Daily Life Seen from the Interior Vol.8

This is the eighth installment of the blog series by Hiroki Sueyoshi of FAH Co., Ltd.

The lucky number "eight" in Japan. I wrote it in kanji.

The number "eight" is said to be auspicious and to have a long and prosperous future. On a personal note, I live by the name Sueyoshi Hiroki, so I feel a strange affinity to the word "Suehiro."

However, I have never been called "Suehiro."
I would like to be called Suehiro someday, just like Kimura Takuya.
I'm sorry. I've been called that before. Ah, it was just a mistake, the other day at the hospital I was called "Suehiro-san."

When you've been alive for over 30 years, you don't even make corrections. This blog has safely reached its eighth instalment. I wonder if this blog is spreading little by little... The character for "eight" hasn't spread even halfway, so I'm going to keep writing steadily, believing that it will continue for a long time.
Don't rush. Don't rush. Take a break.

Now, let's get to the main topic.

I would like to write about "Working," a topic that I have been thinking about a lot recently.
First, the basics. The three major obligations in Japan are "education," "tax payment," and "work." These obligations are mandatory as long as you live in Japan.
"Education" is a wonderful thing, regardless of the content. I think that there is also inherent talent, but I think that "education" is the most valuable thing in life.

And "paying taxes" is necessary for Japan to remain healthy, and the money paid in taxes is used to enrich the lives of the people. (I'm sure there are many different opinions on politics, but I won't go into them here.)

Finally, "labor" is what we mean by "working" in this article.

In short, the three major obligations are to educate your children, learn to earn money, and pay taxes for your country (citizens).
This is a basic point, so I'm sure you already know it, but I thought I'd write it down anyway.

Nowadays, I think that "working" is closer to "how to live." Since the birth of money, working has meant earning money.
However, I think that originally, working meant plowing the fields, hunting, and building houses in order to live and eat.
Now that the economy is developing and the growth rate is different from what it was in the past, I think the definition of work is returning to its simplest form.

So, the important thing is, "What do you live for?" When I thought about this, I came to realize that my purpose in life is to "be of service to people through interior design, with fun and humor." This is what "work" means to me now.

Of course, it is important to earn money to survive, but personally, I want to live my life without losing sight of this purpose.
I think it would be wonderful if work could help others and, as a result, help you find value in life yourself.

It may sound like a platitude, but that is the meaning of my work. In today's world, where all kinds of problems exist all the time and the world can change in an instant,
Since change is the norm, I think we need to value our purpose in life.
When times change, I think we are asked, "How should we live?"

In other words, the days when the economy grew without any effort on how to work are over.
It's time to update and change with the times.
I believe that the way we work expresses our way of life, and that is what it means to work.

Finally, "Fun and Humor." FAH is the name of my company. Sorry for the missed advertisement.

(text: SUEYOSHI)

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