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The death bed feeling of having spent too much time on work with the excuse of talent and not enough time with family, friends, and loved ones is probably going
by lunaru 16y ago
The death bed feeling of having spent too much time on work with the excuse of talent and not enough time with family, friends, and loved ones is probably going to be prevalent amongst the HN/start-up crowd. Let's not make that mistake.
- mquander 16y agoI got the precisely opposite impression. He expresses that he is very happy with his accomplishments and his work, and says that his biggest regret is not being able to finish The Dreaming Machine. If what you took away is "spend less time at work, and more with your loved ones," I think you are projecting whatever you want to hear onto his words.
- araneae 16y agoAgreed. From the translation: "It's so disrespectful to to die before ones parents, but in the last 10 plus years, I've been able to do what I want as an anime director, achieve my goals, and get some good reviews. I do feel regret that my films didn't make a lot of money"
- lunaru 16y agoI suppose there's just a lot to regret when one is dying, but I'm not projecting anything, simply responding to this: "Ever since we got married, I was so wrapped up in 'Work, work' that I was only able to spend some time at home after the cancer - such a shame."
- DannoHung 16y agoFrom the translation I read, it seemed more like he was sorry that he wasn't well enough to say goodbye in person to all of his friends.
- invisible 16y agoI think, after reading ALL of it and not just half of it, he regrets working too much but he is nonetheless happy that he accomplished so much by working. There is a clear distinction and he makes it clear he wishes he didn't work so much towards the end. I think his "work regrets" are more like feeling disappointed in letting others down at a critical time (he takes his working relationships very seriously, too).