I Love You, Onochord

YOKO ONO PASSAGE FOR LIGHT

Onochord, I love you

Onochord is one of the works of art by avant-garde artist Yoko Ono. LED pen light. The original usage is to send a light signal with light, which is inspired by Morse code. Blinking "i ii iii" (indicating that one minute of i blinks quickly) means "I Love You".

Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono (1933-) is an avant-garde artist, musician and peace movement activist from Tokyo. She married John Lennon (1940-1980), a British singer-songwriter and member of The Beatles, who worked together in peace, music and creativity.

Peace movement with John Lennon

Yoko met John Lennon on November 9, 1966. John, who visited the day before Yoko's solo exhibition "Unfinished Paintings and Objects" in London, was attracted to the work "Ceiling Painting" exhibited there. It was a work in which the audience climbed a white stepladder in the center of the room and used a magnifying glass hanging from the ceiling to find the small letter "Yes" on the canvas attached to the ceiling. The concept is that the actions of the audience complete the work. John thought, "This is the first art exhibition that makes me feel warm." After that, they developed their own "love and peace" activities against the intensifying Vietnam War at that time.

In September 1971, they moved to New York. It was just before the release of the album "Imagine". They participated in rallies seeking bail for anti-war cultural figures and protests against the Northern Ireland conflict. They also actively performed in prison victim relief concerts and children with intellectual disabilities.

“Imagine” has been inspiring to us, which is meaningful for the Age of Aquarius

Husband does housework, the role of a pioneering couple

On October 9, 1975, a son was born on Lennon's 35th birthday. The couple reviewed their roles, with Lennon in charge of childcare and housework, and Yoko in charge of household and business. Their ideas were pioneering at the time.

John's death

In 1980, when Yoko's son turned five, John resumed his musical career. Shortly thereafter, on December 8, John was shot dead in front of his apartments at home. The next day, Yoko issued her statement: "There is no funeral for John. John loved and prayed for the human race. Please do the same for him. Love, Yoko and Sean."

Yoko complained that she couldn't sleep because of the singing voice of a crowd praying outside, and asked them to meet again at Central Park the next Sunday and remain silent for 10 minutes. On December 14, 1980, millions of people responded to Yoko's call in memory of John around the world, offering a 10-minute silent prayer. More than 225,000 people gathered in Central Park, New York, right next to the murder scene.　

Yoko's consistent posture

After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Yoko posted a one-sided advertisement "Imagine all the people living life in peace" in the Sunday edition of the New York Times on September 23, 2001, which is her 13th day. did. In response, the US government has asked broadcasters to refrain from broadcasting "Imagine."

In October 2004, when Yoko was asked at a lecture in Tokyo, "What do you think of al-Qaeda?", She said, "Rather than criticizing or thinking about people, your own. You should think about your health, "she replied. This is a manifestation of her consistent attitude of not being on either side of the battle.

Conclusion

Action for love and peace is important. It can be a small thing. For example, tell people around you I love you on Onochord. Many people have given up on something simple but very important. Maybe John and Yoko, the pioneers of the New Age, have been doing music and peace activities to make them aware of it.

Curry restaurant with roots in Sumatra, Tokyo Kanda

Rich Sumatra curry without flour is the best

Tokyo Kanda is full of curry restaurants

"Kyoeidou" in Kanda, Tokyo, has been popular with customers as a Sumatra curry restaurant since its establishment in 1918.　Kanda is a downtown area of ​​Tokyo with many second-hand bookstores, and has been a publishing center for a long time.　In addition to Kyoeidou, there are many curry restaurants in Kanda such as Indian curry, Thai curry, Japanese curry, etc.

The Sumatra Curry Restaurant, Kyoeidou,
is located on the first basement floor.
Go down the stairs with excitement.

Special curry

Among the various curries, Sumatra curry is by far the most unique. Its unique dark curry sauce, which is close to black, is a condensed flavor of spices, meat and vegetables. It doesn't use any flour. Boil the spices slowly over an hour. The curry made by boiling for hours has a smooth texture but a rich taste. The ingredients are pork, chicken, beef, shrimp, and beef tongue, all of which are simmered separately, so they all have different tastes. The combination with the cream applied just before being served further enhances the taste.　I don't usually eat meat, except for the curry here.

Why Sumatra Curry Comes to Japan

The paper napkin is written in Japanese as "Kyoeidou" and
has a picture of palm trees and a house on the southern island.

After the Meiji era (1868-1912), Mr. Yujiro Ito, who explored Southeast Asia widely, returned to Japan and taught how to make curry on Sumatra. Kyoeidou's curry is arranged to suit the tastes of Japanese people. Sumatra is the second largest island in Indonesia after Kalimantan and is the westernmost part of her Republic of Sia in Indonesia, along with the small islands off the west coast. It extends northwest and southeast across the equator. With an area of ​​473,606 square kilometers, it is about 1.3 times as large as Japan, accounting for 25% of the total area of ​​Indonesia. The climate is tropical and rainy, and many of the islands are covered with jungle. Volcanic mountains run through the island from north to south, dotted with more than 50 volcanoes such as Mt. Kerinci and Mt. Murabi. The deep tropical forest in the southern part of the island consists of trees up to 50m in height. How did Mr. Ito enjoy curry in Sumatra, which is rich in nature?

Evolution on tradition

By the way, the name of this Sumatra curry restaurant, "Kyoeidou", means to prosper together. The current owner is the third generation, but the founder's thoughts are still inherited. Moreover, it has been improved as well as traditional. From October to April, there is a baked apple on the side menu. Moreover, the food is delivered quickly, so there is little waiting time.

Baked apples after spicy curry are the best!

Conclusion

The restaurant with a historical background has a scent of culture. It may be because the passion of old people is remembered there. Occasionally I go to eat Sumatra curry in Kanda, Tokyo to get some energy.

Pesticide-free cultivated vegetables enrich the world

Wide repertoire of pesticide-free vegetable dishes

I recently bought natural farming vegetables directly from farmers. The vegetables are pesticide-free, so I'm happy that the cooking repertoire has increased.

Pesticide-free onion peal tea

The photo below is a tea made from onion peal. I don't eat normal onion peal for fear of chemical substance. But pesticide-free onions are special. This is because onion peal is rich in polyphenols called "quercetin." It strengthens capillaries, smoothes blood, increases good cholesterol and reduces bad cholesterol.

With safe, pesticide-free onions, you don't have to buy a quercetin supplement. This is because you can easily make herbal tea that you can drink with confidence from the onion peal.

How to make onion skin tea

Simply boil the brown onion skin in a pot and strain it to make onion skin tea. The tea is a very beautiful golden color.

Reasons to buy pesticide-free vegetables even if they are expensive

These natural lifestyles are modest, but good for you, your society, and your natural environment. Pesticide-free vegetables are smaller than fertilizer-fortified vegetables and do not look good. But once you know the true value of small vegetables, you won't care about how they look. 

Microorganisms live in the soil of vegetables grown without pesticides. Since insects are also present, pesticide-free vegetables also have worm-eaten marks. But insects, soil, clean water, and health are all connected.

These pesticide-free vegetables are more expensive than regular vegetables, but really smart consumers will buy pesticide-free vegetables. We are responsible for society through consumer behavior. Buying cheap, ordinary vegetables feels like a good deal in the short term. But in the long run, it's a big loss. It's very important to pay a fair price for what's made right, rather than buying something cheaper.

Conclusion

Pesticide-free vegetables widen repertoire of cooking such as onion peal tea. What's more important, we are responsible for future by choosing them.  

Autumn is best season for reading

Autumn is best season for 

Autumn is best season for reading

In Japan, when we think of autumn, we think of "gourmet food" and "reading."　With the spread of SNS these days, there may be few people who read books in their hands.

Even in such an era, my 85-year-old mother does not do SNS. The means of communication is a letter. Last week, my mother sent me an essay collection with seasonal greetings. I read the essay week for the first time in a long time. Not digital information on the web but words in books is very impressive. 

There are some stunning hints of life in the dull essay. For example, when you get older, you regret the following:

• I shouldn't have bothered what others think
• I should have lived with more happiness
• I should have done more for others
• I shouldn't have bothered
• I should have spent more time with my family
• I should have said more people-friendly words
• I shouldn't have lived with such anxiety
• I should have more time
• I should have taken the plunge and adventured

Some of above advice may help you.

I think reading a book once in a while will nourish the soul. The library, which had been closed due to Corona, has reopened now. On weekends, I'll go to the library.

Earthing, unity with Gaia

Walking barefoot on the grass makes a lot of sense.

What is Earthing

Earthing is connecting to the ground. Earthing is easy. Take off your socks and shoes on the lawn and touch the ground directly with your bare feet. You can also touch the ground with your bare hands, or touch the trees and leaves.

Modern Life separated from nature

With modernization, the road surface has become asphalt, shoes are made of artificial rubber, and people are rarely connected to nature in their daily lives. Furthermore, with the advent of mobile phones and home appliances, various electromagnetic waves are flying around us. An increasing number of people are suffering from unexplained fatigue and sleep disorders.

The following video, "down to earth," is about how earthing is important to us:

Like the trees rooted in the earth

The trees are rooted in the earth. Because there is a natural source of energy on the ground. It is as essential as sunlight, air, water and food. Therefore, it is natural for us to connect with the earth, just as trees are rooted in the earth. To connect with nature, you have to connect with the electromagnetics of the earth, not with artificial devices.

Conclusion

Modernization is an anti-natural system. Why not get out of this system for just a little bit? In other words, it awakens us with a sense of connection with GAIA. By Earthing.

Lifestyle based on invisible spirituality, for evolution

Hand power that "ki" came out of the palm, 

healing power to adjust the dissonant parts of the body

Healing power by touching

The Japanese word "te-ate" means treatment, but originally it means healing power by touching, "te" means hand, and "ate" means touching. In other words, treatment was basically touched by hand. The Japanese in the old days may have intuitively knew hand power that "ki" came out of the palm and that it was effective in adjusting the dissonant parts of the body.

Traditional treatment

When my daughter caught a cold when she was young, I warmed my palms to her back and stomach. And I made her drink hot water, sweat her, and change her sweat-soaked clothes. The body temperature rises, and bad things come out with sweat, and it becomes refreshing. I like these primitive methods, not antipyretics.

Advanced Cosmic view based on spirituality rather than materiality

Not just the palm, but the entire skin is more than a physical boundary. Some people can see the aura of people. Even if you can't see it clearly, you can tell if it's shining or dark. This is the spiritual energy that primitive civilizations valued.

According to George Adamski (1891-1965), the skin itself is an organ. Unfortunately, I can't find his English related site. It was the Japanese translation of his book by Mr. Hachiro Kubota that inspired me to learn his ideas. Thanks to Mr. Kubota, I learned about George Adamski's view of Cosmos, which goes beyond preconceived ideas. Until around 2000, I was in Kubota's club to see spaceships, but it broke up with his death. Recently, by chance, I was happy to find a Japanese site by Mr. Kubota's bereaved family.

Kubota has translated many of George Adamski's cosmic view into Japanese, which has broadened my perception: a tree rooted in a cliff knows where to grow and grows in a perfect balance. do. The tree grasps the shape of the cliff without looking at the shape of the cliff. Originally, humans also have such sensing power of this tree on their skin. The skin is not a physical boundary with the outside world, but rather a medium of telepathy that is compatible with the entire universe.

The tree grasps the shape of the cliff without looking at the shape of the cliff.

Technology that coexists with humans

There is a limit to how much human beings can improve science and technology based on materiality. Spirituality and human nature are important for true evolution. Machines do not constrain humans, but we need machines that coexist with humans. For example, CYBERDYNE's product, HAL [Hybrid Assistive Limb], heals the injured body while supporting the injured body's functioning according to the wearer's wishes. It's a technology that coexists with people. It is impressive that Cybernics Treatment has made it possible for people who could not walk due to spinal cord injuries to walk.

Jomon, Spirituality and the Age of Aquarius

Jomon is the spirituality and culture that was cherished in ancient Japan. Spiritual-based cultures have disappeared not only in the Jomon period, but around the world, and material-based civilizations have become mainstream. But now, humanity is at the turning point of the times. It's the Age of Aquarius. We would like to improve the spiral by fusing technology that coexists with people.

Values are changing from Pisces to Aquarius for the first time in 2000.

Conclusion

Whether it is medical treatment or science and technology, we will spiral up based on spirituality rather than substance. That is the flow of the Age of Aquarius. It awakens the spirituality of ancient primitive civilization in a more sophisticated way. The important thing is invisible to the eye. Now is the time to awaken spirituality.

The important thing is invisible to the eye.

Why buy natural farming vegetables

Natural farming vegetables purchased directly from farmers

I recently buy natural farming vegetables directly from farmers, not from supermarkets.　Because the vegetables in supermarkets are standardized, which is anti-natural.

The perilla in the photo was purchased from a natural farmer in Oita prefecture, Japan.
Delivered with leaves on the stem.

Potato example

The photo above is a machine for arranging potatoes of a certain size. In this way, the farmer arranges the potatoes in the same size and distributes them to the market. Consumers, on the other hand, buy potatoes of the same size in supermarkets. However, when you cook, the potatoes are peeled and cut, so you don't have to make them the same size.

Example of perilla

Perilla leaves are almost the same size in supermarkets. As you can see in the picture, they are wrapped in small rubber pieces, for example, in units of 10.

However, by nature, perilla leaves vary in size in their natural state.

The perilla leaves that I purchase directly from farmers arrive with leaves attached to the stems, so if you soak them in water, the roots will grow. This can be cut out as much as it is used for cooking.

Responsible for how to buy

In fact, each of us participates in the modeling of society through purchasing. For example, purchasing a product made by the exploitation of workers creates a society that exploits the workers. Because we are connected.

Most farm sites are contaminated with soil

Most agricultural sites are contaminated with chemicals, hormones, herbicides, permeable pesticides that kill bees, antibiotics, and nitrate nitrogen (toxins) such as high nitrogen cultivation. These produce is not safe.

On the other hand, there are a small number of sincere farmers in Japan who are serious about natural farming. The basis is soil. Collect grass and leaves from the fields to make vegetation compost. Infinite microorganisms and actinomycetes are constantly purifying and activating the soil.　I connect with nature by purchasing crops from such honest farmers.

Live carefully

If each person lives carefully every day, the earth will become heaven. In other words, don't twist the power of nature, don't be unreasonably greedy, just do the obvious things. Avoid unnaturalness and connect with nature. So I buy a well made one. It's hard to put into practice, but it's simple.

How to live in the Age of Aquarius

It is said that the Age of Pisces , which lasted about 2000 years, has now entered the Age of Aquarius. It's a big turnaround. In other words, from the hierarchical and materialistic Age of Pisces to the Age of Aquarius where people are connected according to their spirituality:

• Key words for Age of Pisces: "Separation" "Control" "Materialism"
• Key words for Age of Aquarius: "Integration" "Equality" "Change" "Spirit"

What do you connect with in an increasingly multipolar society?

Conclusion

In the Age of Aquarius, in which values are multipolar, people are connected according to the spirituality of the individual. How about connecting with an ecological mechanism through the purchase of natural farming vegetables?

Time from Birth to Death, Ultimate Asset

Free time to truly enjoy a cup of coffee (or tea) is blissful happiness

Predict your lifespan from the average lifespan in the world

Knowing how old you are to live is useful for a meaningful life. According to the 2020 World Health Statistics released by WHO,  Japan has the longest life expectancy. I was 84.3 years old. Born, raised and living in Japan, I am likely to live longer. Moreover, my grandmother was born in 1906 and died in 2011 at the age of 105.

The following is based on the CIA_factbook, not WHO data, and gives a visual indication of life expectancy by country:

Comparison of average female and male life expectancy as defined in the 2018 CIA Factbook, with selected bubbles labelled. The dotted line corresponds to equal female and male life expectancy. The apparent 3D volumes of the bubbles are linearly proportional to their population.

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Life time is the resource of this life game

Lifespan depends to some extent on the environment, but every day is equally 24 hours. 

If life is 80 years,

80 years ✕ 365 days/year = 29,200 days 

80 years ✕ 365 days/year ✕ 24 hours/day = 700,800 hours

How do you allocate the time of your life? 

First of all, it is essential to secure the time that is indispensable for maintaining good health, that is, sleeping, eating, bathing, etc. 

Next, we need time that is indispensable for maintaining the living environment, that is, cleaning, washing, cooking, etc. 

And most people work to earn a living. 

Many traps await in the little remaining free time, that is, addiction. 

Therefore, consciously allocate happy time to your life as much as possible. Otherwise, life would be just a waste.

It is important to make effective use of your free time, but bad habits are fatal.

Habit: What determines the success or failure of life

We tend to forget, but life is finite. In other words, every time we live a day, we approach death. When you take the last breath of your life, you will not want to have regrets in your life.

Bad habits every day waste precious time in your life for 365 years.

Below are some examples of bad habits to stop:

• Spending on the internet and SNS
• Socializing with boring people
• Long commute on a crowded train
• Eating junk food by inertia

It is very effective to switch your lifestyle so that you can consciously eliminate negative time.

Enrich the lifestyle itself

You can also devise ways to enrich the time required for your life. 

For example:

• Improve sleep quality with soft linen and incense
• Improve the quality of daily meals by using carefully selected staple foods, etc.
• Change to work that does not commute for a long time
• Change the city you live in
• Enjoy a cup of coffee from the bottom of my heart
• Smile to your family

Get real affluence by losing something

Sometimes simplicity is a shortcut to enrichment. 

For example:

• Dispose of clothes that are out of date or don't wear, and make it easier to spend every day with your favorite clothes.
• Dispose of documents that are no longer needed to make it easier to organize.
• Don't eat dinner (actually, food Affects Life and Fate)

• Break tired relationships

At the end of life, one cannot bring anything to the other world.

What determines the success or failure of life

We tend to forget, but life is finite. In other words, every time we live a day, we approach death. When you take the last breath of your life, you want to have no regrets in your life.

Blue Impulse Air Show for Tokyo Olympic 2020

On July 23, 2021, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's aerobatics team "Blue Impulse", celebrating the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, drew the Olympic symbol "Five Wheels" in the sky. 

Tokyo Olympics 2020 is thought-provoking in many ways. One of the opening ceremonies, the Blue Impulse air show, was moving and suggestive.  The Blue Impulse reminded me that there is today after overcoming many hardships.

The image below is a video of the rehearsal practice. As it is a practice, the smoke is not colored:

                               Blue Impulse Olympic symbol Training over the base

Even though it was cloudy in Tokyo on July 23 2021, "Blue Impulse" drew five accurate and large perfect circles in the sky.

Olympic flight for the first time in 57 years

Blue Impulse is a team specializing in brilliant aerobatics at Japan's Air Self-Defense Force. The six aircraft colored in blue and white, the undisturbed formation that unfolds in the sky, and the dynamic performance must be a series of surprises. The earth is surrounded by great emotions and joyful voices. Its beautiful, magnificent, splendid and precise flight has been highly acclaimed both inside and outside the country. Blue Impulse also drew the Olympic ring in the sky at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Therefore, this is the first Olympic flight in 57 years.

Significance of domestic airplanes flying in Japan

The first aircrafts of the 1960 Blue Impulse, the F-86F, were provided by the United States. There is a historical reason for this.  From the defeat on August 15, 1945 to the entry into force of the San Francisco Peace Treaty in 1952, GHQ (General Headquarters: An Allied military agency that implemented an occupation policy in Japan to enforce the Potsdam Declaration following the end of World War II.) cut off its wings from Japan. Specifically, regarding aircraft in Japan, the purchase, possession, operation, model making, research, education, experimentation, maintenance, or production facilities of aircraft were all banned. 

After the war, the Japanese themselves destroyed the planes they owned and were banned from education and research for seven years. From the time when there was no technology or know-how, not just the lack of infrastructure, until Japan began to make domestic airplanes on its own, there were unimaginable difficulties. Considering Japan at that time, when even operating an airplane by Japanese was not allowed, the wonderful flight of Blue Impulse was even more emotional.

The following video is from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. There is a Blue Impulse flight from 2 minutes after the video:

Blue Impulse in 1964. Rehearsal for the Tokyo Olympics

Know from SCAPINs: How Japan was reorganized after the war

The various directives issued by the GHQ to the Government of Japan (Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Directives to the Japanese Government = SCAPINs) can be viewed free of charge in the "Research Navi" of the National Diet Library Digital Collection.  

Regarding the aviation ban, the document is "SCAPIN-301: COMMERClAL AND CIVIL AVIATION 1945/11/18 Commercial and Civil Aviation". The impact of this document was terrible. The following is an excerpt of the document:

On and after 31 December 1945 you will not permit any governmental agency or individual, or any business concern, association, individual Japanese citizen or group of citizens, to purchase, own, possess, or operate any aircraft, aircraft assembly, engine, or research, experi- mental, maintenance or production facility related to aircraft or aeronautical science including working models. 

 

You will not permit the teaching of, or research or experiments in aeronautical science, aerodynamics, or other subjects related to aircraft or balloons.

Conclusion

The Tokyo Olympics 2020 is thought-provoking in many ways. The degree of humanity increases with the depth of what is reminiscent of superficial events. The Tokyo Olympics 2020 has great implications. It may be good to look back on the past as a turning point of the times. The scenery of the past will differ depending on the viewer, but it is important for each person to grasp the essence behind the superficial event.