19. Young Master and Change of Perception
Victim versus captain of one’s own boat, class reunion and reconciliation
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Still a young Master Phyllis Furumoto learns what it means to be “perceptually handicapped”, that she has a distorted view of herself and the world.
My practice of Reiki had brought me back into myself … knowing my strength, my character and that we make our own world…
I have come out the other side, my viewpoint on the world is that it’s a friendly place.
Later, an encounter group in the post-war years (Vietnam), triggers another insight.
…the first glimmer of what it’s like to be on a path, rather than “be a victim” of life.
The change of perception is illustrated with the visit of the three woman visiting after Phyllis’ diagnosis of cancer. They help her rewrite her own childhood story coming to realize that people cared whether she reciprocated or not.
Having seen herself as a Japanese outsider during her youth, this picture finds a new dimension at the 40th highschool reunion when a former classmate says “I never noticed that you are Japanese”.
…It’s a work in progress. But the experiences allowed me to become a stronger person and to be able to handle adversity without feeling a victim and that for me has been a really valuable lesson in my life.