The 45thfeng shui
I like fortune telling and was addicted to it for a while. Fortune-telling is not about love or love, but mainly about work. When you run a company, even a small one, you are faced with decisions big and small. I ask advice from various people, but the opinions are different, and in the end I have to make my own decisions. At such times, it is the fortune teller that I end up relying on.
Introduced by various people, I have been to many places in Tokyo, and even to Kyushu and Shikoku in the west. I am a bit of an obsessive person at heart, but I also have a strong sense of curiosity.
Now I don't rely on such things at all anymore. This is the conclusion I reached after going from one place to another.
I was once told that I should think of them as counselors who would listen to me rather than as winners or losers, that I had probably already figured out the answers to my questions, and that I just needed a push. That may be true, and it was. The fact that I realized that the answer was within me may have been worth the trip to Hawaii alone.
I have met many people in the course of my work interviews. Among them, the one that still influences me to no small extent is the one on feng shui. This is not fortune-telling, but rather a systematic teaching of what to do to improve one's luck.
Japan's leading expert is Dr. Copa. Before the interview, I had an image of Dr. Copa as a bit of a phony, or a suspicious character, because of his name and character, but my preconceptions were overturned when I found that what he said was backed up by data. It was a long time ago.
When you hear the word "feng shui," you may have the image of putting colored papers all over the room. However, what I heard from Mr. Copa is very simple: if you keep your house clean and neat, especially around the water, you will have good luck. Of course, there are colors and directions that bring good luck, but you don't have to be that serious. Yellow is good for money, so you should have a yellow wallet or something like that.
To further increase one's financial fortune, it is said that one should change one's wallet once a year for a new one. Apparently, according to Feng Shui, it is better to use a new one rather than an old one for a long time.
It was suggested that they should start using it from New Year's or Risshun.
I would like to replace it every year to keep that teaching, but it is not easy.
It's hard to replace something you like, especially something that is functional, easy to use and not too damaged.
For several years, I used samples of their products, etc., and replaced them every year, but this cycle has gone haywire since I was gifted the branded ones.
Until recently, I was using a certain brand of horizontal wallet. The color is black, but the inside is yellow. The influence of Feng Shui still remains.
I probably used it for almost 5 years. The foil stamping of the brand name has long since worn off and is no longer visible, and I keep receipts and other documents stuck in it, so it has become very fat. I tried to lose weight the other day by taking out all the contents and rearranging them, but the leather, not the flabby skin, would never grow back.
I guess it's time for a new one.
Every year, I look for something in the price range that I can afford to buy new ones without regret, but I can't find anything suitable.
At that time, a junior designer told me that he had the best wallet he had ever used. The current one is the third generation. He said he had lost two of them in the past. Once when he was getting out of a cab in New York when he was drunk, and the other time when he opened the door of his car to pick up someone.
If you lose it, you have to get a new one. Is that the way to do it?
When I was shown what it looks like, it is indeed good in terms of size and texture. Although the functionality is not as good as the card storage capacity, it is probably good enough for everyday use.
However, when I opened the zipper and saw the brand name in silver foil shining inside, I flinched a little. It reads "Hermes.
Rather than replacing it every year, it would be for life.
I really wonder about this kind of thing. I would like to ask Mr. Copa again.
AZAP VERTICAL VEAU TOGO
This wallet has a compact structure, yet it is attractive for its ease of use, which can securely hold coins and cards. It is a standard item with a design that pursues simplicity and exudes the elegance typical of Hermes.
PROFILE
After working as a freelance editor for Magazine House and Popeye, he managed stylists and started his own editing/production company, which was renamed Rhino Inc. in 2006.
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