Taste of Honey

human misfortune tastes like honey

I learned this phrase when I was admitted to a hospital in Fukuoka after a traffic accident and was told its meaning.
When people say it using words they have never known before, they realize that other people's misfortunes have a different flavor to them than joy.

Naturally, when I learn about someone else's misfortune, I feel happy, saying things like "It's amazing" and "As expected". But I'll never stop thinking about it, and I won't spread the word because I'll end up experiencing the same situation myself.

If you keep thinking like that, it seems like it's because you can't get out of the situation, or (because you like this feeling) you don't want to get out of it.
I think Wakashutoki, who have never experienced misfortune or despair, would have understood it, and would have healed it!
But if you experience sudden unhappiness and despair all at once and get over it, you won't want to think about it anymore, and if you keep thinking about it you'll feel like an idiot. When I fall into that kind of feeling again, my mind and body are so tired that I start to feel tired, and I don't want to do it again.

But let's think about why we feel that way.
Perhaps this is not a human way of thinking, but an instinctive feeling of the natural world?
instinct? Genetic? It is our destiny to leave behind descendants.
It's all about passing on some of your genes to the next generation.
Therefore, if you know that others are even slightly inferior to you, you may feel satisfied.

I don't know if the answer is correct because I came up with it out of ignorance and lack of academic ability.
However, if you gain experience with social feelings and instinctive thinking, you will arrive at this idea.

Or maybe you could say that 'Taste of Honey' is a mirror of yourself...
However, unlike English, Japanese words have many expressions, and while they are convenient, they are difficult...