2018-04-01
There was a reference to Give a reason in the comments in response to the duplicate article, but I felt it was more of a Just be conscious.
Why Just be conscious instead of Give a reason?
The lyrics are written by the same person, so from a distance they are very similar, but I'll try to verbalize why one of them feels different from the other.
(G) I'm sure there's an "answer" somewhere, an answer that was born
We all want it, and we all go for the dream that we can't resist.
(J) Happiness comes in different forms., Don't let other people's words deceive you.
I don't need patronizing hypocrisy.
This one fits better. I agree with what follows, "Since we are living in the present moment, we should do what we like and enjoy," and I don't want others to decide that this "what we like and enjoy" is "going to a dream in search of an answer that is somewhere far away.
On the side of Give a reason, I sense a desire to get out of oppression and a sense of anxiety about the possibility that my future self has not found the "answer".
I'm in a state of running on impatience of having to find answers, which is also driven by other people's values.
Give a reason is "keep running" while Just be conscious is "feel a chance" # luck to get out of oppression.
The notion that "I have to keep running" creates oppression and frustration.
If you're in a hurry and running in the dark, you don't have time to sharpen your mind.
You can't find the answer by running around looking for "the answer somewhere else," because "the answer is inside of you.
Silence, tranquility, interlude, need time to stop and [introspection
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(J) People become stronger and kinder every time they know a wound Truth after tears Living in the now that is irreplaceable
It's a waste if you don't at least enjoy your life (drama) in which you are the main character.
It's not a good idea to whip yourself into running today.
There's no drama that keeps the hero running all the time.
The most important thing is that the protagonist enjoys performing.
By the way, the title "Just be conscious" has a focus on "notice" and "notice".
Lyrics about noticing are here.
(J) same suffering over and over again, labyrinth all the way until you realize it
And, by realizing it, you get out of it. So what do we do to get out of it?
(J) listen carefully and find out that there is always a way out
"Listen carefully" is a refrain from "sharpen your mind."
(J) Blocked up in oppression, blaming others won't change luck, chance, coincidence, and timing sharpen your mind and feel.
This is where you should notice the most.
Sharpen your mind and what follows when you sense an opportunity.
(J) Grab that dream in both hands, now, and take off your unnecessary pride.
Run after you find an opportunity, don't run from the beginning, "listen first to find an opportunity."
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