The most difficult thing in the world is to reveal yourself, to express what you have to. As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail. You must be willing to risk everything to really express it all.
I don’t watch the news.
So it happens that I am uninformed. I’m often uninformed.
Actually, I’m often the only one who would say “I don’t know what you’re talking about! Who is this guy/ lady?” or “Really? When did it happen?”
My parents always told me it’s important that I know what is happening in the world and that I should watch the news. That when I meet with people I should have something to discuss with them. That I should be in the know because educated people watch the news, know what is going on in the world and have their opinions.
Judging by my inaptitude to discuss the latests developments with the people I meet occasionally (our neighbours, family, and even close friends) I think my parents were right.
If you don’t watch the news you will be marginalized in the discussion as the weirdo who knows very little about what is going on in the world.
And I still choose not watching the news and not being in the know.
I deliberately choose being the weird guy. The one impossible to talk with.
Do I feel awkward in those situations?
I am aware of the fact that I won’t be able to participate in these discussions. And I don’t feel good in the company of people who expect that I will be in the know and thus easily relate to others.
And I can tell you, they don’t like those who come unprepared.
It’s like school again. You should know what the topic of the next lesson will be and you should be prepared.
People who come unprepared (who haven’t read pages 155 through 235 of the textbook) ruin the whole thing.
Hence most people prefer to come prepared. They don’t want to ruin this experience.
They don't want to be the only ones without an opinion ready to share / without some die-hard conviction already established (ideally the conviction of the majority of people sitting at the table).
They want to matter in the discussion.
And it’s usually pretty easy to figure out what the discussion will be about. It’s also pretty easy to prepare for that discussion.
They are aware that without staying informed about the latest developments in the national and global arena they run the risk of being marginalized in the discussion. (My parents knew it, too, and they warned me about it.)
They are aware that they might even be laughed at. That people will wonder how the hell someone like this even exists.
Someone who is not in the know.
Someone who doesn't have an opinion about Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump or Queen Elizabeth II ready to share.
Someone who ignores the daily news.
Someone who doesn't give a shit.
Someone who clearly is not a good company.
Someone who isn't interested in the same thing as everyone else.
Someone who lives in his or her own world and stubbornly refuses to fit in.
But you and I have a choice.
It is a choice that is much more difficult than simply doing everything just to fit in.
It is definitely a choice that is way more unsettling.
We can find new friends/ new circle.
We don't have to stay relevant for the sake of staying relevant and being able to discuss the same issues, gossip about the same people (judging them without really knowing anything about them).
We can be in our own world. Yes, a different world.
And we can win that way.
We can be happier and less anxious than those who tune in to the news each day to stay relevant. They let media feed them selected content (content that is supposed to shock them/ shake them up or keep them anxious).
Follow the news and you will be left with no time to produce/ do work that really matters/ really contribute to the society/ create/ change the world through your art.
Who do you want to be?
A connected member of the society (the one that chooses to fit in) or the member that challenges the status quo through different choices?
So many nights I'd sit by my window
Waiting for someone to sing me his song
So many dreams I kept deep inside me
Alone in the dark but now you've come along
And you light up my life
You give me hope to carry on
You light up my days and fill my nights with song
Rollin' at sea, adrift on the water
Could it be finally I'm turnin' for home?
Finally a chance to say, "Hey, I love you"
Never again to be all alone
'Cause you light up my life
You give me hope to carry on
You light up my days and fill my nights with song
'Cause you, you light up my life
You give me hope to carry on
You light up my days and fill my nights with song
It can't be wrong
When it feels so right
'Cause you
You light up my life
The main purpose of school and activities is to distract you from murdering one another and from going to prison.
When the city of business gets dark, it gets colorful営みの街が暮れたら色めきthe wind will carry風たちは運ぶわA flock of crows and peopleカラスと人々の群れ
There's no meaning, there's just life意味なんかないさ 暮らしがあるだけI just go home to you on an empty stomachただ腹を空かせて 君の元へ帰るんだ
When I remember, suddenly物心ついたら ふとI look up and think見上げて思うことがFrom two people in this worldこの世にいる誰も 二人から
what's in your chest胸の中にあるものsomething that will disappear somedayいつか見えなくなるものit's to be by your sideそれは側にいることalways rememberいつも思い出して
what's inside you君の中にあるものheartbeat in the distance距離の中にある鼓動I fell in love with you恋をしたの 貴方のThe mixture of fingers, the scent of cheeks指の混ざり 頬の香りgo beyond husband and wife夫婦を超えてゆけ
The ugly and hidden feelings are coloredみにくいと秘めた想いは色づきswans carry白鳥は運ぶわwhile changing the norm当たり前を変えながら
I can't help falling in love恋せずにいられないなSimilar faces and fictitious似た顔も虚構にもlove is born from one person愛が生まれるのは 一人から
what's in your chest胸の中にあるものsomething that will disappear somedayいつか見えなくなるものit's to be by your sideそれは側にいることalways rememberいつも思い出して
what's inside you君の中にあるものheartbeat in the distance距離の中にある鼓動I fell in love with you恋をしたの 貴方のThe mixture of fingers, the scent of cheeks指の混ざり 頬の香りgo beyond husband and wife夫婦を超えてゆけ
Crying faces, silent nights, and swaying smiles泣き顔も 黙る夜も 揺れる笑顔もforever foreverいつまでも いつまでも
what's in your chest胸の中にあるものsomething that will disappear somedayいつか見えなくなるものit's to be by your sideそれは側にいることalways rememberいつも思い出して
what's inside you君の中にあるものheartbeat in the distance距離の中にある鼓動I fell in love with you恋をしたの 貴方のThe mixture of fingers, the scent of cheeks指の混ざり 頬の香りgo beyond husband and wife夫婦を超えてゆけgo beyond the two二人を超えてゆけgo beyond one person一人を超えてゆけ
君と夏の終わり 将来の夢 大きな希望 忘れない
10年後の8月 また出会えるのを信じて
最高の思い出を
出会いは ふっとした瞬間 帰り道の交差点で
声をかけてくれたね「一緒に帰ろう」
僕は照れくさそうに カバンで顔を隠しながら
本当はとてもとても 嬉しかったよ
あぁ 花火が夜空 きれいに咲いて ちょっとセツナク
あぁ 風が時間とともに 流れる
嬉しくって 楽しくって 冒険もいろいろしたね
二人の 秘密の基地の中
君と夏の終わり 将来の夢 大きな希望 忘れない
10年後の8月 また出会えるのを信じて
君が最後まで 心から「ありがとう」叫んでたこと 知ってたよ
涙をこらえて 笑顔でさようなら せつないよね
最高の思い出を
あぁ 夏休みも あと少しで終わっちゃうから
あぁ 太陽と月 仲良くして
悲しくって 寂しくって 喧嘩もいろいろしたね
二人の 秘密の基地の中
君が最後まで 心から「ありがとう」叫んでたこと 知ってたよ
涙をこらえて 笑顔でさようなら せつないよね
最高の思い出を
突然の 転校で どうしようもなく
手紙書くよ 電話もするよ 忘れないでね 僕のことを
いつまでも 二人の基地の中
君と夏の終わり ずっと話して 夕日を見てから星を眺め
君の頬を流れた涙は ずっと忘れない
君が最後まで 大きく手を振ってくれたこと きっと忘れない
だからこうして 夢の中でずっと永遠に
君と夏の終わり 将来の夢 大きな希望 忘れない
10年後の8月 また出会えるのを信じて
君が最後まで 心から「ありがとう」叫んでたこと 知ってたよ
涙をこらえて 笑顔でさようなら せつないよね
最高の思い出を
最高の思い出を
The end of summer with you, my dreams for the future, my big hopes, I won't forget
Believe that we will meet again in August 10 years from now
the best memories ever
I met her at the intersection on the way home
You called out to me, "Let's go home together"
I embarrassedly hid my face in her bag
I was really very happy
Ah, the fireworks are blooming beautifully in the night sky
Ah the wind flows with time
I was happy, I was having fun, and I had a lot of adventures
Inside our secret base
The end of summer with you, my dreams for the future, my big hopes, I won't forget
Believe that we will meet again in August 10 years from now
I knew that you shouted "thank you" from the bottom of your heart until the end
Hold back your tears and say goodbye with a smile, it's painful
the best memories ever
Ah, summer vacation will be over soon for her
Ah, the sun and the moon, get along
I was sad, lonely, and we had a lot of fights
Inside our secret base
I knew that you shouted "thank you" from the bottom of your heart until the end
Hold back your tears and say goodbye with a smile, it's painful
the best memories ever
A sudden change of school leaves her helpless
I'll write you a letter, I'll call you, don't forget about me
Forever in our base
Talking with you all the time at the end of summer, watching the sunset and then looking at the stars
I will never forget the tears that flowed down your cheeks
I won't forget that you waved your hand to me until the end
So like this, forever and ever in my dreams
The end of summer with you, my dreams for the future, my big hopes, I won't forget
Believe that we will meet again in August 10 years from now
I knew that you shouted "thank you" from the bottom of your heart until the end
Hold back your tears and say goodbye with a smile, it's painful
the best memories ever
the best memories ever