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Ken Arita is from Japan. He suffers from cerebral palsy. In February 2010, he took part in the pilgrimage of trust on earth meeting in Manila, Philippines. He expresses here how he personally experienced the meeting. I attended the youth meeting sponsored by Taizé in Manila, Philippines, in February of this year. The programme was centred on prayer three times a day. During the day, we often met in groups to share about our lives. On the fourth day there was a time for cultural exchanges. The participants from Korea and Japan gathered on stage and gave me the chance to share a message in front of the whole assembly. The theme for the meeting was, “A thirst for life in all its fullness” and “A call to transform the world.” After speaking about my own disability, I touched on two points which I wanted to share with everyone. I live with a disability called cerebral palsy. I cannot live without depending on help from others. Waking in the morning, changing my clothes, going to the toilet, eating, bathing… in all these daily activities I need the hands of others to assist me. My life is made possible only through trust; when we share mutual trust for each other. First I touched on the theme of “Fullness of life.” Although I was born with a disability, I am eternally grateful that I was born into this world. I have never blamed my parents, nor have I thought that my life was harder than anyone else’s. I am just thankful that I was given the opportunity to live, and I am grateful to my parents for all they did to raise me. Most simply I am grateful for life. The second theme was “A call to transform the world.” For me, transforming the world is deeply linked to the fact that I was able to attend this meeting in Manila. Showing my own presence to all who were assembled was itself linked to the theme. I know that the Taizé meeting is open to all to attend, whether one has a disability or not. I called out to everybody: “When this meeting is over, and you return to your homes, if you know someone with a disability, please tell people about this meeting. Please invite them to attend the next meeting.” I said that I hoped that I could meet many people with disabilities at the next meeting. After I came down from the stage, people came up to me, saying: “Your speech was wonderful.” “Thank you, I was very moved.” So many people came up to me to express their feelings. Each of these encounters was very moving for me, and they remain with me as my treasures. My first experience of a Taizé meeting was in Kolkata, India, in 2006. My days in Manila were over before I realised. I had a chance to experience Filipino culture, and to interact with many young people from around Asia. This was a wonderful intercultural experience for me. The reason I decided to attend this meeting is of course because I love Taizé. But there is a more important reason. All around the world, it is increasingly difficult for disabled people to go out into society. I wanted to show myself in this wheelchair. I wanted to say with my life: “At this Taizé meeting there is no difference between those who are disabled and those who are not. Let all kinds of people attend. Let many disabled attend too. This was the prayer in my heart as I went to Manila. I am very grateful to the many people who travelled with me and who made this trip possible. It was a fabulous pilgrimage, and a chance to meet so many people. Thank you so much. Ken Arita
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Ken Arita je iz Japana. Pati od cerebralne paralize. U veljači 2010. Sudjelovao je u susretu Hodočašća povjerenja na Zemlji u Manili, na Filipinima. Ovdje objašnjava kako je osobno iskusio taj susret. Sudjelovao sam u susretu mladih pod pokroviteljstvom Taizéa u Manili, na Filipinima, u veljači ove godine. Program je bio usredotočen na molitvu tri puta dnevno. Tijekom dana bismo se često sastajali u skupinama i razgovarali o našim životima. Četvrtog dana bilo je vrijeme za kulturnu razmjenu. Sudionici iz Koreje i Japana okupili su se na pozornici i dali mi priliku da kažem poruku ispred svih okupljenih. Tema susreta bila je «Žeđ za životom u svoj njegovoj punini» i «Poziv na preobrazbu svijeta». Pošto sam govorio o svojem hendikepu, dotaknuo sam se dvije stvari koje sam želio podijeliti sa svima. Živim s hendikepom zvanim cerebralna paraliza. Ne mogu živjeti ne oviseći o pomoći drugih. Ustajanje ujutro, presvlačenje, odlazak u toalet, jelo, kupanje… u svim tim dnevnim aktivnostima potrebna mi je pomoć drugih. Moj život je moguć samo kroz povjerenje; dijeleći uzajamno povjerenje s drugima. Prvo sam se dotaknuo teme «Punina života». Iako sam rođen s hendikepom, vječno sam zahvalan na svom rođenju u ovom svijetu. Nikad nisam krivio svoje roditelje, niti sam mislio da je moj život teži od ičijeg drugoga. Samo sam zahvalan na tome što sam dobio priliku živjeti i zahvalan sam svojim roditeljima na svemu što su učinili da me podignu. Najjednostavnije, zahvalan sam na životu. Druga je tema bila «Poziv na preobrazbu svijeta». Za mene je preobrazba svijeta duboko vezana za činjenicu da sam mogao sudjelovati u ovom susretu u Manili. Pokazati se svima koji su bili okupljeni već je bilo vezano za tu temu. Znam da su Taizéovi susreti otvoreni za sve, neovisno imaju li kakav hendikep ili ne. Pozvao sam sve: «Kada ovaj susret završi i vi se vratite kućama, ako poznajete neke osobe s hendikepom, molim vas da im kažete o ovom susretu. Molim vas da ih pozovete na sljedeći susret.» Rekao sam kako se nadam da ću moći upoznati mnoge ljude s hendikepom na sljedećem susretu. Kad sam sišao s pozornice, ljudi su mi prilazili govoreći: «Tvoj je govor bio prekrasan.», «Hvala ti, bio sam jako dirnut.» Toliki su mi ljudi prišli izraziti osjećaje. Svaki od tih susreta za mene je bio vrlo dirljiv, i ostaju sa mnom kao moje dragocjenosti. Moje prvo iskustvo Taizé susreta bilo je u Calcutti, Indija, 2006. Moji dani u Manili završili su prije no što sam shvatio. Imao sam priliku iskusiti filipinsku kulturu i družiti se s mnogim mladima iz čitave Azije. Bilo je to prekrasno interkulturalno iskustvo za mene. Razlog zbog kojeg sam odlučio sudjelovati u ovom susretu je, naravno, to što volim Taizé. No, postoji i važniji razlog. Širom cijelog svijeta, hendikepiranim ljudima je sve teže postati dio društva. Želio sam se pokazati u tim invalidskim kolicima. Želio sam reći svojim životom: «Na ovom Taizé susretu nema razlike između onih hendikepiranih i onih koji to nisu. Neka sudjeluju sve vrste ljudi. Neka sudjeluje i puno hendikepiranih. Kada sam pošao u Manilu, u srcu mi je bila ta molitva.» Vrlo sam zahvalan mnogim ljudima koji su putovali sa mnhom i koji su mi omogućili ovo putovanje. Bilo je to fantastično hodočašće i prilika da upoznam tolike ljude. Puno vam hvala. Ken Arita