Artwork by Masaki Hirokawa
Prayer
祈り
About the Work
A new era has begun, and the world is about to undergo even greater changes. I cannot see these changes as entirely negative. Perhaps we are now at the stage of conversing with our inner selves and coming to know the answer to what we were born to accomplish.
A person’s power reveals itself only in what they are truly meant to do. Talent resides in everyone; it is not something unique to its bearer, but something lent to us for the sake of our mission. I believe the path opens only when we use that power not for our own desires, but for the happiness of others.
I have often wondered why I have been placed under this heaven, but I still know nothing and understand nothing. All I can do is devote myself to the work before me, drawing on what I have learned from so many people and the experience I have cultivated. With gratitude and prayer.
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