As If It Were Yesterday

by Yoshiko de Lauriers

I still remember as if it were yesterday, the day I left Japan the first time, for America, in June 1982, to receive the Blessing. That day the entire Kobe group departed from Japan. We members were divided into teams all over Japan and worked hard to restore the economy before the Blessing. We were called Kobe group because our location was Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture. Since we were the first to arrive in America from overseas, the matchings began with our arrival. I think there were about 80 people in the Kobe group in total. I could really see the excitement in everyone's eyes as they first saw us. Father was waiting for us in the ballroom of the New Yorker. That's when the matching began, and Father asked us, the sisters of the Kobe group, to raise our hands if we had been in the Unification Movement for seven years or more. I had been hearing the Divine Principle since I was 15 years old, in my first year of high school, so I raised my hand. Next, Father asked, that group of sisters, to raise their hands if they had spiritual children. So, we did that. Father looked behind us and said, โ€œThat fat woman, please come to the front.'' In my heart, I thought, โ€œIf True Father ever called me โ€˜fat womanโ€™ I would never forget.โ€ When I looked back, no one had raised their hand, and I realized he was talking to me. (I wasn't that fat at that time, but later our members consoled me and told me to understand that this meant that Father was saying that I was a woman who was fat at heart.)

From there, 12 people from each country lined up and the matching began, starting with those who were standing in front first. When it was my turn, Father asked, โ€œWhoever wants to be matched to this Japanese sister, raise their hand.โ€ The sight of many brothers who were lined up behind, raising their hands, is still etched in my mind. My husband was selected from among those many members. When the decision was made, I didn't know what I would be facing in the future. But I remember being filled with gratitude, and I determined that I must live in the United States since I had received the blessing I had longed for. However, my husband was Canadian and had no status in the US. So, I went to Canada and then re-entered the US after about three months, using a tourist visa. For my first mission, I was assigned by Reverend Kamiyama to Boston.

 I was born in Shikoku, a southern island of Japan, I was quite surprised at how cold Boston was. I remember witnessing, trying to find someone to speak to at the Boston Commons, even though I couldn't speak English very well. I also participated in fundraising. We formed a team of five people and took a van to Pittsburgh where I started selling flowers. Our captain's name was Alan. The other sisters who came from Japan were on a fiancรฉ visa that permitted them to work. I was the only one on a tourist visa, so when a policeman stopped me, he gave me a warning. That first time he stopped me, I made the excuse that I was fundraising as a volunteer and promised not to do it again, but then continued fundraising in a different location. However, the same police officer (also named Alan) caught me again. So, I went straight to prison, for the first time in my life! I remember being stripped naked, having my photo taken, and spending seven days in a women's prison.

My fundraising captain came to see me in prison because he was worried about me, but I boasted to him that I was on โ€œspecial leaveโ€ from fundraising so as not to worry him or others. On Sundays in prison, a Christian pastor came and preached to us, telling us to repent and that our sins would be forgiven. I felt it was a bit phony. Living in prison, one is not really free to go anywhere. I think people looked at me believing that, since I was an Asian woman who came to the US and spoke broken English, nothing bad would happen to me. I was relieved that I was able to get out of prison within a week. But there was still some fundraising left to do, so the captain gave me a new area, and while I was selling flowers this time, another police officer, also named Alan, came to grab me as if he were waiting for me. I ended up back in prison again. When I entered the prison, I remember all the female prisoners greeting me in unison saying, "Welcome back!" I was put in a double room with an older woman. I remember her telling me to go back to my country. When I got out after four days, I thought I was going to be released, but officer Alan, who was waiting for me, took me straight to the immigration office, where I went through deportation procedures and ended up in prison again for a third time. This imprisonment, however, was to prevent me from running away before getting on the plane to go back to Japan the next day.

 Since then, I have never forgotten the name Alan. Whenever I meet someone with that name I am reminded of these Alans and I pay attention. Because I know that person will be beneficial to me. Presently, in my small group, there is a brother named Alan who helped me with my American Clergy Leadership Conference work, and who also brought the uncle of President Obama to our meeting. That was a very precious memory.

 About four months after returning to Japan, I got a new passport, studied accounting, got a chef's license, and returned to the United States. At that time, Rev. Kamiyama asked me to take charge of personnel at a restaurant. Though my time at the official church was short-lived, I have nothing but fond memories of it. After that, I was able to obtain permanent residency through the Restaurant Providence because I had a chef's license.

From there, I worked in restaurants, in the Fish Business, and Seil Travel. Once I started a family, the providence of an independent economy awaited me, and I started working outside the church for the first time in my life. Since then, I have been blessed with three children. All three of them have been blessed by TP. I now have four grandchildren. Although my husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease when he was young, he raised our children dutifully. He came to America from Canada because he wanted to become a singer. I have been saved in many ways by the depth and purity of his heart as an artist. I am grateful to True Parents for giving me the perfect partner. Now, I am working hard as a matching supporter so that as many second-generation as possible can receive blessings and I can return my gratitude to God.

Thank you very much.


  ๏ผ‘๏ผ™๏ผ˜๏ผ’ๅนด๏ผ–ๆœˆ็ฅ็ฆใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹็‚บใซๆ—ฅๆœฌใ‹ใ‚‰ๅˆใ‚ใฆใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซใฎๅœฐใซๆ—…็ซ‹ใฃใŸๆ—ฅใฎใ“ใจใ‚’ใ€ใพใ‚‹ใงๆ˜จๆ—ฅใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซไปŠใงใ‚‚่ฆšใˆใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡บ็™บใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ็ง้”็ฅžๆˆธ้šŠ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌไธญใง้šŠใซใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Œใ€็ฅ็ฆๅ‰ใฎ็ตŒๆธˆๅพฉๅธฐใซๅŠฑใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ใใฎๅœฐใŒๅ…ตๅบซ็œŒใฎ็ฅžๆˆธใงใ—ใŸใฎใงใ€ใใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๅ‘ผใ‚“ใงใŠใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ๏ผ‰ใŒไธ€็•ชๅง‹ใ‚ใซใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซใซๅˆฐ็€ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใฎใงใ€ใใ“ใ‹ใ‚‰็ฅ็ฆใŒๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚๏ผˆ็ฅžๆˆธ้šŠใฏใฟใ‚“ใชใง๏ผ˜๏ผๅใใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใŸใ‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™๏ผ‰ใฟใ‚“ใชใฎ็ง้”ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹็›ฎใŒๆœŸๅพ…ใซ่†จใ‚‰ใ‚“ใงใŠใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ใฒใ—ใฒใ—ใจๆ„Ÿใ˜ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚New Yorkerใฎใƒœใƒผใƒซใƒผใƒ ใงใฏใŠ็ˆถๆง˜ใŒ็ง้”ใ‚’ๅพ…ใฃใฆใŠใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ“ใ‹ใ‚‰็ฅ็ฆใŒๅง‹ใพใฃใŸใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใŒใ€ใŠ็ˆถๆง˜ใฏ็ง้”็ฅžๆˆธ้šŠใฎๅง‰ๅฆน้”ใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆใ€ไฟกไปฐๆญดใฎ๏ผ—ๅนดไปฅไธŠใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใฏๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๆŒ™ใ’ใชใ•ใ„ใจใŠใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็งใฏ้ซ˜ๆ กไธ€ๅนดใฎ๏ผ‘๏ผ•ๆญณใฎๆ™‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใฟ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’่žใ„ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงไธ€ๅฟœๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๆŒ™ใ’ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎไธญใง้œŠใฎๅญใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใฏๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๆŒ™ใ’ใฆใ„ใชใ•ใ„ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใฎใงใ€ใใฎใพใพๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๆŒ™ใ’ใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใŠ็ˆถๆง˜ใŒ็ง้”ใฎๅพŒใ‚ใฎๆ–นใ‚’่ฆ‹ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ใ€Œใใ“ใฎๅคชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅฅณใ€€ๅ‰ใซๅ‡บใฆใใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚ใ€ใจใŠใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็งใฏๅ†…ๅฟƒใŠ็ˆถๆง˜ใซๅคชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅฅณใ ใชใ‚“ใง่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ€ใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใใ†ใซไธ€็”Ÿๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใจๆ€ใ„  

ๅพŒใ‚ใ‚’ๆŒฏใ‚Š่ฟ”ใฃใŸใ‚‰่ชฐใ‚‚ๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๆŒ™ใ’ใฆใŠใ‚‰ใšใ€็งใฎใ“ใจใ ใจๆ‚Ÿใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚๏ผˆใใฎๆ™‚ใฏใใ‚“ใชใซใพใ ็งใฏๅคชใฃใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใŒใ€ใ€€ใ‚ใจใงใ€€ใฟใ‚“ใชใซใŠ็ˆถๆง˜ใŒๅฟƒๆƒ…ใŒๅคชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅฅณใ ใจใŠใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใฎใ ใจ่งฃ้‡ˆใ—ใชใ•ใ„ใจๆ…ฐใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚๏ผ‰

 ใใ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ„ๅ›ฝใฎ๏ผ‘๏ผ’ๅใŒไธฆใณ็ฅ็ฆใŒๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ๆœ€ๅˆใซๅ‰ใซ็ซ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใŸไบบใŸใกใ‹ใ‚‰ๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎไธญใง็งใฎ็•ชใซใชใฃใŸๆ™‚ใ€ใŠ็ˆถๆง˜ใŒใ“ใฎๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๅฅณใŒใ„ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎๆ‰‹ใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใชใ•ใ„ใจใŠใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ€ๅพŒใ‚ใซไธฆใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎใƒกใƒณใƒใƒผใŒๆ‰‹ใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸๅ…‰ๆ™ฏใฏไปŠใ‚‚่„ณ่ฃใซ็„ผใไป˜ใ„ใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใใฎไธญใ‹ใ‚‰ไปŠใฎ็›ธๅฏพ่€…ใŒ้ธใฐใ‚Œใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆฑบใพใฃใŸๆ™‚ใฏไฝ•ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„็Šถๆณใงใ—ใŸใŒใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซใซไฝใ‚€ใฎใ ใจใ„ใ†ๆฑบๆ„ใจๅฟต้ก˜ใฎ็ฅ็ฆใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใ•ใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ„ใŸใจใ„ใ†ๆ„Ÿ่ฌใง่ƒธใŒใ„ใฃใฑใ„ใงใ‚ใฃใŸใฎใ‚’่ฆšใˆใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

ใใ—ใฆไธปไบบใŒใ‚ซใƒŠใƒ€ไบบใงไฝ•ใฎใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซใงใฎStatusใ‚‚ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€็งใ‚‚ใใฎใพใพ่ฆณๅ…‰VISAใงไธ‰ใ‹ๆœˆใใ‚‰ใ„ใ—ใฆใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซใฎๅœฐใซๅ†ๅ…ฅๅ›ฝใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ—ใฆๆœ€ๅˆใซ็ฅžๅฑฑ้šŠ้•ทใ‹ใ‚‰ใ„ใŸใ ใ„ใŸไปปๅœฐใŒใƒœใ‚นใƒˆใƒณใงใ—ใŸใ€‚

 ๅ—ใฎๅ›ฝๅ››ๅ›ฝ็”Ÿใพใ‚Œใงใ—ใŸใฎใงใ€ใƒœใ‚นใƒˆใƒณใฎๅฏ’ใ•ใซใฏ้ฉšใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ไธŠๆ‰‹ใใ—ใ‚ƒในใ‚Œใ‚‚ใ—ใชใ„่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’ไฝฟใ„ใชใŒใ‚‰Boston Commonใ‚’ไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝ่ฉฑใ—ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ไบบใ‚’ๆŽขใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใ‚’่ฆšใˆใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ—ใฆFunderazingใซใ‚‚ๅ‚ๅŠ ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚Teamใ‚’5ไบบใง็ต„ใ‚“ใงPittsburgใซใ‚ญใƒฃใƒฉใƒใƒณใซไน—ใฃใฆใ„ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚Capitainใฎๅๅ‰ใฏใ‚ขใƒฉใƒณใ•ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ“ใง่Šฑๅฃฒใ‚Šใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใฎใงใ™ใŒใ€ไป–ใฎๆ—ฅๆœฌใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฅใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸๅง‰ๅฆนใฏใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚ขใƒณใ‚ปใƒ“ใ‚ถใงใ€ๅƒใ‘ใ‚‹VISAใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใŒใ€็งใ ใ‘่ฆณๅ…‰ใƒ“ใ‚ถใงใ—ใŸใฎใงใ€่ญฆๅฏŸใซๆณจๆ„ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไธ€ๅ›ž็›ฎใฏใใ‚ŒใงใฏVolunteerใงใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใจ่จ€ใ„่จณใ‚’ใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ไปŠๅพŒใฏใ—ใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰ใจ็ด„ๆŸใ—ใŸใฎใงใ™ใŒใ€้•ใ†ๅ ดๆ‰€ใงใ‚„ใ‚Šๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ€ๅŒใ˜่ญฆๅฏŸๅฎ˜ใŒใใ‚Œใ‚‚ใ‚ขใƒฉใƒณใจใ„ใ†ๅๅ‰ใงใ‚ใฃใŸใฎใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ๆ•ใพใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚Œใงใใฎใพใพ็‰ขๅฑ‹ใซ็”Ÿใพใ‚Œใฆๅˆใ‚ใฆๅ…ฅใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่ฃธใซใ•ใ‚Œใฆๅ†™็œŸใ‚‚ๆ’ฎใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆๅฅณๆ€งใฎ็‰ขๅฑ‹ใซ๏ผ—ๆ—ฅ้–“ๅ…ฅใฃใŸใฎใ‚’่ฆšใˆใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

CapitainใŒๅฟƒ้…ใ•ใ‚Œใฆ้ขๆŽฅใซใ“ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€็‰นๅˆฅไผ‘ๆš‡ใ ใจ่ฑช่ชžใ—ใฆๅˆใ‚ใฆใฎ็ตŒ้จ“ใ‚’ๅ‰ๅ‘ใใซๅฟƒ้…ใ•ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่ฉฑใ—ใŸใฎใ‚’่ฆšใˆใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚็‰ขๅฑ‹ใงใฎๆ—ฅๆ›œๆ—ฅใฏใ‚ญใƒชใ‚นใƒˆๆ•™ใฎ็‰งๅธซใŒใ“ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ€ๆ‚”ใ„ๆ”นใ‚ใ‚ˆใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ็ฝชใฏ่จฑใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใจใ€ไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝ่ชฌๆ•™ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจๅฝๅ–„็š„ใซใ‚‚ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใพใ—ใŸใ—ใ€็‰ขๅฑ‹ใงใฎ็”Ÿๆดปใฏๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใฉใ“ใซ่กŒใใซใ‚‚่‡ช็”ฑใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ๆฑๆด‹ไบบใŒใ“ใ“ใซๅ…ฅใฃใฆใใฆBrokenใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’่ฉฑใ™ใจใ„ใ†้ขจใซ่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใŒๆ‚ชใ„ใ“ใจใฏใ•ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใจใซใ‹ใไธ€้€ฑ้–“ใง็‰ขๅฑ‹ใ‚’ใงใฆใ“ใ‚ŒใŸใฎใงไธ€ๅฎ‰ๅฟƒใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใ FunderazingใฎๆœŸ้–“ใŒๆฎ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ€Capitainใ‚‚ๆณจๆ„ใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ‚จใƒชใƒคใ‚’้ธใ‚“ใงใ€ใพใŸ่Šฑๅฃฒใ‚Šใ‚’ใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ‚‰็งใ‚’ๆŽขใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ไบบใฎใ‚ขใƒฉใƒณใ•ใ‚“ใŒ็งใ‚’ๆ•ใพใˆใซใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใŸ็‰ขๅฑ‹ใซ้€†ๆˆปใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚็‰ขๅฑ‹ใซๅ…ฅใฃใŸ้š›ใซใฏๅฅณๆ€งใฎๅ›šไบบใ‹ใ‚‰ไธ€ๆ–‰ใซWelcome Backใจใ„ใฃใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใฎใ‚’่ฆšใˆใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใพใŸๅŒใ˜็‰ขๅฑ‹ใฎไบŒไบบ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใงใ€ๆญณใฎใ„ใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸๅฅณๆ€งใจไธ€็ท’ใงใ—ใŸใŒใ€ใใฎๆ–นใŒใ‚‚ใ†่‡ชๅ›ฝใซๅธฐใ‚Šใชใ•ใ„ใจ่ชฌๆ•™ใ—ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใฎใ‚’่ฆšใˆใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚4ๆ—ฅๅพŒใซใงใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใฎใงใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใง่งฃๆ”พใ‹ใจใŠใ‚‚ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ‚‰ใ€็‰ขๅฑ‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡บใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ๅพ…ใฃใฆใ„ใŸๅˆฅใฎใ‚ขใƒฉใƒณใ•ใ‚“ใซใใฎใพใพ็งปๆฐ‘ๅฑ€ใซ้€ฃใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‹ใ‚Œใ€ๅผทๅˆถ้€้‚„ใฎๆ‰‹็ถšใใ‚’ใ•ใ‚Œใ€ใใฎใพใพใพใŸ3ๅ›ž็›ฎใฎ็‰ขๅฑ‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏๆฌกใฎๆ—ฅใซ้ฃ›่กŒๆฉŸใซไน—ใฃใฆๆ—ฅๆœฌใซๅธฐใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ้€ƒใ’ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใจใ„ใ†ใŸใ‚ใฎใ‚‚ใฎใงใ—ใŸใ€‚

 ใจใซใ‹ใไบŒไบบใฎใ‚ขใƒฉใƒณใ•ใ‚“ใซๆ„›ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ€ใ‚ขใƒฉใƒณใ•ใ‚“ใฎๅๅ‰ใฏไธ€็”Ÿๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ๅๅ‰ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ™‚ใŒ้ŽใŽใ€ไปŠใ‚‚ใƒกใƒณใƒใƒผใฎใ‚ขใƒฉใƒณใ•ใ‚“ใจใ„ใ†ๆ–นใซSmall Groupใ‚„ACLCใงใŠไธ–่ฉฑใซใชใฃใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€็งใซใจใฃใฆใฏๅคงๅˆ‡ใชใŠๅๅ‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ไปŠใฎใ‚ขใƒฉใƒณใ•ใ‚“ใฎใ‚ฒใ‚นใƒˆใงไปฅๅ‰ใฎObamaๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜ใฎใŠ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ใฎไธ€็•ชไธ‹ใฎๅผŸใ•ใ‚“ใŒๆˆ‘ใŒๅฎถใฎSmall Groupใฎไผšๅˆใซๆฅใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ“ใจใŒๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ่ฒด้‡ใชๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใงใ™ใ€‚๏ผˆๆทปไป˜ใ”ๅ‚็…งใ€ใ‚ขใƒฉใƒณใ•ใ‚“ใ‚„Chibuishiใ•ใ‚“ใฎใŠๅญใ•ใ‚“ใŒใพใ ๅฐใ•ใ„ๆ™‚ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚๏ผ‰

 ๅธฐๅ›ฝๅพŒ๏ผ”ใ‹ๆœˆใใ‚‰ใ„ใŸใกๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใƒ‘ใ‚นใƒใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ไฝœๆˆใ—ใใฎ้–“ใซไผš่จˆใฎๅ‹‰ๅผทใ‚„่ชฟ็†ๅธซใฎๅ…่จฑใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‰ใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใใ€ใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซใซใพใŸๅธฐใฃใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎ้š›ใซใฏ็ฅžๅฑฑ้šŠ้•ทใ‹ใ‚‰ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใฎไบบไบ‹ใ‚’ๆ‰ฟใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€ๆ•™ไผšไบบไบ‹ใฏ็Ÿญใ„้–“ใงใ—ใŸใŒใ€ๆฅฝใ—ใ„ๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใ—ใ‹ๆฎ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใใฎๅพŒใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณๆ‘‚็†ใงใ€่ชฟ็†ๅธซใฎๅ…่จฑใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใŠ้™ฐใงๆฐธไฝๆจฉใ‚‚ๅ–ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใใ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใ€๏ผฆ๏ฝ‰๏ฝ“๏ฝˆใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚นใ€ไธ–ไธ€่ฆณๅ…‰ใจไบ‹ๆฅญ็•‘ใงๅƒใ‹ใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใใ€ๅฎถๅบญใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใฆๅญไพ›ใŒ3ไบบใงใใพใ—ใŸใ‚‰่‡ช็ซ‹็ตŒๆธˆๆ‘‚็†ใŒๅพ…ใฃใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ไปŠๅบฆใฏ็”Ÿใพใ‚Œใฆๅˆใ‚ใฆๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใงใฎไป•ไบ‹ใŒๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ไปŠใซ่‡ณใฃใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒใ€3ไบบใฎๅญไพ›ใซๆตใพใ‚Œใ€3ไบบใจใ‚‚็ฅ็ฆใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไปŠ4ๅใฎๅญซใŒใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ไธปไบบใฏ่‹ฅใ„ๆ™‚ใซใƒ‘ใƒผใ‚ญใƒณใ‚ฝใƒณๆฐ็—…ใซใ‹ใ‹ใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ๅญไพ›้”ใ‚’็ด ็›ดใซ่‚ฒใฆใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆญŒๆ‰‹ใซใชใ‚ŠใŸใใฆใ‚ซใƒŠใƒ€ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซใซใใฆๅพฉๅธฐใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€่Šธ่ก“ๅฎถใฎๆŒใคใใฎๅฟƒๆƒ…ใฎๆทฑใ•ใจๆธ…ใ•ใฎใŠ้™ฐใง็งใ‚‚ๆ•‘ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚็งใซใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ฟใƒชใชๆœ€้ซ˜ใฎ็›ธๅฏพ่€…ใ‚’ไธŽใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใฃใŸใ“ใจใซใ”็ˆถๆฏๆง˜ใซๆ„Ÿ่ฌใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ไปŠใฏใใฎๆ„Ÿ่ฌใ‚’็ฅžๆง˜ใซใŠ่ฟ”ใ—ใงใใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซไธ€ไบบใงใ‚‚ๅคšใใฎ2ไธ–้”ใซ็ฅ็ฆใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€ใƒžใƒƒใƒใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚ตใƒใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใจใ—ใฆๅฅฎ้—˜ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ—ฅใ€…ใงใ™ใ€‚

 ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

all photos are from yoshiko de lauriers

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