When I was a child, I thought that the world was one.
However, it was different.
In this world, there are two realms: "the world of the strong" and "the world of the weak."
Many of the strong are born with wealth and good fortune.
Most of the weak are born into poverty and misfortune.
Yet, these individuals are still pitted against each other on the same stage.
This is capitalism—the rules of competition that underpin the world dominated by the market economy.
Because it's a competition between the strong and the weak, outcomes are predetermined.
However, even the strong are not strong forever.
A misstep or growing older can make them suddenly or inevitably become weak.
A transition to "the world of the weak" occurs.
Similarly, the weak aren't weak indefinitely.
Through effort, patience, talent, or suddenly on some days, they can become strong.
A transition to "the world of the strong" occurs.
Yet, a life constantly shifting between these two realms is unstable and too stressful.
Nevertheless, there are those in the world who don't mind this, seeing it as the essence of life, with its ups and downs.
But even if we say that, from birth until death, remaining strong is impossible.
At least, when it comes time to die.
In the end, we live by not thinking about "the world of the weak" when we are strong.
However, even if strong, "suddenly" or eventually, we will surely become residents of "the world of the weak."
This is the fate of all living beings.
We cannot forever turn a blind eye and live this way.
Can we create a world where the absurd reality is accepted as it is, and where everyone can live abundantly?
For that, the power of the current "strong" is necessary.
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鈍感な世界に生きる 敏感な人たち
イルセ・サン
ディスカヴァー・トゥエンティワン
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１日１ページ、読むだけで身につく世界の教養３６５
デイヴィッド・Ｓ・キダー
文響社
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ニューエリート グーグル流・新しい価値を生み出し世界を変える人たち
ピョートル・フェリクス・グジバチ
大和書房
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