
写真は、先般はじめて知った友人女子が活けているという札幌地下鉄琴似駅のいけばな。
ときどき地下鉄駅を通りすがるとき、「あ、また頑張っているかなぁ」と気になっている。ちょこちょこと変わっているので、しっかり継続しているのでしょう、エラい。芸術ではない、というのが彼女の意見なのですが、わたし的には絵画鑑賞的に楽しませてもらっています。
で、今週からは個人企業としてのやらねばならない処理案件があるので、それへの対応が必要。
また継続してきている家系史探究も、さまざまな協力先からの情報提供があり、その時代相別にいろいろな情報の新発掘があって、それぞれで深掘りが必要になってきています。また、あらたに構想が盛り上がってきたような企画内容もあって、高齢の脳味噌はやや萌え萌え状況。
さらにキャリアから継続してきている公的な「役割」もことしも延長してきております。謹んで対処したいと考えますが、そうした役割のためには必要不可欠な準備もこなす必要がある。
まぁしっかり整理整頓しながら、時間の迫っている案件から、個別に徐々に片付けていきたいと思っております。
しかしビジネス的な領域ではIT関係について、最近の個人情報関連の「攻撃」への対応が迫られてきている現状がある。ソフトウェア的なことなので、そうした企業との技術的な内容についての対話になる。問題点の特定や、それへの対応では専門知見的な内容が当然メインの話合いになる。そうした内容を踏まえての経営的判断。
そういった内容を検討するには、写真のような「明鏡止水」的な心理が必要なのかなぁ、と。
はじめて「いけばな」という文化領域について教えられた結果、要するにいろいろな個別の個性をどのように関係づけながら、それぞれの特性を生かす、みたいな心象ではないのかと素人理解(笑)。
なんですが、そういう素人理解で自分の身の回りにあれこれを考えて見ると、やはりこういう「整理整頓術」がわかりやすいのかなぁと思えております。あ、言うまでもなく素人としての生かし方。
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English version⬇
[With the season upon us, there are many projects to tackle. Let’s calm our minds and observe ikebana.]
I’ve come to believe—perhaps a bit arbitrarily—that the fundamental principle of ikebana is to strive for a mind as clear and still as a mirror or still water. Perhaps this is the mindset needed in old age to cope with life’s many challenges. …
The photo shows the ikebana arrangement at Kotoni Station on the Sapporo Subway, created by a female friend I recently met.
Whenever I pass by the subway station, I find myself wondering, “I wonder if she’s still working hard on it.” Since the arrangement changes little by little, she must be keeping it up consistently—that’s impressive. She says it’s not art, but personally, I enjoy looking at it as if I were appreciating a painting.
Starting this week, I have some administrative tasks I need to handle as a sole proprietor, so I’ll have to focus on those.
As for my ongoing family history research, I’ve been receiving information from various collaborators, and new discoveries are emerging for each historical period, so I need to dig deeper into each one. Plus, I have some project ideas that are really starting to take shape, so my aging brain is getting a bit excited.
Furthermore, the official “role” I’ve been carrying over from my career has been extended again this year. I intend to handle these matters with the utmost care, but I also need to complete the preparations that are essential for fulfilling these roles.
Well, I plan to keep everything well organized and tackle each task individually, starting with the ones that are most time-sensitive.
However, in the business realm, particularly regarding IT, we’re currently under pressure to respond to recent “attacks” related to personal information. Since this involves software, it requires technical discussions with relevant companies. Naturally, the main focus of these discussions will be on specialized expertise—identifying issues and devising countermeasures. Management decisions will then be made based on that information.
I wonder if examining such matters requires a mindset like the “clear mirror, still water” depicted in the photo.
After being introduced to the cultural practice of “ikebana” for the first time, my layman’s understanding (laughs) is that it’s essentially about how to relate various individual characteristics while bringing out the best in each one.
However, when I apply this amateur understanding to the various things around me, I find myself thinking that this kind of “organization technique” is actually quite easy to grasp. Oh, and needless to say, this is just how I, as a layperson, put it into practice.
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Posted on 10月 19th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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