Takemoto is a sophomore at an art college in Tokyo. He lives with friends in an apartment. Near the end of his study he begins questioning what he wants to do after graduating. Thus it leads to his journey traveling around Japan for self enlightenment.
Along the way he encounters many experiences and the answer he's looking for. In a town he meets a group of builders restoring an old temple. They move from town to town after finishing a temple. Takemoto enjoys himself while he is among them. Therefore he decides to join them after graduation.
Takemoto, who is college graduate, takes a job as temple restorer. As his fellow worker says, "it's low paying job and it's not easy". If Takemoto was a real life person and living in Indonesia, I believe people would look down on him, since little we are pressured by our parents to study hard and get a good job. A good job here equals a high position, working in big company, and a high salary. We are taught not to work as random, unimportant things because they are not money producing. This dogma causes us to underestimate certain job positions.
My mind goes to a quote I saw couple years back. A pair of woman's hands making handy craft. A hand of an old woman pictured in black and white. Under it there's a saying. More or less it says, "whatever you do if you do it with love and you're a successful person".
Work with Love
