 To you, who are unique on this planet To whom I met today, Today, we see a rapid change in the awareness of people all over the world. The awareness is shifting from the quest for material gain of the 21st century to the desire for spiritual abundance. It is deniable that various religions and thoughts have been playing a leading role in giving people awareness in terms of the 'positive way of living' and the eimportance of spirituality.f However, even now we see on our planet various religions and spiritual groups criticizing each other. Moreover, we even experience war due to this issue. It is a very sad thing when each group try so hard to create a 'happy and peaceful world' through the raising of their group consciousness. What a shame... One day, when I was playing the piano wondering if there were something like a 'pipe' to connect people's awareness, The energy of the word ''Something truly precious'' came to me. I wrote the words onto a calligraphic work on a 6 meter long plate. Many people who visited my art exhibition and saw this piece shed tears or took memos of these words. At those moments, religious beliefs and differences had no power. The words made them cross the border of their various groups of thought. I was so very glad to see this. I was even trembling all over with joy. I believe that the art is the 'light' working as a 'pipe' to connect various religions and spiritual groups of differing thought. I also believe that this 'light' can give awareness of the 'importance of spirituality' to those without religious faith. And I wish to tell more people in the world about this 'light' of the art. To you, to each of you who is unique, shining in this world, thank you for meeting me today! And if you have felt something from this piece, I thank you again! And more, if you have awakened even a bit more than before, to a broader sense of yourself, I thank you again! Many, many thanks to you all! May Peace be in the World. You are me And I am you You are a part of me And a truly precious part of me. Spring, 2000 Kazuki Okada 
Something truly precious
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