What does it mean
To believe in yourself?
What does it mean
To have true confidence?

We believe in ourselves
Not because others give us recognition.
We have self-confidence
Not because we are superior to others.

Our own self is the intersection of bonds
That connects all things.
We have within us aspirations
That never stop beating.

This very fact is the starting point
Of believing in ourselves
The basis for true confidence
That never fades away.

Keiko Takahashi
2025.6.1