(FW from Osaka Prefecture／ Female/ 70’s／ Beautician）
I work as a beautician, and my job has been my life. I have worked very hard every day and my beauty shop has grown to hire 180 staff members.
My Friend’s Personality Made Me Aware Of the Existence Of Kami
However, at the beginning of this year, my feet started to hurt awfully. I was unable to walk, let alone unable to work. I was hospitalized and examined, but the cause was not identified. All I could do was to endure the severe pain every day.
Then, an old friend of mine, who is also a beautician, introduced Shinji Kyōkai to me when I told her about my problem. She runs a beauty shop like I do. However, while I tend to carry out everything at my discretion, she leads and motivates others to follow and help her. I have been always impressed by the way she marvelously faces and overcomes whatever problems that arise one by one, without running away. Her wonderful personality made me well convinced of the existence of Kami and the truthfulness of Kami’s teachings. And I made up my mind to follow this Kami and enrolled as a shinja.
What I Had As the Focus Of My Life…
Bedridden, I learned the teachings desperately. At last I’ve found it. I had only been looking forward and not at my husband who’s always beside me, or my staff members following me. I took them for granted and they were underappreciated.
Since then, open-mindedness and humbleness have become the focus of my way of living. “Thank you.”.“I’m sorry.”, “Could you please…” I came to express my feelings with these words a lot, a kokoro which I had been lacking in so far. Then strangely enough, I came to receive heartwarming words and deeds from my husband and my friends. I was able to communicate with everyone in a kinder way than never.
The Miracle Of People’s Kokoro Coming Together
Then the situations changed instantly. With the cause of the disease identified, I could receive effective treatment. I gradually got better until I got discharged from the hospital.
Furthermore, my son, with whom I have been out of touch for more than 40 years, heard about my disease through the grapevine, and visited me in the hospital. The kokoro of husband and wife coming together, and the kokoro of parent and child communicating with each other…. I was granted a great miracle.
I am not yet able to move about sufficiently, but my husband always helps me out without any complaints, with such things as the preparing of meals or the cleaning of our house. He even said, “Hope you’ll get well soon. Let’s pay homage to Kami no Yakata together. I’m enrolling as a shinja, too.”
Days of Regaining Important Things Lost On the Way
Two months have passed since I enrolled as a shinja. Although I used to be unable to feel alive without always busying myself, now I can feel happy just being at home and walking in my garden. My kokoro has become so filled with fulfilment.
I think I am regaining important things as a human being that I have lost so far, one by one. This Kami is so wonderful. Now that my kokoro and my life have both changed, I am full of gratitude.
Please introduce this video clip to your families and friends. This will lead them to grasp of the worth of living life together with Kami.