A soldier named Nobushige came to Hakuin,
and asked: "Is there really a paradise and a hell?"
"Who are you?" inquired Hakuin.
"I am a samurai," the warrior replied.
"You, a soldier!" exclaimed Hakuin.
"What kind of ruler would have you as his guard?
Your face looks like that of a beggar."
Nobushige became so angry that he began to draw his sword,
but Hakuin continued: "So you have a sword!
Your weapon is probably much too dull to cut off my head."
As Nobushige drew his sword Hakuin remarked:
"Here open the gates of hell!"
At these words the samurai, perceiving the master's discipline,
sheathed his sword and bowed.
"Here open the gates of paradise," said Hakuin.
Caro Diario,
Il tempo che avevo stabilito di dedicarti volge al termine ed é arrivato il momento di fare giungere il nostro discorso verso sua conclusione.
In questo articolo, e nei successivi, affronteremo il tema dell'Evento.
I temi trattati saranno quindi poco facili da digerire.
Questo che scrivo puó aprire dei Portali.
Se esse portino il lettore all'Inferno o in Paradiso é aperto a ognuno.