山あり谷あり/ups and downs Vol.25

先日、インドで現地企業の社長を5年程されて現在はインドの企業で働いておられる方と話をする機会に恵まれた。とても海外経験が豊富な方で多くの事を話してくださった。

その中でも特に心に残ったは、楽しみ心。
どんな事も初めは苦しいと感じるだろうし、違いを受け入れる事に戸惑う事もあるだろうけれど、その違いや戸惑いや葛藤を楽しむ事が出来るかどうかで人生は大きく変わってくるという話だった。

新たな事ばかりで赴任した2か月前に比べると少しずつ生活リズムが出来て慣れてきているとは言え毎日あれやこれやと壁にぶち当たり戸惑いながら何とかやっている日々。立ち止まり今の環境を楽しめているかと言われると楽しめていない訳ではないが、100%YESとも言えない状況。

自分はいつも辛い時や頑張るぞと自分自身を奮い立たせる際には、Mr.childrenのライブを見るのですが今回は平井堅さんの「ノンフィクション」を聞いた。こんなに良い曲だったんだと今頃感じさせられた。

A few day ago, I had the opportunity to talk with a person who has been the president of a local company in India for about five years and he is now working for an Indian company. He has a lot of overseas experience and spoke to me about many things.

One of the most memorable things he shared with me. It was the spirit of enjoyment. He told us that we may feel pain at the beginning of anything, and that we may be at a loss to accept differences, but that our lives will change greatly if we are able to enjoy the differences, confusion, and struggles.

Compared to two months ago when I started my new assignment, I am gradually getting used to the new rhythm of life, but every day I am still managing to do things in a bewildering way, hitting walls in this and that way. When asked if I am enjoying my current environment, I can't say that I am, but I can't say 100% yes.

Whenever I'm going through a difficult time, or when I need to motivate myself to do my best, I always watch a live performance of Mr. Children's music, and this time I listened to Ken Hirai's "Nonfiction. This time I heard Ken Hirai's "Nonfiction." It made me realize how good the song was.