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It was just amazing to be part of the ceremony yesterday.
I was so excited -
I never thought I'd experience such a thing.
Eventually, by evening I could relax and be happy.
Actually, "happy" is not quite the right word.
This honor involves something else:
a kind of responsibility.
It makes me aware of why I chose this work in the first place.
And now I'm one of those who
represent the philosophy of the Kyoto Prize
I'm at a loss to adequately express how I feel.
I'm not quite sure about it myself.
But what I've always known is that discipline plays a big role.
It's not so simple to transform a feeling, an idea, into dance.
Sometimes a small event happens
and makes me open my eyes.
Suddenly I said I see a tiny key,
but don't know what it is.
It's as if a light has been turned on
- suddenly there's something.
Something that I know is present,
that I must respond to.
Then I start asking myself questions.
And suddenly it grows all by itself.
It's like an adventure but with no map.
I can't just say, "Treat it like this or that."
Sometimes I have an idea, but when I try to develop it,
it's gone.
But somehow or other, it works.
All I know is that I need lots of confidence.
And I mustn't get impatient.
That's just my gut feeling.
At the beginning, I need to listen to my feelings.
As I said, suddenly a small light is lit,
the energy comes, and one thing leads to another.
And after that,
I do it again and again
to maintain this approach in my daily work.
This is a difficult and sometimes terrifying process.
Nowadays anyone who is considering
such a profession must ask themselves
in their heart of hearts what their intentions really are.
You can learn as much as you want.
You can learn anything conceivable.
But it's important to have a foundation.
And, as in my case, I have to be able to forget everything
and ask, "What's important in this moment"?
I must individually confront myself in this manner.
Nobody else can advise me.
You must listen to yourself and avoid saying,
"What are others thinking or what do they want me to do?"
I believe that if you are totally sincere and have the ability,
maybe you can find the things we all have in common -
not the things we lock away privately.
I'm not talking about what's private,
but things we all share.
I believe that if it's the right thing,
you can only find it in yourself.
I don't know exactly.
I don't know it at all.
Maybe one day. But I don't know it.