The peace of Mongolian folds
"Even if he sees it that way, what use is it to you?"Suttanipata908
There is a conference to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Fukuzawa Yukichi's "Encouragement of Learning," so I was asked to go and do a stand-up comedy, and so I came. I won't be singing or dancing, but please bear with me.
I will leave the content and historical background of "Encouragement of Learning" to other professors, and I would like to talk about universal matters.
I have recently been studying molecular anthropology again, and I decided to look up the Mongolian fold in more detail, so I searched the Internet.
The Mongolian fold is a fold-like part of the upper eyelid that covers the inner corner of the eye. It was so named because it is often seen in the human population that was once called Mongoloid. Anatomically, it is called the epicanthic fold. This trait is not only found in people who were called "Mongoloids," but also in the San people of southern Africa, who are considered by molecular anthropologists to be the ancestor of Homo sapiens.
So I did a search, and I was stunned to find a huge number of websites for cosmetic surgery clinics.
Out of curiosity, I took a look at some of the sites, and they were basically saying that if you remove your Mongolian fold, you'll be beautiful.
I started to think deeply. What on earth is this cosmetic surgery?
Would someone look at themselves in the mirror and think, "If I get this Mongolian fold removed, I'll be more beautiful. Then I'll be able to accept my own beauty more. Then I'll feel radiant" and go to a clinic?
Or would they go with the thought, "If I get this Mongolian fold removed, I might have more opportunities for people to see me as beautiful. Then I'll feel radiant"?
I think most people feel both. But if we had to choose a ratio, I think many people would say that the latter feeling is stronger.
If that is the case, then people who perform cosmetic surgery have a business to have someone see things in a certain way - in this case, themselves.
If that is the case, Buddha-Shakyamuni would say to him:
"Even if he sees it that way, what use is it to you?" Suttanipata908
I think Buddha-Shakyamuni was trying to say something along the lines of, "Is it possible to feel happy when you hear religious or philosophical doctrines from others? Isn't it our business to know what and how we see things ourselves?" However, I see another aspect here.
It is an ethical aspect. That is, it could be seen as saying that it is ethically wrong for someone to interfere with the way others see things in a certain way.
In Wittgenstein's terms, it would be the same to say, "That act is not beautiful." Buddha Shakyamuni would probably say that it is a wrong act because it does not contribute to the peace of mind of either party.
These days, there is a proliferation of cosmetic companies that appear to target middle-aged women.
There is a conference to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Fukuzawa Yukichi's "Encouragement of Learning," so I was asked to go and do a stand-up comedy, and so I came. I won't be singing or dancing, but please bear with me.
I will leave the content and historical background of "Encouragement of Learning" to other professors, and I would like to talk about universal matters.
I have recently been studying molecular anthropology again, and I decided to look up the Mongolian fold in more detail, so I searched the Internet.
The Mongolian fold is a fold-like part of the upper eyelid that covers the inner corner of the eye. It was so named because it is often seen in the human population that was once called Mongoloid. Anatomically, it is called the epicanthic fold. This trait is not only found in people who were called "Mongoloids," but also in the San people of southern Africa, who are considered by molecular anthropologists to be the ancestor of Homo sapiens.
So I did a search, and I was stunned to find a huge number of websites for cosmetic surgery clinics.
Out of curiosity, I took a look at some of the sites, and they were basically saying that if you remove your Mongolian fold, you'll be beautiful.
I started to think deeply. What on earth is this cosmetic surgery?
Would someone look at themselves in the mirror and think, "If I get this Mongolian fold removed, I'll be more beautiful. Then I'll be able to accept my own beauty more. Then I'll feel radiant" and go to a clinic?
Or would they go with the thought, "If I get this Mongolian fold removed, I might have more opportunities for people to see me as beautiful. Then I'll feel radiant"?
I think most people feel both. But if we had to choose a ratio, I think many people would say that the latter feeling is stronger.
If that is the case, then people who perform cosmetic surgery have a business to have someone see things in a certain way - in this case, themselves.
If that is the case, Buddha-Shakyamuni would say to him:
"Even if he sees it that way, what use is it to you?" Suttanipata908
I think Buddha-Shakyamuni was trying to say something along the lines of, "Is it possible to feel happy when you hear religious or philosophical doctrines from others? Isn't it our business to know what and how we see things ourselves?" However, I see another aspect here.
It is an ethical aspect. That is, it could be seen as saying that it is ethically wrong for someone to interfere with the way others see things in a certain way.
In Wittgenstein's terms, it would be the same to say, "That act is not beautiful." Buddha Shakyamuni would probably say that it is a wrong act because it does not contribute to the peace of mind of either party.
These days, there is a proliferation of cosmetic companies that appear to target middle-aged women.