Hello again. Today’s word is “迷う”(まよう), which means lost. I know it has a few meanings in Japanese but I’ll talk specifically about not having a sense of direction in life, which was my state of being for the last year or so. I had just finished my studies and was wondering what I should do with my life. I went travelling thinking it would help me find meaning since I heard a part of you might actually be somewhere else on this earth. I never actually found it that way. Although I won’t say I’ve actually found my purpose in life, I would say I have some sort of a direction now, given that I know what motivates me the most, which is learning and teaching. I think that instead of looking outwards when one is lost, one needs to look inwards and align one’s actions with what gives one meaning. With that, try to enjoy my rendition of the song “Lost Boy” by Ruth B. こんにちは。今日の言葉は「迷う」。日本語で色んな意味がありますが、僕は「人生における方向感覚を失くす」の意味に焦点を当てます。それは昨年の僕の状態です。 卒業ばっかりの僕は人生で何をすべきかと迷いました。自分の一部んを見つけるために僕は旅に出ました。楽しかったけど、結局何も見つけられなかった。 今の僕は生き甲斐をまだ持っていないが、ある意味で何を動かすのかと知っています。それは学ぶことと教えることです。だからこんなに迷う時は、どこかで意味を探してより内省をするの方が良い。そうすれば自分の行動を自分の動機と一致させることができます。 では、よければRuth Bの「Lost Boy」の僕の演奏を楽しんでみてください。