Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

July 28, 2013
Dear Students and Friends
"Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily."
Johann Schiller
German poet and dramatist
1759-1805
簡単なことを完璧にやる根気強い人達だけが、難しいことを難なくこなす能力を身につける。

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

July 16, 2013
Dear Students and Friends
"Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick one thing till it gets there.
Josh Billings
US writer
1818-1885
切手のことうぇお考えてみなさい。その利用価値は、向こうに行き着くまで一つの者に貼りついていられることだ。

A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.

July 22, 2013
Dear Students and Friends

”A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit."
Richard Bach
US writer
1936-
プロの作家と、書くことをやめなかったアマチュアのことだ。

Well, I think what I will do is
1.   to continue this Blog as an educational one.
2.   gtoglobal teacher.blogspot.com    as a Japanese Blog writing
3.   gtostoryteller.blogspot.com          as an English Blog writing.

Hope all will work.
gto

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but no vision.

July 18, 2013

Dear Students and Friends

Good Morning Tokio/Yokohama

How are you today? 

Hope all are fine.

As I listen to Professor Saito Takashi of Meiji University

on NHK  FM Radio Sunday 12 to 2 o'clock I was fascinated by his talk 

and it was very inspirational for teaching language.  

I shall write the talk in later Blogs.

Today on I shall write "Quote ... Unquote" for my Blogs in July to September 

and see how it  may work as my Blogs.

"The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision."

Helen Adams Keller

US lecturer and essayist

1880-1968

世界で最も哀れな人とは、目は見えてもビジョンのない人だ。

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within.

July 16, 2013
Dear Friends and Students
"There is no failure except in no longer trying.  There is no defeat except from within, no insurmountable barrier except our own inherent weakness of purpose."
Elbert Hubbard
US author
1856-1915
挑戦をやめてしまうこと以外に、失敗などない。うちなる敗北以外に敗北などないし、
生来の目的意識の弱さ以外に、征服不可能な障害などない。
gto

Rev. Henry Mittwer, SJC in 1930's, a Buddhist monk of Tenryuji, a brother of the first IBS Scout, John Mittwer: 即 (his message to us)

July 15, 2013
To Friends and Students

 Rev. Henry Mittwer was my long time friend in Kyoto.
His life is more exciting than any other Japanese/Americans.
He was born and raised in Yokohama, went to St. Joseph College,
then went to the USA to see his father and young brother, nut could not return to Japan
due to the outbreak of the war.

He gave me this word on Shikishi:

即  （そく）

the meaning:

life equal death
death equal life
there is no past, present and future.
now=no separation
life and death is all illusion.

Rev. Henry Mittwer Roushi, Tenryuji temple
gto

I am thinking of the best plan to work on Japanese/English writing.

July 9, 2013
I am thinking of the best plan to work on Japanese/English writing program.
Still thinking.
I will go to Gifu/Nagoya and re think of this matter of Japanese/English

Monday, Wednesday, Friday .....English/Japanese

gto.story.teller@gmail.com

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday....Japanese/English with Iai

Sunday:Union/Quaker/Roma/Iai

gtowriting@gmail.com

Try.
gto