天真正伝香取神道流の目指すところは、家族の幸せと子孫の繁栄です。全世界の人々の願いと同じです。しかし、現実はロシアのウクライナへの侵略戦争で分かるように、人々の日々の幸せはあっという間に崩れ去ります。家族の幸せと子孫の繁栄を守ることは容易ではありません。
ウクライナの人々は、家族と子孫のために必死で戦っております。ロシアの多くの人々もプーチンの悪政と分かっていても、それに加担し家族を守っております。加担しなければ家族は守れません。第2次世界大戦中に多くの日本人が情報を制限され、加担しなければ生きていけない状態におかれたのと同じです。私も今のロシア人の状態に置かれたら加担すると思います。
しかし、英雄は、そのような状況でも反戦を訴え続けます。日本には衆議院議員の立場を追われても反戦を訴え続けた斎藤隆夫氏や獄中で拷問され、命を落としても反戦を訴え続けた多くの人々がいました。恐ろしいのは、そのような真の英雄より真珠湾攻撃を指揮したり、第2次世界大戦に加担した者を英雄扱いしている日本政府、日本のメディア、そして、それに疑問をもたない日本国民です。
今のロシアにもプーチンの粛清にも負けずに反戦を訴えている人々がいます。家族を守るためにプーチンに加担している者より自分を犠牲にしてまでもロシア、そして、人類の子孫のために反戦を訴えているそのような人々を英雄として尊敬し支援したいものです。
The goal of the Katori Shindo Ryu is the happiness of the family and the prosperity of the descendants. It is the same as the wishes of people all over the world. However, the reality is that people's daily happiness quickly collapses, as evidenced by Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine. Protecting the happiness of the family and the prosperity of the offspring is not easy.
Ukrainians are fighting desperately for their families and descendants. Many people in Russia, even if they know Putin's bad politics, take part in it and protect their families. If you don't help, you can't protect your family. It is the same as many Japanese people were restricted in information during World War II and could not live without their help. I think I will be a part of it if I am placed in the current state of Russians.
However, the hero continues to sue for anti-war even in such situations. In Japan, there were many people such as Mr Takao Saito who continued to appeal for anti-war even if Mr Saito was chased from the position of a member of the House of Representatives, and who continued to appeal for anti-war even if they were tortured in prison. What is scary is the Japanese government, the media, and the Japanese people who treat those who have contributed more to the war than such true heroes for whatever reason.
There are people who are appealing for anti-war in Russia while fighting against Putin's purge. As a hero, I want to respect and support people who are suing anti-war for their offspring and descendants of mankind even at the expense of theirself, rather than those who help Putin to protect their families.
Mr Takao Saito
