Week 7 Fixed Topic

What's my view about religion?

     I wrote about my religion in one article of my blog. At that time, I wrote mostly about the meaning of religion, religion(s) for Japanese people and relation between politics and religions. Therefore, today I want to write about my intuition to religions.

     Firstly, before I entered ICU, I regarded religions as very dangerous things, something enforcing believers to start wars, and something making believers' thoughts limited. Many religions' believers have become terrorists. Many wars between religions have existed. However, after I entered ICU, I found that EVERYBODY is affected by "RELIGIOUS things": not only famous religions"Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Shintoism, etc", but also other all things around us: culture, social structure, sports' morality, etc. I must never forget it, even if I do not have any "religion". I must think about the effects of "religious things".

     Secondly, I want to seek/think about my religion deeply. Around me, some people have their religion in ICU. I do not have any religion in detail. Therefore, I want to think about some questions. Are there any religion fitting to me? Do I have any religion, really? What is my opinions to religions? Thinking about religions may make me more sophisticated because, I think, thinking about religions means thinking about myself.

     Therefore, I am very interested in religions. I want to keep thinking about religions.

My place where I was born, brought up and now live in.

     I have lived in Nishikasai, Edogawa Ward, since I was born. Edogawa Ward is the most east city in Tokyo. In Edogawa Ward, many people live, and commute to the center of the Metropolis to work every day. Today, many Indians, Koreans and Chinese people are living in Edogawa Ward, especially Nishikasai. The boss of the Indian ethnic group has lived in an apartment building next to an apartment building I have lived in. He has imported Indian teas and sold them. Also, he has introduced many Indians from India to the Japanese companies. He has introduced the living places in Japan to the Indian people.

     Nishikasai has a public park with a zoo. There, everybody can see many animals such as lesser pandas, prairie dogs and penguins, and touch many animals such as goats, sheep and rabbits, for free. Many children with their parents often go there especially on weekend. If possible, you should go there! Also, I had enjoyed when I was very young. Therefore, I go there, and I can remember past myself. This is one of my special places impressing me.

Aze

Week 6 Fixed Topic

What does "love" mean to me?




     It is very difficult question, I think, because most people cannot avoid loving somebody/something to live in this world. There are many loves such as a love for a girl(boy)friend, a friend, a family, things, works, study, sports, music, religion(God). The fundamental feeling related to all loves is same, I think, that is, the feeling that all people want to treat them very carefully and spend many hours on being concerned with them. However, the each loves has diverse characteristics. Therefore, I want to focus on the love to a lover(for me; love to girlfriend).


     I like the manga: From me to you(Kimini-todoke). I want to get such a pure love. This manga is my ideal. However, it is a fiction one, so it is very, very, very rare case, and there are no such a handsome and kind boy, who has a lot of friends, and a beautiful and kind girl. Of course, I am not like Mr.Kazehaya. Anyway, actually, I think that the love to my lover means accepting and loving(=liking very much) all characteristics of her, and dedicating everything to her. However, I must think the meaning of "love" and diverse forms of "love" forever.

Piece #2 Draft: English Haiku

I want to write about a series of haikus related to my one day in fall.



Topic: One day in Fall
morning→commuting→study at ICU→lunch→study at library→club activity→back home→taking a bath→watching TV→sleeping→(next morning) twice sleep

Genre: Haiku


If possible, please give me some critical comments in my Google doc's piece#2!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17QGbJ1z3UiLT6wmLEtdnPn2hQXeOTT7AoxZTeF3iDhc/edit?hl=ja

Why do I want to major in Politics?

     Now, I want to major in Politics. There are 3 reasons.


     Firstly, Politics is called master science. Politics is a fundamental study. Studying politics, I can use every study areas, such as Anthropology, Sociology, Philosophy, Economics, Ecology, Literature, Arts, Business, and materials such as mangas, animes, literatures, movies. What a fantastic study area is! Politics attract me.


      Secondly, once Masao Maruyama said paying homage to Shakespeare, "In the "political" world all people are not only spectators(bystanders) but also actors/actresses(participants) (=政治的世界では俳優ならざる観客はいない)". Also, Maruyama said, citizens should have 3 abilities to politics and political situations/problems, that is, enthusiasm, responsibility and judgment(objectivity). Once Max Weber said these 3 abilities' necessary to a German university's students who would become politicians or public servants. Maruyama applied these 3 abilities to general citizens. If everybody want to live in this world, we must get these 3 abilities and study politics for ever.


     Thirdly, Politics is a "possibilities" study. Search for every future's possibilities. In this term, I take a class of Political Theory. I studied about John Rawls' theory. Perhaps, many people think his theory is nonsense and not realistic/practical. However, it is the (embodiment of) Politics. Only thinking about now situations is more nonsense. Only thinking about every possibilities, which are even nonsense in current political situations, enables us to get better lives.



      Therefore, I want to study about Politics, especially Political Theory, Political Philosophy and Political Thought.


PS
     If you are interested in Politics or Political Theory, you should read these 2 books. Maybe, somebody has already know.

Introduction to Current Political Theory

Intro. to Politics and What Citizens Should do