‘When I open the
apartment door, I feel stand in the center of the world, and when I close the
door, and I will be a place severe island.’ One writer said about Manhattan.
I live in Manhattan and
walk almost every day in the park. I go to classes in the library. I also snoop
for more than a year in the neighborhood. But nobody talks to me. Why? Because am I Asian? Or are most of them
self-conscious Jews?
The old doormen who
stand at the door that opened wide open in the middle of the summer warmly
greet. I guess I’m just a popular for doorman.
There will be some
prejudices about 'It would be inconvenient to know Asian who speak English is not smooth. When I came to the first time in
New York. I saw a grandmother climbing the stairs with heavy load. I had to
help her without knowing anything. The grandmother shouted at me as if I had
taken her baggage. After that absurd incident, I do not speak or approach the
strangers.
One day in meditation
class, a woman talked to me. "Your sportswear is good. Where did you buy it?"
I reacted to the questions. She asked the following question, "What do
you do?" I answered "artist." Then, she said, "Ah, nail artist.
She is a comedian. She was talking just like a comedy and asked my
phone number. I did not give a phone
number even if I give an email address. Suddenly I was scared of her active
approach.
I found her on YouTube. There
was only one video from the Broadway comedy club. Last year 's end show,
"If I first give a kindness, more kindness comes back to me." It was
a wholesome subject.
I have to carry my life
for a lifetime. If I enjoy doing what I do, will not I feel good when I show
kindness to others?" I felt sorry for every time I encountered unkind
people. So I clicked on "Like" to go to her videos three or four
times.