All Pokemon fans know how Mr.Mime helps and supports Delia (Ash’s mom). One fine day in May, 2020 I stumbled across a thread called “Level 21 before 2021” with the creator of thread featuring a Mr.Mime image. The mere presence of Mr.Mime gave me a positive impression. And what I didn’t know at that moment was this would turn out to be the most important thing I did after signing up for Wanikani.
I joined the thread and relished the part of being a community. This is the first thread in the community that made me feel at home. The credit goes to @Marifly for creating and fostering a nurturing environment. Marifly took time out of their schedule to encourage and cheer every single person in the thread. It is a textbook definition of “Gentle Strength” that supports you from behind and pushes you forward.
Despite being a part of multiple clubs, maintaining multiple threads (Marifly is also the creator of “Let’s climb Skytree” thread), doing Wanikani reviews/reviews, handling their personal life, I am still surprised Marifly devoted such a large chunk of their time to cheer all of us up. When things get difficult and self-doubt occupies your mind, all you need is one person to believe in you. For a lot of the folks from the “Level 21 before 2021 thread” that was Marifly.
Thank you for believing in us Marifly. Thanks for all your support and love We appreciate it. For the kindness you have given to all of us, I bestow upon you the title of Yasashi Durtle