26yrs ago, Shinji gave up his life because of discriminations in Japan. He was swamped, overwhelmed and didn’t want to do anything for his life.
Well, Mr. Ueno, his high school teacher and Japanese drums coach was different than any other Japanese adults. He simply told Shinji “if you want to die, die now. It will not change anything….”
Mr Ueno was absolutely right. Without this life lesson, Shinji doesn’t exist and you never heard his name.
Today, he flew with Lucy and had a great time in Seattle! Thank you for coming to Seattle and looking forward to seeing you in Japan with Lucy next year!!
「死ねるもんなら、死んでみろ」
26年前、人生を諦めた前田にそう問いかけた教師がいました。毎度の講演で登場する上野先生です。過去に多くの教師に出会ってきましたが彼を超える本気の教育者にはいまだに私たちは出会っていません。
先生、来年は日本でルーシーと共に再会しましょう!あの時、人生を止めなくて本当によかったです。前田の命を救ってくれて、ありがとうございました。
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