ワシントン州のブロックス・パーマカルチャー・ホームステッドにようやく戻ってきました。
ここはやっぱり格別です。
美しい人達と素敵な生き方。
日本でもこういう所を実現してみたいです。
人生最高！
ブロックスにいると平和な世界にいる錯覚に飲み込まれます。
先週発った地震と原発危機に見舞われた日本やアメリカの新たなリビア空爆がテレビの中の出来事みたいです。
ネットで見る今日の新しい惨事のアップデート。
現実味が無いわりには、心に悪そう。
ニュースやメディアと健康な関係を持つのは中々難しい物ですね。
とくにど田舎の島で生活していると、基本的に一緒に住んでいる人達としか接しないからブロックスの外で何が起きているのかなかなか把握できません。
【外】の世界と上手に関係を持つのがいつもの課題です。
こんな事を考えながら２年目のブロックス研修を満喫して、日本でここ以上に素敵なコミュニティー作りに取り組みたいと思っています。
お楽しみに！
以下の写真はサンフランシスコの地下鉄(BART)と東京のJRを比較している物です。何か目立つものがありますか？
Its a weird experience leaving a country (and my partner) in the midst of a national emergency,
and return to a nation at war in at least 3 different countries with no definite end in sight.
The world is a trippy place.
It almost seems like these are events that merely exist inside the TV and other forms of media.
Did the US missile strikes in Libya noticeably affect you?
I didn't feel it.
I wonder when the US will stop bombing other countries.
What year has the US NOT engaged in war or covert operations?
I remember Michael Franti singing,
"you can bomb the world to pieces, but you can't bomb the world to peace."
I love the US though.
The people, the landscape, the diversity.
It's impressive.
I'm glad to be back.
Land of the free......
Even though this "free" is not for everybody and sometimes at the cost of others' freedom,
I thrive in it and the "repression" based culture of Japan loses its appeal.
Maybe its not that extreme.
Here is something I noticed transitioning from Tokyo to San Francisco....
But first, what do you notice about the two trains?
Here is something I noticed transitioning from Tokyo to San Francisco....
But first, what do you notice about the two trains?
San Francisco BART
Japan Rail Tokyo
僕が一番最初に気付いた事は宣伝の少なさでした。
BARTには車両の前後に大きな宣伝ポスターが四つぐらいしかないのです。
都内の電車になれ始めた僕にとっては不思議な空間でした。
キューバに行った時もすぐに宣伝がほとんどない事に気付きました。
心が解放された感じです。
最先端の心理学を利用した物欲刺激兵器（広告）がほとんどない心地よい場。
It might be hard to notice but the JR train is littered decorated with advertisements everywhere your eye might try to rest except the ground. There are also two TVs above each door, one for the map and train announcements, the other for news updates and advertisements. It might not be that effective though since many seem to immediately opent their state-of-the-art cell phones and play with that until they exit. The JR train is also much cleaner looking and super bright.
でもBARTには防犯カメラが各車両に二つずつ搭載されていて、「監視してるよ」と感じさせる赤いランプがカメラの横で光っていました。ジョージ・オーウェルの１９８４を連想してしまいます。
It feels really liberating not to be constantly exposed to advertisements. Thats what I really found pleasant about Cuba.....no ads......well except for Nestle and the revolution. So, the BART was a refreshing ride after leaving Japan, although it definitely felt mankier and I felt watchedー＞
Bonus: Rush hour in Tokyo
I'm really really glad to be back at the Bullocks.
It is truly amazing here.
Beautiful people, lovely living.
Isn't the war thing a bummer? Sometimes I wonder if all of the things I love here are at the expense of bombs going off half way around the world, or if the two are unconnected. We have the freedom to do many things, but we seem to have no say when it comes to our government killng people they deem bad or dangerous.
ReplyDeleteI hear you, with the Ads too. The billboards in LA and especially Hollywood are overwhelming. Buildings that used to be beautiful in their simple deco splendor, are now covered in signs, stickers and super-sized 30 story billboards for ipods.
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Thanks Sojj. Yeah, war is a real big bummer. And ads are in many ways too. I'll keep you in mind if I head South.
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