What the Pandemic and the Japanese Culture Have Taught Me About Life.

Oh boy. My thoughts towards school have changed so much. If I learned one thing during this pandemic about school, it's to enjoy it. Constantly I hear people complaining about how boring it is. But in reality, the best memories are the ones from school and being surrounded by the people we love and care about. A lot of times we see that people didn't live their highschool experience to the fullest and especially seniors who “pushed everything off for the second semester”. Now we see that all the experiences that they looked forward to are gone. What this has taught me is that I need to enjoy every moment next year. Even the smallest ones. Highschool goes by so fast that we can't spend the whole time worrying about having the perfect stats and being the perfect student, because once we get all of that, we leave with no memories. Although those are important, so is living your life, making experiences and being happy. This pandemic has taught me that the best way to live life is though finding happiness in the smallest things. This not only applies to our highschool experience but life in general. One example of this is through the Japanese culture. The japanese culture is so fascinating because they take the time to appreciate literally everything, and this is what I think more people should start doing. One thing the Japanese appreciate are cherry blossom trees. They take the time to appreciate the beauty and what it signifies. Right now I am taking the time to notice that although everything seems so frozen still, they show us that time is still moving on. When we take the time to appreciate the smallest things in life that many people don't take time to notice, they don't truly experience the cheer, harmony, knowledge and beauty that life truly provides us.

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