“ Victims of the times ”

　 “ 時代の犠牲者 ” 1950s, 1960s, 1970s I’m right in the middle of it Children who were students during the high economic growth period The word “equality” was rampant in schools Equality is wonderful Equality is right Everyone must be equal This is a concept that was repeatedly drilled into children by companies in the high economic growth period, who wanted to create human resources with roughly similar abilities and actions The nail that sticks out gets hammered down Those who can’t do it get extra lessons Special treatment is no good Eco-favoritism is evil It’s like a robot factory, where companies can handle it easily The entrance exam war is about dividing parts into different levels Look left and right, if it’s the same as everyone else, that’s fine Those kind of people who don’t think or question But once you step into society, there’s almost nothing that’s equal Personality, ability, appearance, environment No matter how you think about it, the idea of ​​equality is good is a way of thinking that brings out emotions that are completely opposite to happiness and fun Is there something wrong? But even so, the idea that equality is good has been so strongly ingrained in me that my mind is so confused and twisted that it's no wonder I've become mentally ill. But even so, I still end up proposing to my child's elementary school that in the running race at the sports day, everyone should hold hands and everyone should win first place. I've been thinking that it's not too late to start thinking that is fundamentally correct, so I've consoled myself by saying that I'm a victim of the times and try to throw it away. “ Victims of the times ” 昭和30年代、40年代 、50年代 僕はど真ん中なんですけど 高度経済成長時代に学生だった子供達 学校には『平等』という言葉が蔓延していた 平等が素晴らしい 平等が正しい みな平等でなくてはならない これは高度経済成長時代に入って 企業がだいたい似たような 能力と行動ができる人材を作ってほしい そんな要求から 憲法の言葉をこじらせて 子供達にしきりに擦り込んだ概念だ 出る杭は打たれ できない者は補習 特別扱いはダメなことで エコヒイキは悪である 企業の取り扱いが楽な まるでロボット工場 受験戦争は部品のレベル分け 右を見て左を見て みんなと同じであればそれが良くて 考えない疑問を持たないそんな人材 だけれど 社会へ一歩踏み出せば 平等なものなんてほとんど無くて 性格、能力、見た目、環境 どう考えても平等を良しとする考え方は 幸せとか楽しいくとかとはまったく 真逆の感情が噴き出してくる考え方で 何かおかしい？と思っても 平等が良いのだと 擦り込まれてしまった概念はとても強く 頭の中は混乱し捻れるばかりで 心を病んでしまってもしかたがない それでも自分の子供が通う小学校に 運動会の徒競走は みんなで手を繋いで 全員一等賞が良いのでは？と 提案してしまう始末である 自分の根底にある正しいと思う考え方 今からでも遅くないので 自分を時代の犠牲者だと慰めて 一度捨て去ってみたらどうかと そんなことを思ったりする