"Hibernate for a While" by Duwiant
Energy has depleted
the essence of the soul is no longer there
The silence of the body is the cause
I don't know what to do
The cries of the soul are suppressed.
However, with time
Asa no longer seeks fusion
The weary aspect rebels against becoming the queen
Dreams of submission turn into rebellion
I vow, this is not what you desire
There are limits to all power.
Even the soul, the body, and the ideals
Enya certainly deserves it.
But giving up is not appropriate
I want to take a breath
Fatigue should be eliminated
A moment to lay down my body, emotions, and hopes
that would be the cure
The path of God is truly special
I want to hibernate for a while.
This poetry is presented to me from a young foreigner who lives in Indonesia. He is studying to work in a hospital and has interest in Japan. So I’m glad. I’m not a religious guy, like almost all Japanese are the same, whereas he is a religious person. You would know it while you are reading this poetry. So I respect him. You would feel that everybody lives with God, from this poetry.
He came to this country to preach Christianity, and he was troubled. Originally he was born in the Philippines and was Catholic or something, but he said that a few years ago he converted to a new denomination.
His name is called Jack.
I think he is only around 20 years old. He came to Japan six months ago, because he decided to live in a town in the northern region of Japan and work at a church there. That's when he met me.
He was very serious and tried to understand the Japanese people. And he also tried hard to spread his religion. At that time, a large earthquake occurred in this region. It was January 1st of this year.
That was a very big earthquake. So I sent him multiple emails asking if he had been affected by the earthquake. He replied that he was fine.
This is just my guess, but it seems like his family was having some big problems. This was when he lived with his family in the Philippines. However, the Catholic Church was of no help to them. That's when a new religion reached out to his family. So he chose to convert his entire family.
Jack decided to work for the church, and he came to Japan as a young missionary.
Japanese cities are by no means a good place for young foreigners to live alone. The local town where he settled was not bad, but few people understood his religion.
Living alone in a Japanese city may be convenient, but it is not easy. Many young people feel lonely in the city. I also have lived alone in the city, so I can understand this very well.
If you live in a city and are busy with work, most of your meals will consist of bento boxes bought at convenience stores. I ate a bento from a convenience store for breakfast, I ate a bento from a convenience store for lunch, and I ate a bento from a convenience store for dinner. Have a cold bento. That's a very lonely meal.
Jack said to me. "Japanese people have no problem with God." I thought it was the "Japanese wall" he was running into. There is a god in Japanese beliefs as well. So, in other words, he doesn't understand the beliefs of the Japanese people.
Few Japanese people understand his religious activities. He must feel very lonely living in Japan.
His emails that were sent to me stopped coming. A month has passed since then. He's probably still working at a church in some town in Japan today.
Have you cried while reading a book? You know, if you visit some bookstores in Japan, you would notice that there are small cards in front of books, which tell you, “This book makes you cry”.
Sad stories. For example, the unhappy main character works very hard to resolve some issues around her. Japanese readers very much like this kind of book. Many Japanese readers want to insert their feelings into the character in the novel. They want to have the same emotion as characters in the books.
“This book will make you cry”
When you look at this message from the book, do you buy that book?