[Translation] Myojo 0910 Shige -Aoi Hitorigoto- Vol. 40
It's not a good idea to listen to kpop when you're trying to translate something that's not your native language. I kept getting distracted XD
He's going with the inspiring tone in this issue again. I was hoping he'd write something about the 24 hr terebi but maybe it'll come later...?
I've not watched the 24 hr terebi but I hope it's good. I shall go hunt for dl links.
Enjoy the essay and I hope you'll get inspired. I was just reminded of the running shoes I bought months ago to start jogging but which is still sitting on my rack unused.
Vol.40 -Run-
I think Japanese like to run. No, it seems like most of human race like to run. By nature, animals run for the purpose of chasing after their prey, or to run away from their enemy. In other words, they they have to run in order to live so humans should be the only ones who run for some sense of enjoyment. But, the 'run' here is not just about running literally.
There's a reason why I used the word 'Japanese' in the beginning. Japanese (It might apply to foreigners too but I don't know for sure so I'll just limit it to Japanese here.) like the word 'run'. Often, people would refer to life as a path. "Give your all while you run on this path of life!", something like that is often said by Japanese. Why is that so? Maybe it's because the sight of someone running with all their might is very attractive. The sight of someone giving their all for something is beautiful, not only when they are running. But perspiring while 'running' using just your own body and no other tools is the simplest act, and that might be why it turns people on. Perhaps that's why, the act of 'running' is often used as a metaphor for 'doing something with all they have'. It has been so heavily used, that it has come to the point of being cliched, and that's why I just can't seem to bring myself to like such a popular word like 'run'. I would say that I've been avoiding the use of 'run' as the title for this essay series so far. In fact, it's not just the word, I hate the act of 'running' too.
On the tv program "24 Hours Terebi", that NEWS has been appointed as the main personalities, it is a yearly tradition for an entertainer to run for 24 hours. This year, Imoto Ayako-san is running and I have been jogging secretly too in hopes of helping out... I'm lying. No, it's true that I'm running. I feel that the lazy lifestyle I've been leading is starting to show on my body, so I started running. I used Imoto Ayako-san's name as a postscript.
Like what I've said before, I hate running. How should I put it, well... it's tiring. If I had joined any extracurricular club activities in junior high or high school, I think it definitely wouldn't be the track team. I'm not an especially fast or slow runner but I don't feel like I can get the runner's high when I do. Someone like me is actually running 6-7km once every 2 days, so it was a decision that required quite a bit of determination. When I first started running, I looked so terrible that it seemed like I was about to collapse at any moment. But lately, it seems like I'm starting to get the hang of running and realized that this happens whenever I start to think "I can't run anymore!" It happens when you stop, even if it's just for a while. No matter how hard it is, if you keep running you can do it somehow. Once you give up and start walking or resting, you will definitely not be able to run after that. And another important thing is to never look down. You feel even more tired if you run while looking down. I don't know why but it's true. If you keep your eyes looking far ahead and don't stop, you can manage to complete your course somehow, even if you feel it's very hard (Well, it sounds like a long distance but it's still below 10km...)
Maybe that's why. I started to think like this. The reason why Japanese like the word 'run'. No matter how tough it is, if you just look ahead and don't stop, anyone can reach their goal. For someone like me who belonged to the 'It's-alright-to-rest' group, it was a truth that I didn't want to know. But if you don't make any excuses and just run on ahead, I think you will be able to see the finishing line in one way or another. To express this in the "Slam Dunk" style, it's the same as "If you give up, it's the end of the match".
Aah. I tried to avoid it but it's still full of cliched paragraphs in the end. That's the result of me writing without putting a stop to my hand. Intervals are necessary after all.
So, I'll be off to exercise my legs for a while now.
Note at the end of the essay:
Was there anyone who read the paragraph saying "Sometimes an interval is necessary" and wondered if the sensei is going to take a break with this series?! We asked him and he said, "It's true that I've run out of ideas and it's tough but that's not what I meant so please don't worry. (Laugh)" so we can all breathe a sigh of relief. "I also thought about what I should write this time while I was running but it was tough and my brain wasn't functioning. So, I decided to go with what I was doing, "running"!" We have a sensei who is barely making his deadlines, so if you have any themes you'd like him to write, please write in. We'll be waiting!
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Thanks for reading
He's going with the inspiring tone in this issue again. I was hoping he'd write something about the 24 hr terebi but maybe it'll come later...?
I've not watched the 24 hr terebi but I hope it's good. I shall go hunt for dl links.
Enjoy the essay and I hope you'll get inspired. I was just reminded of the running shoes I bought months ago to start jogging but which is still sitting on my rack unused.
Vol.40 -Run-
I think Japanese like to run. No, it seems like most of human race like to run. By nature, animals run for the purpose of chasing after their prey, or to run away from their enemy. In other words, they they have to run in order to live so humans should be the only ones who run for some sense of enjoyment. But, the 'run' here is not just about running literally.
There's a reason why I used the word 'Japanese' in the beginning. Japanese (It might apply to foreigners too but I don't know for sure so I'll just limit it to Japanese here.) like the word 'run'. Often, people would refer to life as a path. "Give your all while you run on this path of life!", something like that is often said by Japanese. Why is that so? Maybe it's because the sight of someone running with all their might is very attractive. The sight of someone giving their all for something is beautiful, not only when they are running. But perspiring while 'running' using just your own body and no other tools is the simplest act, and that might be why it turns people on. Perhaps that's why, the act of 'running' is often used as a metaphor for 'doing something with all they have'. It has been so heavily used, that it has come to the point of being cliched, and that's why I just can't seem to bring myself to like such a popular word like 'run'. I would say that I've been avoiding the use of 'run' as the title for this essay series so far. In fact, it's not just the word, I hate the act of 'running' too.
On the tv program "24 Hours Terebi", that NEWS has been appointed as the main personalities, it is a yearly tradition for an entertainer to run for 24 hours. This year, Imoto Ayako-san is running and I have been jogging secretly too in hopes of helping out... I'm lying. No, it's true that I'm running. I feel that the lazy lifestyle I've been leading is starting to show on my body, so I started running. I used Imoto Ayako-san's name as a postscript.
Like what I've said before, I hate running. How should I put it, well... it's tiring. If I had joined any extracurricular club activities in junior high or high school, I think it definitely wouldn't be the track team. I'm not an especially fast or slow runner but I don't feel like I can get the runner's high when I do. Someone like me is actually running 6-7km once every 2 days, so it was a decision that required quite a bit of determination. When I first started running, I looked so terrible that it seemed like I was about to collapse at any moment. But lately, it seems like I'm starting to get the hang of running and realized that this happens whenever I start to think "I can't run anymore!" It happens when you stop, even if it's just for a while. No matter how hard it is, if you keep running you can do it somehow. Once you give up and start walking or resting, you will definitely not be able to run after that. And another important thing is to never look down. You feel even more tired if you run while looking down. I don't know why but it's true. If you keep your eyes looking far ahead and don't stop, you can manage to complete your course somehow, even if you feel it's very hard (Well, it sounds like a long distance but it's still below 10km...)
Maybe that's why. I started to think like this. The reason why Japanese like the word 'run'. No matter how tough it is, if you just look ahead and don't stop, anyone can reach their goal. For someone like me who belonged to the 'It's-alright-to-rest' group, it was a truth that I didn't want to know. But if you don't make any excuses and just run on ahead, I think you will be able to see the finishing line in one way or another. To express this in the "Slam Dunk" style, it's the same as "If you give up, it's the end of the match".
Aah. I tried to avoid it but it's still full of cliched paragraphs in the end. That's the result of me writing without putting a stop to my hand. Intervals are necessary after all.
So, I'll be off to exercise my legs for a while now.
Note at the end of the essay:
Was there anyone who read the paragraph saying "Sometimes an interval is necessary" and wondered if the sensei is going to take a break with this series?! We asked him and he said, "It's true that I've run out of ideas and it's tough but that's not what I meant so please don't worry. (Laugh)" so we can all breathe a sigh of relief. "I also thought about what I should write this time while I was running but it was tough and my brain wasn't functioning. So, I decided to go with what I was doing, "running"!" We have a sensei who is barely making his deadlines, so if you have any themes you'd like him to write, please write in. We'll be waiting!
~*~*~*~*~
Thanks for reading