Anna M. Stratulat

by ICHIRO KISHIMI AND FUMITAKE KOGA

“YOUTH: You accept who you are?

PHILOSOPHER: Look, no matter how much you want to be Y, you cannot be reborn as him.

You are not Y. It’s okay for you to be you, However, I am not saying it’s fine to be just as you are. If you are unable to really feel happy, then it’s clear that things aren’t right just as they are. You’ve got to put one foot in front of the other, and not stop.

YouTH: That’s a harsh way of putting it, but I get your point. It’s clear that I’m not right just the way I am. I’ve got to move forward.

PHILOSOPHER: To quote Adler again: ‘The important thing is not what one is born with, but what use one makes of that equipment?

You want to be Y or someone else because you are utterly focused on what you were born with.

Instead, you’ve got to focus on what you can make of your equipment.”