The most important lesson I've learned in my long life is this:

To live believing in the future, not the past.

Do you feel the vibrant reality of living with passion?

It's not about which era you live in,
but what kind of era you wish to embrace.

What exists in reality now
should only be the result of our past actions.

Towards the future, towards endless dreams,

we must continue to challenge ourselves.

If there is truth within this, perhaps we will never face an end,
perhaps.

From Takeo Kikuchi's book






I am moved by the spirit of a 73-year-old embarking on a New Beginning.

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Health is not merely a safe, intact physical body. It is the constant, vibrant generation of energy from within,
that very vitality is what we call health.

From within, always →→↑

From within, from the inside,
This must be the entirety of our life force.

A safe and sound meat-suit

We must also initiate a New Beginning

in our history, which has been swayed by American health trends.

With these as the fundamental premise,

I am moved by the spirit of a 73-year-old embarking on a New Beginning.

It is presumptuous for someone so young to say such a thing.

There are things one cannot understand until reaching that age,
and they remain silent on the lips.

And as I've written about this several times before,

I will speak of it again, bracing myself for my forgetfulness,

recalling the time when we first started Club King.

Yes, Take-sensei said this to me.

Note: I refer to Mr. Takeo Kikuchi as Take-sensei.

"Take-sensei,

I want to transmit club culture from Tokyo as well."

Take-sensei:

"There is no culture in this country right now.

Moreover, I doubt culture will ever be born here again."

It was a harsh statement with no room for escape.

I will never forget myself then, cursing my inadequacy, unable to melt my frozen smile.

I didn't want to lose. I didn't want to bow down to the power of those words.

However, looking back from this vantage point in time,
perhaps things have indeed concluded as Take-sensei predicted.

Setting aside discussions of culture and pronouncements,
the reality of this country, where those who amass wealth through sharp and precise marketing are called successful and respected, cannot be denied.
From that perspective alone,
there is probably no more obvious loser than myself.
This is not sulking, nor is it defiant acceptance.
We must sincerely accept the facts and forge ahead. The words of successful people carry great weight.

Can you see reality, the facts, clearly?

I believe that each day, from the present moment, I am being asked this question anew.

Even if I think I can see it myself,
I may be refusing to look directly at the embarrassing filth I spew,
pretending not to see it...
Perhaps I myself am the culprit behind this foul odor...

Intermission





Then, at the reception held to celebrate Take-sensei's New Beginning,
I encountered photographs capturing the history of Take-sensei's fashion shows.




I had always longed for the London scene.
Take-sensei always showed us
a modern, stylish future we had never seen before.

Fortunately, I was able to select music for his shows a few times.





The joy of breaking values always came from London's creators.
I believed that London, a city that refuses imitation, was the one that moved the world. That was also the beginning of clubking co.



After 3.11
Isn't everyone standing on the same starting line now?
From here on, it's uncertain who will be the last one standing.






What is creation?
Why not try to stop seeking the answer to that while we are alive...
I've been thinking this profoundly lately.
I'm muttering something incomprehensible again.
Let's get things properly organized first.
Yes.
Self-questioning.




A person's innate style
might be a gift from a great, unseen presence.
It's a destiny that cannot be transcended, for better or worse.

In other words, people with beautiful legs look wonderful in clothes.
Take-sensei has truly beautiful legs.
Perhaps not because of that, but he also loves to walk,
and it's said he has now reached a state of Zen through it...
If all creation begins with imitation,
then I too must begin walking. Ah, my hand and foot moved at the same time.
This action, not a small New Koshigaya,
but a New Beginning!




Children grow up watching their father's back, they say.

The children who grew up watching Take-sensei's back gathered again tonight.

Undoubtedly, I am one of those children.

Happy 73rd birthday, Take-sensei.

Take-sensei has set things in motion.

I can't help but exclaim "Bravo!"

It happened one night.

Gratitude.





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