All happiness is in the mind.

The person who had fame and fortune is generally considered to be happiness.
However, let's notice that the person who is unrelated to such a thing lives happily.
All happiness is in the mind.

Public capitalism

Mr. George Hara attracts attention recently in Japan.
He tells that "the corporation should give priority to profit of the whole society over the profit of the stockholder" and denies the recent theory of stockholder or finance capitalism.
He calls this "Public capitalism" as form of new capitalism.
That's Japanese way of looking at things.
If a person like him plays an active part in the world, Japan will have a bright future.

My favorite book

"Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness)" to be considered to be the one of the excellent essays in Japan was written by Kenko Yoshida in the 14th century.
I think that this book is the Japanese version of "Essais" by Montaigne and "Ta eis heauton" by Marcus Aurelius.
There is English translation by Professor Donald Keene.

Tanabata Festival

Today ( July 7th ) is the day of "Tanabata" in Japan.
We Japanese write our wishes on strips of colorful paper and then hang them on bamboo branches.

If I could have a wish come true, ...
What I am doing is enough happiness.
I want to continue having this feeling.

What do you wish?

Money is important, too.

The idea about the money is divided into about two ways.

1. As long as I have money, there is nothing that I can't do.
2. If I have money too much, it becomes rather unhappy.

I am apt to place a disproportionate emphasis on a latter idea.
In nature, The middle idea is most suitable.

"Money can't buy happiness, and happiness can't buy money."