人間とは不思議なもので、年をとってもいろいろな新しいことを経験したいという気持ちがある。例えば自分で茶わんを作ってみるとか、ピザを焼いてみるとか、さまさまな新しい挑戦がある。
しかし、当然のことながら、それがうまくいくことは少ない。茶わんはぜんぜん丸く作れないし、ピザはおいしくない。だが、それを恥ずかしく思う必要はないのだ。最初からうまくできるなら、世の中のさまざまな学校や修業は必要ないことになる。初めはうまくいかないのが当たり前なのだ。
それなのに、家族の者に「変な形」、「まずい」などと言われると、「もう二度と作らない」と思ってしまう。初めての挑戦には、周りの人々の理解と応援も必要なようだ。
AI translation, cross-checked between two models.
Human beings are curious creatures: even as they grow older, they still want to experience all kinds of new things. For example, one might try making a tea bowl or baking a pizza; there are all sorts of new challenges to attempt.
Naturally, however, such attempts rarely go well at first. The bowl may not come out round at all, and the pizza may not taste good. But there is no need to feel embarrassed about that. If people could do things well from the very beginning, all the various schools and forms of training in the world would be unnecessary. It is only natural not to do well at first.
And yet, when family members say things like “What a strange shape” or “It tastes bad,” we may end up thinking, “I’m never making this again.” It seems that when someone takes on a new challenge for the first time, understanding and encouragement from the people around them are also necessary.
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