In Idleness

Hi, today I have nothing to write. Hmm, just I write about me in these days. This morning I walked at the park in rain with me wearing a rain coat. It was very hot and I sweated very much like a "fountain". As if poisons in my body moved outside. These days, I refresh myself to start off the day. I think this is the most rational way to refresh.



It reminds me one of my Kyudo teacher told me same thing. He practiced Kyudo in early morning every day to refresh. He is a great person, can be respected as a person, is a great leader of us too. He became a chief executive of a well-established medical products company, a listed company. I guess people in his company think same thing as me. Personal quality ricochets off the aspect when one draw a bow. His aspect is most Kyudo in the Dojo, I think. He is also a very cultivated christian who knows about Chinese philosophy well. Once he said "Rei(礼, courtesy) is a symbol of kindness.". In fact, we should explain 礼　is a social imperative. But I like his interpretation very much. Interpretation is more important than description about conception of life. Because attitude is most important, I think. I know the stock price was high during his term of office as the head. He is also very smart. I guess the biggest benefit of my Kyudo life was that I met him.



Japanese material arts are not sports but a way of life. Encounter with a great person would be the biggest benefit. Way of life can't be without human life itself.



It reminds me my grand father recommend to me to practice Kyudo. He also knew a person who is a teacher of Kyudo. The teacher was his boss and, in addition, was a feudal lord. In fact, his grand father or father was a feudal lord. He is in a direct line. My grand father said he was a very worthy man. To have great person as a teacher is the secret of Japanese material arts. To put it the other way around, teachers must do self-cultivation. 礼 would be an aspect of character. So, character is the matter. It seems not a few teachers dwell on only the aspects and techniques. But I think Kyudo life starts, when the one dwell on human native. It is my interpretation of which I taught by my grand father who was a Kendo teacher. I can't be great though. haha.



Also I think aspect is just an aspect. Content of aspect is most important and I like a free way in normal life. It would be a reason I liked to study Zen buddhism.



For something completely different, July 29th, we hold a national election, upper house. Hmm, I will vote for conservatives. But there are two big conservatives parties. LDP and DPJ. Their policies are different. LDP is a ruling party. If DPJ won upper house election and next lower house one, Japan's course would be different to some extent.



I wonder how other people regard themselves as an individual. If they vote for only their own convenience, it is sad. In fact, LDP's policy is better to me. But it may not be better to me who is myself in "ourselves". I confirmed myself to vote for a party for myself in "ourselves". It is only thing I decided at this phase. It is would be the individual.



I took the photo at Kawagoe city.



Have a wonderful weekend!