Starting from scratch, I became a farmer practicing natural farming. I have learned firsthand how important it is to make your heart heaven, which is becoming another theme of this blog.

Feel like you're in a hot spring anytime

The definition of heaven is different for each person, and I don't have a clear definition either, but I would say it's like relaxing in a hot spring. Let's say it's a state where your mind is calm and you have the time to worry about others.

Reducing the burden on the body and mind

I'm about to enter my ninth year as a farmer and my seventh year as president. At first, I was so busy with work that I never seemed to finish any tasks. I gradually automated my work, introduced a division of labor, and worked to create a system that gave me more time to relax. I try to work only as much as I can in a day, so that I can reduce the burden on my body and mind and have a little more time to myself.

When your mind is troubled, you are more likely to have problems

I have come across many different problems up until now. I have come to understand that the more troubled I am, the more likely problems are to arise, and that getting angry about them can only create new problems and make the atmosphere in my family worse.

If your heart is heaven

Since we started from scratch, we needed the cooperation and help of the people around us. People won't come to you if you have a bad mood or an irritated attitude. I feel like our hearts have gradually warmed up as we have been attentive and considerate to help people so that they can work at Yusandou comfortably.

Weathering the storm with a calm mind

My family is growing and my sales are rising. I feel more and more happy every time I overcome a challenge. In order to grow, I had to overcome challenges that I thought were insurmountable. Every time, my heart was unsettled, I was overcome with anxiety, and I spent my days feeling unsettled. After overcoming it several times, I am now able to overcome it with a calm mood. And I realized that things can change for the better depending on how I feel at the time.

The theme of the talk was about martial arts and tea ceremony, which are Uchida's specialties. It started with a talk about the relationship between master and disciple, and then we talked about the core and structure of the body, Murakami Haruki's novels, and Yagyu Munenori. Although we covered a variety of topics, the way they converged into a single thread was amazing, like watching a work of art or a movie. The following is a piece of writing that I wrote based on my own interpretation, inspired by Uchida's talk.

My mother is still in good health, but the average age at which my parents were diagnosed with cancer was about 60. The fact that my parents, who lived righteous lives and tried their best to live, are far short of the average life expectancy of Japanese people gave me the opportunity to think deeply about my own way of life and my way of thinking.

My father showed me at the end of his life how to make my family happy by having fun. I will continue to think about how I can continue to do my job in a way that makes my family happy by getting excited about it. Only those things that you truly cherish will be cherished by you.