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A sequence of repeated questions considers whether living means moving steadily and lightly with experience. Acceptance of the world as it is becomes a possible answer rather than a fixed conclusion.

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日本語原文 Japanese original

生きるって　　高鳥奈緒　　　2023.7.26
　
生きるって・・・たんたんと
生きるって・・・ひょうひょうと
生きるって・・・流れに逆らわないこと？
生きるって・・・ありのままを受け止め
たんたんと
ひょうひょうと
生きるってことなのかもしれない

English translation 英訳

AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.

To live... steadily, quietly.
To live... lightly, untroubled.
Does living mean not resisting the current?

To live... receiving things just as they are,
steadily,
lightly—
perhaps that is what it means to live.

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