Fleeting, perhaps.

I read the news that champagne sales are falling globally.
What's the reason?
Why do you think that is?
Apparently, it's because people don't feel like celebrating.
...I understand.
I wasn't the only one feeling this lingering sense of unease that just wouldn't go away.

I don't drink champagne or cava to begin with.
Because it comes right back up if I do.
The cava I swallowed comes back up. 🦛 I'm home~ 🦛
What a waste.
I've only known one person with the same constitution as me, but I wonder if there's a certain number of people with this constitution.
Tiny bubbles rising in beautiful rows, a fleeting alcohol.
It's strange because beer, strong sparkling water, and Mitsuya Cider don't come back up.

But I can't just keep being down in the dumps.
I'm aiming for the next stage: fermentation and maturation.
I'll brew with a gentle heart, not forgetting kindness!
Is it gentle or not gentle?
Based on this, I'll try to live my Year of the Snake life as someone born in the Year of the Snake. Shaaah~>゜)~~~
Righteousness is sometimes swept away by the times.
But kindness, I wonder if that remains unchanged even in difficult times.

White roses that bloomed someday.
The white strings that natto pulls.

Things created by humans, things that move the human heart.
Music, paintings, poetry, literature, architecture, and all sorts of other beautiful things.
Things that resonate with each person's heart.
Couldn't these things inspire courage in the depressed hearts of those who don't feel like celebrating, and lead them towards a beautiful world?
While conflict and destruction are unfortunate aspects of humanity, haven't humans also created such beautiful things?

In this very moment, human suffering and happiness.
Bubbles rising in a row in a slender crystal flute glass filled with a fleeting alcoholic beverage.
Joyful, sad, empty, beautiful.
Fleeting, fleeting.

My brain has been maturing a bit too much, so I'll switch gears here,
Today, once again, I'll go look for beautiful plates~ Shaaah~>゜)~~~

(The photo is an original tote bag from the souvenir shop at a nearby castle, Skokloster Castle. It's a plain tote bag with no inner pockets, but the noble princess on horseback is so wonderful.
I think the fabric is velvet. There was another version with a different princess, and that one was lovely too.
I'm thinking of buying a bunch of them to give as souvenirs when I return to Japan, but this hobby might just be a nuisance to people. It might be what Jun Miura calls "iyagemono" (an unwanted souvenir). I use mine every day.)

Well then, everyone, please take care and stay well!