Hometown Legacy - Commemorating the 83rd Anniversary of kato's old friend
*2021.10.02 In Man Xiang Zhai
(The author has long been committed to promoting the folk "Humanistic and Artistic Exchanges between China and Japan for Understanding, Friendship and Mutual Respect", a calligrapher in Japan)
The style and implication of the two works [Dreams] are the most cherished and appreciated by Kato during his lifetime: (1) The Book of Dreams
The style and implication of the two works [Dreams] are the most cherished and appreciated by Kato during his lifetime: (2) Japanese Calligraphy Wash Heart Ya Fan and Yukiri Book "Dream"
(Prologue)
In the near future, it will be the 83rd anniversary of the birth of Kato's old friend. This Japanese sanitation king celebrity who admired the words and deeds of guan Liu, the hero of the Three Kingdoms, and the kindness and benevolence of the Three Kingdoms, finally failed to fulfill his wish------ revisited his hometown. His sudden death is not only a tragic loss of his family company, but also an unfortunate misfortune for me and other Chinese friends! In order to realize his legacy and save the unity and harmony of his brothers and families to ensure that the company can survive and develop soundly in the future, I sincerely pray that Mr. Kato's soul bones, under the reflection of his brothers and the efforts of his children, will one day be unexpectedly surprised in the land of his haunted hometown in any form. I hope that I will not always stay in my wishful thinking and Kato's sad and tearful dreams, hoping that one day, the solemn gods will naturally "give orders" after awakening, and finally make the ending so that people can be relieved as they wish...!
This is a work that Kato admires and hopes to imitate. He was an unsuccessful disciple of the author, and had written works printed into New Year's greeting cards and posters
In Japan, there are mostly ambiguous people with ambiguous views, and even fewer people who know China are friendly and wise, but Mr. Satoyoshi Kato (pseudonym) has a clear position and has a rare "four absolute" characteristics, which is a rare pro-China person. In the 32 years since I came to Japan, I have deeply felt that it is difficult to speak Japanese and it is even more difficult to interact with Japanese people, and although there are many friends, there are very few who can make deep friendships. Japanese people pay attention to the "tacit understanding" of the tacit unspoken rule of dumb almost guessing, and the same unit has been together for decades without knowing each other, which is the norm. However, people who have an honest attitude and advocate Taoist and Confucian culture will say goodbye to prejudice and ignorance wisely, agree with the differences between China and Japan and respect you. Therefore, even if you can't understand it well, this kind of tai chi cloud-like communication is harmless, as long as you have the "three treasures" (national character, humanity, and talent), Japanese people will naturally trust and respect and even attach themselves to you. "Four Absolute" friend Satoyoshi Kato, that is, a typical example, the author has a very close relationship with this Japanese "sanitation king", whose figure often meets in dreams and cannot be forgotten....
Calligraphy inscription: :【Remembrance】 Xinglishu
I. "Absolutely exceptional contribution"
Kato is a short, humorous man who loves calligraphy and photography, and is the founder of a well-known town in the Japanese sanitation industry and related industries. In the group companies where I have worked for 25 years (I retired a few years ago), in the field of sanitation in Japan, as well as in the circle of entrepreneurs such as Many Chinese and Japanese artists and officials, I have a good reputation: "Successfully established a business frankly and modestly, righteous and generous, and loved my hometown."
"Quiet but generous is self-satisfied"! Calligraphy (Xingwen Shu)
After several tribulations, nine deaths. At the age of 7, Kato returned to Japan from his hometown of ------ Manchuria, China, where he was born (during the war against China), and with four younger siblings, he escaped with his mother Kurako and escaped. More than 10 years later, he took over the mess left by the sudden death of his father, began to take charge of the family's livelihood, and provoked the burden of a weak company with only a few people. After several decades, he has developed the company into a leading enterprise in the field of PCO sanitation in Japan, and has made absolute contributions to the comprehensive cause of the insect sanitation prevention and control system in the field of hotel, supermarket, power plant, catering industry and people's families such as national food and pharmaceutical products, and has won the "Tokyo Metropolitan Science and Technology Merit Award", "Japan Science and Technology Agency Governor's Award", "Japanese Prime Minister's Medal" and "Rising Sun Double Light Medal" and other awards. This is Kato's "first must".
Kato (2nd from right), who has always advocated "humility first", has a good reputation and has been well received and visited by friends and guests from Japan and China
II. Absolute guilt, absolute homesickness"
Unlike his brothers and many ignorant and right-wing Japanese, Kato felt guilty and respectful about the actual perception of China and Japan's invasion of China. He told me, "The Japanese nation's crime of invading China in World War II has made me, as a Japanese, have an inherently distinct sense of guilt and a clear sense of redemption toward China, as well as a passion and desire to contribute with absolute sincerity." This is his "second absolute." Kato attaches great importance to the words, deeds, and activities of Sino-Japanese people-to-people friendship that strongly advocated "Promoting Understanding and Mutual Respect between China and Japan." He made it clear: "I will aspire to contribute to China and other Southeast Asia, so as to replace the wash away the accumulated blood debts and sins owed by Japan, so as to comfort my father's restless spirit in heaven and return to my hometown..."
"Life cannot be without personality, career and art"! The author has a relationship with Kato, and both love Rende's practical work and calligraphy photography.
In October 2013, the day before his birthday, Kato quietly entrusted me with the support of his old age and the fulfillment of three major wishes that he could not fulfill, and he hoped that the author would: "Try my best to help cultivate a kind and honest and young and simple righteous prince (kato's most important and expected son), as my heir, and become the president of the group who works hard and is trustworthy." In the future, it is very likely that due to the greed and injustice of the younger brother's character, there will be cruel mutual struggles, mercenary intentions, and corrupt social customs in the family. To turn the tide and avoid the crisis that led to the collapse of the family's divided company. We will try our best to rectify the 5 branches of the overseas XinmaTaixiang and lead them to create the China Sanitation Group Corporation."
Kato (1st from the right), who "has friends from afar and is happy", welcomes a friendly visit from Chinese and Japanese guests.
Looking out the window at the wind and rain, Kato held my hand tightly with tears and solemnly said: "You already have the three treasures of national personality ability that I recognize, and you are sincere, credibility, vision, and righteous courage, all of which are above my brothers and relatives." Now that I have retreated to the second line, I am deeply anxious about the morally unjust brothers and other family styles and personnel social style, especially the foreign director who is in charge of the key power of the lifeline of general affairs and personnel, who controls the use of my brother and is essentially a dictatorial hegemony of the company------ this seemingly loyal, unscrupulous, but unobtrusive and high-level destruction of benevolence that interferes with the unity of our brothers, is deeply anxious and powerless to stop or change. Therefore, I sincerely rely on you, but please secretly help me with all my strength, use your two-way rigid iron fist and my three intentions (sincerity and enthusiasm) to concentrate on the action pointer, eliminate hidden dangers, save the crisis, and fulfill the three long-cherished wishes for the rest of my life.
Mr. Kato has always insisted: "Between life and friends, when sincere and courageous"
Three. Absolute righteousness"
Kato likes to read the Water Margin, and especially loves the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He treated others, especially Chinese, believed in loyalty and absolute righteousness and courage, which was a rare "third best" among Japanese people. "Japanese people generally pay attention to following the rules and being less nosy and rarely see righteousness. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the loyalty, benevolence, courage, and courage between Guan Yu and Liu Bei, as well as their trust and thoughts, and the eternal tacit understanding that are absolutely unchanged, are what I most respect and admire. Although I am not Liu Bei, I hope that this relationship can be established with you. I am worried about the fate of the company and the family, and from now on I will rely on you to give you all my help..." This is Kato's frank act in disappointment after being forced to move out of the headquarters of the Shinjuku Group for some reason. Kato and I worked together in the company for nearly 23 years, and after many major confrontations, they formed an indissoluble relationship and became "buddies". But when he saw him staring out the window at the storm, he said with sad tears: "Among Japanese enterprises and entrepreneurs, there are not a few people who only want to see money first or only recognize money. However, I am different, I think that we should be loyal, courageous, fair and cooperative, and treat friends, especially Chinese, with sincerity. The dual magic weapon you advocate------- the sword of Confucian culture and the sword of pre-altruism of Matsushita Konosuke, is my policy of words and deeds.... ”
Kato "praises recreation as the origin of longevity"! Calligraphy: [Praise] Xingli Shu
Kato, who was deeply influenced by the Three Kingdoms Chronicle Liu Thought and Taoist Confucian culture, criticized the international prejudices and short-sightedness of the company and the family, and firmly encouraged and supported and relied on me, the international minister, to supervise the 5 branches of the overseas (friend) Shin-Matai Zhongtai in Asia, which he has been in contact with for 30 years and cherishes. At that time, before I officially took office, there were many economic "lawsuits" between the Japanese headquarters and overseas branches, and there were many opinions and contradictions. There are many opinions on who is who is wrong, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. "Foreigners in Southeast Asia must not be trusted...", the Japanese headquarters is almost exclusive, accusatory and critical, arbitrarily ordering me to try to immediately and unconditionally close overseas branches: "This is the discipline and order of the Japanese company, only to implement, there is no room for choice." Otherwise, you can only dismiss the overseas minister and transfer you from your job..." The pressure of the call was one-sided, and after nearly a month of fierce "fighting", in the end I still adhered to the principle, "I would rather stand and die than kneel", not only insisted on resisting the order, but also at the meeting of more than a dozen special decision-making cadres, isolated, I openly and boldly declared: "As a real person, and a person with a normal brain and no disease, not only will I not ignore my conscience and the law, but I will obey the order to declare and try to close five overseas branches in a conscientious manner, and in turn, I will do my best to persuade and discourage the Japanese Group Corporation and to put an end to this xenophobic and ignorant (ignorant, ignorant, unscrupulous) foolishness, unless I am removed from office and resigned or disappear from the earth. Otherwise, precisely in order to protect the reputation and interests of the headquarters, I will never stop helping the victim companies to go to court and fight a thorough lawsuit with the Japanese headquarters, no matter when and where I am. "
Patience is a virtue. But excessive and unprincipled is a pathology of the heart. Therefore, be patient and not sick! Calligraphy: [Nin] Lishu
Because of my righteous and well-intentioned declaration of advice and firm persistence, and more importantly, at the crucial moment, Kato always faced the facts squarely, and in the face of the interests of the group and the face and human feelings, contrary to the common japanese companies that put family nepotism and vested rights relations first and the old law of international xenophobia, he took a clear and sincere position first, and resolutely and resolutely successively defied public opinion, boldly issued orders, and comprehensively delegated power to support me and other drastic and bold investigations and confirmations and "holy judgments". As a result, the source of hidden dangers such as rumors and injustices has been dealt with in a strict manner, the truth has been revealed, and the overseas work has been made more sound and powerful, and the reform of the contract rules and regulations between the head office and the overseas branch has also been smoothly implemented and effectively standardized. The "strategy" of the "wise" directors who are prejudiced and ignorant and use strong authority to oppress people has not yet succeeded. Otherwise, the five overseas companies would have been shot long ago and cease to exist.
With writer friend Naoka (pseudonym・ left. He is also an old friend who has guided the rescue of Kato) to inspect the famous Japanese theme park and revitalize it for the cooperation between Japanese and Chinese elites.
"In this way, the righteous majesty and honesty forces outside the sea such as mine have been strengthened, internal and external interference and disturbances have been eliminated, the splittist duels between the head office and the overseas branches have been protected and avoided, and the cooperative relations and problems over the years have been clarified, as well as their respective interests and reputations..." Together with me, I participated in the standing affairs of the group elder Shuijing (pseudonym), who was in charge of international business, and successively concluded and asserted at the cadre meeting and the overseas branch expansion meeting. The stipulation of the policy for President Kato (overseas under the control of Minister Huang and the grant of discretionary powers), his brothers and other senior japanese headquarters and branches, were finally inspired to educate, and for the first time publicly expressed their willingness to approve and obey. As a result, the author has since been unanimously recognized internally and externally as a "benevolent and powerful person" and received commendations.
For my fairness and the practice of safeguarding the interests of overseas Chinese, the owners of overseas branches are well aware of protecting their weak positions, respects, status and interests. Although they could feel favorable and understanding and happy, and expressed great admiration in verbal form, they did not have the gratitude of gratitude and respect in character, which I understood after my retirement that I suddenly stopped contacting me at this time, as if we had never had any relationship. Most of their desires are manifested in a very clear and "wise" and so thorough reality, reflecting a kind of ignorance, short-sightedness and pathosity as a human being or a normal friend. Although it cannot be completely said that this is the pragmatism of people who are cold as soon as they leave the tea and see the wind make the rudder lack human feelings, or ruthless, it does surprise, surprise and regret me. If it were not for personal experience, it would be absolutely impossible to have such a vivid and profound experience, and it is no wonder that Europe and the United States, especially Japanese, have always had inherent prejudices and discriminated against some overseas Chinese. Nevertheless, I can still understand its biased approach and situation, but it is really difficult to agree. In the final analysis, (unless the Confucian businessman) is an ordinary and unclassified businessman, everything is based on the needs of interests. Therefore, its approach is the same as that of the Japanese headquarters. Frankly speaking, these people are not bad in their hearts, but in addition to the working relationship, it seems that they can be communicated and the essence of the foundation is still a good and good person. However, when encountering a conflict of interest, they are mostly self-interested and forgetful, and may even be reckless without hesitation, even if they know that they will hurt their friends and others. So, why?
"Kang He Yu Yu then Shunya!" And the gift of book art creation should also be refined and more than enough.". Calligraphy: [Yu] Xing Li Xing Wei Shu
In fact, the relationship between our two sides is only tied up by interests, but the author's maturity is too unknown. Therefore, as businessmen, they do not have the relationship concept of personality, respect, and gratitude in the potentially unchanging psychological habits. Even if there is, it is only the need and appearance of the rules of the interpersonal relationship game in the mall because of business interests. Therefore, from the study of Confucius's Analects, we have found a clear answer: gentlemen are harmonious but different, and merchants are the same but not harmonious. A gentleman is a righteous businessman. Merchants change their minds with circumstances, while gentlemen can change their environments and fields at will. Therefore, Kato emphasized that "the so-called business and shopping malls believed by businessmen are battlefields", that is, business interests are above everything, but I did not think so. Because this will change and distort people's conscience, reason and soul, people will change and change drastically and faintly because of business interests! My brother's change is one example..." Like Kato, I have always been disgusted by this but often dismissive of it.
This group photo of the Ginza Flower Arrangement Art Exhibition is Kato (right) favorite. He hopes to host an exhibition of "Flower Arrangement and Calligraphy" with the flower arranger Professor Ito.
To put it mildly, Kato testified for my character and deeds. In front of the operators of the various branches overseas, he ventured to confront and swear that he would rather offend you. This is a rare move of an awe-inspiring warrior in Japan or China. I told him frankly and bluntly in advance, "Gentlemen have something to say on the table, don't mess around behind your back and hurt people." Who is who is not a man or a ghost? Isn't it clear that all the staff will have an open and direct dialogue in person? In order to have a bearing on the interests of face and to conceal his views, if President Kato denies the key facts that he has said, I will despise him and announce my resignation on the spot, and immediately leave the company and everyone else." Otherwise, the principle of personality and the trust of the people will be ignored, and the truth will never be clarified. But Kato stepped forward like a gentleman and made a surprising bold confession, which was surprisingly admirable. Crooked. No one expected that the two of us would become mutually respectful friends from then on.
Kato (center) shed tears of emotion and excitement at me three times in different places: entrusted full support, flower arrangement art exhibition, and honorable appointment as a friendly consultant for Japan-China cooperation
As everyone knows, in Japan, where the xenophobia is more serious, Japanese companies are not as beautiful as I originally imagined, and the life of ordinary white-collar workers and middle-class cadres is actually not good. Japanese people have long been accustomed to swallowing their anger and resigning themselves, and foreigners in Japan with different cultural backgrounds, especially Chinese, are even more difficult. Scheming and flattering and cheating, for the sake of profit, I can disregard shame and righteousness and benevolence, etc., which I found out after I entered the company, which is a common ugly phenomenon that is strange but not strange. The ultimate goal of most merchant enterprises is mostly to fight for their own interests, and the so-called people for the people, employees, society and the country, etc., are only a decoration, slogan and means to achieve their ends. Of course, it is not excluded that there are also a few enterprises that have changed and sublimated their realm after success. Therefore, there are many ordinary employees who are physically and mentally healthy and sick in the enterprise, among which there are many white-collar Chinese patients and those who jump ship in the middle of the way.
Kato (1st from right), who has always attached great importance to friendship, is especially respected and visited by Chinese and Japanese guests. He stressed that "respect for history and strengthen friendship." Promote cooperation and contribute to Japan and China".
Usually, the entrepreneurs and bosses who are good at decorating themselves usually speak beautiful language such as morality, staff, family and social state, wear fine suits, and have a kind smile that is always gentle and loyal on their faces. Once they encounter a conflict of interest, they mostly tear their faces for the leopard change, forget the shame, righteousness, benevolence, and morality and reverse black and white, and the XiangHui will ignore the facts and fight to deny the two people. At this time, the demeanor of a gentleman and a benevolent and benevolent person will disappear in an instant. When I worked for a Japanese company in 1991, I was very ignorant of this, so when I first entered the company, I was unconsciously slaughtered twice without any room and "painfully". At that time, except for Kato's old friend who was a benevolent person, the author mistakenly thought that everyone else was also a kind and polite gentleman and good person. Their clever habit is that you are completely deceived without knowing it and not being held legally responsible. That is, to make you suffer losses, but also to make you thank you afterwards. Even if you wake up, you won't be able to do anything after that. However, as long as you are confident that you have the "Three Treasures", they will still respect and use you. I gradually realized that I woke up. The details will be discussed later.
Kato greatly appreciates the connotations of language and calligraphy: "Shin yong" (行隷書)
Second, the emphasis on observing customs rather than (Chinese literally) morality is a typical culture and custom of Japanese corporate society. Their heartfelt words and deeds and their bones believe that "the so-called morality is contained in the "shuanggui" (explicit rules and conventional rules)." Therefore, it is common to attach importance to the condolences and thanks exchanged rather than the true heartfelt condolences and gratitude, which is the real formal rule or the etiquette is the "Tao", rather than the virtue!
"Atsu-tak" (Gyokutokushi) [Thick toked thing: High road tok will put order and harmony!]
Therefore, after the old president Kato was forced to "abdicate" and move out of the Shinjuku headquarters of the group, the author forced Miya's younger brother (the president of the company, who was born on the same day as me) to rely heavily on it, and the author tried desperately to "extinguish the fire and save the trouble", persuaded and completely prevented the president and the director of the management department from conspiring to move the group without authorization, and successfully avoided the complete split between the two "baby" presidents and brothers of Kato and the company. In addition, the author has risked demotion and dismissal due to anger three to eight times to rescue the company, thus sparing the company from various crises and disasters and major damages (later later, to be mentioned separately). Interestingly, before and after the incident, the two "adults" who were the presidents of the company's board of directors showed their eager and sincere support and serious respect and gratitude to the author. And a few years later, especially when I was scheduled to retire, in terms of economic treatment, although I was known for my stinginess, I showed a surprisingly strange super miserly, very cold and harsh, and suddenly almost ruthless, as if nothing had happened before, and it seemed that grace and righteousness had long been forgotten. All kinds of abnormalities are desperate for ignorance and myopia. You know, without the author's intervention to prevent and rescue, the group would have been in chaos many times and even close to bankruptcy and disappear. This incident surprised, surprised, reflected, and was deeply educated and inspired, and it fully demonstrated that most of the Japanese gratitude is only formal and time-limited, and is by no means an eternal thing from the heart, so once the grace is outdated, it "expires" and naturally expires. In the same way, this kind of thing happened to me, and if I hadn't experienced it myself, it would have been absolutely hard to imagine and believe.
If measured by traditional Chinese morality and righteousness, this is typical of the ungrateful and indecent behavior of crossing the river. When measured directly in terms of interpersonal affairs in Japan, there is no doubt that contradictions and misunderstandings and even disappointment and anger will arise, and vice versa! In the past, I have felt a little contempt and unpleasantness about it. Now it seems that this is the best testimony to the author's lack of self-study and lack of understanding of Japan and the lack of understanding of the Japanese people.
The style and connotation of [Dream] are the most cherished and appreciated by Kato during his lifetime: The Book of Dreams
Four. Definitely ideal for a dream"
Kato loves being with me. We have traveled to his hometown many times and made friendly visits to his hometown. In Japan, we also often visit official and private enterprises of the local government that are friendly between the two countries. Among them, only the two of us went to the cityscape in Tokyo to visit the art tour and drink tea and take a walk, no less than 40 times. Remember, the last time we met was in his room. Looking at the misty rain (Kato is very similar to me, preferring rain scenes), he seems to have a premonition, full of sadness and humor, and whispered: "In fact, I am not Japanese, nor am I Chinese." To be precise, it is an international friend who cherishes and worries about my motherland Japan, misses and loves my hometown of China, and has a deep relationship and mutual trust with you Xiaohuang. Unfortunately, I took a wrong step and now I can't help myself!......." For the sake of the company's survival and family and employees, Kato resolutely heeded my advice, as the largest shareholder of the group, but finally gave up the cruel "fight" to regain the highest management rights such as personnel (in fact, this is also the brother who is also the manager of the company who has entrusted me many times), thus avoiding a shocking power struggle with the brothers who are partial to their own selfish interests and greed.
"Enlightenment is indispensable without action, enlightenment is also empty and enlightened, enlightenment and action are also the life of the rakuya"! Calligraphy "Enlightenment" (Xingshu)
"While I am still alive and able to move around, I hope to create the first corporate sanitation group company that radiates all over China to contribute to my hometown." This is a beautiful dream that Kato revealed before his death, and it is also the "fourth best" that belongs to his greatest regret. In any case, I will absolutely strive to find a way to "bring a few brothers who are slightly ignorant and false and ruthless about their hometown, who are also from China, at least myself, to revisit our hometown of our birthplace------Mudanjiang, Manchuria", as I wished, in order to fulfill my long-cherished wish for many years. The Chinese government has a traditional and old-fashioned, highly capable senior official, who has always been upright, humble and righteous, who is more familiar with Kato and has a good feeling, and is a closely trusted friend after I met in Pingshui in the past. He attaches great importance to benevolence and righteousness and the "Three Treasures" and the sincere and concrete folk Sino-Japanese friendship: "I should do my best and accompany him throughout the whole process at my own expense to open the way for him, and I will certainly make you happy, so that your old friend, the Japanese sanitation king Satoyoshi, who loves and attaches great importance to sincere Sino-Japanese friendship and exchanges, can finally come from the heart and leave his hometown satisfactorily in his old age..."
"Mental and physical health, the most important and rare"! The calligraphy "Kang" is written in a book
(Postscript)
Kato's life was full of hardships and ups and downs. He struggled to start a business and achieved extraordinary results. However, due to long-term double disturbance------- the sequelae of early extramarital affairs interfered with the problem of brotherly discord, and eventually fell into a low tide, resulting in melancholy loneliness and illness accompanying all day long, so that they could not enjoy the rest of their lives healthily and happily. Before his death, he told me seriously and bitterly according to his own experience: "In a man's life, the most important and indispensable thing is the dream, that is, the idea and the belief." Only when there is a dream will there be a story and a wonderful life; And the most terrible and fearful thing can be said to be the 'two feelings', that is, the love of a woman and the unprincipled and invisible dangerous disaster between brothers and sisters. I know this very well. "Yes! Struggle all your life, vigorously, vigorously. However, in his later years, he lived in absolute misery and pity. why? As a good friend, I feel deeply sorry for him for this.
"Pure heart is self-evident"! Calligraphy "Qing" (Xingyu Shu)
In the past few years, the relationship between the brothers and families has deteriorated due to interference from outsiders and the management of personnel is not satisfactory, etc., so Kato has long formed a sullen and depressed, depressed and accelerated, premature farewell to the world, at the age of 79. As a former friend with similar names and interests, although the author did not attend the funeral (because of the habit of avoiding attending the funeral wedding of relatives and friends), he was always haunted in his heart and wanted to write something to express and express his nostalgic thoughts and sadness. Fortunately, the author and Kato often meet naturally in their dreams, and every time they wake up, they can't help but sigh with sorrow and joy! In particular, in the most recent April and September, due to the inability of the government to respond to the new crown and the incompetence and lack of morality, the epidemic spread throughout Japan, and Tokyo, Osaka and other countries continued to be in a state of martial law panic in the declaration of emergency. During this period, I repeatedly told him about his wish in the night of the horror, and the second brother, the third brother and the beloved son, who were criticized and forgiven by him, and sometimes the guilt was silently present. Every time, Kato was always tearful and indignant. Especially last Saturday, after telling me to pay attention to the crown prevention, I kept my head down, and cried for a long time with grievance and anxiety and dissatisfaction.... I know that this may be Kato's hint and rebuke to me in his meditation: "The time has come, it is time to start..." Regrettably, however, I have retired for a long time, unable to interfere or even have the right to fulfill the promises I had been entrusted with. On the occasion of the 83rd anniversary of Kato's birth (October 20), I write a close-up poem to express my deep and eternal condolences and remembrance to this Chinese-Japanese friend, especially for the Chinese and Japanese friends who are absolutely righteous, honest, benevolent and humble:
"Take righteousness and benevolence as the foundation, and be rare and proud"! The calligraphy "Rong" is written in a book
"The Life of Congyi"
(i)
Smart, diligent and righteous,
Success is famous all his life.
Determined to contribute to the hometown of China,
Why did he die of illness in japan?
(ii)
Faithfulness has always been benevolent and humble,
Brothers fry each other all year round,
Quan Qing accidentally lost the rest of his life,
Tears of sorrow and dreams spilled into the world!
Kato often stressed: "Life cannot be without benevolence and dreams, otherwise it is a despicable life." Kato's favorite calligraphy wash heart Ya fan ・Yuki lishu "Dream"
* The style and implication of the two works "Dreams" are the most cherished and appreciated by Kato during his lifetime:
(1) Xingshu [Dream] (2) Xinglishu "Dream"
(End)
*2021.10.02