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Words by Kazuo Saito

That's right.

I only regretted it.

I will try to live brightly and forward so as not to be sad 😊

August 25th will be 49 days 🙏

8/8 Edited to

... Read more私も大切な人を亡くした時、後悔や悲しみでずっと心が重くなっていました。斎藤一人さんの「人は何万回も生まれ変わるから、縁のある人には必ず会える」という言葉に出会ってから、少しずつ気持ちが軽くなりました。これにより、故人との別れは永遠ではなく、またいつか会えるという希望を持てるようになったのです。 悲しみの深さは誰にでも違いますが、それが長く続くと自分自身の生活や心身の健康に悪影響を及ぼします。私が実践したのは、悲しい気持ちを無理に抑え込むのではなく、日々の小さな幸せや感謝を見つけること。例えば、笑顔になれる出来事を意識的に探し、好きな音楽を聴いたり自然の中を散歩したりしました。これが「あなたが楽しく生きていることを故人は願っている」という教えを実感する助けになりました。 また、8月25日に迎える四十九日の節目は、故人への感謝や思い出を振り返り、気持ちを整理する良い機会だと感じます。この節目を大切にしながら、ずっと後悔するのではなく、今を大切に生きることで前向きな人生を歩んでいきたいと私は思います。斎藤一人さんの言葉が、そのような気持ちの整理や癒やしのきっかけになることを願っています。

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