Part 1.
“Your face is radiant…” my mom told me this morning...
photo (used with permission) courtesy of Raising Ecstasy
Closing my eyes, I saw, smelled, heard, tasted and touched Japan...
...its 'meditative' ambience captivated my heart...
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| Road to the Imperial Palace |
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| It's the first time I've seen swans! |
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brother fish welcomed us...
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Some places were familiar ~ my brother and I lingered here taking cups of coffee as we enjoyed the cool breeze nighttime brought...
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across McDonald's overlooking Hotel Mets Komagome where we stayed for four days |
I often slipped outside during breaktime at the Bunkyo Green Court which was just beside the venue of the conference ~ immersed in God's beauty in nature.
Everything carried an admirable and surprising finesse...
...from simple food preparation
...to complex subway and railway systems...
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| *photo courtesy of my brother, aot iii |
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| photo courtesy of my brother, aot iii |
...to this...
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| Truly fascinating! |
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| Road to Asakusa |
...very creative...
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| Okachimachi restaurant ~ with plates on conveyor belt ...with Italian influence...  beside Japan Medical Association, within the grounds of Bunkyo Green Court  Our last day was graced with a Eucharistic celebration. I saw many people of different nationalities (including Filipinos) there... we were 'one!'  |
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| Saint Ignatius Church at Yotsuya |
As I concluded my prayer, I recalled all the beautiful people I met. The heart has its ways of communicating amidst the seeming language barrier...
As I spent time admiring the artistry and fine details of Japan's exterior plane, I was moved to reflect on the ways these things were manifested ~ they cultivated an 'interior life.'
It was almost like saying, "This is what we have... because this is what we are..."
"Che cos'e' l'interiorita'?
E' desiderio, e' cuore, e' attenzione a tutto quello che si vive dentro..." ~ P. Bini
We were there for a purpose...
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| *photo courtesy of Cecile Maramba-Lazarte, MD The Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, where I worked, was formally included in the list of the journals of the Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM)! These were glimpses of Christ's Transfiguration... the Lord has manifested His ways beyond my imagination... I am humbled in many ways by His great great love... God placed me there for a purpose... ---- Taking a peek at Part 2 on Vision Board with Ms. Linda Lee... |
