Mr. Maezawa’s “The moment you love someone, suffering comes with it.” What kind of suffering does that mean? For example, what does it look like?

This is Natsuki Otsuka from the staff ( ^^) _旦~~ It’s strange how there comes a moment when you suddenly understand. As you get closer in age to the protagonists in Ghibli films and other stories you watched as a child, you’re amazed by the courage it took for them to act. Then, as you approach your parents’ age, you’re amazed by the decisions they made. In short, it comes with experience. One day, you’ll have that “Oh, so that’s what it was” moment too.

They matter to me as much as my own body, yet they’re driven by a body and mind different from mine. So there are dangers I could avoid—or might have been able to avoid myself—that I can’t always prevent for them. That frustration, and the pain and anger you feel when someone you truly love is hurt in real life—that’s what I mean. They become an extension of you, yet there’s nothing you can do to protect them. That suffering is why I can’t bring myself to casually love someone else. I doubt the person asking the question understands the difference between someone who has never loved and someone who has become afraid to love. But life is long, so maybe one day you will. The last line isn’t encouragement. It’s a threat.

I don’t think someone who has never loved another person could understand.