But the reason nature appears beautiful is because it is reflected in the eyes of my final days.
I have seen, loved, and understood it more than others.
That alone, amid all the suffering, gives me some degree of satisfaction.

A Note Sent to an Old Friend
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

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Last year, as I was looking through the photo collection from April 7, I thought of titling it:
“A Masterpiece Collection by a Colossal Genius, Accompanied by the Performance of the Colossal Genius Violinist Natsuho Murata.”
That’s how extraordinary this photo collection is.
While reflecting on why it moved me so deeply, the above words came to mind.
They are from Ryūnosuke Akutagawa—whose work I, a student at Sendai Dai-ni High School at the time, was inexplicably drawn to.