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「心配と自分本意」
心配という名のもとに
人の心を踏みにじっては
いけないんだと思うな
それは心配ではなくて
自分本位になってしまうのだと思うよ
でも日本だと「心配かけるな！」って
心配かける方も自分本意だという
ことになるのだろうか
結局どっちもどっちなのかな？
どっちの立場も経験してきた気がするよ
結局大事なのは
「果てしないほどの思いやり」
なのかね？
“Concern and Self-Centeredness”
I believe we must never trample on someone’s heart in the name of “worry.”
When we do that, it’s no longer concern—it’s just being self-centered.
Yet, in Japan, we are often told, “Don’t make me worry!”
Does that mean the person causing the worry is also being selfish?
Perhaps it’s a case of “six of one, half a dozen of the other.”
I feel like I’ve experienced both sides of that struggle.
In the end, I wonder if the only thing that truly matters is “limitless compassion.”
Dan Mitchel 