People who don’t try hard
Young Yasunari read three weekly shonen manga magazines religiously.
The themes of the magazines at the time were friendship, effort, and victory.
He bravely faced strong opponents and spent his time in constant competition.
He had prepared himself for a world where one could not survive without doing so.
But what about now?
There is an increasing number of young people who think they don’t need to try hard.
It’s as if they are indifferent, maybe humble or simply patient.
They go through their daily tasks calmly, but when it comes to long-term goals in life, they act with humility.
He feels that life is too precious to waste in this way, but it’s likely seen as just an old person’s meddling.
It’s not just the young people.
Business owners and executives have become more lenient with themselves when it comes to business responsibilities.
There are many excuses, such as labor shortages, inflation, excess facility supply, and population decline.
The atmosphere in the medical and welfare sectors is particularly different from the general public.
There is no flexibility in pricing, and it is a government-based system.
In the end, the government will likely step in to help, and people have come to depend on it.
Schoolteachers and office workers seem to feel the same way.
The dignity of individual jobs in medical care, welfare, and education, and the weight of individual responsibility, is unquestionable.
However, when it comes to corporations and management, the strictness seems to disappear.
Right now, the world appears calm.
This is because businesses are being supported by COVID subsidies and interest-free loans.
Perhaps the government will have no choice but to convert loans into subsidies.
Once the banks begin collecting debts, many businesses will collapse.
Should Japan’s lack of a sense of crisis be seen as happiness?
Having experienced the collapse of the real estate bubble, he cannot see it that way.
He has prepared himself to take on the next mission, which is to rebuild such corporations.
He has no appetite.
It could be due to the tension of the new year or simply because his overeating has settled, and he is returning to a normal state.
Blood sugar: 157. Last night’s dinner was only chocolate.
Koyama G Representative, Thunderbird Representative, Vice President of Health Station, Yasunari Koyama