ItalianoGACKT Official Blog update. Translation below:
Today, I did my training in the morning too.
It’s my last day in Japan.
Because my schedule has been too hectic
my body is quite tired out.
Once I go back overseas, I’ll take it slow for a bit.
While I was in the car, on the way to the photgraphy studio,
I got a strange feeling
as I spoke with my overseas staff.
When I’m in Japan, I always keep in touch with my overseas staff
and when I’m overseas, I always keep in touch
with my Japanese staff.
It feels strange.
Even when I entered the studio and was getting my make up done,
I was still talking to my overseas staff, checking on various things.
Soon, the shoot started.
The shooting staff are tense
because they have to finish all the content that has been decided
before I leave the country.
I’m laid back, as usual.
If I know exactly what is needed from me for the shoot,
I have the confidence that it won’t take as much time,
and we’ll still be able to shoot it well.
If anyone does something seriously for more than 20 years
they’ll come to understand a variety of things.
Likewise for me,
if I clearly understand what’s needed from me
I can definitely respond to that with more than 90%.
Maybe it’s got something to do with grow older
but I suppose this will definitely happen.
Earnestly accumulating.
Compared to living without thinking about anything,
if you consider things while living
you’ll experience a 100% change after 20 years.
Of course,
I suppose you’ve heard words like these numerous times in your youth but,
between the people who really executed this
and the people who didn’t,
I suppose only those who did it
will know that the end result is definitely different.
Of course,
since it’s your own life, it’s fine however you live it.
However,
I would like those who really want to do something.
or who are chasing a dream,
or who want to fulfil that dream, to go reckless.
Just like I’ve been in the past,
I still lose myself when I do something.
I crazily ran through my teens,
started constructing my future in my 20s,
continued making the choices in the forked roads of my life in my 30s,
and now I’ve entered my 40s, where I’ll push my way through the path I believe in.
I would like the younger generation
to live more
【recklessly】
and 【lose themselves】in something more.
In the result of that
there will be many things that can be gained.
That way, your life will become more profound and more interesting.
It’s alright to fail a lot.
Because on top of that, there’s a lot to be gained from that.
I’ve also accumulated failures along the way.
I’ve become even bigger because of what I’ve learnt from there.
It’s not only about doing well
but also to make something
the big initiator for your next step.
『If you can’t give your all today
you won’t be able to enjoy tomorrow』
Tomorrow is linked to the future.
I sincerely hope
that everyone’s lives will become more sophisticated.
We were able to do the shoot well and end it as scheduled.
Until it’s time for me to depart,
a restaurant was reserved for me to eat while overlooking the cherry blossoms
since I was unable to enjoy the cherry blossoms in a relaxed manner.
I’m sincerely thankful that I have such a wonderful friend.
The ages of the friends I have gathered are all over the place.
But
those who live while giving their all
will gather friends who give their all too.
That is what I believe.
Friendship is an asset.
But
the friends who don’t give their all
will naturally disappear.
There are times when things get lonely but this too is life.
Let’s also live our lives with the mission of
giving our all for our friends in mind.
That’s if you intend to always go through life with friends who give their all.
Source: GACKT Blog
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA