[In] The Will to Live, ... really interested in something in 'The Will to Live' that related to himself.

leave out a lot.

Peace comes from feelings of satisfaction when working with joy, living with hope, loving with abandonment

I never was very capable of expressing my feelings or emotions in words. I don't know whether this is the cause why I did it in music and also why I did it in painting. Or vice versa: That I had this way as an outlet. I could renounce expressing something in words.

In one breath, I release all negative feelings and fearful thoughts, then fill up my lungs with wonder and awe and pure, unadulterated joy.

I went with various feelings, including wishes for Japan's peace and prosperity,