I was surprised by your unexpected letter but also glad to hear from you
More than anything, the fact that you have not held any grudges against me.
will sustain and support me from now on in my everyday life here. Thank you, Thank You
This is my third April here in Nairobi
but now I miss the cherry blossoms at night I saw with you in Tokyo long time ago.
I miss the cherry blossoms in Tokyo, not the ones at home,
which I myself think is almost funny, almost funny
For the last three years, I have travelled around here and there
,And there were many times when I wished I could share the special moments with you;
The sunrise at the Lake Victoria, the sky that darkens, when a million flamingos fly away at once,
the white snow of Kilimanjaro, the silhouettes of elephants in the plain.
Most beautiful of all, the eyes of my patients
When I face illness in this great nature, It makes me think about God and human beings.
I regret to say it, but our country seems have taken a wrong path somewhere important is in our past.
I spent my last Christmas at the village close to the border.
Santa Claus comes in even such a place I was the one last year
Their prayers and intense rhythms echo in the darkness,
the Southern Cross Stars filling the sky, and the Milky way
People who gather at my clinic are ill, but at least their hearts are healthier than mine
I still think it was good that I came here.
It would be a lie if I say it is not hard, but I am happy here.
It is not that I ran away from you or Japan.
I just do not want myself to be cancelled in living "now"
Like waterfalls falling down cutting apart the sky.
I want to live a life without stagnation
the white snow of Kilimanjaro and the dark blue sky that supports it
I want o be a lion standing in the wind
Please send my greetings to all
as I close this letter, I am always praying for your happiness
From my heart, from far away
Congratulations, fare well