I only recently truly understood why the Bee Dog meme is so popular. At first, I thought it was just a funny picture of a dog getting stung by bees and his face swelling up, but I later realized there’s a deeper cultural meaning behind it. In Japanese, honey is 「はちみつ」, abbreviated to 「はちみ」, which Chinese netizens transliterated as “hajimi,” and this word has gradually evolved into an independent meme in our online culture. The 모습 of the Bee Dog after being stung, looking pitiful yet strangely amusing, is like how we appear after being hit with various setbacks in real life — face swollen, but still holding on. This feeling of helplessness mixed with stubbornness really strikes a chord with many people. Especially in this stressful era, who hasn’t had moments of being beaten to a pulp but still getting up and moving forward? The Bee Dog is like a microcosm of ourselves — even if life stings us with wounds all over, we still strive to find our own “sweetness.” Now even the Web3 community is using the Bee Dog meme for projects. Although I’m not very optimistic about the future of meme coins like this, I have to admit that this cultural phenomenon has gone beyond mere humor and has become a form of emotional support. Everyone is a Bee Dog, and everyone deserves to be treated gently.