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The world is wrapped in sadness.
I believe everyone knows
about the tragedy in France.
It really makes my heart ache.
Its a sad thing.
Indiscriminate terrorism
is recurring all around the world.
The place where this time’s attack happened
was the live house where YFC’s live was.
For a place with precious memories
to resurface like this,
even if it acts as a spark that brings back memories
an indescribable emptiness wells up.
On the day of the incident,
including the patrons who went there to watch a live,
there was nothing we could do except pray that the victims will come out safe.
On the day of the incident,
I received phone calls from my French friends who were crying.
It just so happened that their homes were nearby,
and they were frightened
by the franticness and unreal atmosphere at the scene.
While talking,
although composure was regained,
exactly what word should I pick to say to them…
I was honestly clueless.
Also,
I was also contacted by my other American and European friends,
who were saying things like
“Why on earth is Japan not doing any coverage
at a time like this?!!” …
It’s not that there was no coverage.
Of course there will be coverage.
Just that, although this is just my personal opinion,
we cannot forget that one of the objectives
of the IS and the terrorists behind this,
is the measure of how large a reaction the world’s media will have.
The bigger the reaction of the media,
the more these people will consider it a success,
and they may even consider it as part of their expectations.
Of course,
it is important to
recognise the happenings of the world.
This is
not to be seen as a problem
or a criticism of the amount of reporting as a rule.
And,
this is problem is not necessarily something that only surrounds the fire occurring on a distant shore.
Even with regards to the 2020 Olympics to be held in Japan,
there are lots of problems surrounding it.
This has to be
regarded as a problem that they own.
They have also specified Japan as one of their targets.
It can’t be said that it’s because this is overseas,
and that being in Japan we’ll be safe.
You have to protect yourself.
This is
not something that only applies to the present,
but is something that everyone should have
as a basic awareness.
If we’re going to talk in detail about this, there won’t be an end but,
firstly we should pray
for all those who got caught up in this incident.
And
more than everyone recognising
that this will be something that continues on even after this time,
it should once again
be engraved in our hearts that we have to act firmly.
Safety
is not something that someone gives us.
It is not something that is guaranteed.
And,
in the wake of this incident
I hope that we come to consider the misinformed people
with a lack of knowledge or understanding of Islam as a huge threat.
Because the IS and some of the terrorists
are using the word Islam
and has become a real nuisance
for the devout Muslims.
The way and teachings of Islam
are definitely not in line with this idea of terrorism.
To link the words Islam and terrorism
not only symbolises a lack of knowledge,
but also acts as a trigger that causes secondary and tertiary damage.
When you look at the global population,
there are 1.6 billion followers of Islam.
The recognition of Islam that Japanese have
is below that of Christianity or Buddhism.
It’s as if
whoever gets associated with Islam
are all recognised as being involved in terrorism.
Japanese are the least cool in that aspect,
to the point where it can be called arrant nonsense.
To not let such ridiculous things occur,
I hope that each and everyone will deepen their cultural knowledge.
“World Peace”
may sound corny
but until now war and conflict is still happening all over the world.
Just because it’s not reported
doesn’t mean that even now, everywhere around the world,
there aren’t scores of people dying in this moment.
This isn’t talking about other people’s business,
I hope that people realise that it is important
to think about
what we can do to stop such things
and talk about it with someone face to face.
There is no greater sin that “indifference”.
And
without thinking of an incident or a disaster as someone else’s business,
we should take it as seriously as if
it is something that is happening around us.
Its alright even if you can’t do anything big.
The first thing
is to talk about it properly
with the people around you
and the people you hold dear to you.
Then,
you should properly discuss
what you have to or can do
something like this
ever happens to yourselves.
I hope that you’d properly “converse” about it with people face to face,
not just post a comment online.
My name is GACKT.
My motto is “Mr. CANDLE LIGHTER”
I sincerely pray that all the victims find repose.
And
starting with the small things that we can do
let’s start taking action.
Because that is a responsibility that we have as humans.
And light a candle in the heart of someone for their happiness.
If we do that, we can change the world.
GACKT
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