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When
I met Lima Ohsawa at the first time in Tokyo,
I was very much impressed by her. Immediately
after this moment and I understood macrobiotic
way make human being in something correct. I could
decide to follow her without any doubt. She was
more than 82 years old at that time. I liked her
attitude in cooking. Her thin hand looked to be
FULL of respect to the vegetables.
She
had faced to all ingredients gently and modesty.
That I like and want to follow in same attitude.
Also when I was helping to cook and arrange the
scean for photography of her cooking book. She
had never use any trick. She looked to believe
it will make the best photo-shot to cook well
and present just like to serve to real person.
When
I helped to other teacher in same suituation,
other teacher did not cook till end. So all vegetable
was still hard and she said, "It is all right,
this is just for photography and I do not care."
Lima Ohsawa always cooked with heart even for
photography or others and It looks like her meditation
and communication time with nature. When I visited
her again for her hundread years old celebration
party in Tokyo She looked so beautiful and cute
like doll. But she looked sad.
I
thought all family and friend passed away and
she became lonely I thoght what is a long life.
I have more immpressed memories and but it becomes
longer. I knew Mr. Omori is a great man who could
reach the deepest point for the relashionship
food and body. I was eager to see and follow to
study with him. I expected he should be a great
man and his looks as well. At the first time to
attend his lecture and I could not wait to his
appearance. Besides me there was a tiny and shabby
man who looked to wait for Omori.
I thoght such a old man expect Ohmori as well.
I heard that a personnel coming and telling "Sensei
(Teacher), it is a time now and please START to
speach" to the shabby man. I was shocked.
But after his lecture I had more strong shock.
OFF course his lecture was wonderful. I wanted
to talk with him. I could have a chance to catch
him and show my hand. "What shall I do for
this problem." I said he looked at my hands
with dermatitis and said with a shrug, "Oh,
terrible dirty, you have such a awful problem
in your inner body." I was so shamed to be
said "Your inside is dirty as well"
I have never been said like this from others.
I did not pride my looks and but I never think
I am dirty.
I
thought I had payed more effort for my clothes
and hair as designer. I studyed this moment, that
the shabby man who I thought had the great knowledge
for the reality of life and but my inner organs
which covered with the fashionable material was
not clean. I followed to his lecture intensely
for seven years, my head and body were so strictly
absorbed his wisdom from his serious experience.
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