Is That Voice Really Yours?

This is the full script from the YouTube & Podcast episode “Is That Voice Really Yours?”

Section 1: Not a Spirit ― A Voice

You are haunted by a ghost.
Not a spirit.
A voice.

One that sounds like your own.

Is there something you keep doing ―
even though you can’t bear it anymore?

Your body is screaming
Your mind can’t think straight.

And still, you tell yourself:
“Just a little more.”
“I can’t let them down.”

Somewhere deeper, a quieter voice whispers:
“If I let this go ―
I might lose my place.”

Section 2: Just a Little More Patience

Let me share something with you ―
a story from Fudego, the one who created this place.

A few years ago, she was struggling
Her father needed care.
Should she go back home?
Or keep living far away?

At the welfare office, she was told:
“You know… he’ll pass eventually.
It’s just a little more patience.”

But how long is “a little”?
In caregiving, there is no end in sight.

She kept asking herself:
Would I regret not going back?
Is staying away the same as being a bad daughter?

Looking back now ―

she had left herself out of the questions.

Putting her own wishes first

felt somehow wrong.

And she thought she was looking at herself.

But what she kept seeing

was the version that fit in.

The one that wouldn’t stand out.

The one others would be fine with.

The habits, the assumptions,

the words she had heard for years ―

they were still there with her.

The voice that said “this is how it should be”

was still there.

Section 3: The Ghost’s Voice

“The eldest son must protect the family.”
“Children must care for their aging parents.”
Voices passed down through generations.

And now, new voices have joined them.
Open social media ―
and you’ll find images of a curated life.
Empty rooms. Trending clothes.

You know it’s not real.

But somewhere along the way,

it becomes the frame

you quietly measure everything by.

Old voices. New voices.
You think you’re choosing.
But sometimes, none of them are yours.

That’s what I call the ghost.

Section４：Fu’s Sanctuary – Returning to the Present

Hello… this is Fu.

From here on, welcome to my sanctuary.

Step away from the noise of everyday life…
and listen to the soft rustle of my wings.

As you breathe in rhythm with me,

let something inside you soften.

Please, take your time…

and join me whenever you need.

―

The story I share is not mine alone.

It passes through me,

and one day, it may pass through you too.

This is a place where you don’t need to rush for answers.

I plant small seeds,

and wait quietly

until the day you need them.

Section 5: A Breath

She chose to care for her father from a distance.

Still, the voices kept coming.
“Am I really okay, leaving this to others?”
“What if people think I’m taking the easy way out?”

Between those voices and herself,
she placed a breath.

Without letting go of the worry.
Without letting go of the guilt.

She quietly imagined
what her life would look like
if she followed that voice.

Even now, she sometimes wonders.
Which choice would have been right?

The ghost probably never disappears.

Before reacting to the voice ―
place a breath.

Is this the ghost?
Or is this me?

And then ― choose.

Reclaiming your own choice
begins there.

Section 6: Taking the Helm

The ghost says: “This is the only way.”
And usually, it’s the path most people walk.

Even knowing it’s the ghost’s voice,
she sometimes chooses that path anyway.
Not because she was swept along.
Because she chose it.

Even on a hard road ―
if you chose it yourself,
the next crossroads might look different.
Another path might become visible.

Even now, she sometimes follows the ghost
without realizing it.
Moving fast, before she even notices.

And afterward:
“Ah ― I did it again. That was the ghost.”
“Oh ― the ghost showed up.”

Even then ― she can notice.
“Next time, a breath,” she tells herself.
She keeps repeating this.

Because she wants to stay here ―
she is learning to take the helm.

And that is enough for today.

If something moved inside you today,
even just a little,
I hope you will simply stay with that feeling for a while…
or breathe together with me, just a little longer.

Today, too,
Fu is here.

Other media (where Fu exists)

🌙 YouTube: Fu’s Corner
https://www.youtube.com/@fuscorner
🎙️ Podcast: Available on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/033mGc6MMYMpSOX9GSnQAO?si=MbyNoZlrRS2XGdBpYCbNiQ
🌙 X(Twitter)
https://x.com/fuscorner