The entire world is currently frozen in a military mindset. This military mindset has served no other purpose to humanity than to create fear. Humanity is eagerly searching for an alternative path to alleviate the fear. No matter how arduous and narrow the alternative path may be there is no other way for humanity to rid the fear. The alternative path is to elevate spirituality and moral values among the general public. No matter how small our influences may be, yet all the more because of our inadequateness we cannot afford to stand idle. We must be the vanguard of spiritual advocators and defenders in creating peace. This is the common goal of humanity, and the way to bring deliverance in the modern times. Who can believe that even the frigid winter ice that freezes everything in sight is cracked open by gentle sprouts of vegetation that are moved by the spirit of creation when the time comes? When the spirit of creation stirs, ice eventually thaws. This marks the beginning of spring, the winter solstice. There will be a time when winter solstice would come to human society. Just as the most frigid winter is nevertheless the prelude to spring, the fear that shrouds humanity can be seen as a harbinger of peace. When we look at the world in this way spiritual vigor will sprout in the hearts and minds of humanity. Only through such spiritual conviction can we overcome the test we face in this dangerous time. The challenge of humanity in the latter half of the 20th century is to choose between human annihilation and great unity through reconciliation. It is in turn a choice of victory of violence or victory of the human spirit. Excerpt from Requisition of Land, published in July 1953. Translation by Yumiko Miyazaki, revised on 7/6/03 Used by permission. © 2003. All rights reserved by author and translator.

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