The Origin of TCS

— A common sense that began from a single life

Introduction

This common sense was not born from theory.

It was born from the life of a single human being.

That is

“The true common sense that regards the dignity of life as the fundamental value.”

The True Common Sense (TCS).

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 In the Midst of Despair

This happened when I was still a junior high school student, fifteen years old.

During that time, my mother attempted to take her own life three times.

A heavy and oppressive atmosphere filled our home.

I believe my mother was in deep suffering.

Yet at that time, I could not fully understand the depth of her pain.

But there is one thing that was engraved deeply in my heart.

Can a human being be driven this far into despair?

That was the reality I witnessed.

To live is painful.

I no longer want to live.

Such despair truly exists in this world.

And I saw that reality before my very eyes.

As a junior high school student, I could do nothing.

I could only watch, powerless, as these events unfolded.

As if to make matters even worse,

the shoe company run by my father went bankrupt.

 A Turning Point in Life

Yet life is a mysterious thing.

At a certain point, my mother's way of living began to change.

It was not a dramatic event.

Rather, it was a quiet, yet unmistakable transformation.

Once, my mother had lived in

“a life that wished for death.”

But gradually, that life changed into

“a life that wished to live.”

Can a human heart truly change this much?

I witnessed that transformation up close.

A person who had been in despair

began to walk through life again.

That sight was a profound shock to me,

and at the same time, a deep source of hope.

If human life

can transform to such an extent,

then perhaps within human life

there exists a power still beyond our understanding.

This question continued to live within my heart

for many years thereafter.

 My Mother's Life

Time passed.

My mother eventually reached the age of ninety-five.

She has a small body, not even 150 centimeters tall,

yet her arms and legs are long like those of a Buddha statue, possessing a quiet beauty.

Sometimes

she sleeps with a gentle smile on her face.

Each time I see her peaceful expression,

I find myself thinking:

How precious life truly is.

A life that once suffered so deeply

that it wished for death

gradually transformed, over many years,

into a life of quiet peace.

That image gave me a deep conviction.

 A Conviction

Life can transform.

No matter how deep the despair,

human life possesses the power to rise again.

If there exists something

that believes in that power,

supports it, and encourages it,

then surely

it can save someone's life.

The Birth of TCS

Thus, within me

a certain intuition began to grow.

That intuition became

The True Common Sense (TCS).

A common sense that regards

the dignity of life as the highest value.

Not for the sake of the nation.

Not for the sake of society.

And certainly not for power or profit.

There is only one purpose.

To save even a single person.

If through this common sense,

even one person

who is in despair

can once again feel the desire to live,

then that alone

gives meaning to the creation of this common sense.

Conclusion

TCS was not born from a grand theory.

It is a common sense born from the transformation of a single life.

That is why I believe:

that human life

still holds infinite possibilities.

And to believe in that possibility—

that is the true common sense:

“The true common sense that regards the dignity of life as the fundamental value.”

The True Common Sense (TCS).

Finally

Why was TCS begun?

It was begun to save even one person.

TCS Birth Story

Hiro Commons

2026

2026.3.16