A year has passed since the day Tohoku earthquake happened
in Japan.
I still feel unsettled when I think about it. First of all I
feel powerless when I imagine the circumstances many people are still going
through. I feel anxious about the
unknown facts and unmeasured impact
of the major meltdown of a nuclear power plant.
Many prayers went to the victims and people suffering worldwide. At the zen center I live, I
had a chance to offer incense at a special ceremony they held.
東日本大震災から一年たった。この影響下で暮らしている人々の事、未だに判明しない事実とはかりしれない影響のことを思うと本当に胸が痛む。
その助けに全くなれなていない自分の事を情けなく思う。この日、世界各地で被害を受けた人に対する祈りが捧げられた。私が今住んでいる禅センターでも住民を代表してお線香を上げる機会がもてた。
While I was contemplating what I can do, I learned about
this photography exhibition by Kazuma Obara.
His photographs document the disturbing impact so painfully well, and at the
same time capture people’s determination to stay calm, kind, and be hopeful.
By reading his profile, I learned that he is from the area
which was affected by “the triple disaster” , and after that fateful day, he
decided to quit his full time job at a financial company to answer his call,
which is to witness and to document what is going on in the area.
一体自分に何ができるのだろうかと考えているとき、たまたま小原一真氏による写真展の事を知った。彼の作品は災害の様子だけでなく、人々がその最中にあって、平常心、思いやり、そして希望をつなぎとめようとしている様をまざまざと映し出している。プロフィールを読み、彼は岩手県出身で、東日本大震災のあと金融関係の仕事をやめ、現地、特に福島県の原発問題を写真で撮影しているという事を知った。
His photographs speaks to me about so many things at so many levels.
小原氏の写真を見ていると、色々なことを様々なレベルで考えさせられる。
