"Do not urge the sale or purchase even with those close to your heart" (So-hon So-hisa)

There is a proverb in the Edo period by the broker Homma Munekyu:

“Do not readily urge someone you care about to buy or sell.”

The meaning is very simple.

No matter how close a person is, one should not easily recommend trading, as a cautionary note.

The market is a world of personal responsibility.

No one can predict how the outcome will turn out.

That is why even a well-meaning remark can greatly influence the other person's life or finances.

Munekyu must have understood the weight of this well.

And yet when you look at today’s world,

things like “anyone can do it easily” and “huge profits guaranteed” are used to provoke anxiety and desire,

with talks that lead to paid salons and products overflowing.

This is the exact opposite of Munekyu’s words.

Aren’t we grateful teachings??

Aren’t these teachings improper??

Aren’t these teachings impossible to achieve??

Are we being shown an illusory Mirage that cannot be reproduced??

There is an arrogant sense of omniscience about the market,

a writing style that tries to control the reader’s psychology,

and a stance that does not disclose risks as if they do not exist—

it makes me sick.

To everyone who sincerely engages with the market,

please pause and ask yourself, is this true?

Well then, until next time.