a very comfortable stroll. However, I felt that it was something strange. I felt that the people who walked…

To know and to be known

There are the following words in analects of Confucius."I don't mind whether other people know me, but I mind whether I know other people." I think that the words are very important in business, because we need to mind whether other people…

The ideal as a person

In analects of Confucius, there is a scene that disciples and Confucius talk about own ideal. A disciple talked as follows."I want not to boast of my good intentions, not to show off my hardships, and I just want to work with all my heart.…

Rongo and Abacus

Mr. Eiichi Shibusawa who had built the foundation of the "Japanese company" wrote "Rongo and Abacus". There is the word "士魂商才Shikon-shousai" in it. "Shikon-shousai" means that the root of wealth should be in reason when we polish busin…

The bench warmer

When I was in the junior high school age, I belonged to the baseball club. When I was in the second grade, I became a bench warmer in the summer rally though I was a regular player candidate. I was selfish in the defense. Therefore, I beca…

To be servile and to be modest

I have heard the words as follows."'To be servile' and 'to be arrogant' are same.""The person who becomes servile in the time of adversity is a person who becomes arrogant in the time of prosperity.” Therefore, I have persuaded myself not …

The book token

I bought books with the book token the other day. I tend to hesitate to buy books though I want to read a lot of books, and It is “immortal works” that I hesitate to buy a little. Because I tend to give up reading them on the way, and I th…

The mind of the professional

I think that the result is greatly different according to the mind in the professional. When the Japanese team won the championship by the WBS, Ichiro; the player of Major League Baseball said as follows."I think there was big growth that …

The attractive person

I want to attract the other person, but I think it isn’t significant that I imitate the attractive person. Because I think that the character of the attractive person is peculiar. So, I think that I don’t mimic "the character" of the attra…

The deciding and the judging

I think that the deciding and the judging are different. I think the deciding brings the flexible correspondence to live better. On the other hand, I think the judging brings the clarity whether it is correct or bad. I feel that there is l…

The machine and the tool

I mowed the sprout of the rice field with the machine. I was able to mow it promptly. Therefore, I cultivated another rice field with the hoe. However, I became tired at once and I had to take the rest many times. I was going to cultivate …

The gratitude

In my rural home, there is a woman who gives my parent vesitables and fruits. Her son was my classmate in the elementary school. I liked him. Because he had the tender heart and the sense of humor. However, he was not good at the study of …

the opinion

We can read a lot of news and opinions by the Internet. I notice naturally who writes the news and the opinion. I think the brand power is very influential. Therefore, I might have to shut my mouth in many cases. However, I think that we h…

Shin-Doku

There is a word "慎独 Shin-Doku" in Japanese. This word is a meaning that it is important to order myself at the time of loneliness. There are two meanings of the word, one is "solitude" and another is "absolute existence". So, I am a "abs…

The Ise Jingu Shrine

I went near the Ise Jingu Shrine the other day. The road to the parking lot in it got congested for a long time. I felt the force to gather the people in the Ise Jingu Shrine. I passed it and drove along the Isuzu river. The upstream river…

a athletic meet

I drove the other day. At that time, I encountered a small athletic meet in the mountain. There were only several children. The participants are almost adults. However, I felt happiness from the athletic meet. The day was a fine autumn day…

The emotion of news

Occasionally, I feel that today is a dynamic day through the news article. Sometimes, My emotion is moved though the news article. Is it moved the emotion of news so that my emotion is moved?

Why do we study?

The data says that the female studies in the academy more than the male in the country of the Europe, the American continent, and the Oceania continent. On the other hand, in the country of the Asia, the data says that the male studies in …

The invisible things

There is the word of John Maynard Keynes;"It is much more important how to be rather than how to do." As the recent trend, I think that it values only the visible things, and it doesn't value the invisible things. I think that it should va…

The day when I feel good or not

I have the day when I feel good and I don't feel good. I think that the day when I don't feel good is a day of the chance to review my own target calmly. I become calm on the day when I don't feel good. So, I want to review my own target b…

The purpose

I will begin the 'HORGA's workbooks' for the practice of my own writing English. When I was a student, I set up the target to master English by becoming 30 years old. However, I was not able to achieve it. Now, I'm already about 40 years o…