ๆฐใใไธๆฅใฎๅงใพใใซ๏ผๆ่ฌใจๅชใใใฎ่จ้ฒThe Beginning of a Radiant Day: A Record of Gratitude and Kindness
่ชฐใใ่ผใใใไธๆฅใฎๅงใพใใ่ฟใใใใใใใงใฏใใใพใใใใใใใใใชใใจ็งใฏไปใใใใใฆๆฐใใไธๆฅใฎ็พใใใๆใใชใใ็ใใฆใใพใใๅคง่ช็ถใซๅฟใใๆ่ฌใใพใใ
็งใฏใๆญๅนใฎๆ ็บ๏ผใใใใพใก๏ผใจใใ็พใใ่กใซไฝใใงใใพใใๆใ็ฎใ่ฆใพใใจใใใคใๅฐ้ณฅใใกใฎใใใใใ่ใใใฆใใพใใใใใฏใพใใงใๆฉ่ตทใใใ้ณฅใใกใๅคง่ช็ถใซๆ่ฌใฎๆญใๆงใใฆใใใใฎใใใงใใ
ใใฎ็พใใไธๆฅใฎๅงใพใใซใๅค้ใ่ตทใใฆไปไบใ็ตใใใใใฃใจๅฎถใซๅธฐใฃใฆ็ ใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใๅคๅคๆใใฎๆนใ
ใใใใงใใใใไธ็ๆธๅฝใซๅใใใฎใในใฆใฎๆนใ
ใซใใใ็ฒใๆงใงใใใจไผใใใใงใใ็พใใๆฅๆฌใฎๆชๆฅใฎใใใซใๆฑใๆตใใฆใใ ใใฃใฆใใๅคงๅใชไบบใ
ใงใใ
ใพใใๅคใงไปไบใฏใใฆใใชใใฆใใๆๆฉใ่ตทใใฆๅฎถๆใฎใใใซ้ฃไบใไฝใ่ฆชๅพกใใใใใใฐใใใฎๆนใ
ใซใใใ็ฒใๆงใงใใใจ่จใใพใใใใๅฝผใใฎไปไบใฏใๆใใไบบใฎใใใซ็พๅณใใๆ็ใๆบๅใใใใจใงใใ
ๆๆฉใใใใซใใณใๆใฃใฆๅญฆๆ กใธ่กใๅฐใใชๅญใฉใใใใใใคใตใผใในใธ่กใฃใฆไธๆฅใ้ใใใใใใกใใใใใฐใใกใใใพใงใ่ชฐใใใใฎๅฝใฎๅฎ็ฉใงใใใชใใชใใใฟใใชใใใฎๅฝใงๅผๅธใใใใใฎๅฝใฎใใใซ็ใใฆใใใใใงใใๅฝใๆใ็ซใคใใใซใฏใใใใซ็ใใไบบใ
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่ฆไธๅฏๆฌ ใงใฏใชใใงใใใใใไบบใฎๅฝใฎไพกๅคใฏใๆฑบใใฆ ใ้ใงๆธฌใใใจใฏใงใใพใใใใใใใใใฎไบบใฎๆฏใ่ใใ่จ่้ฃใใซใใฃใฆใใใฎไพกๅคใฏใใใซ่ผใใใจใใใใฐใๆใชใใใฆใใพใใใจใใใใพใใ
ๅคช้ฝใๆใๆใ็งใฏใใคใใๅฟๅฐใใ็ ใใๅฟๅฐใใ็ฎ่ฆใใใใจใใงใใใใจใซใคใใฆใๅฎๅฎ๏ผไธ็๏ผใซๆ่ฌใใพใใ tenderใไปๆฅใจใใๆฅใ็ตใใใพใงใ็งใฎใใใง่ชฐใฎๅฟใๅทใคใใใ่ชฐใฎ่ฟทๆใซใใชใใชใใใใซใจ็ฅใใพใใ
ใใ่ชฐใใซๅฟใๅทใคใใใใใจใใฆใใ่ชๅใไปใฎไบบใฎๅฟใๅทใคใใใซใใใใใชใใ็งใฏใใฎไธๆฅใฎ็ตใใใซใไปๆฅใฏ็ด ๆดใใใไธๆฅใ ใฃใใใจๆใใใใจใใงใใพใใ
ๅคใใฎไบบใ
ใในใใฌในใๆฑใใฆ็ใใฆใใพใใไปไบใฎในใใฌในใใใใฎไปใฎไฝใใใใฎใใฌใใทใฃใผใซ็ด้ขใใฆใใใใใใใพใใใใใใชใในใฆใฎไบบใ
ใใไธๆฅใฎ็ตใใใซๆฑใใฆใใใฎใฏใๅฟๅฐใใ็ ใใใงใใใงใฏใๅฟๅฐใใ็ ใใๅพใใใใซใใ่ฌใใใ้
ใๅฟ
่ฆใงใใใใ๏ผใใใใ่ชฐใฎๅฟใๅทใชใใฃใใจใใๅฟใฎๅฎใใใ ใใงๅๅใชใฎใงใใ
ในใใฌในใฎใใใงใๅฟใซใใใซๆใใๆนงใใฆใใพใใใจใใใใพใใใใฎๆใใซใใฃใฆใๅคใใฎไบบใฎๅฟใๅทใคใใฆใใพใใใใใใพใใใไธใไธใใใใช้้ใใใใฆใใพใฃใใใๆฅๆฌใซใใๆใ็พใใ่จ่ใไฝฟใฃใฆใใ ใใใ
ใใใฟใพใใ๏ผใใใใชใใ๏ผใใจใใ่จ่ใฏใๅทใคใใๅฟใ็ใใใจใใงใใใงใใใใ๏ผใฏใใใงใใพใใใใ ใใใใใฏใใชใใฎๅฟใใๆนงใๅบใๆฌๅฝใฎๆฐๆใกใงไผใใชใใใฐใชใใพใใใ
ใใไฝใ้ใกใ็ฏใใฆใใพใฃใใชใใๅค็ ใๅใซๅฎๅฎ๏ผไธ็๏ผใซ่ฌใใๅฟใ่ปฝใใใฆใใ ใใใใใใฆใไบๅบฆใจๅใ้ใกใ็นฐใ่ฟใใชใใจ่ชใใพใใใใ
ไธๆฅใ่ฏใๆฅใงใใใๆชใๆฅใงใใใใใฎๆฅใซๅพใใใใใฎใฏใในใฆไธใคใฎใ็ต้จใใ ใจๆใใฆใใ ใใใใใฎ็ต้จใไธใใฆใใใใใจใซๅฏพใใฆใใใใใใจใใใจใใๅชใใ็พใใ่จ่ใงใใใไธๅบฆใๅฎๅฎ๏ผไธ็๏ผใซๆ่ฌใใพใใใใ
ๅชใใใฏใไธ็ใ็ใๅใใใใพใใโคโ๐ฉน
Not everyone is fortunate enough to witness the beginning of a radiant new day. Yet, you and I are here, living and breathing, experiencing its beauty as the morning unfolds. For this, we must truly thank Mother Nature.
I live in a beautiful town called Sakaemachi in Sapporo. Every morning when I wake up, the sweet chirping of birds never fails to greet me. I like to believe that these early-rising birds are singing songs of gratitude to the universe.
At the start of this beautiful day, there might be people who have stayed up all night working the night shift, thinking to themselves, "When can I finally go home and sleep?" To all those hardworking individuals, I say, "Otsukaresama desu" (Thank you for your hard work). These are the valuable people shedding their sweat for the future of beautiful Japan.
At the same time, even if they do not hold a formal job outside, there are parents who wake up early to cook meals for their families. Let us say "Otsukaresama desu" to them as well. Their noble job is preparing a delicious meal with love for those they cherish.
From the little child carrying a school bag early in the morning, to the grandmothers and grandfathers spending their day at a day service centerโeveryone is a treasure to this country. Because every single one of them breathes this air and lives for this nation. For a country to thrive, its people must exist, shouldn't they? The value of a human life is priceless. However, their behavior and the words they choose have the power to either elevate or diminish that value.
As the sun rises, I always thank the universe for granting me a peaceful sleep and a peaceful awakening. I also pray that until the day ends, I will not hurt anyoneโs feelings or become a burden to anyone.
Even if someone hurts my feelings, if I can manage not to hurt anyone else's, I consider that day a success when it comes to a close.
So many people live under immense pressure today. It could be work stress or some other form of anxiety. At the end of the day, all they want is a peaceful sleep. Do we need medicine or alcohol to get that peaceful sleep? No, the pure joy of knowing we haven't broken anyone's heart is more than enough.
Due to our own stress, anger can easily consume our hearts. And in that anger, we might end up wounding many souls. If by any chance that happens, use the most beautiful phrase in Japan. Can the word "Sumimasen" (I'm sorry) heal a broken heart? Yes, it can. But you must say it with a genuine feeling born truly from the bottom of your heart.
If you make a mistake, apologize to the universe before you go to sleep at night and free your mind. Promise yourself that you will not repeat the same mistake. Remember, whether a day is good or bad, look at everything you received within it as a valuable lesson. Thank the universe once again for those experiences with that beautiful, simple word: "Arigatou"
"A kind word has the power to heal the world."
Written by: Anju Kasunika
Sapporo, Japan
2026.05.18
