月: 2026年6月

When I look back on my life,
there are several irreplaceable people who come to mind.

I have not seen any of them for decades,
and we have long since lost touch.
However, the memories I have of them still give me
strength today.

One of them is my friend S from my junior high
and high school days.

Eventually, S dropped out of high school.
The last time I saw him was several months after
he had left school.
At that time, he and I would have been near
the end of our second year of high school.

He was riding a motorcycle with his girlfriend on the back.
We had not arranged to meet.
We simply ran into each other by chance in town.

We exchanged a few greetings,
and then they rode away.

I was on a bicycle, while they were on a motorcycle.

All I could do was watch them disappear into the distance.

When I first heard that S had dropped out of school,
I took it rather lightly and thought, “Oh, I see.”

But when I saw the two of them riding away,
I suddenly realized that we would probably not
see each other very often anymore.

That realization created a large empty space in
both my daily life and my heart.

I threw myself into studying for university entrance exams.
I really threw myself into it.

I wanted to fill that empty space.

Looking back now,
I think that was a turning point in my life.

Until then, I had never been particularly serious
about studying.
But from that moment on, I began to study with
genuine dedication.

I have so many wonderful memories with S.

The last thing he did for me was to leave my life
at a time when I needed to think seriously about my future.

Thank you, S.

I hope you are still doing well.

When facing a difficult problem, I sometimes feel that learning how to forget is important.

This is based on my own experience. When I face a difficult problem, if I cannot solve it using my usual technique, I try another one. However, sometimes I become too attached to my first technique and keep using it, even when it doesn’t work (and as a result, I end up with a poor outcome).

In such situations, I think it is better to temporarily let go of that first technique.

To begin with, I do not have many techniques. This is because I tend to stick to the first one I learn.

As a result, it becomes difficult for me to set aside a technique and learn new ones.

If I keep learning new techniques one after another and do not become too attached to any single one, I may be able to find better solutions to difficult problems.

In other words, a person who becomes too attached to a single technique may stop growing, or grow more slowly.

This idea may also apply to me.

So I would like to learn how to let go of techniques when necessary, and recall them when they are needed.

I also want to continue learning in new and unfamiliar fields.

Thank you.

Newspapers can also be cut out
with scissors, and readers can
underline important parts.
Because of this, they can become
a kind of personal study material.

In addition, newspaper advertisements
are less intrusive compared to those
on the internet or television.
Newspapers are therefore more
suitable for maintaining
the reader’s focus.

In conclusion,
the role of newspapers is to
efficiently deliver current news
to readers.
They also contribute to spreading
news and information into
the details of society.