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The following is written in German. The Sadness of Being “Unrated” Because There Is No Category I can’t help but feel sorry for things that are not even considered worthy of evaluation simply because there is no category for them. In schools, there is always a “report card” at the end of each term. There are various categories, and evaluations are made for each one. But can you understand the reality that there are also “things with no category”? If we dig deeper, we could create new categories and put them into writing. However, adding new items to long-standing systems like report cards is no small matter. In the end, we are left with the same categories as always. What Politics Reveals: What Gets Evaluated / What Does Not A similar example can be found in politics. Politicians who actively work on “community-focused” issues such as childcare support, pensions, and consumption tax tend to gain support and votes from the public. On the other hand, activities related to “international...

The following is written in German. Hello everyone, this is MITSURU. Have you ever heard of something called the “Schulte Table”? It’s a brain training and speed-reading exercise where numbers are randomly arranged in a 5×5 grid, and you try to find them in order from 1 as quickly as possible. While casually playing this game (on easy mode) in an app, I suddenly realized something. “This isn’t just a game. This is life itself.” ■ To Move Forward, You Must First Break What’s “Complete” The goal of this game is to arrange the scattered panels numbered 1 to 25 in order. At first, everything goes smoothly. But as you get closer to the end, your fingers stop. Why does this happen? Because to move to the next step, you must break what you’ve already neatly completed. You don’t want to disrupt something you’ve carefully organized… But unless you let go of that attachment and move the panels around again, you cannot place the next number where it belongs. Isn’t life the same? Are you holding o...