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Vol.185 / Amid the Changing “Normal”
This Monday (October 26), JAXA successfully launched the seventh H3 rocket.
And just the day before yesterday (October 30), the mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully completed.
According to reports, astronaut Kimiya Yui, who is currently staying on the ISS for a long-term mission, operated the robotic arm to capture the H3.
Another recent piece of space news that amazed me was NASA’s “Artemis Program.”
It seems that by the 2040s, there are even plans for about a thousand people to live on the Moon.
Whenever I read news about space, I always feel an overwhelming sense of a grand dream—and I’m reminded of how small my daily worries really are.
The worlds once imagined by H.G. Wells or Sakyo Komatsu are gradually becoming reality, and I believe that humanity today is entering a great turning point—just like when we first learned to use fire.
In times of transformation, those who break away from conventional wisdom become the true victors.
A society where “impossible things” like catching rockets or living on the Moon become “ordinary” has already begun.
When this period of confusion is over, life will become stable again, but our idea of what’s “normal” will be different.
In the long run, perhaps there is no such thing as “truth” in this world at all.
When engaging in artistic expression, this mindset is crucial.
People often describe politicians as either “peacetime leaders” or “crisis leaders,” and those whose names remain in history are almost always the latter.
After all, a calm and uneventful life doesn’t make good material for creative work—stories are born from conflict, crime, or forbidden love.
At the core lies a drive to do something no one else has done before.
In other words, even amid confusion and uncertainty, each day, each week, each month, I try to grasp the things that lie before me, one by one.
＝ November 1, 2025 / MoTet ＝
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