16th May 2013

 

Jian

 

A baby raised its voice of cheers appreciating its beauty saying “Chirei” as it looked at a photo frame of Jian, Koguryo’s ancient capital city, that was photographed by Mr. Idaki Shin and displayed in the lobby of the Idaki Shin concert.
I was very glad as it realized my dearest heart without exchanging words. The photo was a truly special one as it was a fortification wall of ancient Koguryo’s dynasty located on top of a wind mountain that has never been excavated or researched over one thousand nine hundred years. It preserved an ancient atmosphere true to its original state. I was grateful as many people could feel this by watching the photo; trees gently waving at wind, brilliantly shining greening, and light of Koguryo.
Eventually I asked which date was today and realized that the 17th of May was the date when I had visited for the first time the tombs of king Kotai, general of Koguryo and others in Jian and on the following day I visited I went to Mt. Gojo for the first time in my life and had an enormous impact on my life that almost tore my body apart. There I realized the truth of my life and started a new life. So today I felt a wind of Koguryo and felt like going to a historic site of Koguryo.
Tomorrow we would hold the Idaki Shin concert at Fuchu that had a historic connection to Koguryo while next week we would hold the Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered concert in Morioka. This made me think about Aterui, an ancient hero in the Tohoku district. When I had moved around disaster hit areas at the time of the Tohoku tsunami and earthquake disaster, I came across the name “Koma” that greatly attracted my heart for some reason. Later I came to know that it was the homeland of Aterui. If I did not involve myself in supporting people suffering after the disaster, I would never come to know about a truth of history. I would not be able to open up a future. I realized the need to realize historic traces of Koguryo in Japan. Without resurrection of souls of my ancestors eastern Asia would never become peaceful and unified. In this sense I realized my mission and encounters in Kyoto where my ancestors lived, those of China, South Korea and North Korea. Quite naturally I wished that everybody would become allowed to move freely around the region and come to understand each other at heart.
On an airplane from Jian to Beijin our guide who had read my book entitled “Encounter” shed tears as she was greatly moved. I was also greatly moved at my soul as I realized a sad history of separation and joy of seeing each other again. Naturally I shared her tear drops. Though people were separated by nationality, our soul was one as human beings. This was a great hope.
At each Idaki Shin concert, I became liberated from limitations of life and realized the state of true freedom. My heart became wide open. That could understand anything, or anybody on earth; human life was interconnected to each other. I stressed to anybody that no one should damage our human nature as Great Being has been with us seamlessly exercising its divine powers. I felt greatly grateful to it. I became awakened to a new way of life under the provision by Great Being. I sincerely wished that people all over the world would receive the influence of our concert and encounter Great Being. That could be equally shared among every human being.