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28 Apr. 2011

New costume

I was dedicating all the available time for making marbling clothes that would be presented to people living in the disaster hit areas. Each had a unique pattern so I loved them. Today I tried to put on a specially made new costume made of hemp in the style of ancient Koguryo that was extremely pure and in the mirror I looked like a heavenly angel. Since childhood I questioned the reason why everybody had to put on western style clothes, so there days I loved creating by myself a variety of wear and costumes that represented my internality; they were unique in the world, easy to wear and beautiful. I wished to go out to work and walk around with one in my everyday life. Until recently I have been preoccupied with a visit to the disaster hit Tohoku area. I had completely forgotten that I had prepared a new costume that I tried today. On recalling the costume, I had a strange feeling anticipating an alternative life-style that would be clarified in some future. I wished that I could have known how I could live happily in this manner. I recalled also that at the Idaki counseling applied course held in Kyoto Mr. Idaki Shin said that one could live a truly vigorous life if one would engage only in things one loved. My life became wide open to a marvelous future. Also I heard with joy that a person would become more particular about things one liked as his or her heart became spiritually richer. Because I was rather nervous about this, I realized that I could positively take profit from my character and contribute to many people and build a new society. The theme of NPO KOMA was being realized and I was filled with vigor to move on.