Before Your Memory Fades

  ‘'I don't like the idea of dying with regrets.''
In the café Donna Donna in beautiful Hakodate, lives are unfolding as autumn approaches. A heartbroken daughter wants to meet her parents to heal the pain of being left alone at a tender age. A husband meets his beloved wife who died before their shared dream was fulfilled. A young woman learns to smile again instructed by her deceased sister. An aspiring young actor wants to express his feelings to his childhood friend who is about to face an unknown ordeal.
So, you can't change the present. The past is ‘'locked''. The present is what it is. But the future is our own. And what kind of life is there when you are consumed by guilt and regret and the words that should not have remained unspoken? Loss is unbearable. Death is terrifying. But setting yourself free from regret is necessary. Putting one foot in front of the other won't do. Life should be so much more than this. Giving voice to your feelings can become the finest balm for scars that may never be healed but will not bleed again. It is the mandatory step to move forward. You can't change the present but the future deserves to be lived. And regret is a tombstone for the living. 
Yes, Toshikazu Kawaguchi and his treasures keep breaking our hearts, but the hope, love, and sense of freedom that surround you when you read his books last long after your coffee gets cold. Within these pages, Life awaits. You don't want to miss it...
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