Your Story is like a Philosophy Class… I occasionally receive this type of compliment, just like in the previous Live Streaming. Honestly speaking, though, I never thought of myself as being “Philosophical”. I didn’t like “Philosophy” in my student years… so I feel a bit strange when people value my Stories as “Teaching Philosophy”. Well, then I question myself, “What is Philosophy, then?”
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According to the Oxford Languages, Philosophy can be defined as “the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline”. From my perspective as a Sashiko artisan, it is natural to consider Sashiko non-Philosophy as it isn’t “Study” or in “Academic discipline”. However, from a learner’s perspective, what I share can be a “Study” and the series of my stories can be “Academic Discipline”. So their compliment is valid & my feeling (of strange) is also reasonable.
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The key here is the description of “Fundamental Nature of Knowledge, Reality and Existence”. A series of stories, videos, and teaching is our fundamental Nature of Knowledge & Experience. I am sharing someone’s life, and of course, my life. It is my sincere pleasure if you can find any inspiration from what I share – I am happy to share our “Ordinary” to be part of your “Philosophy”. So, please know that the Sashiko you know now are limited. If you can say what I teach in the workshop, then you know the Sashiko we practice – but again, it is merely a start of learning an unknown & whole story of Japanese Sashiko.
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私が英語で語る「刺し子」には、とても不思議な感想を頂くことがあります。その中でも一番多いのが、「淳の刺し子は哲学だ」というもの。お褒めの言葉だとは思うのですが、そもそもあまり哲学が好きじゃないのもあって、なんだかなぁと思ってしまうのです。
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ま、とはいえ哲学は「本質を考えること」ではあるので、私の言葉が哲学っぽくなるのかもしれません。私にとっては当たり前のこと。きっと多くの日本人にとっても当たり前のこと。でも、それが当たり前じゃなく、且つ本質を「伝えるもの」であるから哲学に.聞こえるのかもしれません。知ってほしいだけなのですよ。知らないまま無理やり捻じ曲げるのが嫌なだけなのです。
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