A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The lad wandered through the desert for forty days, and finally came upon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain.It was there that the wise man lived.
Rather than finding a saintly man, though, our hero, on entering the main room of the castle, saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went, people were conversing in the corners, a small orchestra was playing soft music, and there was a table covered with platters of the most delicious food in that part of the world. The wise man conversed with everyone, and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn to be given the man's attention.
The wise man listened attentively to the boy's explanation of why he had come, but told him that he didn't have time just to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested that the boy look around the palace and return in two hours.
'Meanwhile, I want to ask you to do something', said the wise man, handing the boy a teaspoon that held two drops of oil. 'As you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill.'
More...現在「日本語とコミュニケーション」なるゼミを受講しています。
日本語を使って留学生と日本人学生がお互いの違いを知り異文化を理解し、
最終的にはお互いの関係を構築しよう、とかそういう感じのものです。
You must always know what it is that you want.
覚えておきたい言葉です。
主権の最大単位としての国家の位置付けとは主にその国民の帰属意識によって決まる。
More...現代の若者の視点から日本人意識を探ってみたい。
そのために具合の良いツールとしてここでは東京裁判史観(自虐史観)を引用する。