Notes
vessel: 容器、
kindle: (…で)火をつける、燃やす
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If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done. — Thomas Jefferson
今まで手にしたことのないものが欲しいなら、今までやったことのないことをする覚悟が必要だ。
Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. — Sam Levenson
時計を見てはいけない。時計のように進み続けなさい。
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” — Plutarch
心は満たすべき容器ではなく、燃え上がらせるべき火である。
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Notes:
rumor: うわさ
disaster: 災害
explode: 爆発する
Japan’s weather agency: 日本の気象庁
fool: だます（うそを信じさせる)
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A popular manga called “Watashi ga Mita Mirai: Kanzenban” led to a big rumor that a huge disaster would happen in Japan on July 5, 2025. The manga talks about a dream where an underwater volcano explodes and causes a giant tsunami, much bigger than the Nankai Trough earthquake that experts have warned about.
Even though Japan’s weather agency said this is not true and there is no scientific proof, many people in other countries, like Hong Kong and Taiwan, became scared. Some people canceled their trips to Japan, and airlines cut back on flights.
Experts say this kind of rumor can cause real problems, like people rushing to buy things or feeling panicked. Sometimes, people want a big change in society, and that can make them believe scary stories more easily.
The real danger might not be the disaster itself, but how people react to rumors. We need to think carefully and not be fooled by things that sound scary but have no proof.
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