In my opinion, the "healthiness test" for your brain is simple.
"Are you enjoying the uncertainties that you encounter in life?"
If the answer is "yes", then your brain is in a healthy state. If you are able to welcome every opportunity in which you meet new challenges, experience the unexpected, and learn things, then the state of your brain is satisfactory.
If the answer is "no", then you need to reconsider the status quo. If you are unable to meet new challenges, and tend to avoid circumstances where you are likely to encounter the unexpected, then your brain is missing opportunities for learning and growth.
In this respect, the recent tendency among Japanese to avoid the unexpected and follow the trodden road is worrisome.
Why don't you jump into the great ocean of uncertainties? It might be frightening at start, but you will get used to swimming soon enough.
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Very encouraging talk you have kindly offered. Thank you. It is true that the tendency to avoid any of uncertainty has been overwhelming on me recently. Keep facing to uncertainties with a lot of curiosity shall be a virtue to be able to cope with the depression in mind.
Dear:Mr.Mogi
Thank you for giving me to check "Healthiness test".
I think that my brain is simple.
You said that "Why don't you jump into the great ocean of uncertainties? It might be frightening at start, but you will get used to swimming soon enough." Is that true?
Anyway.....
I will try to jump into the great ocean of uncertainties.
Thank you so much,Dr.Mogi.
Dear Dr Mogi
After reading of your essay I am thinking about my teacher. I do not why but anyway he would say "yes!".
I myself, more than six years ago, once dived deep into the great ocean of uncertainties. And then I experienced lots of joys, failures and pains .. although i am Japanese and old enough :)
This uncertain swimming (with my arm rubber rings, i mean, 浮袋) has still been continued. It is, for me, sometimes too ad hoc.
therefore ..
"Are you enjoying the uncertainties that you encounter in life?"
actually my answer may be, "yes and no", but tomorrow, I want to say "yes!"
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