Time.
I'm watching "1 Litre of Tears" for the first time ever(!!) and now I'm halfway through. There was a scene where Aya wanted to borrow a book at the library (of her school for the handicapped) after operating hours, and the librarian coldly rejected her, strictly following the operating schedule. Is she so busy and out of time that she can't even do something for one person? Are we so busy that we just stop doing more? I wouldn't have been so affected if not for the fact that Aya is handicapped, I'm pretty sure. But fact is, we are probably all guilty of this.