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Vol.94 The
Head Is Not a Decoration for the
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The title of this column is a phrase my father often told me when I was young.
It literally means that people should use their heads when thinking, and it has been a lesson throughout my life.
People are labeled as intelligent or unintelligent, but the latter also includes being inefficient. In a TV program I watched the other day, a master was asked what kind of person he would like to welcome as an apprentice. He said, "Efficient people can learn the basics quickly, but they soon get bored, get distracted, and fail to keep it up for long. Meanwhile, inefficient people keep making efforts until they grow to be called masters." In addition, some intelligent people are self-centered and act for their own benefit by advocating "XX first."
On the other hand, there is Omi merchants’ business philosophy called "Sanpo Yoshi," which emphasizes a triple-win for the seller, the buyer, and society.
In the end, it all depends on how you use your head. Even if you are born quick-witted but considered shrewd or silver-tongued, you will be rated poorly.
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