This morning, I started reading Brady Mikako's book "Listen To Broken Britain" [ブレイディみかこ『ブロークン・ブリテンに聞け』.] Her works (literally, ALL writings by her) tell me various splendid truths about politics, and also life itself. This time, I was really impressed by her truly clever, "critical" opinions which spot how the Leftist people tend to look at this world in their too narrow, self-righteous, hypocritical ways. I need to read this book so carefully to find out where can be different from my own opinions.
In my opinion/impression, she gazes at the current, actual scene with her really keen, strong eyes. So, whether I agree with her or not, her writings deliver her truths so vividly. This is great, critical POP art for me - as actual as Banksy's art (sorry, but now I'm already 49, therefore don't know any fine "modern" art and rock music!).
This book has an interesting topic as a column, which says we can be divided into two kinds. The people who can work or live anywhere (she says these are "anywhere people"). And, the ones who have to belong somewhere ("somewhere people".) Then, I can be the one who can belong "nowhere"... Sorry, I'm joking.
This topic is so impressive because I can remember that once I had been possessed by the idea/obsession of becoming an international, perfect person in this global world (an absolute "anywhere" person.) From this narrow, tiny country (or simply this closed island) to the wide, open world - That obsession actually trained me a lot to make my logic so hard, so diligent enough to become a "universal" one. In a way, I hated this Japan itself.
But, probably since I started quitting alcohol and also started learning English from the primal level at 40 (although this can sound so ironic,) I started trying to commit carious communications in English and Japanese actually with a sweaty spirit. And, that has brought me a tiny truth - the more I get into learning English to learn the outer world, the more I have to reflect on myself retrospectively - into the Japanese essences. In a way, I am becoming a nationalist (or almost a patriot) who has to belong to this country as a homeland...
