What's happiness? No.2

According to today's Asahi Tribune News Paper,happiness declines with age in general,though there is no absolute rule to measure individual happiness.In my case,I used to remember my high-school days as happiest time in my life though it was just a temporary one when I knew nothing of the world.Therefore,since I started to learn the hardship of the world I could have never realized the happy feeling in my school days.However, since I've got married having much more fruitful time with my wife expanding human network and advancing my skills I could finally declare my current life being happier than any past times.I don't wish I'm just an only exceptional one to whom aging matters little.

Love hormone

Love hormone is said to be valid only for three years however one loves one's partner,according to the medical research.On the other hand,envious feeling against one's unrealized love doesn't faded away by the time passes. because having such feeling is believed to be human's defensive instinct to be prepared for another negative case.I think the God didn't create us human being properly when we look at these two opposite cases objectively.

In my private case,I admit that my love hormone for my wife seem a little faded but our relation must have shifted to more psychologically dependent relationon.On the other hand,my envious feeling toward a woman who rejected my proposal long time ago seems dwindled after I became happy having my wife.

Tai chi

I'm attending a weekly class of practicing Tai chi though it's more health conscious purpose rather than martial art.The first motivation I was fascinated by Tai chi tracks back to my childhood when I read Karate cartoon.There was one Karete master who travelled all over the world to fight against every martial arts.Though he remain unbeaten with his marvelous skill of Karate,the only unexpected loss he suffered was from just a small and elderly Chinese who was a tai chi master.That old master could defense any attacks of Karate skill by his round movement.What he learned from his defeat was that round movement is superior to linear movement.When I practice Tai chi and hold a pose of extending my arms in a circle like hugging some girl,I am always taught to build an image that the whole planet of our earth is inside my arms.I hope I can extend the scope of my contribution from local one to broader one until some day I can finally become globally influential person as if the earth is within my arms.

Morita therapy allows us negative thinking

following is the email to my friend

>Dear Reggie

How are you?We're fine.

I was very surprised and impressed to notice your article again in the KTO magazine.Since I myself once used to be in the Morita hospital in Tokyo for half a year about nearly 20 years ago,what you wrote there made me trip back to those days when I was down and out.Yes,it's true that the fundemental concept of Morita treatment is completely different from western one.I remember the hospital director always told us that we don't need to avoid negative thinking like "Iyada iyada",but we should make any progress to the extent we can do while allowing such negative idea.This unique idea still exists in the basis of my mind whatever I do now.Yes,I admit that what I'm now owes much to Morita therapy.

By the way about the Morita diary you said in the article,I didn't know that it suggests us to write two different thoughts and actions in the same day though I also was ordered to keep a diary in the hospital.Anyway it must be true that taking action can be the driving force to improve one's way of thinking.

I hope next time you'll write about Omeko therapy!!