As a young man,
I spent my days searching for my path in life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My encounter with the church was the catalyst,
I began to think about a way of life that would be for the sake of others.
I was also considering a career as a priest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But in reality,
It wasn't easy to choose that path. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I returned to my hometown once.
While working at a local textile company,
I continued to spend my days searching for my path in life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Becoming a priest might be a difficult path.
Even so, I want to do work that helps people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thinking so,
I decided to aim for a vocational school specializing in social welfare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vocational school is affiliated with Sophia University.
It was also a challenge to open up a new path in life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At that time, I received an invitation from the church. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Held during summer vacation
It was a training session for children of the Catholic Salesian Order. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The location is Lake Nojiri<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There is a training facility there that is only open during the summer. As a helper Honestly, I wanted to go even if it meant quitting my job. When you're worried, That person was a truly admirable individual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When I explained the situation, "I'll figure something out, so go ahead." <\/p>\n\n\n\n Those words gave me the push I needed. Lake Nojiri was a very beautiful place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A quiet lake, The place, surrounded by nature, During the training, However, the weather was bad that day. Even so, I Walking along the mountain path, The stillness and emotion I felt at that time were However, afterwards, The entrance exam for a vocational school specializing in social welfare is It was a major setback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It's like I've lost sight of the path in life. But life is, Eventually, I And then they got married. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Life has a mysterious flow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When the path you envisioned is blocked, Lake Nojiri continued to be In the lake Biwa Island<\/strong>There is a small island called Inari and Benzaiten are enshrined here. I started visiting that place many times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I sometimes prayed on the lakeshore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We offered wine and lilies to the Virgin Mary. The time spent praying in nature one day, Having no other choice, I decided to pray from the opposite bank. <\/p>\n\n\n\n No lilies were found that day. When you float the flowers down the lake, After a while, when I was about to leave, The rose that should have been carried away, It's like We took the rose home with us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At that time, in the garden of a house in Nagano City I cherished that statue very much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On rainy days, hold an umbrella over them. In the water bucket of the angel statue, The roses, which were in full bloom, It may have been a natural occurrence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, to me, In the journey of life, Some people call it a miracle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even during my trip with my wife, They And this incident at Lake Nojiri also... \u9752\u5e74\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u79c1\u306f\u3001 \u4eba\u751f\u306e\u9053\u3092\u63a2\u3057\u306a\u304c\u3089\u65e5\u3005\u3092\u904e\u3054\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002 \u6559\u4f1a\u3068\u306e\u51fa\u4f1a\u3044\u3092\u304d\u3063\u304b\u3051\u306b\u3001 \u4eba\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u751f\u304d\u308b\u9053\u3092\u8003\u3048\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u308a\u3001 \u795e\u7236\u3068\u3044\u3046\u9053\u3082\u610f\u8b58\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002 \u3057\u304b […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20543,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elemental-life-community"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquagreen-eternal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquagreen-eternal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquagreen-eternal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquagreen-eternal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquagreen-eternal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20513"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/aquagreen-eternal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20540,"href":"https:\/\/aquagreen-eternal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20513\/revisions\/20540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquagreen-eternal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquagreen-eternal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquagreen-eternal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquagreen-eternal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
It was a place where the children of the church gathered to spend time in prayer and learning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was asked to participate in that training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I also have to make a living. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company's factory manager approached me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is what he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I headed towards Lake Nojiri. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The surrounding mountains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It had a somewhat sacred atmosphere about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A climb up Mount Myoko was planned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group mountain climb has been cancelled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I decided to climb the mountain alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I stood on the summit,
A vast natural landscape unfolded before my eyes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It still remains in my heart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Life didn't go as planned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fail<\/strong>That was it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I felt that way too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
New encounters await you in unexpected places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He met the woman who would later become his wife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes a different path opens up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has become a special place for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There Uga Shrine<\/strong>It is enshrined there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the entrance to the shrine
Statues of a golden dragon and a silver dragon stand there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We offer sake to the Dragon God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was very quiet and calming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were days when the wind was so strong that it was impossible to cross to the island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beautiful instead White roses<\/strong>He dedicated it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It drifted slowly out to sea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Something strange happened. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Come back
I finally reached my wife's feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
"Take it home with you."
That's what I felt like they were saying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Create a small river and a waterfall,
They had placed a statue of an angel on top of the hill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I offered clean water to it every day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I offered white roses that I had brought back from the lake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than one month
It continued to bloom, maintaining its beautiful form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It felt like it had some special meaning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
sometimes
Unexplained events occur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were many such incidents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It remains quietly in my heart throughout my life.
It's a memory I can never forget, even now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the story of my life
This turned out to be a very important chapter.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"