A list to look at, not just to get through
Hachiware is looking over a list of things they want to do.
When I hear “list,” I picture something where you check off finished items. But a list of things you want to do is something you can look at even without any checks yet. The time spent thinking “I'd like to try this” is also a use for that list.
Are your own wishes in your plans?
Write down things you were asked to do and things you need to get done in time, and your plans fill up fast. All of them matter. Still, it made me want to check once whether that page also has things I'm looking forward to.
Things you have to do, and things you want to do. The words are similar, but who wanted the plan is different. Looking at Hachiware's list, I find myself wondering whose wishes I'm filling my own day with.
You don't have to score how many came true
If even the things you want to do become goals you must achieve, the items you couldn't do might look like failures. Isn't it fine for the list to hold things you'd like to try someday, or things you change your mind about along the way?
Being able to keep joys waiting up ahead may matter more than the number achieved. I think it's fine for plans to include wishes with no deadline.
Related notes
- What changes when Chiikawa passes the weeding exam?Chiikawa weeded even before earning Level 5. The change we can confirm after passing is that the bag of pay grows a little heavier. The manga does not show who decided how much that little increase would be.
- What do you do when only your friend passes?Even if you can't feel the same way right away, there's still something you can do. Thinking it through from the walk home after the weeding certification exam and a celebration scene.
- Why was the invitation to the island so tempting?Everyday work turns into a special trip. The island story begins with the words of an invitation and the faces reading it.
- How did Chiikawa get their house?Chiikawa's house was won in a prize drawing. From the story of the house, I think about a kind of life that effort alone can't explain.