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Hello. I’m Yasui, the owner-president of a small company that mainly inspects high-pressure gas facilities.
February was fairly quiet at first, but various job requests started coming in, and my weekdays ended up filling up pretty well. Since it’s the end of the fiscal year, there are cases where budgets are left over and clients decide, “Let’s do an inspection while we can.” I’m genuinely grateful that regular maintenance helps ensure safe and reliable gas supply.
Do not dishonor the family name. Do not bring shame upon it.
Because it’s a phrase that strongly reflects an awareness of “family,” you probably don’t hear it much these days. Still, I think having this kind of mindset within yourself can serve as a kind of guiding principle.
For ordinary people like us, having this sort of moral or spiritual framework can help keep us from falling into darkness. I’m not talking about religion—rather, a sense of values.
For example: “I won’t do this,” or “I won’t say that.”
Doing or not doing these things may not change anything immediately, but choosing to live with the will to not do what you’ve decided not to do—that matters.
In my case, there are many examples, but one easy-to-understand standard I’d like to share is this:
Can I show my current self to my children?
For instance, imagine a boss who is clearly engaging in power harassment against a subordinate. If you were that boss, could you show that behavior to your children? And if that subordinate were your own child, how would you feel as a parent if they were being yelled at or hurt by cruel words?
If your actions were being watched by someone—could you openly show them to your ancestors who are watching over you from above? Could you report those actions honestly to your children?
When people base their behavior on ideas like “as long as I don’t get caught” or “no one will find out,” it becomes very easy to slide in a bad direction. I believe humans are weak creatures. To avoid losing to ourselves and drifting toward something ugly, we need a light that points us toward what is good and what is illuminated.
For me, that light is the idea of not dishonoring the family name, not bringing shame upon it.
This has nothing to do with coming from a distinguished family. Everyone has a “family” of some kind. It’s like a charm or a reminder to live uprightly, without acting in ways that would disgrace that name.
Now that I’m over forty, I often find myself thinking about how my father lived and worked. As I reflect on his life, his greatness, and the words he left behind, my respect for him has grown. And I’ve come to want to live each day without staining his name, striving not to act in ways that would shame it.
When you decide that you want to live honestly and uprightly, the conscience everyone has begins to work in a better direction. I think each person has something like this—a personal standard. Putting it into words and keeping it in mind can be a good thing.
Thank you for reading.
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