「私がこの芸術の域に達するまでに、どれほどの努力を重ねているかを知ったら、芸術家になりたいとは誰も思わないだろう」(ミケランジェロ、イタリアの芸術家)”If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.”

「私がこの芸術の域に達するまでに、どれほどの努力を重ねているかを知ったら、
芸術家になりたいとは誰も思わないだろう」
If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.

Michelangelo 1475-1564
Italian artist

Looking at something, criticizing or analyzing it, and actually trying it are completely different. No matter how knowledgeable or sharp your analysis is, you can only say you understand it once you put it into practice and experience the difficulty. Behind the creation of a certain product or finished product, there are dozens, hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of efforts by the creator or executor that you do not know because we have not saw and experienced it. For example, let’s say someone draws a picture with great ease. It was a very beautiful brushstroke, a precise drawing, like a photograph. The person moves the pencil quickly like a shooting star and draws lines. The object on the paper becomes three-dimensional in an instant. He is serious, but his expression is relaxed. You will think it is amazing when you see it. But in fact, he has drawn thousands, tens of thousands of drawings in the past until he was able to draw each and every line accurately, and he has devoted most of his life to drawing. The lines he draws and the movements of his hand are the result of his tireless efforts in the past. Most people don’t notice it because it’s invisible and no one says anything about it, but behind things lies the effort, time, and countless ingenuity and trial and error of the people who created them.

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「小さい夢は見るな。それには人の心を動かす力がないからだ。」(ゲーテ、19世紀ドイツの作家)“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.”

「小さい夢は見るな。それには人の心を動かす力がないからだ。」
“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749-1832
German novelist

Don’t put a lid on your potential. Draw big dreams that will move people’s hearts. Age doesn’t matter when you start. No matter what age you are, as long as you have the energy, it’s the best start, the best way to embark on a journey. It’s never too late to take on a challenge. The moment you feel like taking on a challenge is the best time. So, if you want to take on something, you should move forward without hesitation. Time is limited, and the sand in the hourglass never goes backwards. Move people’s hearts with your wonderful dreams and passion.

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「私は常に前を向いていました。」(クリス・エバート、米国の元女子プロテニス選手)“I always looked ahead.”

「私は常に前を向いていました。」
“I always looked ahead.”

Chris Evert 1954-
Former American professional female tennis player

Where are you looking? Down? Back? No matter how hard you think, you can’t change other people or the past. It’s a waste to waste your precious, never-to-be-returned time on things you can’t change no matter how much time you spend. You should spend your time on things you can change with your will and effort. So, where are you heading to live from now on? Up? Forward? In any case, spend your time on things you can change, such as yourself and the future. If you do that, you will naturally stop worrying about other people and the past. You won’t even notice the things that have been bothering you until now. If you are passionate about something, you won’t even have time to think about such things. The important thing is to run as hard as you can toward the one clear goal in front of your eyes.

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