After the holiday, I keep replaying those words
You keep thinking about something you heard at a family gathering, even after coming home.
Scenes
- Those words stay with me even after I get home — You laughed it off at the family gathering, but once you got home, those words were all you could think about.
- I can’t stop thinking about how I pretended I was fine — Not being able to answer back in the moment can turn into hurt and resentment once you get home.
- While washing dishes, I keep thinking of a different answer — At 9 p.m. in the kitchen, rinsing dishes, you find yourself wondering whether you should have answered that question differently.
- Today’s fortune is not a verdict on your words — A daily fortune is a way to notice the pace and friction between people that day—not a scorecard that judges your whole day by a single remark.
- Let’s set aside what’s over and what can wait — If you write “words that ended today” and “words to look at tomorrow” on two slips of paper and set them side by side, your heart won’t rush to a conclusion.
- Tomorrow, I may read today differently — If the words that stayed with you today still feel heavy tomorrow, then look at the day’s flow together with the place you hold in it.
Stories by Jirisan Mansin
- Jirisan Mansin
- I want to let go of my parents’ expectations, but I open the almanac again while doing the dishes.
- I say yes to family right away, then feel uneasy on the way home.
- You said we should get dinner, then paid first.
- When I take care of my parents’ workouts, my share keeps growing too.
- After the work dinner, my partner’s stubbornness feels even stronger.
- Even as I wake my child, last night’s fortune comes to mind.
- After dreaming about losing money, I open my wallet at the dinner table.
- I apologized first thing after waking up.