When we first became conscious of our self
We had already become
Who we are.

Everyone takes on
The Three Streams of Influence
From birth through upbringing, and
We are conditioned by it.

Without question,
We live our life
As if it were a matter of course.

How tremendous a transformation it would be
To reexamine what we have absorbed within us
What is natural and routine to us
And then move forward?

The shift is equivalent to
The step of a brave hero
Who has been reborn
In the midst of their life.


Keiko Takahashi
2022.7.1