I am a person who think that anywhere is good for me, as long as mail-order services is abailable even if no busy shopping streets and no department stores are.

On the other hand, my wife insists on saying "I cannot live my life without department stores".

Ebata:"No department store existed two hundred years ago"

Wife:"But They exist now"

For her, my hypothesis seemed to be meaningless.

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The other day, I had lunch with the president and the manager of a maker company and the editor of my column.

When I broached the subject of

"Does the Internet make us happy?"

All members except for me, said "Yes".

"So, what of the Internet make us happy?"

All members answered "it is convenience".

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I didn't ask them more that

"Does the convenience make us happy?"

The convenience makes us happy. Dialogue is useless.

If it is not logical, the dispute is going to be finished with the question "which is better for you, everyday you burn firewood for cooking or the bath, or not".

(To be continued)