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What's my body for?


I am proud of having a dad who refused to stop drinking (sake, Japanese rice wine) even after his doctor told him that his liver was already black. When I heard that from my mum, I felt so proud of him. He knows what’s important to him. He decides what to do with his body. If you imagine a big, strong guy with scary face and rough voice, that’s not him. He’s rather a quiet and modest guy.



I had a choice to study medicine. At the age of 18, I chose not to. I already had a thought questioning about medicine. What’s the point of living if we don’t enjoy? Is saving life really saving the life? How about doing more for making the alive lives better, rather than physically saving lives?




What do you enjoy most?

What do you want to use your body for?



“Rehabilitation”. This is a hard work. Even recovering from common injuries is a hard work. I felt as if my life was for recovering from injury. Doesn’t it have to be other way round? Recover from injury, so that I can enjoy life.




How about strokes. Much harder, of course. Are their lives for recovery? or is recovery for their lives? The rehabilitation process is hard enough to make us question.






What makes rehabilitation so hard? It tends to be boring. We don’t look forward to it. Does rehabilitation any help when the person is not looking forward to? Do you have any experiences that “let’s go to beach tomorrow” worked much better than flu medicine?




Rehabilitation takes time, too. It does not easily compromise with our lives. “Shoulder injuries are hard ones. We should rest the shoulder, but we also have to live our lives”, a physiotherapist said. Is there any way of rehabilitation we can carry out while we keep on our lives?





In case of stroke, we really have to change the way we live. How can we enjoy the new life after strokes? Instead of giving up what we want to do, how about finding something new to be absorbed into, so that what we “wanted” to do wouldn’t be missed any more? how about observing ourselves, like observing a pet tortoise and keeping a journal? do you see any positive difference?




What do you enjoy most?

What do you want to use your body for?




By the way, my dad is still healthily alive, 80 years of age, 30 years after refusing doctor’s advice. He eventually gave up drinking at one stage, when his body had enough. He suddenly stopped liking alcohol. He is the proud owner of his own body.

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