{"id":20510,"date":"2026-03-06T11:41:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquagreen-eternal.com\/?p=20510"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:27:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:27:41","slug":"story5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aquagreen-eternal.com\/en\/story5\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 4: Youth and Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a child, I was a frail boy.&nbsp;<br>Despite suffering from asthma, I grew up supported by the warmth of my grandmother.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, as they grew up and became young men,&nbsp;<br>A certain thought had begun to sprout within my heart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why do people live?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since childhood,&nbsp;<br>Having felt the pain and vulnerability of life firsthand,&nbsp;<br>I naturally started thinking about such questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And around that time,&nbsp;<br>I encountered the church.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The church was a quiet place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There,&nbsp;<br>It&#039;s different from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.&nbsp;<br>A calm atmosphere prevailed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People pray,&nbsp;<br>Quietly confront your own feelings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In that atmosphere,&nbsp;<br>I felt a strange sense of relief.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, I&nbsp;<br><strong>The path of a priest<\/strong>You become more aware of that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A path in life dedicated to others.&nbsp;<br>A path to support those who are suffering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For me at the time,&nbsp;<br>It seemed like a very noble way of life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in reality,&nbsp;<br>That path was not easy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life doesn&#039;t always go the way you want it to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes the path you were trying to take can be blocked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I too,&nbsp;<br>You will experience setbacks in your life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But looking back now,&nbsp;<br>All of those experiences,&nbsp;<br>I think it was just part of the flow of life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes people&nbsp;<br>Take the long way around.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But along that detour,&nbsp;<br>Sometimes you encounter something truly precious.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My life too&nbsp;<br>Perhaps that was the kind of journey it was.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My encounter with the church was,&nbsp;<br>It was a major turning point in my life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#039;s not just the word faith,&nbsp;<br><strong>How to live as a human being<\/strong>This also served as an opportunity to reflect on that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Humans cannot live alone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supported by someone,&nbsp;<br>I live my life supporting someone else.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boy, who had been protected by his grandmother&#039;s warmth,&nbsp;<br>I gradually began to walk out into the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And during that journey,&nbsp;<br>I was about to experience another strange encounter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later,&nbsp;<br>It will become a place I will never forget in my life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lake Nojiri.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There,&nbsp;<br>In the story of my life&nbsp;<br>An event of special significance awaited them.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u5b50\u3069\u3082\u306e\u3053\u308d\u3001\u79c1\u306f\u4f53\u306e\u5f31\u3044\u5c11\u5e74\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3002&nbsp;\u5598\u606f\u306b\u82e6\u3057\u307f\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3082\u3001\u7956\u6bcd\u306e\u306c\u304f\u3082\u308a\u306b\u652f\u3048\u3089\u308c\u3066\u80b2\u3063\u305f\u3002&nbsp; 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