It's tempting to think "as long as I finish first" or "as long as it's easy for me." But that way of thinking is hard to keep up over time.
If only you benefit and the people around you struggle, trust becomes hard to build. It also gets harder to find people who help you when you're in trouble.
Trouble Around You Comes Back to You
If more people leave their trash, shared places get dirty. If more people skip turns, no one can wait in peace.
Trouble in the people around you eventually reaches your own life too.
You're Part of Everyone, Too
Society isn't a faraway thing that has nothing to do with you. School, the road, the store, places near home — they're all part of the society we make together.
Caring for yourself and caring for the people around you are not opposites. When you can find a way that helps both, life becomes easier for you too.
Pick one of today's actions and think whether it could be done in a way that doesn't trouble others.
At Digital Kodomo BASE, we value the ability to think not only about yourself, but also about the connections around you. Society is a big team — and you're on it.