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This is a hard rock.
Is there anyone here who thinks they can break this rock?
Are you ready! Let's go!
This is Mai . . . little Mai. Our Mai.
Mai is our fifth child.
That's a lot in Japan.
In fact, I may be number six, according to my wife.
And I might be the toughest one of the lot!
This is my crown jewel.
It took six years to persuade my wife to let me buy it.
I would like to give it try . . . is that ok?
Six years . . .
It is so relaxing and fun to be with him . . . it never gets old.
Really? I'm glad to hear that.
I am the Japan representative for a foreign company that markets food.
When I was young, all I did was work because I
thought working was important. I think I sacrificed a lot of time that
could have been spent watching my children grow up.
I won't do that again.
Sometimes I teach my son how to surf and I always tell him
to place a mark to know where he is standing at that time
and be careful not to drift away from that point.
When I teach people how to surf, I tell them to look in the direction
they want to go. People, however, have a tendency to look
at their feet because they are scared. When you only look at
your feet, you don't know where you are heading.
As a result, you easily stumble and fall.
I think life is like that. When you only think of
immediate problems, you lose sight of the long-term.
And end up falling down as the result of not really knowing
where you want to go or what you want to do.
I'm always smiling because I feel happy for no particular reason.
That's particularly true when I come to the beach -
I just can't help but smile. Maybe everybody should go to the beach.
I would like to watch my children grow up as much
as possible since they grow up so fast.
I believe I am most happy when my family is happy.
For me, the most satisfying job is being a father.
I am the father of five children.
I am a good partner to my wife.
I am the sixth child of my family.
I am a surfer.
My name is Kazuta Takara.
And, I am a Mormon.