men

60s

30 Years of Not Being Able to Share My Feelings with My Wife; I Couldn’t Be Honest… (Husband’s Side of the Story)

(SO from Ishikawa Prefecture/Male/60s/Office employee) About a year and a half ago, my hands and feet started shaking an...
health

Unthinkable Recovery in Medicine
The Great Miracle from Paralysis (Husband’s Side of the Story)

(TO from Ehime Prefecture/Male/80s/Unemployed) It’s been five years... While driving home from work, a car came from the...
60s

It Started with an Accident and a Big Debt
Turning Our Family’s Life Around

(TK from Tochigi Prefecture/Male/60s/Dental Technician)  I had a car accident 24 years ago. While I was driving, a car c...
30s

It’s Not Bad to Show Weakness
Be Yourself and Live

(NS from Hyogo Prefecture/Male/30s)  When I was a child, my kendo teacher told me, "Don't show weakness." Perhaps becaus...
60s

Sayonara to My Lingering Personality! The Reassurance of Kami’s Protection I Feel in My Kokoro

(MN from Chiba Prefecture/60s/Male/Teacher) It’s been 50 years since I registered as a shinja. Looking back, I feel I su...
60s

I’m Enjoying Life! The Sense of Loneliness No Longer Exist

(YK from Toyama Prefecture/60s/Male/Construction) I was raised in a family where my parents were not getting along. Ther...
30s

The Light at the End of the Tunnel
To a Bright Future with Family Support

(SO from Ibaraki Prefecture/Male/30s/Civil Servant) My dream was to become a teacher. In pursuit of that dream, I challe...
60s

I Didn’t Used to Have a Dream…
Rebuilding My Kokoro to Be More Hopeful!

(KW from Fukui Prefecture/Male/60s/Beauty Salon Owner) I opened a beauty salon with my wife when I was 30 years old. I w...
70s

Life Is Depended on How Your Kokoro Is; The Many Miracles That Were Gifted Upon Me

(SK from Yamagata Prefecture/70s/Male/Unemployed) There is nothing but gratitude for the many miracles I have been gifte...
50s

I Used to Hope to Become Happy like Everyone Else, but Now I’m Leading a Life Much More Rewarding Than What I Wished for. 

(HK from Saitama Prefecture/50s/Male/ Unemployed) Since my childhood, I have earnestly hoped to be like everyone else so...