Introduction
Thank you very much for always watching.
I believe that humans live their lives constantly thinking about various things, coming up with different ways to make things go more smoothly, thinking about how to behave in relationships, thinking about how to handle various situations, or receiving advice about these things from others. We do this every day, planning various things and always being cautious.
That being said, on the other hand, I think it's not good to overdo it. If you pursue success too much, you can become pathologically nervous, and regretting failures and thinking too much about what you should have done is not good for your mental health.
At times like these, we have to make compromises somewhere, and this is an important lesson we should learn in life.
So, I decided to write this article in order to share with you a method I have been trying out recently, which is the "art of acceptance" for when you are overwhelmed, worried, or mentally cornered.
Since we all eventually die, it is human nature to want to gain as much as we can, even though we will end up losing everything.
It is human nature to go through ups and downs in the hectic way we live our lives until we die. Since we will lose everything at the end of the story, it is impossible to live a perfect life from the beginning, but we continue to strive for perfection.
And it is human nature to continue to seek success, and end up worrying too much and destroying ourselves. At times like these, I would like to share with you a spell that can help save you.
Now, I would like to talk about the art of being defiant.
It's not a curse with no known reason, like Abracadabra Honjamaka Honjamaka ~ Hoi Hoi 🤫
It can't be helped, since he's an idiot.
These are very simple and common words, but when I find myself in a tight spot, I think that by chanting these words, I will be able to accept any outcome.
This one sentence allows you to adopt the stance that, "I am inherently stupid, so it is natural that I will make mistakes, and it is natural that I may get involved in various troubles, so it is not surprising that I find myself in an unfavorable environment or under unfavorable treatment."
And you will be able to accept the reality that befalls you. Also, by looking at the various events that have happened in your life in this way, you will not only be able to accept failures as natural, but also be able to feel grateful for successes.
"Even this idiot could do something like this."
If you can think like this, you will be able to be humble about your successes and will not offend those around you by bragging about them.
So, I would just be resigned to the fact that I am essentially an idiot, but there are other expressions that are slightly similar to these words, so I would like to compare them and make a slight distinction.
This is a phrase coined by the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates: "the knowledge of ignorance."
The knowledge of ignorance feels somehow oppressive.
One day, Socrates was told by his friends, "Socrates, I asked the gods if there was anyone in the world wiser than you, and the gods answered me that there is no one wiser than Socrates."
When Socrates heard this, he wanted to see if there really was anyone wiser than himself.
He visited the country's authoritative politicians and intellectuals and engaged in debates with them. During these debates, Socrates thought, "I know that I am ignorant, but they are simply intoxicated with their knowledge and do not know that they are ignorant." At that moment, he realized that his superiority over those intellectuals was in his "knowledge of ignorance."
In order to make these intellectuals realize their own ignorance, Socrates asked them questions that they could not answer, and he defeated them one by one with ideas based on the knowledge of ignorance.
However, in the end, the intellectuals became outraged by Socrates's questions and answers. He was arrested, imprisoned, and sentenced to death. His friends suggested that he escape, but Socrates refused, and instead drank poison and departed for the afterlife.
Socrates' last words were, "I am to die, you are to live. Which of us has a better destiny? No one can say for sure, except the gods."
This is how the phrase "the knowledge of ignorance" was born.
Certainly, it is not hard to understand the feelings of intellectuals. By bombarding people with questions, they end up embarrassing people who have pride, so it is no wonder they are angry.
Socrates' "knowledge of ignorance" and the rest of his talk are about admonishing others, but at the same time, they are about protecting oneself, so they can be perceived as being oppressive towards others. Therefore, there may be a disadvantage in that people will dislike you and you will suffer.
However, when we consider the meaning of the words Socrates left behind before his death, it seems that he was confident about who was right, the intellectuals or Socrates himself, and who would live a better life.
Perhaps he thought that one day the true meaning of his words would be understood? Perhaps in order for a person to realize their own ignorance, they must be confronted with a question as directly as Socrates.
Use your words well
The spell of resignation that I propose, "It can't be helped, they're stupid," and Socrates' "the knowledge of ignorance" have similar nuances, but their meanings are completely different.
While the former is an approach to the results that have occurred, the latter, by recognizing one's own ignorance, is about approaching things with more humility, more sincerity, and the pursuit of things through research, I believe.
However, while the former is able to be defiant, they may also be in a state of mind similar to resignation, and may lack the power to change people.
Also, the latter gives you a sense of hopelessness and uncertainty about the outcome that has already occurred. This can lead to pressure, regrets about the past, and makes it difficult to accept failure, which may actually become a hindrance. Thinking about it, there are disadvantages to both.
So I thought, ``What if I just left the house?''
I think it's important to use different words depending on the person. For example, like Socrates did, when dealing with arrogant intellectuals or politicians, he would use the "knowledge of ignorance" to crush them, but when dealing with ordinary people who are suffering, he would join in and say, "It can't be helped, they're stupid."
When it comes to proverbs, the important parts of who said it and to whom are often forgotten, and the words are taken out of context and take on a life of their own. And we sometimes use those words that have been taken out of context, and we tend to be swayed by their authority.
However, I think we need to think about these words honestly. We live in a world that loves to cut things up, both now and in the past, and I want to remember that words are all about how you use them.
Thank you for listening today
