Three Days of Happiness

I happened to go on the top rated section on one of the manga sites and stumbled upon this beautiful series. Following berserk and vagabond was this series that wasn't as popular as them. Yet a lot of people seemed to rate it high.

I'm not a fan of tragic series but I strengthened my resolve after reading the synopsis. After all you have to witness tragedy and happiness in order to feel complete. This is what I think. Emotions tend to hold us back sometimes but they help us grow. they help us relate to people and things and make us more human. At least that's what I think.

this beautiful series portrays growth, development, regret and the pursuit of happiness. What makes our life valuable? Is it our monetary income? our achievements? or perhaps what others think of us?. the concept in this series that our worth or our life's worth is determined by how happy we are and how happy we make others is very interesting. It does not mean we should live specifically in order to make others happy. It means we should at the very least not hurt them and keep our promises. We ought to be kind and we ought to make others happy if it does not affect our own morale. We should value the feelings of others. I find myself more happy when I am the cause of happiness among people (just my own thing). Believe me for once, it is not too difficult to be the cause of happiness. Things like holding the door for someone or helping someone tie their laces can cause happiness. Things like letting someone else drink from your water bottle when you're just as thirsty as them is a meager act from your side but it changes how people perceive you.

Both main characters were very well written. Miyagi had a tragic past and was forced to live her life this way because of her mother. Whereas Kusunoki lived his life honoring her promise to Himeno. When you think about it there was no need to wait 10 years. That is what Kusunoki realizes later on as well. Its all part of his growth as a character. He realizes that he had not maintained his past relationships with the people around him. He grows into someone who truly cares for Miyagi and wants to help her live freely. What he doesn't realize is that she would rather live a month with him than live freely at all. I loved how both characters were selfless for each other. For Kusunoki, he wanted her to live freely and experience the best years of her life, which is why he sold the last month. He also showed her beautiful sights and made the atmosphere in such a way that it would make her more comfortable. Miyagi fulfilled his dream by helping him being 'recognized'.

The ending to me was not tragic. There is nothing tragic about death if you die with little to no regrets and are happy. What is tragic is living for a hundred years and having regrets pile up, unable to overcome them. This of course is a personal opinion of mine.

Love and to be loved is what makes our life worth living. It might be cliche of me to say this and I'm well aware. But, Miyagi chose who knows how many years of her life for three days with Kusunoki. All because she loved him and the three days with him were far more valuable to her than 80 years with not a single day with Kusunoki. If this is not one of the best examples of her love for him then idk what is. The last three days they spent, they loved each other and faced death together. She wouldn't have to mourn for him and he wouldn't have to regret spending the last three days without her. Love is seen as cruel but it really is something that teaches you a lot. You want to change for the sake of your love, you want to be kind and selfless. That is what true love is. Sure it can be cruel but even when it is cruel you learn a lot from it. you learn how small arguments our not worth the love you have for each other. you learn that you do not enjoy that last slice of pizza as much as you enjoy the smile of your loved one eating that same slice (odd example but does the trick). I truly think the happiness and fulfillment Miyagi and Kusunoki had in their last three days was surely worth their lifespan.

This series taught me more than I thought it would. Miyagi and Kusunoki are both very precious. Thank you for reading my nonsense.