Butter

by Asako Yuzuki

‘Do you not think you need to learn to love yourself more? That way you’ll come to realise that it’s a waste to diminish yourself by going on dates with people you aren’t matched with. Your estimation of yourself is too low.’

‘Rubbish! It’s easy. Ignore all that nonsense about making an effort and so forth. All you need to do is to eat as much of whatever it is you most desire at any given moment. Listen carefully to your heart and your body. Never eat anything you don’t want to. When you take the decision to live that way, both your mind and your body will commence their transformation.’

Is the woman daft, or what? Being that upset about what happens to somebody else’s body! How can someone be so conscious of what shape another person takes, of the extent to which they’ve liberated their desires? It’s not normal to feel such anxiety about that. If you’re paying more attention to the form other people are assuming than what’s taking place inside yourself, it means something is seriously wrong with you.’