Nihon

A song popped up in my playlist today. It was a Japanese song and I just vibe with it. 

I just felt the song and it just hits me deep. 

When I look up the lyrics, it will hit me even harder because the lyrics is always something that will cement the feeling further. As if what I felt when I first heard it, I only got the shallow part of it. So the lyrics will be deeper part and it'll just let me sink into the feelings further.

I know people listen to foreign music all the time. Maybe other people feel this way too. 

I wouldn't say I vibe with all Japanese songs. But if it's a foreign song and I vibe with it without understanding it, most likely, it'll be a Japanese song.

Other than that, every time I find out what the lyrics are and I'll listen to it with the lyrics in hand. For some reason, I find the way the Japanese expression through music quite poetic. I'll like how they say it. I'll also like how they paint a picture or a story with it.

I wonder if I just have a special affinity for Japanese music and Japanese expression such as their shows. 

But this is where I have to agree that music is beautiful. Just like all art, the creation is a piece of the soul of the creator. 

I guess that's why when we vibe with it, it means we are looking at a piece of someone's soul and we go, yea, I feel this. I agree. I felt this way too. 

Sometimes I wonder if I'm attracted to the way the Japanese express themselves because of my heritage. Or if it's because after watching so much anime over the years, it has become my preferred way of expression.

I have none of these answers and I probably will never know.

All I can say is, I'm very much in love with Japan and its culture. 

Despite saying that, I'm aware not all of Japan's culture is perfect. Their overworking culture and their treatment towards women isn't exactly the best. So despite my love for Japan, I'm not crazy enough to go, I wanna live there. 

Because being a female, going there to live and work is not a good idea.

But no matter what, Japan will always be my the home to my soul. It's the place I'll want to go to when I'm weary and tired. It'll be the place I want to go when I want to rest. It'll be the place that I never tire because for some reason, it's home to my soul.