久しぶりの投稿。世の中も騒がしいし、自分も忙しかったからだろうか、、、。
2001年9月11日。9.11テロ事件が起こった日。一般世論的には、当然ニューヨークのワールドトレードセンターのツインタワー崩壊と、その世界的影響が焦点となる。陰謀論的な観点もあるかと思う。でも、ここではとりあえず、個人的に自分に起こった一連のスピリチュアルな体験とうい視点であの日にまつわる出来事を語らせてもらおうと思う。
当時、アメリカの大学院に在籍中の自分は、しばしば、休暇中にやり残したレポートを書き上げるという生活を送っていた。そんな感じで日本帰国が難しい最中、2001年9月に、両親にアメリカへの訪問を薦めてみた。父は（2022年に他界）、仕事の関係など、何度か海外旅行を経験していたけれど、母にとっては初めての海外旅行。確か、10日程の旅行だったと思う。なんとか思い出に残る素晴らしい体験をしてもらえる様にと思い、旅行会社の人と相談しながら計画を立てた。その際、父の要望もあり、カナダのバンクーバーも訪れる事となったんだけど、、、。
旅行会社での記憶で鮮明に残っているのは、後になってから分かるんだけど、担当者の人から聴かれた、「導き」と関わる二つの問いが、とても重要な意味を持っていたということ。まず第一に、アメリカのサンフランシスコに入国する両親を自分が出迎えて、それから三人で一緒にバンクーバーを訪れるか、それともバンクーバーで落ち合って、それから三人で一緒にアメリカに入国するか。その時、ちょと考えていると、「ピンとくる感覚」というか、「心に響く感覚」というか、「バンクーバーで落ち合う」と強く体感し、その様に依頼した。
第二点として、自分の移動に関して、当日の便でバンクーバーに到着し、空港で両親と合流するか、それとも、自分は前日にバンクーバーに入り、翌日に両親を空港で出迎えるか。当然ながら、当日合流だとホテル代が節約できる。これもちょっと考えたんだけど、「前日」という体感的な響きがあり、前日にバンクーバーに入る様にお願いして、全ての予約を済ませた。
この2001年の9.11テロ事件の出来事の頃には、既に「天の声」や「その他大勢」の声といった様々な声を聴く事を、何年にも渡って体験していた自分は、当初の様に、一言一言明確に伝えられてくる声を聴くというよりも、エネルギー的というか、あるいは波動的というか、「ピンと来る感覚」や「心に響く感覚」のメッセージを体感して受け取る事が多くなっていた。言葉にするのは難しいけれど、「腑に落ちる」とか、「しっくりくる」という様な、何となく身に覚えがある「内なる認識」みたいな感覚だろうか。もちろん、時と場合によっては今でも、事細やかに語る「天の声」や「その他大勢」の声を聴くこともあるけれど、、、。
もう想像がつくと思うけれど、両親が日本を旅立ったのは、2001年9月11日、そして二国間の時差の関係により、カナダのバンクーバー到着も同日。
既に前日にバンクーバーにいた自分は、9月11日の午前中、空港に両親を出迎えに行く準備を済ませ、まさにホテルの部屋を出ようとしていた。その時、ものすごく強い感覚で、「テレビをつけてっ！」という、切羽詰まった様な「導き」があった。当時の状況を簡単に言うと、学生生活を送る自分はテレビを持っていなかったし、基本的にテレビを見るという習慣はなかった。だから、ホテルにテレビがあるからと言って、それを見るという感じでは無かった。しかも、空港に出迎えに行く間際だったので、「何で今、テレビを見なきゃいけないんだろう？」なんて思った。
不思議に思いながらも、とりあえず「導き」のままにテレビをつけてみると、ニューヨークのツインタワーの一つが燃え盛り、人々が、火災から逃れるためだろうか、ビルから飛び降りる映像が目に入った。その時、何が何だかよく分からず、呆然とその異様な映像を見ていた事を思い出す。「一体何が起こっているんだろう？」と思うのも束の間、「こんなことしてないで、もう空港に行かないと」とふと我に返り、テレビを消してホテルの部屋を出た。
バンクーバー国際空港に着くと、空港は何となく異様な雰囲気だった。それでも、自分には状況が把握できず、ただ両親の乗った便の到着を待った。両親の乗った便が到着した後、しばらくしても乗客が誰一人降りてこない事態になって、初めて自分は「何かがおかしい」と気付いた。そして、空港の従業員の人に問い合わせてみて、ホテルのテレビで見た光景を思い出す事を含め、やっと状況が理解できた。
「公式の報道」によると、テロと思われる旅客機激突により、ニューヨークのツインタワーが崩壊し、アメリカ出国の航空便は全て欠航し、入国の航空便は迂回して、アメリカ国外の近くの空港に着陸しているとのこと。さらに、安全確認調査のためかどうか、少なくともその時のバンクーバー国際空港では、飛行機内の乗客も、すべて機内足止めという状態が続いた。確か、待つこと7、8時間程。ようやく飛行機から降りて来た両親を見た時、ひどく安堵したことが今でも心に残っている。
自分にとっての2001年9月11日の体験は、亡くなった人々や、被害を受けた人々のことを思うと、ひどく自分勝手に聴こえてしまうかも知れない。しかし、英語が分からない60歳を超えた両親が、見知らぬ国で、ポツンと二人だけで空港に降り立つことにならないで済んだということに救われる思いがした。
この旅行の結末と「導き」との繋がりを明らかにするために、改めて、自分が旅行会社の担当者と予定を立てた経緯を語らせてもらおうと思う。第一に、もし両親が、まずアメリカに入国することを予定していたら、その便は迂回を強いられて、誰も待っていないカナダに着陸、、、。第二に、もし自分が9月11日の当日にバンクーバーに入る予定をしていたら、自分が搭乗するはずのアメリカ出国便は欠航となり、両親は、誰も居ないバンクーバー国際空港に降り立つ、、、みたいになっていた。
ひどく不運な災難時にありながら、あの旅行を遂行できたのは、天の「導き」のおかげだと思う。特に母にとっては、とても印象的な初めての海外旅行になったと思う。状況が状況だけに、観光する人々も少なく、お陰様で家族三人、静かにゆっくりと時を過ごす事ができた。
さらに、とあるレストランで食事をした時の事だけど、口には出さなかったけれど、自分は突然、亡くなってかなり年月の経つ祖父（母の父親）の気配を感じた。その瞬間、母が近くのテーブルで食事をしている人の方を見ながら、
「ほらちょっと、あの人見て。おじいちゃんにそっくり」
と興奮気味に囁いたのがひどく印象的だった。あたかも、家族三人で過ごす一時を、祖父がスピリットの世界から暖かく見つめてくれているのを感じとっているかの様に、、、。
日本にいた兄と兄の家族は我々のことを心配したみたいだけど、最終的に、自分と両親にとっては、とても素敵な旅行となった。
神、あるいは源、そして、その導きに、最大限の感謝を捧げると共に、
亡くなった方々の御霊の平安と、
ご遺族の方々の心の痛みが癒えることを祈りつつ。
Long time no post. It happened probably because the world has been hectic, and I have been personally busy.
It is about September 11, 2001. The day the 9/11 attacks occured. Regarding that day, the general public obviously emphasizes the collapse of the World Trade Center in New York and the worldwide effect due to that incident. Some people may shed light on perspectives, coming from conspiracy theories. But I would like to share a series of spiritual experiences in my personal life, associated with that particular day.
Around that time, I was in a graduate school in the United States, and I had been living life, often working on unfinished term papers during the breaks. Under these circumstances, it was difficult for me to go back to Japan. So, I suggested that my parents could visit me in the United States in September of 2001 instead. My father (who transitioned in 2022) had already been abroad several times, including some business trips. But my mother had no experience of traveling overseas. If I recall correctly, their trip was about 10 days long. I truly wanted them to have memorable and wonderful experiences, so I planned their trip with a travel agent. My father particularly requested to include a visit to Vancouver, Canada.
I remember that my travel agent specifically asked me about two things, which turned out to be rather significant in association with Guidance, and I figured out later why. First off, she asked me whether I would wait for my parents first entering San Francisco, the United States, and the three of us go to Vancouver together, or my parents and I would meet in Vancouver and then we would enter the United States together later. I considered what I would do for a moment. Then, I had this feeling with my entire sensory system, confirming "We meet in vancouver." It felt like ringing a bell, or resonating with my heart. So I responded to my agent accordingly.
Secondly, she asked me whether I would like to arrive in Vancouver on the same day my parents would land there, or I would like to get there the day before they would arrive. Obviously, I could save an accomodation fee, if we were to arrive there together on the same day. I took a moment to respond to her again. Then, I had this feeling with vibrational sensations, telling me "The day before they arrive." So I let her know what I wanted and requested that she book everything needed for that trip.
Back then, I had already been through experiences of hearing voices such as "the Voice of Heaven" and "a lot of others" over the years. In the early stages, I used to hear all the voices very clearly from word to word. But the way I communicate with the unseen world gradually changed, and by around 2001, I came to recognize more often energetic or vibrational signals as messages. It is difficult to explain, but it seems to be a kind of internal knowing, as if something clicks within myself, or something feels right without any explanation, somehow along with famililar senses. Of course, on certain occasions, I still do hear these voices in detail, though.
As you can imagine, my parents departed from Japan on September 11, 2001, and arrived in Vancouver, Canada, on the same day due to the time difference between the two countries.
I had already arrived in Vancouver the day before my parents got there. And on the morning of September 11, I was about to leave my hotel room and pick up my parents at the airport. And at that moment, a strong feeling pulled me back and said urgently, "Turn on the TV!" Well, I may need to explain something briefly here. At that time in my school life, I did not have a TV, so I had no habit of watching a TV. And needless to say, I ignored and paid no attention to the TV in my hotel room. Besides, since it was just about the time I was going to leave for the airport, I thought with confusion, "Why do I need to watch the TV NOW?"
Though a bit bewildered, I simply followed the Guidance and turned on the TV. I saw the scene that one of the Twin Towers in New York was on fire, and people were jumping off of the building, maybe to escape from the fire. I remember that I had no clue what I was witnessing, and I was merely glued to the unusual sight on the screen. I thought momentarily, "What is going on?" But quickly I came to and told myself, "I gotta go to the airport. I have no time." Then, I turned off the TV and immediately left my hotel room.
When I arrived at Vancouver International Airport, I felt a strange atmosphere hanging over the entire area. Even so, I still couldn't grasp the circumstances and just waited for my parents' arrival. Finally my parents' plane landed, but no passengers came out into the Arrivals. That was the moment I finally I realized, "Something is not quite right." So I asked an airport worker, recalled what I saw on TV, then eventually everything fell into place.
According to "the official report," commercial planes hijacked by terrorists hit the Twin Towers in New York, and the Towers collapsed. Due to the attacks, all the flights departing from the United States were cancelled, and the ones arriving in the country were forced to detour and land in nearby airports outside it. Furthermore, it was not clear if it was in the process of investigation, or it was part of the safety measures, but at least in Vancouver Airport, all the passengers were stranded on their planes. It seemed that I waited for my parents for 7 to 8 hours at the Arrivals area. When I finally could see my parents coming out from the exit, I still clearly remeber that I was immensely relieved.
Considering victims who passed away and who were impacted by the 9.11 incident, my personal experience regarding September 11 in 2001 may sound rather self-centered to some people. But I felt rather grateful for the fact that my parents, who were over 60 years old and had no English skills, did not need to be left alone at the airport in a foreign country without any support or anyone they knew.
Let me clarify the significance of this outcome related to "Guidance" by reiterating the process of plannning this trip with my travel agent. First, if my parents had planned to enter the United States first on this trip, their plane would have been ordered to detour and would have been landing in Canada where nobody was waiting for them. Second, if I had planned to depart from San Francisco on September 11 and arrive in Vancouver, my flight would have been cancelled and my parents would have landed in Vancouver and been left alone there.
In spite of the extremely unfortunate accident, we had a wonderful time on that trip. It was all thanks to the Guidance and support orchestrated by the Spirit world. Particularly for my mother, I think, it ended up being an unforgettable first overseas travel. Because of the situation, there were rarely tourists in any destination spot, so we could spend a rather quiet and peaceful time together as a family.
Moreover, when we had dinner at a restaurant, though I did not mention it at the time, I suddenly felt the presence of my grand father (my mother's father) who transitioned over decades ago. Right at that moment, while looking at a nearby table, my mother said excitedly,
"Look, look at that person. He is just like 'Ojii-chan' (grand father in Japanese)."
It was very striking, as if my mother subconsciously felt that her own father from the spirit realm was warmly watching over us enjoying our family time together.
During this trip, my brother and his family, who were in Japan, seemed to be worried about us, but my parents and I had a priceless experience regardless.
Giving utmost gratitude to God or Source and Its Guidance,
and praying for peace for the departed and healing for their loved ones.
