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Professor Okada Hanako: "My life has definitely had the lows, but I’ve had my highs as well.&qu

  • Faculty of Liberal Arts, Japan/U.S.A
  • Oct 5, 2018
  • 2 min read

I was offered a job at an international school, but I had to leave a year later because I got very sick. After two years of battling my illness, I began to recover. The school offered me a job again but before I could begin, I started to get ill once more. I felt weak and irresponsible. I couldn't see what was ahead of me. All I could do was to pursue my studies because it was something only I would be responsible for. Studying was like a life raft. It saved me from feeling only like a sick person and my disappointment at having to leave my job twice.


I am not a surfer, but life is like surfing to me. Sometimes you get to ride the waves and other times you constantly have to paddle. There are also times when you are drowning in the waves. Similarly, we enjoy the highs and bear the lows in real life. However, I’d always like to be grateful because despite my being ill, I’m still here. My life has definitely had the lows, but I’ve had my highs as well.


インターナショナルスクールから仕事の話があった後、体調を崩してしまい、一年で去らなくてはいけなかったんです。二年間の闘病の末に回復へ向かい、再び同じ仕事を頂きましたが、始める前に病気がぶり返してしまいました。弱くて無責任な気持ちになり、先が全く見えませんでした。唯一できたのは、他人に迷惑をかけることのない、学問を続けることでした。学を深めることは救命ボートのような存在で、病と、二度も仕事を辞めなくてはならなかった自分への失望から救ってくれました。


私自身はサーフィンはしませんが、人生はサーフィンのようだと思います。時には良い波に乗ることができますが、時には絶えず手で漕がなくてはならない。また、波の中で溺れてしまう時もあるかもしれません。似たように、人生においても浮き沈みがあって、私たちは喜んだり耐えたりしますね。けれど、病は経験しても、まだこうして今日いられることに私は感謝しています。私の人生は確かに「沈み」もありましたが、「浮き」もありました。


— 岡田華子教授/国際教養学部/日本


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