When Jeff Bezos first founded Amazon in 1994, no one expected an online bookstore to succeed. Many criticized the idea of an internet shopping mall, calling it unrealistic. Similarly, when Elon Musk started the electric car company Tesla and the space exploration company SpaceX, people dismissed his ventures as fantasies straight out of science fiction and criticized him as an out-of-touch dream..

The holidays I remember differ from when I was a child, after becoming an adult, and now that I have my own family. In elementary school, I didn’t have many relatives, but I enjoyed spending time together with the ones we did meet. Although traveling back and forth was tough because of my severe motion sickness, I liked eating together and chatting once we arrived.  But at some point, our gather..

There is a planned A and an unplanned B. From A's perspective, B lives without any plans. It seems like B just goes with the flow, dealing with things impulsively without preparing for the future. B, on the other hand, finds A's life frustrating, feeling that A wastes time meticulously planning for a future that may never unfold as intended. B believes that as long as you live in the moment, eve..

It's been a month since I started my blog without telling anyone.  First, I want to congratulate myself for consistently posting for a whole month.  As I approach fifty, various anxieties have emerged, prompting me to reflect on my life.  I wanted to live differently from my past, and to do so, I needed to reassess my values.  This blog was started with that intention.  By writing down my though..

Life, as always felt, flows regardless of my intentions. No matter how meticulously I plan and prepare, even if I feel that each moment is going according to plan, in retrospect, I realize that very few things actually went as planned. However, the fact that nothing went according to plan does not mean you should live without any plans. In my twenties, I did just that. During a time when I could..

'What do you want to be when you grow up?' I read an article by a high school student expressing how this question simplifies the vast possibilities of their future and weighs heavily on their minds. For a moment, I reflected on how this seemingly innocent question might be a burden to someone. Then, I felt a pang of sadness realizing that no one asks me this question anymore. I understand that,..

From the moment you wake up in the morning until you fall asleep at night, how many different events fill your day? When you lie in bed at night and reflect on the day, there might be a few minor incidents that come to mind, but in reality, nothing much would have changed compared to the day before. This is especially true during the workweek. We live such repetitive lives that our days seem to ..

As children grow, they gradually expand their range of activities. When they are in their parents' boundaries, they rely on their parents for everything, making the parents' words absolute. This period has fewer conflicts. As the child grows older and their range of activities expands, they no longer depend entirely on their parents. They start to get various information from different sources, ..

Why do we live?  Asking for the reason for life is foolish. The reason for living is, in fact, not important. Rather, the reason for life varies from person to person, and its significance also differs for each individual. We did not choose to come into this world. Whether it is by the laws of nature or the laws of a deity, we came into existence without our own will, so asking "why" about our l..

Sixteen years ago, due to health reasons, I quit my job in my early thirties and started a small business with money borrowed from those around me. As expected, I faced difficulties in the beginning, and it wasn't until six months later that I began to break even.Just when I needed to push harder, a problem arose. A loan taken out in my name by a family member when I was employed became an issue..