So, this year should be the year that I go to Japan to watch Tokyo Olympic~ But then 2020 teaches me to be patient and to be grateful for what we have. Anyway… A little bit contemplation won’t hurt, right? Living in Japan myself I know that Japanese is more religious than the person that have religion (I need to spell this in Indonesia, “lebih islami daripada orang islam”). Sometimes I wonder… What makes the Japanese treat the environment, the neighborhoods, and even inanimate objects with such consideration and care? Is it their belief about God that is watching us? Is it their belief about karma? I somehow think that this relates to their strong appreciation of math (yes, you read that right, MATH). The theory of probability to be exact. They just could not believe in God or Karma. But they fully understand that we should never take things for granted. They appreciate all beings, be it human or nonhuman. Because all the good and beautiful things may perish, disappear. As ...
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