Homework*4

1. How do you greet members of your family? (mother, father, older brother, younger brother, grandparents, etc.)
I usually greet my family surly because I don't like morning. If I greet friend, I try to say hello with a smile. In case of family, We can let down our guard with each other, so I can be my natural self.


2. How do you greet people that are important in society?
I try to greet people that are important in society carefully. For example, I make a bow and use polite language. I think that it is a rule of Japan.


3. Do you greet people from the opposite sex in a different way?
Sometimes I do, but sometimes I don't. When I meet close friends, I greet them typically. On the other hand, when I meet someone new, I say hello with awkward manner. The reason that　I do is I'm shy.


4. Do you hug anyone? If yes, who and when. If no, why not?
No, I don't. It is difficult for me to hug because I'm shy. I think that hug is good way to be in communication with each other, but some people may not like to hug. If I hug them, it is rude. I think it is good to hug people become more close relation.

Homework*3

How do you greet people in your life?
I try to say hello with a smile. It is important for me to smile because I think smile has power to connect a person and a person with. When a person says hello with a smile, oneself becomes glad.
Recently, I go for walking. Then, I say hello even if I meet a stranger. I enjoy communicating with people.


Is it different for different people? How so and why?
When I say hello with a stranger, I am careful about the first impression. The greetings to make a stranger are different from a friend. If I greet a stranger, I make a bow and use a term of respect for the person. But, I raise a hand lightly and say hello if I greet a friend. We must not take attitude that you are rude to a person meeting for the first time. It is one of the rules in society of Japan. But there is a common point. It is to say hello to friend or stranger with a smile. I think that an impression to the partner improves by doing it.


Do you touch people when you talk to them? Why? Or Why not?
Sometimes I do, but sometimes I don't. I change my manner of it by distance with the person. Of course, I do a body touch to a good friends when talk to them. I do it with all friendly feeling. However, I don't do it to a stranger or friends whom I don't have the interval. The reason why there is still the distance of the heart. There may be the person hate to touch the unknown person. I think that people should touch other person after known each other.

Homework*2

How is your daily life affected by Buddhism?

・"Itadakimasu(いただきます)"
Almost all Japanese people say "Itadakimasu" before they eating meal. Of course, me too. I think that it is one of the Japanese custom. Generally, Japanese pearents or school teachers teach children to say "Itadakimasu" bfore eating meal. The meaning to do this is to thank for all which keeps us alive. For example, woker, maker, carrier, and life. We can't live without all life. It is an important custom succeeded to the Japanese future from now on. When I have a child, I want to teach a child it.

・"A visit to a grave(墓参り)"
My family visit my grandfather's grave in a special day. The day, we clean the brave, and we pray to ancestors of heaven. I think that it has some means. The one of the means is we convey a feeling that thank you for always watching us and keep our life. We can't live now nothing ancestors, so It is very important day to say thank you for them.

・"hold a wake(通夜)"
On the funeral previous night, people who have a relationship to a departed gather, and they get ready to send a departed out. I don't know the details why do it, but I think it is last night for people to spend a time with a departed. So, it is very very precious time.

・"The Bon Festival(盆)"
A chain of events which to hold a ceremony for the repose of our ancestors is The Bon Festival. In west Hiroshima, people visit to a grave, and they offer Bon-garden lantern. It is uncommon custom in Japan. I don't know why it is offered at a grave, but it's custom for me from small. This day, my parents said that ancestor's soul come back. We have to get ready to meet them, so this is only one event a year that we can approach with ancestors. I want Japanese people to value this day.

・"Bon dancing(盆踊り)"
Bon dancing is performed every year in my town. All neighboring children and adults dance around a very high wooden stage. Everybody enjoy dancing. When I was a schoolchild, it was almost compulsion to participate in this festival. So, I don't know why do it. If I give a reason, I think it is a report to be cheerful this year.