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The Frustration That Goes With Losing An Idea
A few weeks ago, there was a season favorite event for all people living in Japan: O-Hanami. It consists of going to a park sit under the cherry blossoms, eat and drink with friends and acquaintances.
The main event I took part in this year was with a total of 60 to 70 people. We enjoyed our time and drank quite a bit.
When leaving, under the influence of alcohol, I ended up starting a deep conversation with one of my friends. He started sharing a very personal worry he has and how he was trying to overcome it.
We had to cut it short all of a sudden due to the rain starting to be heavy but, as soon as we parted ways, I wrote down an idea that arose from the conversation for an article. I just wrote a few words thinking they’d be enough to bring me back in the mindset of said conversation.
Unfortunately, the next day, when I sat down planning on writing about said topic, I couldn’t remember what I wanted to put forward in my article.
All I could remember was the feeling of being inspired and honored to have been told his worries.
I tried to push my memory, reorganizing the afternoon in my head, but it was to no point. It simply could not come back to me.
It got me frustrated.
