Chapter 6: The path of life and the water of work

Through the events at Lake Nojiri and various life experiences, 
My life was moving into a new phase. 

When I failed the vocational school exam, 
There were times when I felt like I couldn't see my path forward. 

But life is strange, 
When one road is closed, 
Another path is slowly opening up. 

Eventually, I 
He met the woman who would become his life partner. 
We decided to get married. 

Having a family means 
It also meant taking on a different kind of responsibility than I had before. 

Not just my own life, 
Living while protecting and supporting my family. 

Among them, I 
Working in society, 
You will live in the real world. 

When I was young, 
With the desire to live for others, 
I have even considered taking up a path of faith. 

But I have noticed something in my life. 

The way to help people is 
That means there is not just one. 

There is also a way to support people through prayer. 
There is also a way to support people through work in society. 

I ended up taking the latter path. 

While working, 
Little by little, you learn about the workings and reality of society. 

In order for people to survive, 
Food is needed, 
You need a place to work, 
We need an environment where we can live in peace. 

All of that is 
Deeply connected to nature. 

Water, air, soil, sun. 

Human life is 
All of this is supported by the bounty of nature. 

And I, 
Before you know it 
again 水 This leads to work related to this. 

When I was a child, 
A boy who chased fish in the sea and rivers. 

I grew up in a hot spring town, 
A boy who was always near water. 

The boy, 
I never imagined that I would end up working in a job related to water. 
I never imagined it at the time. 

But when I look back on my life, 
It seems that it was no coincidence. 

Sea water. 
River water. 
Hot spring water. 

And I felt it in nature 
The power of water. 

All of them, 
We quietly became connected in our lives. 

Eventually, I 
The energy and potential of water 
become very interested. 

Water sustains life, 
Circulating nature, 
It supports human life. 

If this power of water 
What if we could put it to use in people's lives and industries? 

That thought is, 
Eventually it will lead to a job. 

It is still, 
It was like a tiny bud. 

But the buds 
It later became a major trend, 
It will spread to the world. 

The water flows quietly. 

And the flow is, 
Without realizing it 
Guiding people's lives. 

My life too 
In the flow of that water 
I was about to move on to a new chapter.