About this work
A poem considers resistance to change and the difficult decision to leave familiar surroundings and move forward. This English version is an editorial translation for access; the Japanese text remains available alongside it for comparison.
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日本語原文 Japanese original
ひとは変化に戸惑う
ひとは変化を嫌う
ひとは変化に抵抗する
だけど変化を受け入れてみることが
「そのとき」なのではないかな
お馴染みの場所に居心地よく居たいのに
もう、ここから卒業と肩を叩かれてしまう
だから次のステージへと向かうのね
涙を流しても変化に抗えない
この場所に執着と未練を持ちながら
時が流れ振り返るとわかることもある
悲しみにも喜びにも全てには意味がある
生きる道のりは平坦ではない
常に変化の連続だから
微笑みでありがとう
昨日までのわたしや周りに
さよならしても・・・
真っ直ぐ前を向いて歩むよ
自分の道を・・・歩むよ
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
People are confused by change
People hate change
People resist change
But trying to accept change is
Perhaps that "moment"
Wanting to stay comfortably in familiar places
Yet, suddenly, you're told to graduate from here
So you move on to the next stage
Crying doesn't help against change
Still clinging to this place with nostalgia
Time flows, and when you look back, you realize
There is meaning in both sorrow and joy
The path of living is not flat
It is always a continuous change
Smile and say thank you
Even if you say goodbye to yourself and those around you yesterday
...
Walk straight ahead
Walk your own path
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.