Today and tomorrow, there is a
chrysanthemum festival in my town. A couple of hand-made-Japanese dolls
dressing chrysanthemum is displayed at a temple near my home during this two
days. This festival is held every October. It is the fourth time for me to see
this festival.
When I was in my home today after my dinner,
I heard pulses of Japanese drums. I went outside, and found five young women
and one man were beating Japanese drums on top of a float decorated as like a fishing
boat. I was fascinated with the performance.
While watching the performance, I found
that people in my town seem to be connected to each other rather strongly. I
have no kids, and my working place is about 1 hour away by foot from my town; thus, I have
very limited connections with people in my town. On the other hand, when I went
back to my hometown where I had been living until the 18 years-old, I found
myself a member of communities in my hometown.
Someone regard this valuable connection as
social capital. We need time and effort to foster social relationships in
communities; but, once such a connection is developed, you will be able to
obtain many opportunity from your community.
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