成功すれば敵が増え、失敗すれば友が減る Success Creates Enemies. Failure Reveals Friends.
2026-11-08
成功すれば敵が増え、失敗すれば友が減る Success Cr...

成功すれば敵が増え、失敗すれば友が減る
Success Creates Enemies. Failure Reveals Friends.
 
There is a Japanese saying: "When you succeed, your enemies increase. When you fail, your friends decrease."
 
Success attracts attention, admiration, and sometimes jealousy. People who once supported you may begin to see you as a competitor or a threat.
 
Failure reveals something different. Those who admired your success may disappear when you have nothing left to offer.
 
In Japan, there is another saying, Deru kui wa utareru (出る杭は打たれる), meaning "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down."
 
Standing out often invites criticism.
 
But success should never be measured by how many people envy you, nor failure by how many people abandon you.
 
True friends celebrate your success and stand beside you during failure.
 
Japanese wisdom reminds us that success tests others' feelings toward us, while failure reveals the strength of our relationships.
 
 
Disclaimer: I use AI as a tool to help create images and proofread my writing. However, the ideas, opinions, experiences, and messages in my posts are my own. AI does not generate my posts for me. It simply helps me present my own words and ideas more clearly.






Kenichi Uchikura
Founder & CEO

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. (PSPINC)
Uchikura & Co., LLC.

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ABOUT THIS BLOG

I was born and raised in Japan and have spent most of my adult life in the United States. Through this blog, I share Japanese culture, language, expressions, and wisdom. My goal is not to say one culture is better, but to explore different perspectives and what we can learn from them.

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