uoodbysomeoneelse.Youmightentersomeantorsomeooostubborntohavesomeflexibility.Someonemightbealwaysfindingfaultwithyou.Allthesekindsofhumaionshipsmightfrustrateyoutosomeextent.ButyouhavetorememberthesamekindofthingswillhappentoyouinJapannearlyasoftenashereies.NowIrecollectseveraloccasionsinJapanwhen,frustratingly,IcouldntevenmakemyselfuoodinJapanese.YouwillfindquiteafewscumbagsinJapan,too,asyouknow.Iimagithepertagethatthesenasty,arrogant,speaking-ill-of-otherspeopleoccupyamongtheonehundredivewillbealmostthesameinbothtries,ifexaminedcarefully.Thatisalsothecasewiththepertageofthekindortheiingpeople.

    IfaskedwhetherIhavesomedifficultiesinlivinghereiesasaJapanese,Iwilladmitthatitistrue.ButIsufferedvarioussortsofdiscriminationevenwhileIwaslivinginJapan.Beforebeingawriter,IwasrunningabarandcoffeeshopinTokyo,andIexperienceddisagreeablethingsonawhile.WhenIwastryingtofindanapartment,therealestateagentsofteedmebysayingthat"Oh,youareinthebarbusiness.No,no,wehavenoapartmenttorentforthepeopleofthatkind."Evenafterbeinga,Icameacrossthesimilarrejeswhenfindingaplacetolivein."WeoforthepeoplewhobelongtothebigpanieslistedinthePrimaryTokyoStockMarket.."paredwiththeunfivinglyseverehistoryofracismagainstfnersornon-JapaneseinJapan,thediscriminationthatIexperiencedmightnotbeevenworthtelling,butitisnothingbutdiscriminationafterall.Youwillnotfigureouthowthediscriminationisuntilyoustandonthesideofthediscriminated.

    Undergoingthiskindofhardshipsinthecourseoflifeweakenstheval