What does “living” mean in your life?

In the past, stomach cancer was the most common cancer among Japanese people. Therefore, the main character of this movie also develops stomach cancer and dies in the end.

This movie is one of my favorite Japanese movies.

After his doctor informed him that he had stomach cancer and had only a short time to live, he began to think about the true meaning of ”living''.

What does it mean to “live”?

Actually, I'm 60 years old now, and these days I often wonder how many years I have left to live. Ask yourself, what is the best way for me to live the time I have left?

There is a saying: "Life's downhill." I'm walking downhill now. When climbing a mountain, I'm completely absorbed in walking uphill because I'm just aiming for the top of the mountain. My heart is filled with the desire to reach the top of the mountain as soon as possible. However, when walking downhill, everyone wants to enjoy the hike for as long as possible.

The main character of this film begins to think about what it means to live for the first time when he has less than a year left to live.

No one knows what will happen tomorrow. Maybe you'll get into a traffic accident tomorrow and die. Maybe tomorrow there will be a big earthquake and you will die. It's fate, so no one can predict it.

Work, earn money, eat, and sleep. Many people spend their days like this. Life is a repetition of such things. Living is a cycle of eating and sleeping. However, because we are human beings, we have a heart that is not satisfied with just repeating that process.

After the main character of this film was diagnosed with cancer, he began to think about the meaning of life. As long as he was healthy and alive, he didn't think about it. That's ironic. His illness made him think about the meaning of life.

Health is very important, but healthy people don't necessarily mean they're happy. Money is necessary, but it doesn't necessarily mean that people with money are happy.

A life that does not consider the meaning of life may not be called a happy life.

What kind of age is 60 years old?

I will be 60 years old this year. So this is my story. I've been thinking a lot about what it means to be 60 years old.

The average life expectancy of Japanese people is 87.09 years for women and 81.05 years for men. There are still 21 years left until I reach that age.

These days, we often hear the term “healthy life expectancy'' in Japan. What this means is that even though the current average life expectancy of Japanese people is 81 years, that does not mean that they will live to that age in good health. The average life expectancy of Japanese women, including the years they spend bedridden in hospital, is 87 years old for women and 81 years old for men.

Let's think about it. I wonder if spending the last few years of my life bedridden in a hospital bed would be a happy thing for me. You can't do anything by yourself. For example, is it really possible to live a happy life when you cannot eat or go to the bathroom on your own?

What I need to think about now is what I should do at the age of 60 to avoid having to live such a life.

First of all, you will need to train your legs and hips. Being able to move around by walking on your own feet is the most important function of all. It is also important to use your mind every day to avoid developing dementia. If you think about it that way, even if I retire and no longer work, my days might be busy.

At my workplace, I have many colleagues who started working with me as new employees when we were 22 years old. One of them has severe diabetes and can no longer walk. Another person was unfortunately diagnosed with Parkinson's disease syndrome due to genetics. Another person recently fell at work and suffered a serious injury, breaking his shoulder. Oh my god.

When I was 22 years old, I never thought that 60 years old would be like this. Now, how should I deal with my life in the 20 years I have left?

"HOME" by Dwianto from Indonesia

I went home with tears they firmly wiped my cheeks

I came home with a long face they rained down smiles

I came home with mud as big as my body their love became a spring of water 

I came home with an explosion of disappointment they poured an ocean of hope

I slammed the door loudly as I left full of anger

I crossed the white walls they had because of my mischief

I ruined the living room

I throw pillows and bolsters in the bedroom

My home remains a home

The door stays wide open no matter how hard I slam it.

The walls are always clean no matter how many times I scribble on them.

The living room is always tidy no matter how often I ravage it

My room is always tidy whenever I come back

I always thought my house was a miracle

I thought my house was sophisticated with the help of technology

I thought my house was a stupid building that couldn't fight back

I thought my house was just a place to go home after I partied with the outside world

I was wrong, I fell into error

My house is just a house, really a pile of bricks and cement

The real home is the life inside

Father and mother turned out to be the real home in the house I thought

Dad is a strong pillar that supports my good and bad behavior.

Mom is the pottery that embraces me in the cold of the night.

The love of my father and mother turned out to be a roof that kept me from the heat and rain.

The spring that radiates is in fact the sweat of my mother and father.

A home is just a home without a father and mother, a father and mother is a home

Father and mother are heaven that God dropped on earth.

Father and mother are the home we return to no matter what we experience.

Father and mother are the true home we return to.

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This is a poetry which my friend made, and he lives in Indonesia. Poetry ties between hearts of people living in different countries. Yes, "house" doesn't mean just a building. Even if you are living in a big city or a tiny village, you can understand what this poet means. I can say that "house" means namely a family. Or I may be able to say that "house" means "wife," " husband," "siblings," "parent," or "lover." Maybe, you may say that house means homeland. Anyway, house means something that this young poet wrote here. For everone.