You can choose the Now
“Have you ever been on an unforgettable journey?“ asks Maho Shono at the beginning of this talk.
For her, her journey to Peru four years ago was such a journey, during which on her mind were the questions, “Why am I born?“ and “How should I live?“
Swallowed up by vast loneliness in the light of the moon, she came to realize that this world where not all wishes are fulfilled is in and of itself a miracle.
“There is no past or future. Everything happens only in the Now” she says.
The past and history are only there to help us choose the Now.
To make the best choice, now.
「みなさんは、忘れられない旅をしたことがありますか?」冒頭で、まほさんは、そう問いかけます。
彼女にとって、4年前のペルーへの旅が、まさにそうでした。
何の為に生まれて、何をして生きるのか、そんな問いを胸に抱えながら、彼女は旅をします。
そして、月明かりの下で、大きな孤独に飲み込まれながら、思い通りにならない世界、それこそが奇跡だったということに、気づきます。
「過去