next page.3...... I myself make mistakes and dont feel qualified to judge him for his misdirected passions. I just hope he continues to learn and grow. Regarding what you said about Taichi wanting to win to prove to himself that hard work pays off, Id see it rather differently. I think Taichi is standing at the edge of the cliff right now. Hes contemplating whether he should take the dive or walk away. If he jumps, hed finally let his restraints go and let his passion for karuta explode. However, he needs a sign that its okay for him to do so (aka winning, because that shows to him that he can be as good as the people who have passion for karuta if he had passion). I did notice, however, that he focuses a lot on something else: talent. I dont blame him for believing that talent has a lot to do with karuta. Hes been brought up to think that talent is everything and if he has no talent for something, then he shouldnt do it. I think the very core that his upbringing has instilled within him always affects his karuta. In a way, seeing him play karuta is just like seeing his whole life flash before the audiences eyes. I love how much it resembles who he is. I love even more that hes still at least attempting to challenge these ideas. He just gets discouraged sometimes, thats all. You maybe argue for the above thing a different way and say that Taichi is looking for self validation. I could see how that argument would totally work in his situation. However, I myself wouldnt look down on this sort of self-validation. Rather, I hope that he continues to change and continues to struggle until he reaches something monumental. I hope that if he ever reaches self-validation, hed still have more room to grow. I think if Chihaya saw him, and understood him, it would bring about a lot of changes within him. I dont ask that Chihaya return his feelings. I just wish that Chihaya would acknowledge that hes going through all of these things..... I also think that its amazing that despite all of these pressures, that could break a normal human being, having been put on him, he still subconsciously want to love someone and be loved. I think many people, under his circumstances, would withdraw from the world and not trust anyone or anything and be all bitter and stuff. maybe thats why Taichi looks to Chihaya the way he does? He hopes that Chihaya would pull him out of his predicament the way she pulled Arata out of his? In seeing Chihaya being so focused on her goal and ignoring everything else, I find myself dissatisfied with her behavior and dont think she yet deserves anyone. In saying this, Im not saying I dislike Chihaya. Its almost as if I see her as a friend I love but then I also see this friends faults and dislike certain things about this friend. Although I see that she and Arata are so alike that they find it easy to understand each other and thus have racked up a lot of support from fans, I think that that would be a love that requires little work and just passion to make it flourish. I guess Im not a supporter of that kind of love because I dont find it realistic. I mean, Im sure that kind of love exists, and so I couldnt say that their love is unbelievable, but I just wish it were less like a fantasy.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 14:28:12 +0000
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