What is fame?
A glorious funeral procession of happiness.

I was moved by a documentary on Yves Saint Laurent.




Having everything and having nothing.
There are so many things we only understand when the end is near.
Living, you see.

We encounter many people in our lives, but
some people appear as if by a traffic accident.
Yet, perhaps that is an aura I myself have summoned.

It's not my fault.

Is it not this curse of words that leads people to threaten each other, and ultimately to murder? Of course, this applies between companies, ethnic groups, and even nations. In other words, it is the reason why wars never end. This is present in all of it.

From childhood, 'You are bad,'

brainwashing disguised as love, disguised as education, stated with such certainty.

The terrible violence that begins from there, blaming me, is endless and without limit,
and eventually creates a resilient monster we have never seen before.
So, at this point,
why don't we let that karma be washed away by that tsunami?
Hmm? Who are you asking?

I can't do what I can't do.
I won't push myself until I genuinely want to do it myself.
How do I want to present myself? How do I want to be seen?
Stop increasing the constraints on my life, for heaven's sake.

Facing an empty self anyway,
there's nothing more like spitting in the face of heaven than searching for oneself. It's absurd.

Yes, I think I will soon embark on a journey of wandering.

I think it's time to move into the era of the nomad.

And the ship sails on.






Each person's identity, freedom of movement,
while simultaneously maintaining assimilation into the country of residence in a way that does not lose ties to their country of origin, we will be able to reconcile markets and democracy.
Ethically speaking, settlers must welcome nomads with open arms, be tolerant of their ways of thinking, and help them, keeping in mind that they themselves were once nomads, or may become nomads one day. And when settlers find themselves in the circumstances of nomads, they must not forget that they were once settlers, or may become settlers again, and must actively accept the customs of the place they are in, acting appropriately in their new environment. This, I believe, is the only way for humanity to survive in this globalized world where one is simultaneously a nomad and a settler. To reach this point, we need to evolve democracy into one that respects the freedom of others, and consciously recognize the fact that our own happiness cannot exist without the happiness of others as a prerequisite for exercising freedom. Furthermore, it would be ideal if we could realize that what brings us happiness is the happiness of those around us, rather than mere selfish satisfaction.
Epidemics, Poverty, Nomadism
On the meaning of what is happening before our eyes
Edited by Jacques Attali





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