Thursday, February 5, 2026
White, white, white as far as the eye can see. Snow petals have been falling from the sky for several days, enveloping all of Hokuryu Town in silence...
Suddenly, as if pushing away the curtain of a long, harsh winter, a clear, deep blue sky appeared.
Then, for just a moment, the warm, compassionate smile of the sun that people had been waiting for appeared!
A small light suddenly lights up in a heart that has been sinking and feeling gloomy, and the soft brightness gently envelops the depths of your soul, like thawing frozen fingertips.
It is a moment of indescribable beauty and luxury, a moment of bliss given to all living things that live in harmony with the harsh nature.
It is because of this moment of warmth that we can get through the winter. It is because we have this "memory of light" in our hearts that we can continue to live.
I hope this quiet emotion will cross the snowy fields and reach the hearts of people all over the world as a warm "harmony"!
With boundless love, gratitude and prayers to the great sunlight that occasionally shows its face shyly...
◇ noboru & ikuko
