The moment a forgotten dream shone on stage

The day before visiting Iki,
I took the first flight of the morning to Fukuoka.
Then, after dropping off my suitcase at the hotel,
I headed to the Momochi Palace concert hall.

It was the day my friend Osamu Hori stood on stage as a conductor.
Osamu's nickname is Awesome.
Yes! Just like "I am awesome!"
he is truly an awesome person!

Awesome lives in Kumamoto.
He is a person with very high aspirations who runs the employment support officeCloud Kumamoto.

One day, he remembered his dream from when he was a high school student
that he had wanted to be a conductor.

Since then, as if guided,
he has had opportunities to conduct,
and he is someone who has even had the miraculous experience of
conducting at Carnegie Hall in New York.

His regular work is very busy,
and with all the responsibilities and difficulties he must face,
I am in awe of when he even finds time to practice conducting.

But, in the midst of such busy days,
he kept his dream in his heart,
and stood on stage as the conductor of the Fukuoka Basic Orchestra.

The "Basic Orchestra" is an orchestra where
music fans gather to perform works mainly by Beethoven,
realizing everyone's
desire to do something.

After finally reaching the venue in Fukuoka, where I am not very familiar with the area,
I entered the concert hall,
and the moment I saw Awesome on stage,

"Wait, is that Awesome?"

I thought.

He looked bigger
than the Awesome I usually know.

The pieces were Beethoven's
Egmont Overture,
Piano Concerto No. 1,
and Symphony No. 5, "Fate."

He had a dignified presence
that even made me feel a touch of Seiji Ozawa's style for a moment.

My heart trembled.

It was as if some great presence had descended,
and I suddenly decided that I wanted him to see this for himself!
so I recorded a video.
(Recording was allowed!)

After the concert,
when I was having tea with friends,
Awesome joined us.

In fact, he told us that until this morning,
he had approached this stage thinking,
"This might be my last time conducting."

When I showed the video to Awesome right away,

"That was the kind of conducting I wanted to do."

They told me this, looking completely fulfilled.

I could see it clearly.

Support from above was descending.

I am sure Awesome-san
did everything they could do on their own.

Once you have done all you can, you leave the rest to fate.

For those who have acted with such soul,
great support always arrives at the most crucial moments.

Awesome-san's powerful conducting this time,
and the beautiful tone of the orchestra,
proved that.

Do you also have a dream
that you have almost forgotten?

A precious dream or something you love
that you have put off because of busyness,
or left behind in the depths of your memory.

Actually, I had one too.
During the Disney cruise I went on in March,
I remembered a 'favorite' I had forgotten,
and remembered things I love.

First, try doing what you can yourself. Then, try letting go.

Just by doing that, something might start to move.

The way you approach money is the same.

First, try doing what you can right now.
Then, let go.

✨✨✨

The accumulation of small habits
protects your precious money.

And I want you to use that money
for your important feelings and the things you want to do,
to bring them to life.

I have written hints for that
in my book, '7 Habits to Protect Your Money',
using simple words.

So that you can also protect
your precious money, friends, time, and life.

Please, pick up a copy.

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