Blog 27/01/2014

Today was generally a happy day. It doesn't mean that I don't have much to say about, though. I am shocked at the big impact a song has done to me.

I discovered the song Watashi Wa Watashi by chance last weekend. (The previous post should be about it.) It talks about how someone is convinced that she cannot stop and give up. The song is basically what I mostly feel when I do things. Now, whenever I feel that I'm behind the others, I'm about 40% (ugh sounds so mathematical) less bothered than usual.

Talking about songs, it's usually those deep songs with stunning melodies that influence me. But this one is an exception, it has a pretty clichéd melody with simple lyrics, so I'm actually shocked that this song influences me so much. It startles me every time I think about it. Miichan, the singer, has her own related touching story, too. She really never gives up on the things she loves.

The lines that touch me most are those saying something like 'I will do my best to walk a path that only I can walk'. It really inspires me to stop comparing myself with others and pressuring myself. Instead, I hope to find what I'm truly good at and hopefully be good at something that others can't be. As much as I say that I hate being compared to others by people, I often compare myself to other better people, often affecting my confidence.

Yesterday I wondered if this was just that one song or message that I needed to change my life. I never came across any song with a message as powerful as this one to me. I can't even bring myself to think that a song like this could potentially change my entire life. Thank you, to whoever who wrote it. Arigatto. I can't thank you enough.