my words

*Japanese ver

(*wrote on 4/March/2025 in Tokyo )

These days

Here and there

I see university students job hunting

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Back in the day, I did the same

I went to a couple of job fairs/forums

But I couldn't believe the words of those working in companies/organisations

They spoke with someone's words.

Pre-made, cookie-cutter, templated words

All borrowed. Not their own

"The gap" between their words & themselves felt unbearable

Soon
I stopped and chose a completely different path from most people

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Looking back at my whole life,
I don't think I've been honest with other people

But, at least
I've been honest with myself

I didn't do what I didn't want to do

I didn't accept the words I didn't want to accept