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This is my last newsletter for this year. It has been a year of many things for which I am grateful. With the support of many people, I feel every day that I can live my dream to the fullest. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
However, it is heartbreaking to know that there are so many people around the world who are carrying the grief and pain.
In such a situation, I would like to share one song from this year with you.
The lyricist understood the suffering of people and felt that he could write such lyrical poetry because he had experienced and overcome it himself. He does not want you to feel the same way he did. He does not want his love ones to suffer. So he wants to help those he loves. That is why he wants to protect them.
Life is beautiful like a flower, but it ends when it withers. He wants you to know what that means. He wants you to remember that life. We all want to leave proof of our existence. That is the wish of all living things. That’s what the song means to me.
* In memory of Ryuichi Sakamoto. (January 17, 1952 - March 28, 2023)
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You, who are dreaming while looking at me
I'm always here behind you, so don't worry too much
If you're afraid to crash, I'll willingly catch you
So you don't suffer like I did
You, who sacrifice your sleep for your dreams, it's okay to rest
For today, don't even dream
When you silently give me a light smile
Only then, I feel a little relieved
It may be very difficult, this road I've walked on
It may have looked like a flower path
But, know that it was a thorny path with enemies everywherе
I hope you will never forgеt the one who throws flowers on the road for you
When you're laughing, don't forget the ones who cry cause they live a day
Cause they live a day on your smile
When you get erased in the repeating schedule
It's okay to feel overwhelmed, if it's too much for you, you can take a little rest
Cry out loud when the world gets ugly
When the hand that greeted you turned into a pointing finger
You can take a deep sigh and shout ‘This shit is fucked up’
Because you are no different from anyone else
Why did you choose this painful and lonely road
Never forget the reason, even if time passes
I hope your dream won't just be left as a dream
I'll cheer you on anytime, anywhere (Dream)
When the petals wither and fall
I'll cover you, good night
When the fog goes away
I'm leaving, bye
Blooming dream
This is a battlefield without gunshots
Your colleagues are also your enemies
The cruel and beautiful, good and evil, that numbers determine
If I can't kill others, I must die
This scene isn't a ring, so why kill someone?
When you hate something you simply used to like
When wishes are blown away by the wind
It's okay, everything becomes memories and lessons when you look past it
Don't forget, the world isn't very patient
Don't ever laugh at other people's controversies
Because that might happen to you someday
Your success will be your leash and shackles
The feeling of walking on a tightrope will suffocate you
Just laugh out loud, as if the world is leaving
Just hold on
Wherever you are
I hope your dream won't just be left as a dream
I'll cheer you on anytime, anywhere (Dream)
When the petals wither and fall
I'll cover you, good night
When the fog goes away
I'm leaving, bye
Blooming dream
Everything will be okay, everything will be okay
Everything will be okay, everything will be okay
Everything will be okay, everything will be okay
Everything will be okay, everything will be okay
Everything will be okay, everything will be okay
Everything will be okay, everything will be okay
Everything will be okay, everything will be okay
Everything will be okay, everything will be okay
Dream, I will be there for you in your creation 'til the end of your life
Dream, be generous, wherever you might be
Dream, you will fully bloom, after all the hardships
Dream, the beginning may be humble, but the future will be prosperous
Dream
When the last petal falls
I'll accept it, hold tight
When you reach the end of the rainbow
I'll leave, bye
Blooming dream
You, who are dreaming while looking at me
I'm always here behind you, so don't worry too much
If you're afraid to crash, I'll willingly catch you
* Written by Agust D, EL CAPITXN, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Kim Woo-sung
Thank you for reading my newsletter
and Wishing you health, wealth, and blessing in the new year.
Yuh Okano
December 2023
Scarf of the month
Dream - Memory in the withered flower
