How to Live Beautifully
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="reprinted">reprinted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Ullman">Ullman</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ullman">Ullman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="great">great</span>-<span word="grandson">grandson</span>, <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Ullman">Ullman</span> <span word="Rosenfield">Rosenfield</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="beenintrigued">beenintrigued</span>（好奇的）<span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>.</p><p><span word="Gen">Gen</span>. <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="MacArthur">MacArthur</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="learned">learned</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="Ullman">Ullman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="Youth">Youth</span>" <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="framed">framed</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="desk">desk</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span>.</p><p><span word="Unlikely">Unlikely</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>, <span word="written">written</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underpinning">underpinning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="philosophies">philosophies</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="carrycreased">carrycreased</span>（有折痕的）<span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wallets">wallets</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="observer">observer</span>, "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Popeye">Popeye</span>'<span word="sspinach">sspinach</span>（菠菜）," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tatsuro">Tatsuro</span> <span word="Ishida">Ishida</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fujisankei">Fujisankei</span> <span word="Communications">Communications</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="touches">touches</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Kokichi">Kokichi</span> <span word="Hagiwara">Hagiwara</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 67-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span>/<span word="American">American</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Steel">Steel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="indispensable">indispensable</span>, <span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="change">change</span>."</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>, <span word="If">If</span> <span word="Westerners">Westerners</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="Japanesereverence">Japanesereverence</span>（崇敬）<span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="sustenance">sustenance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midst">midst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="abundance">abundance</span>.</p>
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