In using social media, I feel down when ignored by other parties, wondering if I have done something wrong and upset them. I also have got into troubles when the other party misunderstood my good intentions and came to dislike me. (Male in his 40s)
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Social media is a convenient tool through which we can access various information easily and get connected with a lot of people. On the other hand, there is also a risky side to it that we get involved with persons without solid references. With this fact in mind, it needs to be utilized cleverly with a certain amount of distance from other parties.
Shinji (*1)
Joys and sorrows of your life are all created by the daily movements of your kokoro(*2).
Be grateful for all your encounters and express your thoughts of gratitude with your words.
The more this kokoro deepens, the more your encounters will come alive, and the circle of happiness will go on to spread.
Your life will be free of disasters.
What must be cherished the most is the relationship with the people you directly get involved with in your daily life. Have gratitude toward each and every encounter you have, and sincerely try to be of help to them with what you can do. This kind of sincere involvements with others will foster bonds of trust, allowing you to have a wider circle of friendship that enriches your life.
The gratitude that Kami teaches us to have is the kokoro to perceive things with a generous heart. When you foster this kokoro, then your perspective will be broadened, allowing you to sense others’ feelings. You will be able to grasp appropriate ways of involvement―both with those close to you and with those you are connected through social media. You will be freed from anxiety about getting into unnecessary troubles.
*1 Shinji: The principles and teachings that are the word of Ōyamanezunomikoto and given to us through Shisha.
*2 Kokoro: The heart, the mindset; the thoughts and emotions that constantly move between the soul (unmei) and the physical body (jittai); if the kokoro is influenced by our temperament and other physical predispositions of our jittai, it becomes unbalanced; if it becomes one with our unmei, the kokoro becomes balanced and anchored.