Individual Roles

I tend to forget to put 'I' when I talk

Because it makes sense without a subject in Japanese.

i.e. English: 'I make you happy.'

Japanese: 'Make you happy.' It covers meaning 'I make you happy.'

In the universe system, it is important to mention 'who' to do so,

because it reflects as it is.

If the subject is missing, someone else would make it truth on behalf of you.

But, but, isn't convenient?

It is unearned income.

Well,,, we have too much of freedoms.

To do or not to do is all by choice.

However the hearts should know individual roles.

I easily forget that too, though.

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Comments

~Chow Wo Man~ said…

I love that you think so much. no harm intended

23 May 2015 at 14:04

momo said…

Thank you Mark : )

24 May 2015 at 19:43

Louie Louie said…

In learning to speak and read Japanese I noticed that too.
In English we have just "I" and "me," but we say it all the time.
In Japanese there are many ways to say "I," but it is seldom said - it's just understood.

7 August 2015 at 22:52

momo said…

Hi Louie
Yes that's right.
It's not very easy to translate Japanese to English because of that.

10 August 2015 at 13:53

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