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It is a truly precious thing to be alive and to be able to live our ordinary lives. Therefore, let us fill our lives with love and do our best today, just as we always do.
Blooming without a mind, Falling without a mind, The flower does not lament, It lives in the present. What truly matters is neither the past, Nor the future, But the present, Each and every breath
履物を揃えると著者 曹洞宗円福寺 藤本幸邦 住職
“The Importance of Arranging Footwear”
Author: Koho Fujimoto, Chief Priest of Enpuku-ji Temple, Soto zen Sect
はきものを揃えると心がそろう
The Importance of Arranging Footwear
Align your shoes.
When you align your shoes, your heart aligns as well.
When your heart aligns, your shoes are aligned.
If you align them when you take them off, your heart won’t be troubled when you put them on.
If someone has left them in disarray, silently align them.
If you do so, surely the hearts of people in the world will also align.
あれから25年が過ぎましたが、今は亡き円谷幸吉選手は私の心の中で生きています。
それは、私が円谷幸吉記念館を訪れた時のことでした。
靴を脱いだとき時に円谷さんのお兄様が仰った言葉が、この詩を想い出させます。
「貴方のはきもの脱ぎ方、揃え方を見ていると貴方がどんな人かよく分かります。
今日は幸吉の為に尋ねてくれてありがとう」と仰ってくださり、その言葉が私の心に深く刻まれました。はきもの一つの揃え方は、その人の人となりを雄弁に物語る大切な教訓だと私は信じています。
にか奴亭三助こと渡邉晃人 回想〜
Akihito Watanabe Memoirs
25 years have passed, and even now, the late Mr. Kokichi Tsuburaya lives on in my heart.
It was when I visited the Kokichi Tsuburaya Memorial Hall.
The words spoken by Mr. Tsuburaya’s older brother when I took off my shoes remind me of this poem.
“By observing how you took off and arranged your footwear, I could clearly understand what kind of person you are.”
“Thank you for visiting Kokichi today,” he said, and those words are etched in my heart.
I believe that how one arranges their footwear is a crucial lesson that speaks volumes about their character.
