The month of January hold a special place in one's heart as this is the month one arrived to the Land Of The Rising Son on January 11, 1987.
One could have never imagined the places, people, and events to be experienced over the next several years when sitting under the kotatsu on a clear and icy January day, eating mikan and watching the New Year Grand Sumo event in the first days of one's life long adventure in Japan.
By virtue of living in Japan, the opportunity to meet people from diverse cultures and life experiences has deeply enriched one's own life in ways too profound to be express in mere words.
Like many things in life, the turning of a year represents the passing of 12 calendar months, 52 weeks, and 365 days of one's unique journey upon Mother Earth—the passage of one's life and times—think about it.
Even more so, the passage of time represent life events to be marked as significant milestones in one's own journey—whatever those may be.
As a friendly reminder of the ephemeral nature of life and the silent passage of time, one marks the turning of each day in a somewhat macabre countdown to 100 years-old.
Each day that passes is marked off where one can see the fleeting nature of life in cold-hard numbers.
Even though there are 15,472 days left in one's journey, and this may seem like a lot—but really, it is not…
What will the feeling be when the number is—lower—much lower?!?!?!
The year of Reiwa 5 will be filled with purpose and meaning—only if one chooses for it to be so.
Living a life with intent and purpose is the sole objective each day of one's own unique journey around the Sun.
Look at the dawn of each new day as the beginning of a new life.
Explore the nooks and crannies of one's own life experience, reach out to others, as well as more deeply within one own self.
Here there is a Once In A Lifetime opportunity to share one's own meaning and purpose with the others.
Here one can touch and inspire those who are lost and looking for purpose, meaning, and motivation to create initiative in their own lives and to see one who encourages and uplifts the others.
One thing is for certain:
Reaching into, and exploring the nooks and crannies of the human experience leads to a much more worthwhile life experience.
When the countdown is finally reaches 0, one can go forth to the great beyond—become a god in one's own right as the earth continues to spin around and around until the end of time.
May the year of Reiwa 5 be a year full of inspiration, meaning, and purpose and the continuing prosperity and health of one's clan .
