あなたは今を選ぶことができる | Maho Shono | TEDxHimi

You can choose the Now

"Have you ever been on an unforgettable journey?" asks Maho Shono at the beginning of this talk.
For her, her journey to Peru four years ago was such a journey, during which on her mind were the questions, "Why am I born?" and "How should I live?"
Swallowed up by vast loneliness in the light of the moon, she came to realize that this world where not all wishes are fulfilled is in and of itself a miracle.
"There is no past or future. Everything happens only in the Now” she says.
The past and history are only there to help us choose the Now.
To make the best choice, now.

「みなさんは、忘れられない旅をしたことがありますか？」冒頭で、まほさんは、そう問いかけます。
彼女にとって、4年前のペルーへの旅が、まさにそうでした。
何の為に生まれて、何をして生きるのか、そんな問いを胸に抱えながら、彼女は旅をします。
そして、月明かりの下で、大きな孤独に飲み込まれながら、思い通りにならない世界、それこそが奇跡だったということに、気づきます。
「過去や未来はありません。今、ここでしか、いつも起こってないのです」
と、彼女は言います。
過去、歴史、それらは、今を選ぶための材料でしかないのです、と。
私たちが、今、最善を選び直せるように。

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Maho was born a twin with her sister in Oita Prefecture. Ever since birth, she has had synesthesia in which sounds, people, places, and memories evoke her with the visualization of a particular color. she has therefore spent her life growing up in a world filled with rainbows of color. Faced with a number of personal issues at the age of twenty, she found difficulty in loving herself for who she was. It was only after the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 2011, that she decided to change her life by trusting in the thrills and excitement that fate brings. In December 2012, she came face-to-face with death while travelling alone in Peru. It was then that her outlook on life changed dramatically. Returning back to Japan, she established “EARTH GYPSY” with her twin sister. With just $600 in hand and trepidation in their hearts, the sisters set off to America on an experimental journey. She is on an ongoing quest to explore the colours of her cosmos through lectures, literary writings, and artistic creations. Her literary works include “EARTH GYPSY”, and “The Law of Acceptance”. Favorite destinations include Cusco Peru, Northern India, and Chiangmai.

Mahoshono
大分県出身、双子の姉妹として生まれる。
生まれつき、音や人、場所、記憶などに色を感じる共感覚を持つ。
幼少期から多彩な色の世界で育つ。20歳を過ぎ、自分が好きになれず、人生がうまくいかなくなる。3.11をきっかけに「ワクワクだけを信じて生きる」という生き方に変える決心をする。2012年12月に、ペルーの一人旅で死に直面し、人生観が大きく変わる。帰国後双子の姉と「 あーす・じぷしー」を結成。600ドルだけでアメリカに渡り、心を大切にして生きていけるのか、実験の旅に出る。
講演や執筆、アートワークを通し、色という宇宙の遊び方を探求し続けている。
著書に「EARTH GYPSY」、「受け入れの法則」。好きな場所はペルーのクスコ、北インド、チェンマイ。 This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx