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One quiet morning in Nara, I found myself looking back over fifty years of my life.
I realised that whenever things had not gone as I hoped, I had always blamed others — or circumstances beyond my control.
But that day, a single question arose within me: "Then how have I myself changed?" — And the moment I began searching for that answer, everything started to move.
That is when I understood.
Change yourself, and others will change.
Change yourself, and your surroundings will change.
Change yourself, and your circumstances will change.
Change yourself, and the world will change.
Change yourself, and your life will change.
Change yourself, and everything will change.
Change yourself — and through all of this — you will change even further.
I want to express my deepest gratitude to this place called Nara, and to every person, animal, plant, and living thing I have encountered throughout my life.