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2007年03月28日
Japanese Mountains: One Hundred Ascents
Yesterday, I accompanied my good church member Mr.K (Barry, you used to call him Captain Wacky) on his 100th ascent of Mt. Kongo, the highest mountain in Osaka. Both he and I started mountain climbing as a result of close calls with death-in my case, with cancer, and in his case, a serious head injury. For the past several years we have been climbing together on almost a weekly basis. After celebrating together over cups of good coffee at the mountain hut, I fell into conversation with the man behind the counter. It turns out he was Mr. Katsuragi and is the 134th member of that family to live and work on top of Mt. Kongo. For over 1,000 years his family has lived and worked on the peak of that mountain. In fact, the old name for Mt. Kongo is Mt. Katsuragi. 100 climbs seemed awful small when compared to over 1,000 years of climbing lasting from generation to generation. On the other hand, all things are small when compared to God and to eternity. The Bible tells us that for God, one thousand years are like one day....
投稿者 bethany : 2007年03月28日 10:41
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