This essay describes how the author recently realized a major misunderstanding regarding TV connections and experienced the dramatic improvement brought by modern large-screen 4K television technology. Once an avid film enthusiast, the author revisits pre–China-censorship Hollywood movies and is deeply impressed again. The narrative continues with late-night viewings of a Cindy Lauper biographical film and a Bob Marley biopic, both of which resonated personally—especially Marley, whose life and music are portrayed as manifestations of the “divine,” mirroring the guiding principle behind the author’s long-running project The Turntable of Civilization, written daily since 2010 for Japan and the world.

Recently, I realized that I had been making a major misunderstanding for a very long time regarding the way my TV was connected.
A few years ago, I wanted to watch all the games of the Japanese professional baseball teams.
So I decided to watch them on several televisions.

I had originally been a fan of Nagashima and therefore a Giants fan, but as I have already written, I grew completely disgusted with the high-school-baseball-like style of their games, with the media calling them “○○ Giants” using the manager’s name, and with the way the manager stood out more than anyone else.
In contrast to that, I watched Major League Baseball every day.
I watched almost every one of Ohtani’s games.

Now, to return to the matter at the beginning.
Suddenly, my large-screen TV became a large-screen TV.
The picture quality became incomparable.
The TV suddenly began displaying exactly the size of the screen.
4K images also began to appear exactly as they should.
Everything became comfortable.
It is no exaggeration to say that I noticed for the first time the comfort of the modern TV environment that has resulted from the progress of technology.

When Tsutaya first appeared, I was one of the leading film enthusiasts in Japan.
I had watched almost all the “films worth watching” and “films worthy of appreciation” that Tsutaya carried.

After a while, Hollywood began to curry favor with China.
I hardly watched films anymore.

The other night, I watched a film made before Hollywood began flattering China.
I was impressed.
Without realizing it, I ended up watching a biographical film about Cyndi Lauper beyond my usual bedtime.
Her two signature songs were among the songs I had chosen as my “go-to” repertoire for karaoke whenever I had to sing.
It was also an excellent film.

A moment ago, during a break in our work on this page—in other words, during our work—I watched, incredibly, a biographical film about Bob Marley.
When he was at his peak, he came to Osaka as part of a world tour.
The venue was Festival Hall.
My close friend says that it was an unprecedented and unrepeatable concert—one that could never be experienced again.
I watched the film with very deep feelings.

This is because Bob Marley was a person who seemed to embody divine providence itself.
As I have already written, The Turntable of Civilization is divine providence.
Therefore, since it appeared on July 16, 2010, I have been writing every day, almost without fail, for the sake of Japan and for the sake of the world, without compensation.