No matter what our current self
No matter what our current reality
Let us imagine the place
For which we should aim
And take
A new step toward it.

Before we do that though
There are things we should keep in mind;
That is, to think of the blessings
That have led us to where we are today,
And instill within us the gratitude
For what brought us to our current reality.

Only with that mind
Can we begin to take the next step
For the first time
In the truest sense of the word.



Keiko Takahashi
2021.12.1