The religious story “Ama-Terasu” which is told in Kojiki and Nihongi; is a Japanese take on how the goddess of Sun and the ruler of the universe Ana-Terasu deals with struggles her brother Sosa-no-wo the god of fire throws at her. While Ana-Terasu prepares for Sosa-no-wo’s arrival she anticipates the worst; because of his previous behavior. After his journey from the Netherlands he wishes for peace from his not so welcoming sister. When Ama-Terasu accepted his questionable request she started to notice mischievous abnormalities that led back to Sosa-no-wo. Time after time he tested her patience, but she continued to lead with grace. The final straw leading to Sosa-no-wo banishment was when he disrupted Ama-Terasu’s weaving with a distort colt;
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I’m a complete extrovert, as you could expect she is not. She thrives on the safety of her comfort zone; I prosper under pressure and change. I’m desperate for people's approval while she can find self satisfaction easily. With these differences there somes comes different struggles. My family of four; like many families recognize the importance of mental health. My sister in the last few years has been bombarded with depression. Seeing her face this has led my family to heartbroken and hopeless.Often out of selfishness I have created walls from her or attacked her with questions like “ Like why aren’t you trying”; her answer was never the fight back that I was expecting. This is similar to how the goddess Ama-Terasu bound up her hair and collected arrows; preparing for battle with her brother Sosa-no-wo, when the it was never truly …show more content…
With the siblings I’ve been surrounded by and between me and my sister there seems to be a trend of forgetting the past. I know for me and my sister that we can go from rage to love just after a few moments of separation. This comes from love for each other and appreciating our contrasting characteristics; often I think about how I wish I was more like my sister with how patients she is.
All Families have struggles some ends is an exaltation of a sibling or the understanding of people's differences. Not even the Sun god has a perfect life and can’t keep herself from breaking downs all the time;I know that's something I need to keep in mind. Most arguments in my life stem from personalities of my sibling and I clashing and the story of “Ama-Terasu” made me think about how no matter what love to love someone, even if you disagree with them and their
I’m a complete extrovert, as you could expect she is not. She thrives on the safety of her comfort zone; I prosper under pressure and change. I’m desperate for people's approval while she can find self satisfaction easily. With these differences there somes comes different struggles. My family of four; like many families recognize the importance of mental health. My sister in the last few years has been bombarded with depression. Seeing her face this has led my family to heartbroken and hopeless.Often out of selfishness I have created walls from her or attacked her with questions like “ Like why aren’t you trying”; her answer was never the fight back that I was expecting. This is similar to how the goddess Ama-Terasu bound up her hair and collected arrows; preparing for battle with her brother Sosa-no-wo, when the it was never truly …show more content…
With the siblings I’ve been surrounded by and between me and my sister there seems to be a trend of forgetting the past. I know for me and my sister that we can go from rage to love just after a few moments of separation. This comes from love for each other and appreciating our contrasting characteristics; often I think about how I wish I was more like my sister with how patients she is.
All Families have struggles some ends is an exaltation of a sibling or the understanding of people's differences. Not even the Sun god has a perfect life and can’t keep herself from breaking downs all the time;I know that's something I need to keep in mind. Most arguments in my life stem from personalities of my sibling and I clashing and the story of “Ama-Terasu” made me think about how no matter what love to love someone, even if you disagree with them and their