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Prajna-paramita-hrdaya(Heart Sutra;般若心経(Maybe transformed into other characters except in Japan)):
I think the essence of Heart Sutra is "KU ("空" in Chinese character same as above)". Form is emptiness, emptiness is form(色å³æ˜¯ç©º,空å³æ˜¯è‰²(same as above))". But Chinese word "Ku" does not bear English translation "Emptiness". The notion of "KU" is where it is above the five aggregates of human existence - form, feeling, volitions, perceptions,consciousness. The analysis of phenomena is that there is nothing which lies outside human existence. It is the matter of the inside of soul and not the matter of life and death for us. Therefore it means that we stop a stickler for everythig. I shall be also in the future as I am now without being misled by the noisy surroundings.
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　 Statue of Peace in Nagasaki
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I'd like to meet:
I may be a foolish person what you might call, but I shall never mind such a trifle. It is very important to draw the sharp line between the things that I can control over and I can't control over, and I am indifferent to my uncontrollable things. Just, Let it be! Therefore you can say everything as you like it. I can also do so as well as you. I am in such an active life that you had better leave me alone. But I need anyone whom I can understand and who can understand me.
Now let me return to the main subject, Ms.So-and-so with whom I'd like to be a lover rather than a friend. She is the attractive and pretty woman. I meant to have tried to get married with her.
As far as a dinner is concerned, if possible, I would like to have a partner, with whom I can enjoy a dinner, for example, of course, we can enjoy the conversation each other at a restaurant of a good atmosphere, and we can enjoy drinking some champagne in Paris, some sherry on the rocks in Italy, some frozen margarita cocktail in Hawaii, some martini cocktail or some manhattan cocktail in New York and from some beer to some Japanese sake in Tokyo as aperitif, and some wine through a dinner. I might as well have a meal all alone as have a dinner without the best partner. "Here's looking at you, kids."
Taji Mahal
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Music:
First of all,the masterpieces of Mozart and Verdi.
One of the most popular compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is "Serenade in G major,K525", more commonly known as "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik". I would like to enjoy the pleasure of happy family or the conversation with my friends after the dinner, listening to this composition. Although his many works, composed in major,mostly rhythmical and graceful, a few compositions in minor are pathetic and sorrowful, for instance Symphony No.40,K.550 in G minor, also one of the most popular works of him ,which is sung with words by Sylvie Vartan. On the other hand, in the sphere of the opera he inspired a heart and an expression into living man. I have ever seen closely Mozart Haus where he composed "The Marriage of Figaro" in Vienna. Mozart's musics heal us as 1/f sway.
Vienna
Giuseppe Verdi's musics are passionate and inspire us. In the middle of 19th century Italy, which was devided into a lot of little states under the political and military pressure of both France and Austria, was in the course of Risorgimento which was applied to the process of the unification in Italy. By the way we have to memorize, although you ought to know such a fact, it is that time, when Henry Dunant witnessed the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino, he had the inspiration for the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Then the Italian people was burning with nationalism. Verdi was one of them, then they said that the name of Verdi derived from the initials of Vittorio Emmanuelle Re Di'Italia, who was a symbol of the unification in Italy and the King of Italy later, and after the unification of Italy he was an ardent patriot. So I think that Verdi's musics might reflect the spirit of the age. Didn't I say anything that I shouldn't have, did I? The operas composed by him set with a lot of famous Arias as gems. I was listening to those in rapture. "Libiamo ne'liete calci" is the most famous duet from "La traviata". The Aida March (triumphal March) from Aida, too. Anyway his compositions excite me so much like the Italian people of the age of Risorgimento and encourage me to love my favorite woman passionately. I have ever seen his deathmask at the museum of Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
Pisa
La Traviata
Movies:
007 series. Always very exciting.
Among of them especially "The spy who loved me."
It is rumored that "From Russia With Love" is quite interesting and Sean Connery is the best fitted for the role of James Bond among the successive actors as Bond, George Lazenby,Roger Moore,Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan.
Kremlin
Next,as soon as I saw "An Officer and a Gentleman", it touched me with the thema song by Buffy Sainte-marie,who also sang "Circle Game" in the film of "The Strawberry Statement". Since then Richard Gere, whose political speakings are supported by me, is one of my favorite actors. "Pretty Woman" of which he was the leading role is interesting,too,isn't it? With the song "Oh,Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison. I might well be apt to like a romantic commedy or a Cinderella story with a pretty woman. In this connection I may add that I am looking for the CD of "Circle Game",but it is rather difficult to find it.
Hollywood Walk of Fame
007 James Bond - The World Is Not Enough Intro
007 - James Bond - Goldeneye Intro
The Strawberry Statement - Trailer
Pretty Woman - Theatrical Trailer
Television:
NHK(Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Special; "Tanken Roman Sekai Isan (Exploration Roman,The World Heritage)" that is one of the TV programs of the documentaries and shows us around cultural,historic and natural heritages of many parts of the world.
Giza
Berlin
Beijing
"Meikyuu Bijutsukan (Labyrinth Art Museum)" which is the art entertainment TV program produced by NHK(Japan Broadcasting Corporation) shows us the various arts in all parts of our country in a quiz style . Because,of course,I am interested in Arts, (really I have ever visited some museums in the world, Louvre, Orsay, Uffizi, Metropolitan, Egyptian, Pergamon, Hermitage and so forth), besides Ms. Sumiyoshi Miki.
So I often watch " Professional,Shigoto no Ryuugi(Professional,A manner of work)" on TV,too. Still more I am given so manny suggestions by Mr. Mogi Kenichirou , who is a scientist of the brain. The other day I saw an article on a magazine speaking ill of him as an interviewer. It is because that Mr. Ichiro who is the Major League Baseball player pointed out that Mr. Mogi didn't smile in his eyes when he interviewed Mr. Ichro on the new year special TV program in Japan.
Louvre
Books:
The late Mr.Shiba Ryoutarou's novels and writings.
Mr.Shiba Ryoutarou , who was a member of the Japan Academy, was the most popular historical writer among the Japanese people, even though they were the rightists or the leftists, although they are called to account about the understanding of the past history by the world countries, especially Asian countries.
I have read most of his novels,essays and books of travels. I am sympathized with his historical view.
The Statue of "Sakamoto Ryouma" in Kouchi
And O.Henry's short stories are very impressive and famous for their surprising endings.
I think whoever reads even one of them will be moved by encountering the subtlety of human nature. I couldn't also read these stories with dry eyes. Why on earth can they be trustworty? It is too difficult for anyone to do all anyone can at the sacrifice of anyone's most valuable possessions. But Sacrificing himself, Behrman did that for Johnsy. Jim and Della did that each other, too. I have only to read these stories so that I cannot help trusting the existence of good will and love of no compensation.
"I have something to tell you, white mouse," she said. "Mr. Behrman died of pneumonia to-day in the hospital. He was ill only two days. The janitor found him the morning of the first day in his room downstairs helpless with pain. His shoes and clothing were wet through and icy cold. They couldn't imagine where he had been on such a dreadful night. And then they found a lantern, still lighted, and a ladder that had been dragged from its place, and some scattered brushes, and a palette with green and yellow colors mixed on it, and - look out the window, dear, at the last ivy leaf on the wall. Didn't you wonder why it never fluttered or moved when the wind blew? Ah, darling, it's Behrman's masterpiece - he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell."
But she hugged them to her bosom, and at length she was able to look up with dim eyes and a smile and say: "My hair grows so fast, Jim!"And them Della leaped up like a little singed cat and cried, "Oh, oh!"Jim had not yet seen his beautiful present. She held it out to him eagerly upon her open palm. The dull precious metal seemed to flash with a reflection of her bright and ardent spirit."Isn't it a dandy, Jim? I hunted all over town to find it. You'll have to look at the time a hundred times a day now. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it."Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled."Dell," said he, "let's put our Christmas presents away and keep 'em a while. They're too nice to use just at present. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now suppose you put the chops on."The magi, as you know, were wise men--wonderfully wise men--who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.
Heroes:
Albert Einstein, whose "General Theory of Relativity" has made the great progress in human society. "The Theory of Relativity" is, for the most part ,difficult to understand as theoretical physics,but we know well his discovery, although all other velocities are relative, the velocity of light is absolute, and the famous equation, E=mc² , which reveals the equivalent of mass and energy.
I have been to Einstein Haus in Bern of the capital of Switzerland several years ago.
Bern
John Meynard Keynes who had the great infuluence on the governments of the world countries and saved a lot of the unemployed against laissez faire liberalism, for example, like Say's Law.
Monetarism represented by the theory of Milton Friedman insists that governmental mixed policy is of no effect according to increasing the stagflation. In answer to the criticism new Keynesian economics says that because nominal price is sticky in the short run on microeconomics. "The Principle of the Effective Demand"
that the level of the effective demand decides the social economic activity including the production and the income on macroeconomics protects us from Leviathan of The Market Fundamentalism. His "The General Theory of Employment,Interest and Money" can never fade away.
Maybe what some people need most now is economics for the public welfare.
I think Monetarism only brings us "the strong prey upon the weak" like the animals' struggle for existence. Therefore the mankind will never be able to get the prosperity and the happiness by it.
We should make ceaseless efforts to be the cultured and civilized man.
White House
