He sat holding the barely conscious man. He reminded the man of the joy of eiko dai. He told the man he should approach death in just that way, the way of eiko dai on the beach.

To run full tilt into horizon.

Reading that article by H. Ito in the Body Dialogue archives many months ago--before I had attended any classes--stunned me. I read no more. I’ve read it only once. It was enough. I knew that is exactly what I would wish to hear. It is exactly how I wish to live. It is exactly how I wish to die.