Let’s Gather Memories

“Let’s Gather Memories.”

As if it were my first time here, and yet somehow not.

A place that feels familiar, yet unfamiliar at the same time—near Shin-Kobe Station.

Crossing twenty years of time, spending yesterday and today with people I still remember, with memories, and with a heart that feels as though it has returned to those days.

There were times filled with the question,

“Why did I do that?”

There were times filled with the anxiety of,

“What should I do next?”

And there were times when I simply told myself,

“Nevertheless.”

Fragments of memories buried twenty years ago slowly finding their way back.

As always, this too shall pass.

And as always, I believe I will find a way through.

With only a few hours left in this journey, let me take a quiet moment to gather my thoughts.

Then someday, this time too will become a memory.

Yes, Let’s run!