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Title: Japanese word โOkagesamaโ (giving shade), A Japanese Way Of Saying โThank youโ
In Japanese, we have many ways to say thank you but one of the most interesting is the words “Okagede” (thanks to…) which is used casually or “Okagesama” (thank you) which is used in more formal settings. Why do you think it’s interesting? Well, let me tell you a story about it.
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใงใใใใใใจใใใไผใใ่จใๆนใฏใใใใใใใพใใใใฎไธญใฎไธใคใซใไผ่ฉฑใงใใ่จใใฎใใ๏ผ๏ฝใฎ๏ผใใใใง๏ฝใใงใๅฝขๅผใฐใฃใ่จใๆนใซใชใใจใใ่ญๆง๏ผใใใใใพ๏ผใใงใ๏ผใชใใ้ฐใใ้ขไฟใใใฎใ๏ผ่ใใฆใฟใใจใ้ข็ฝใใงใใญใไปๅใฏใใฎใใ่ญๆงใใซใคใใฆๅฐใ่ฉฑใใใฆใใ ใใใ
Imagine you’re walking down the streets of Tokyo on a sunny August morning and though it has only been 30 minutes since you left your apartment you are feeling incredibly tired and hot.ย
่ธใๆใๅคใฎๆใๆฑไบฌใฎใจใใ้ใๆญฉใใฆใใใฎใๆณๅใใฆใฟใฆใใ ใใใๅฎถใๅบใฆใใใพใ 30ๅใใ็ตใฃใฆใใชใใใใชใฎใซใใใฎๅใ็ฒใใฆใใฒใใฒใใจๆใใฆใปใปใป
Your mouth is starting to dry, itโs becoming difficult to breathe and you can’t find any shade, so you continue to walk. All of a sudden, you hear the rustling of leaves and in the middle of the street you see a lone tree standing. So you rush towards the oasis of cool brought by the shade of the tree.
ใ ใใ ใใจๅใๆธใใฏใใใๆฏใ่ฆใใใปใฉใซใชใฃใฆใใพใใใ่ฆๆธกใใฆใ้ฐใใ่ฆๅฝใใใใใใฎใพใพๆญฉใ็ถใใๆใ็ช็ถใฉใใใใจใใชใ่ใใซใตใซใตใจ้ณดใ้ณใ่ใใใใจๆใฃใใใ้่ทฏใซใฝใคใใจ็ซใฃใฆใใๆจใ่ฆใใๆจใฎ้ฐใงๆถผใใใชใขใทในใซๅใใฃใฆ่ตฐใๅบใใใใชใปใปใป
After a few moments under the protection of the tree, you gaze up at it with so much gratitude in your heart.ย
ใใฐใใๆจใฎไธใงๆถผใใ ๅพใๅฟใฎๅบใใใๅฉใใฃใใใใใใใจใใใจใใๆใใงใใใฎๆจใ่ฆไธใใใฎใงใฏใชใใงใใใใใ
You might have felt that it was sent to you from the heavens. But, of course not, it wasn’t just for you but you still thank it for what it has provided.
ใใฃใจ่จใใจใใ็ฅๆงใ็งใฎใใใซใใใซๆจใ็ฝฎใใฆใใใใใ๏ผใใจใพใงๆใใใใงใใญใใใกใใใใใชใใฎใใใ ใใซๅญๅจใใๆจใงใฏใชใใใใจใใจๆฎ้ใซ่ช็ถใซใใฃใๆจใชใฎใงใใใปใปใป
There are various stories that pertains to the origin of the word “Okagede” but this story, “Under the Shade” and “thanks to. . .” is my favorite.
ใ๏ฝใฎใใใใงใใใใใใใใพใใฎๅ ใจใชใ็ฑๆฅใ่ๆฏใฏใใใใใใใใจๆใใพใใใใ้ฐใฎไธใใใใใใใใ๏ผใใใใจใใใซ็นใใ่ใใ่ฏใใจๆใใพใใ
The concept of appreciation is a topic that we barely talk about in our daily lives. I guess we just take many things for granted since they are normally around us, like the tree in the scenario I just presented. But, if you carefully and closely observe things around, you will notice there are many things that can help us navigate this life. Everything and everyone around us are a resource to be thankful for. Thus, I believe we must start appreciating everything and everyone we encounter.
ใๆ่ฌใใใใใจใซใคใใฆใๆฎๆฎตใใพใ่ฉฑใใใใใชใใใฎใงใใใพใใใซใใ็ฉใใใใใใพใใใซใใใจๆใใใกใงใใใญใใงใ1ใค1ใคใใ่ฆใฆใฟใใจใ็งใใกใฎ็ๆดปใๅฉใใฆใใใฆใใใใฎใฐใใใงใใใพใใใซใใ็ฉใใใพใใใซใใไบบใซๆ่ฌใในใใใจใๆฒขๅฑฑใใใพใใ
I’m not saying that everything in life is going to positively help because remember, we are not alone in this world. At times our comfort might be a source of discomfort for others.
ใใกใใใใในใฆใฎ็ฉใไบบใใๅฝนใซ็ซใฃใฆใใใจใๅฉใใฆใใใๅญๅจใใจใใใฐใใใใงใฏใชใใงใใญใ่ชๅใซใจใฃใฆใๅฟซ้ฉใ ใใผใใจใใๅฟๅฐใใใใผใใจๆใฃใฆใใใใจใใไปไบบใซใจใฃใฆใฏใไธๅฟซใ ใผใใใใผใ็ ฉใใใใใจๆใใใจใ ใฃใฆใใใใพใใใใฎๅๅฏพใใใใใงใใญใ๏ผโปไพใใฐใใใฐใใจใใปใปใปๅซ็ ่ ใใใใใใใชใใ๏ผ
A stone or hole in the street might be a shelter for an insect. The stone or hole may be beneficial for an insect but could hinderance for people since it could be an obstacle that causes someone to fall or trip.
้ใซ่ปขใใฃใฆใใ็ณใๅฐใใช็ฉดใชใใฆใใใฎใใๅฐใใช่ซใซใจใฃใฆใฏ้ ใ่ใซใชใฃใฆใใใใใใพใใ๏ผๅฝนใซ็ซใฃใฆใพใ๏ผใใใใไบบ้ใซใจใฃใฆใฏใใคใพใฅใใใใ่ปขใใ ใใใๅๅ ใจใชใใฎใงใใ้ช้ญใชใใฎใใจใใ่ฆๆนใซใชใใพใใ
So most everything has a good and bad side.ย
ใงใใใใใในใฆใฎ็ฉใซใฏ่ฏใ้ขใๆชใ้ขใใใใจใใใใจใงใใญใ
It’s all about perspective. Let’s agree to always try to widen our perspective of situations. Viewing situations through a different lens can make our experience here on earth richer.ย
ใงใใใใในใฆใใฉใๆใใใใใซใใใจๆใใพใใใงใใใใใกใใฃใจๆ่ฆใๅบใใ่ฆ้ใๅบใใฆใฟใพใใใ๏ผ้ใ็ฎใง่ฆใฆใฟใใจใ็ต้จใ่ฑใใซใชใใพใใใ
By changing our attitude and perspective from a negative point of view and not staying in an angry state of mind towards things that don’t go our way, we will have a more positive life.
ใ่ น็ซใคใใจใใๅซใ ใใจใใใใคใในใชๆๆ ใใใๆใฏใใใฎใใ่ญๆงใใฎ็ฑๆฅ๏ผๆฎ้ใซๅญๅจใใใใฎใงใใๅฉใใฆใใใใใจใใใ๏ผใใใ็ฎ้ใใช็ณใงใใๅฐใใช่ซใซใจใฃใฆใฏๅคงไบใชใทใงใซใฟใผใใใใชใใฆๆใใใใซใใฆใฟใใจใใใชใใฎไบบ็ใ็ๆดปใใไปใใใๆฝคใใจๆใใพใใฎใงใๆฏ้ใใฃใฆใฟใฆใใ ใใใ
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