24th Sep. 2014

 

Autumn in Mt. Gojo

 

At my new atelier at Mt. Hiei, we got together with my fellow staff members over coffee and Master Idaki Shin talked about Mt. Gojo. I felt its atmosphere and wind in autumn as if I were actually at Mt. Gojo. In front of me he installed a photo frame of yellow flowers at Mt. Gojo that brought me close to feeling it. I loved drinking coffee and looking at this photo. I always embraced within my heart a dream to go to Mt. Gojo with all my fellows, however the time to do so still looked far away and I felt a vacancy within my heart. So when I heard about Mt. Gojo from Master Idaki Shin, I was filled with strong desire to get there. To visit there without doing anything was possible at any time, however I could not imagine my going there just as a tourist as I wished to make a great contribution in one way or other. When I returned to my home in Tokyo I installed many photos of Mt. Gojo and Koguryo’s historic sites. Today I read a photo of Mt. Gojo with a message that was that finally I had returned to my home land. I felt the atmosphere and air of Mt. Gojo in autumn. All of a sudden I said to myself in a surprisingly outspoken manner that I wished to go back. My soul trembled. I always moved forward by keeping on expressing my deepest wishes. Just by expressing one my soul and heart trembled. As I was heading for realizing my dream, I became filled with vigor. In the autumn night, I speculated over how I could realize this. Thank you very much.