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"You see things. And you understand. You're a wallflower." - Patrick "I don't think anyone noticed me." - Charlie  "Welcome to the Island of Misfit Toys." - Sam Okay. Above is quoted from The Perks of Being a Wallflower . I'm not going to review this film nor not going to talk about it here. Just, I watched it once last year then somehow when I browsed my hard disk today, out of hundred films I have in my storage, I picked this one up. Yeah. Like the main character of the film Charlie, I'm used to being alone all the time, loves to write more than speak. I am a wallflower . Well, I prefer to be one - regardless of how people view me. Regardless of how people say about me. And recently I learned a new word people use to describe me for being, 'doesn't pay much to people's words as long as you're happy with your life' – ‘ self-centered ’. You know what, I don't think me being ' self-centered ' co...

This is not originally my writing, but it’s actually a translation of an excerpt from a book. I know it’d much favorable to read something like this from world-known writers or eminent philosophers but for me, wisdom words come from anyone – strangers or even beggars on the streets. We don’t know what they’ve going through their lives and I believe that one thing that make a wise man wise is not the clothes on his body nor the titles he carry before his name, but his experience(s) in life. Of course, not all of others’ experience you could apply to your life but at least, to keep yourself positive and moving on – that’s the key to me reading books. *** (From the book, 「できそのないの知」 written by ウエンツ瑛士 . For sharing purpose only . No copyright infringement intended. ) Have confidence to talk about one thing (just one) "I hate to be defensive. I want to be an outgoing person."  We heard this quite often and I actually feel every bit of this feeling.  And at th...