today was a very emotional day. i was lucky enough to meet a wonderful, sweet girl named Alex. Alex and her family came to Japan two days ago for the very first time. Alex has two brothers (one is 2) and a sister, along with her parents. She knows quite a lot about various aspects of manga culture--anime, RPG Maker, the Web, various stuff. Yesterday was her birthday--she became 18. But what made today such an emotional day is that yesterday was her last birthday. Alex has cancer and the doctors say she won't make it to her next birthday. It's not fair. Life's not fair. How can bad people survive and thrive, while people like Alex have to face this kind of fate?
Thanks to Make-a-Wish for bringing her and her family to Japan. Thanks to Satelight for joining me today. And Kawamori-san. We were all very moved, touched and learned so much from her. About how to enjoy life and have a positive, optimistic perspective.
Thank you Alex. You made me very happy that I am in the creative field and can reach out to people like you and have you influence and change my life.
posted by Milky at 9:31 PM
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