Learning to spread happiness
Mariko Tagami
The start of June brought an early start to the rainy season.
The plums we harvested the other day have ripened and turned yellow in our home, making it the fun season to work with them.
Umeboshi has been considered a panacea since ancient times. In the Ono family bible, "Chibi Maruko-chan," Maruko-chan, who had caught a cold, was told by her grandmother to wear a umeboshi on her forehead and a leek around her neck as she went to bed...
Perhaps the reason people prepare sour pickled plums during the rainy season, a time when low pressure and humid weather can easily drag our spirits down, is a reflection of the high level of health consciousness of the Japanese.
The "Utsushiki Learning Space," which was relaunched in May, will have different approaches to each project, but at its core it will continue to focus on "healthy minds and bodies."
As we get older, we become more conscious of our health.
Health is directly linked to happiness
I realized that wanting health is a very simple desire to be happy.
This isn't just about health,
I feel that the act of learning is also a way to increase happiness within myself.
I started helping out with Utsushiki from last spring.
A place where you can learn about things you're interested in
I feel very grateful to have friends who share the same interests as me and can learn together.
I think it's because it's a place that is filled with the desire for everyone around to be happy.
The Ono couple said they would start with people close to them.
Share the increased happiness you have gained with those around you
Once that circle expands, it can reach people further away
I too can spread happiness from that small circle.
I would like to be a part of it.
With that in mind,
This week we will be learning oil massage with Hinako Tanaka.
For those who missed out this time!
Utsushiki will continue to hold many fascinating events in the future.
Please look forward to the next announcement.
Have a great week this week!
Mariko Tagami
