It's 3 o'clock in the morning and I'm still wide awake, backing up my old data and pictures to blu-ray disks. I've been thinking about doing this since ages, but the sight of piles of files was always able to make me figure out some excuses to 'reschedule' it on some other times :-). Well, anyways, now that I finally got myself together and started the file grouping and burning, I absentmindedly browsed through my old pictures and stumbled on this particular shot form inside a toilet in Yamagata (yeah, toilet is my favorite picture hunting spot :-) ). Because I think the content is deep enough to ponder over, not only while you're sitting there in a toilet :-), I'd like to share it here.
The title is 五戒 - loosely translated into "Five Lessons" - similar to Japanese version of Buddhism teaching, however, the contents is different. I loosely translated them below. As usual, take it if you think it's good, and just leave it if not.
If you feel that life is too painful, it means that you still don’t know how to be grateful.
If you feel that life is too hard, it means that you are overindulged.
If you feel that life is too sad, it means that you only think about yourself.
If you feel that life is too daunting, it means that you do not live to the fullest.
If you feel that life always holds you back, it mean that you are still not true to yourself.
