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- FELLOWSHIP FOR A CAUSE
- By: John S. Davis
- The UMJ Volume 3.7 (Editorial)
- By: John S. Davis
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Sad to say, so many of us who have lived in Japan for years and years like nothing more than to leave, for shorter or longer periods of time, and the feeling at departure is so much more joyful than the feeling on reentry. Just as so many people of the older generation came to Tokyo to work from the countryside, never to really identify with the place or consider it their home, we have come to Japan. And as just as these Tokyo residents are not really ever here in their minds and souls--only in their bodies which they may half experiences as corpses to be revived only in periodic trips to the countryside--we are in this country, sometimes for years and years and years. I really believe the quality of life is so wretched for us here largely for that reason. Where there is no identification with a community, caring turns into craving, fellowship turns to isolation. In UMJ, at least, we are trying to enjoy each other and work to achieve some element of community in the light of our common cause, however limited our resources may be as individuals. This can be done even if we live far apart. Participate, people, participate. WAKE UP!, if possible even before you discover your body is half a corpse. If you do, you will be one of the lucky ones. Join the UMJ! |
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