May 20, 2011- I went to a charity concert, an event organized by a professional trumpet player who is from Ishinomaki. He had called out to many of his fellow musicians (many of them originally from the devastated regions from the earthquake and tsunami) to organize a charity concert.
A very special girl was invited to the concert to perform. On April 12th, the newspaper had shown an image of a girl playing her trumpet in the devastated regions of Rikuzen-Takata city- in front of where her house had once stood. Seeing this image, the organizer of the event had asked her to perform at the concert.
The girl lost her mother, grandparents and relatives in the tsunami that caused great destruction to her city. She let us know that since March 11th, she has been taking gradual steps to move forward.
It amazed me how strong this 17 year old girl was as she said in front of 1500 people,
“There are friends of mine who lost both their parents. There are people in pain far greater than mine- I hope to spread that awareness and to share their grief. By doing so, I hope I can spread the circle of support.”
Indeed, through her performance with the brass orchestra, she touched my heart. The performance was emotional and so powerful that I cried. With others in the audience- I, too, felt her pain and grief.
She played the song 「負けないで」(Makenaide) by ZARD, a Japanese artist.
Like the song, the girl hopes to live strong- never giving up, not letting sadness keep her from moving forward.
Although she does not know me, I want her to know she has my support.
And that I will be cheering for her, always.
Keeping her and the victims from March 11th in mind.
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