Hello, guys and dolls, this is ELICA MIWA, the Live Interaction founder.
Tokyo summer is hot!
Yet, you may meet this kind of cool guy.
みなさんこんにちは、伝えたいことが伝わる演技術ライブインタラクションの三輪えり花です。
東京の夏は雨ばかりですが、暑いことに変わりはない！
だけど涼しげな顔をしているお友達もいます。
A grasshopper!
The scientific name is Mr “oriental blongheaded locust”.
ショウリョウバッタ君。
ELICA is a nature lover, and big fan of insects.
I am so glad to meet him, which means we still have nice and healthy nature-surrounding in Tokyo metropolitan area.
私、実は、自然界のもの大好きで、
当然、虫も大好きで。
小学生の頃から、愛読書は昆虫の図鑑。
先日、とっても久しぶりにこのかたのお姿拝見。
Nature is important for our lives.
Everybody feels great surrounded by nature.
Even a small plant in the house will soothe your mind.
Let’s be friends with nature.
That exactly be equal to be friends with yourself.
自然が残っているっていいなあ。
もっと自然を残したい。
自然を大事にしましょう。
それは自分を大事にすることだから。
Sometimes people misunderstand “love yourself” and “being selfish”.
で、
大事にする、
と
自分勝手
を混同してしまっているのが
残念ながら、今の風潮。
Selfishness is very lonely thing.
The reason why selfish people are aggressive is they are want of love.
If you want love, selfishness is the farthest route.
自分勝手って、実はとても寂しいもの。
多くの自分勝手さんが、攻撃的なのも、受け取る愛が足りないからではないかと思います。
受け取る愛を増やすには、自分勝手ではダメ。
To love yourself is as if to nurture and love like the best ideal parents.
Hi, guys and dolls, this is ELICA MIWA.
I want to share you my discovery on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
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空騒ぎの皆さん、
ただいまスライド作成中。
The setting of Much Ado is Messina, Italy.
And one of the main characters is from Aragon (basically Spain).
I was wondering why Spanish general and other Italian army gathered there, as “coming back from war”.
And, where Holy League first gathered was Messina!
The gathering was in September 1571.
この神聖同盟が連合艦隊を集結させた最初の集合場所が、なんとメッシーナだったのです！！！
この神聖同盟大集結が1571年9月のこと。
Spanish leader was the younger brother of Philip II, named Don Juan!
Yes, Much Ado’s Spanish leader’s name is Don Pedro (quite close to Philip do you think? well…), and his younger brother’s name is Don John (now, that’s similar).
For Ottoman side was not eager to fight, besides Al Pasha the leader died at the beginning, the battle lasted only 90 minutes.
The Holy League won and lost little lives, as is said in Much Ado.
LEONATO: How many gentlemen have you lost in this acton?
MESSENGER: But few of any sort, and none of name.”
After this very battle, the power of Christian nations got very strong in the Mediterranean, which means it was victorious and changed the tide of the history.
