Condolences / 悼む by Masaki Hirokawa / 廣川政樹
Title of work: Condolences / 悼む
Year of creation: Jul 2020
Dimensions: 64 x 51 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo Collage

Description
This artwork was created out of a desire to mourn for the hearts of people around the world. The grief experienced by the families of those who have lost their lives to infectious diseases is immeasurable. However, I believe that all of them have fulfilled their destined lifespans and have been welcomed into paradise. Those who have passed away are surely deeply concerned for their bereaved families.
What we should truly mourn is the hearts of those left behind; it is the suffering of those who must continue to live in this world that must find solace. Paradise is an eternal realm, while this world is impermanent—nothing here remains unchanged. God created this world so that human souls might learn what is truly important. Those who have fulfilled their destined lifespans are equally enveloped in God’s love and have returned to the great fountain of souls. Eternal peace is promised to all people in this world, and God exists eternally and unchangingly as the place to which you will one day return.

この作品は、世界中の方々の心を悼む想いから制作されました。感染症で亡くなられた方々のご遺族の哀しみはとても計り知れません。しかし私は、全ての方々は天寿を全うされ、極楽へ召されたのだと信じています。亡くなられた方々は、きっとご遺族の方々のことをとても心配して居られます。
本当に悼むべきは遺された方々の心であり、成仏しなければならないのはこの世界で生き続けなければならない方々の苦悩です。極楽は常住の国であり、この世は不定、つまり変わらぬものなど何一つありません。神は人々の魂が大切なことを学び得るためにこの世界を創造されました。天寿を全うされた方々は皆等しく神の愛に包まれ、大いなる魂の泉へ還られました。この世の全ての人々にも永遠の平安が約束されており、神はあなたがやがて帰る場所として、永劫不変に存在して居られます。

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