7th Oct. 2019
The day to depart for Russia finally came. It’s 2.5 hours by plane. I clearly feel from the wind that it’s a different climate and land from Tokyo where summer heat remains. Whenever I come here, I keep talking about my separated compatriots, as that is the purpose of my visit. I talked about it again to my Russian acquaintances, and they referred to themselves as compatriots. It made me happy. I may come across more of my fellow people. On the plane, I was thinking about what such encounters mean. I anticipate that it’s different from what I imagine it to be. And I look forward to a time when it will become clear.
It’s my third time in Vladivostok, and the city is already a familiar place for me. It makes me feel wonderful thinking about the future opening a gallery café and holding more concerts of Master Idaki Shin. I feel blessed to work together with my compatriots. The cold night with a sense of loneliness seeps into my heart. But I wonder how it will change when many spirits revive. I look forward to standing on the land after the upcoming concert. Tomorrow many people will come here from Japan. It’s interesting just to imagine having many of my acquaintances in the city.
I wonder how things will progress tomorrow. For this time, I came here last February in the depths of winter, a place where my compatriots lay still. To move receiving the guidance of Great Being, I stay rich and beautiful inside. Thank you very much.
