I practiced copying the calligraphy by my first teacher, the late Mr. Akiyama Kodo (秋山公道), together with the note by his daughter, my present teacher, I found on the same page of an old textbook I used when I was very young.

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久しぶりに先生の書の臨書。それから、昔、若い頃に使っていた本の同じページに載せておられた今の先生の言葉も書きました。

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When your body is empty/

When your heart is empty/

That is the best time for you to look inward/

Just as you realize how precious the water of life is/

When your mouth is dry and hard/

You realize how fortunate to have water of heart from the warmth of the people around you/

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Translation and calligraphy by Chio

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