”As we enter April, while the world is in turmoil over Trump tariffs and economic slowdown, the stagnation of economic activity due to the coronavirus and Trump tariffs might actually be gentle on our planet. For now, I’m just hoping this year won’t bring extreme heat. Even amid these circumstances, as spring arrives, farmers begin food production alongside the arrival of swallows and nature’s budding. However, this year I haven’t settled on my fundamental approach to farming (despite having long passed the age of 40).
So I had AI summarize my ‘Doubts at 77’ bullet points into a blog-style format. As expected, its writing ability far surpasses my own.
- Shouldn’t farmers also shift to farming methods that are conscious of natural cycles?
- But is it right to use petroleum-derived materials just to grow good crops?
- Am I switching methods out of wounded pride because of my poor crop yields?
- That said, how should we implement farming methods that align with natural cycles?
- YouTube introduces various pseudo-natural farming methods, but which one is good?
- In the end, is trial and error the only way, referencing various approaches in my current fields?
- Should we believe that this trial and error, forcing a continuous series of failures and endless new tasks, will drive dementia prevention and keep our bodies fully active?
- With the mindset of self-sufficiency that “I will never go hungry,” and thinking that farming is “elegant.”
- I will continue farming while feeling the cycle of sprouting in spring, bearing fruit in summer, leaving seeds in autumn, and withering in winter to become fertilizer.
These are the bullet points I asked AI to organize into a blog-style text.
My 77th Year – An Unlikely Challenge into Natural Farming
It’s been ages since I turned 40, and now I’m 77. To be honest, I have no idea how my farming life will turn out this year. I haven’t been successful enough to go around telling youngsters “this is how you do it.”
My Regrets Over Chemical Fertilizers
I’ve been farming for a long time, but lately I’ve started thinking, “Wait, is this really okay?” Using petroleum-based fertilizers and chemicals in abundance to grow “good crops” – aren’t we just destroying nature in the process?
To be perfectly honest, I might just be running away because last year’s harvest was poor. It could be just the “howling of a loser.” But in the middle of the night when I wake up, I seriously wonder if I should continue farming this way. They say the old should follow the young, and maybe those kids aren’t wrong about this “sustainability” thing after all.
An Old Man’s Endless Experimentation
That’s why I started watching YouTube. Young folks with fresh faces talking about “natural farming” and “pesticide-free cultivation.” I don’t know which approach is right, but there probably isn’t one correct answer. I’m a 77-year-old geezer. I’ll do whatever I want with my field in the time I have left.
My wife sighs, “Don’t start something new only to leave it half-finished again,” but what’s wrong with being half-baked until I die? It’s more fun to keep experimenting than to seek perfection.
Failure Is Fine! Active Until Death
Preventing dementia? That’s none of your business. But if I quit farming, I’d definitely end up bedridden. I move because I have my fields. The continuous trial and error keeps this old man’s body fully active. “Old people should stay quiet”? Don’t make me laugh. I’ll stay active until I die, that’s my way.
An Old Man’s Pride and Stubbornness
“Never going hungry” is the foundation of my farming. Being able to eat from your own field without bowing your head at the supermarket is the ultimate luxury. And I think “farming is cool.” There’s no cooler profession than farming, dealing with soil and sun. I won’t lose to those corporate suit-types.
An Old Man and Nature’s Cycle
Sprouts emerge in spring, fruits ripen in summer, seeds remain in autumn, and everything withers in winter. Watching this simple cycle, I too live with the seasons. Perhaps this 77-year-old body is approaching its winter. But spring always comes again.
I stand in my field, straighten my back, and look up at the sky. “I can still keep going!”
Though filled with doubt, this rebellious 77-year-old geezer continues to face the soil with defiance.
I Asked AI to Write in a Rebellious Old Man Style Because the Original Was Too Proper
My Doubts at 77 – Bullet Points I Asked AI to Organize
- Shouldn’t farmers also shift to farming methods that are conscious of natural cycles?
- But is it right to use petroleum-derived materials just to grow good crops?
- Am I switching methods out of wounded pride because of my poor crop yields?
- That said, how should we implement farming methods that align with natural cycles?
- YouTube introduces various pseudo-natural farming methods, but which one is good?
- In the end, is trial and error the only way, referencing various approaches in my current fields?
- Should we believe that this trial and error, forcing a continuous series of failures and endless new tasks, will drive dementia prevention and keep our bodies fully active?
- With the mindset of self-sufficiency that “I will never go hungry,” and thinking that farming is “elegant.”
- I will continue farming while feeling the cycle of sprouting in spring, bearing fruit in summer, leaving seeds in autumn, and withering in winter to become fertilizer.
So I had AI summarize these “Doubts at 77” bullet points into a blog-style format. As expected, its writing ability far surpasses my own.
In truth, my peasantry is just a post-salaried plaything, but I had AI put together my plaything troubles. I just started a podcast, “History of Science and Technology” on Koten Radio, and it seems to talk about everything from the invention of fire to AI. AI seems to have that much impact.
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