Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind;
. . .
Nobody grows old merely by a number of years;
We grow old by deserting our ideals. Samuel Ullman
Dear visitors: Thank you for visiting this website, a memorial cyberspace created to remember our dearest Yoshio Takeuchi who had passed away on December 4, 2010.
RECENT UPDATE: We had created Yoshio's family tree. Please click on the "FAMILY TREE" on the left to see the chart. Future updates will include special memories of Yoshio, and his publications.
お父さんが購読していたForesight 誌に私の書いた記事が載りました(http://www.fsight.jp/23428)。 Dad, I am currently writing for Foresight, the journal that you had initially shared with me many years ago. This is the page to all my articles. Here is my personal website.
We had moved to a new apartment over this summer and was able to set up this altar for you.
新しいマンションに引っ越しました。祭壇もあります。
This photo taken on our 1st year anniversary is hereby dedicated to the memories of our dad, Yoshio, on the occasion of Father's Day, June 16th, 2013.
結婚一周年の記念写真。2013年6月16日、父の日。
Finally, all three of us could visit your altar in the Raikoji temple on the 31st of 2012 and on the 1st of 2013. 2012年12月31日と2013年1月1日に来迎寺に参拝
Families and friends attending the memorial ceremony held on Nov 25th, 2012. 2012年11月25日に執り行われた参回忌にて
We lit the candle and think of you today. You will always be in our hearts and minds. Hong & Hiroki, 12/04/12 (Dallas, Texas) 2012年12月4日祥月命日(テキサス州ダラスの自宅にて)
"The river of life has no return/ My memories unlocked constantly overflow"-- Hong This line is written for you, mom, as I could imagine how much memories you have with and for Hiroki's father. 川は流れど戻らず 記憶は流れたまま留まらず 馬紅紅 (武内宏樹訳)
This photo was taken on Hong and Hiroki's wedding on June 02, 2012 2012年6月2日、宏樹と紅紅の結婚式にて。
This photo was taken on Hong & Hiroki's engagement party, on Dec. 21st, 2011. 2011年12月21日、宏樹と紅紅の婚約式にて。
Dear dad: I am living my daily life while keeping in mind what you said: "Be prepared and work hard." I believe that working hard for my everyday life is the mission throughout my entire life as my life has been given by God. Thank you and I love you, Dad. Hiroki
Dear Mr. Takeuchi: As we are still deeply immersed in the past months of fears of losing you, we are slowly making our way out of that horror and beginning to recall your presence. I can still clearly remember what charms and warmth you expressed through your serene composure and your gentle smiles. Even though I did not make it to send you away in December, and I could not hear your last words in person, somehow I knew what you would have said. This slide-video below is what I imagined you would have said to your beloved spouse.
And I imagine, you would have chanted this poem to us, to help us pass through the difficult time.
Peace, my heart, let the time for the parting be sweet. Let it not be a death but completeness. Let love melt into memory and pain into songs. Let the flight through the sky end in the folding of the wings over the nest. Let the last touch of your hands be gentle like the flower of the night. Stand still, O Beautiful End, for a moment, and say your last words in silence. I bow to you and hold up my lamp to light you on your way. (by Rabindranath Tagore)
While there are so much to remember about you, your life, and the moments that we shared, I am most grateful to you for having brought up such a wonderful and kind son, Hiroki. We will continue to live and guide our lives the way you would have wanted us, and we will always have you in our hearts. Love, Hong.
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