English Diary 2026
0815 Good morning. Here I go talking about myself again. I suppose all human beings feel jealous from time to time, to a greater or lesser extent, and I'm no exception. When I keep seeing people around my age who seem to have it all, I occasionally feel a pang. What hurts is my own sense of inadequacy. And yet, some of my seniors have achieved far more than they have. There is simply no end to comparison. It is almost laughable. In my case, however, I have spent my whole life, from childhood to the present, playing, enjoying myself, and living a fulfilling and happy life. Even when ordinary misfortunes have persisted for a long time, I seem to have an unusually strong resilience, and somehow I have always managed to get through them. That said, the 2011 disaster really knocked me down. Even now, I am still in the process of rebuilding one thing after another, including matters concerning my house, farmland, and the reconstruction association. Fortunately, I think one reason I have...